By: Evan O'Kelly, Associate Commissioner for Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. – A total of 101 men’s track and field student-athletes earned Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-academic presented by Barnes & Noble College for the 2024-25 school year.
 
A total of four men’s track & field student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 grade point averages, three of which came from Northwest Nazarene. Repeat winners Carter Alberts (4.0, MBA), Trevor Ames (4.0, counseling) and Laurenz Waldbauer (4.0, global business) each tied for the top mark in the league within the Nighthawks’ roster. The other 4.0 came from Western Washington sophomore TJ Parnow who is working towards a degree in energy science and technology.
 
Three fifth-year selections – all from Western Washington – joined an exclusive group after first being honored during COVID-impacted seasons. Ryan Greenwalt (3.78 GPA, computer science), Kevin McDermott (3.56 GPA, MBA) and Andrew Oslin (3.84 GPA, MBA) represented the Vikings by being the conference’s fifth-year selections. Western Washington led the conference with 28 total selections to the academic all-conference team.
 
To qualify for academic all-conference, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20, must be in at least their second season competing for their team and must have competed during the 2024-25 indoor or outdoor campaign.
   

Name	Academic Major	Year	GPA	Hometown	School
Eric Bushnell	Art	SO	3.72	Anchorage, AK	UAA
Joshua Caleb	Computer Science	SO	3.65	Okirka, Nigeria	UAA
Ty Elliott*	Psychology	JR	3.56	Anchorage, AK	UAA
Peyton George	Management	SO	3.30	North Pole, AK	UAA
Morgan Grant*	Management	JR	3.32	Eagle River, AK	UAA
Riday Jana	Computer Science	SO	3.37	Mumbai, India	UAA
Anders Larsen	Mechanical Engineering	SO	3.78	Chugiak, AK	UAA
Marc Mercier	Psychology	SO	3.56	Darmstadt, Germany	UAA
George Payne	MBA	SR	3.91	Portland,TN	UAA
Brian Morris	Management	SO	3.43	Anchorage, AK	UAA
John Peckham*	Marketing & Accounting	SR	3.85	Sisters, OR	UAA
Ries Tveit*	Mechanical Engineering	SR	3.36	Salt Lake City, UT	UAA
Benjamin Wiese	Mechanical Engineering	JR	3.31	Newport, OR	UAA
Stephen Zukowski*	Management & Marketing	JR	3.50	Castle Rock, CO	UAA
Zachary Kohler	MBA	SR	3.90	Warriors Mark, PA	UAA
Chris Hines #!%	Sport & Athletic Administration	SR	3.90	Steilacoom, WA	CWU
Colin Hitchcock	Applied Mathematics	SO	3.24	DuPont, WA	CWU
Chase Perez	BioChem	SO	3.29	Ellensburg, WA	CWU
Charles Pieper	Undeclared	SO	3.27	Gilbert, AZ	CWU
Jack Pratapas	Science: Middle Level Education	JR	3.82	Snoqualmie, WA	CWU
Noah Sanchez	Physical Education & School Health	SR	3.61	Toppenish, WA	CWU
Trevion Walker	Apparel, Text, & Merch	SO	3.70	Caldwell, ID	CWU
Aiden Wise*#	Computer Science	SR	3.20	Ridgefield, WA	CWU
Mason Dezember	HHP - Teaching Option	SO	3.44	Richland, WA	MSUB
Ryan Fenley	Liberal Studies	SR	3.52	Harlowtown, MT	MSUB
Jaycee Herbert	HHP 3+2 Option	SO	3.81	Kinnear, WY	MSUB
Kaleb Scott	Liberal Studies	SR	3.40	Grants Pass, OR	MSUB
Bryor Adams	Business Administration	SO	3.57	Nampa, ID	NNU
Carter Alberts*	Master of Business Administration	SR	4.00	Cashmere, WA	NNU
Trevor Ames*	Master of Counseling	JR	4.00	Nampa, ID	NNU
Dylan Breuer*#!	Biology: Pre-Medicine	SR	3.97	Post Falls, ID	NNU
Micah Chi	Christian Ministry	SO	3.90	Snohomish, WA	NNU
Jonah Groce*	Biochemistry	JR	3.82	Cashmere, WA	NNU
Aaron Heberlein*	Graphic Design	JR	3.95	Fair Oaks, CA	NNU
Sylvanus Hunt*#	Engineering	SR	3.55	Kennewick, WA	NNU
Asher Ingram	Wildlife Biology & Ecology	SO	3.66	Yelm, WA	NNU
Luke Johansson	Biology: Pre-Medicine	SO	3.56	Boise, ID	NNU
Brody Kemble*	Recreation & Sport Management	JR	3.38	Middleton, ID	NNU
Carter Stedman	Communication	SO	3.95	Roseburg, OR	NNU
Joshua Stewart*	Engineering	JR	3.73	Middleton, ID	NNU
Ian Stockett	Communication	SO	3.80	Nampa, ID	NNU
Braden Swaney*#	Engineering	SR	3.54	Kennewick, WA	NNU
Laurenz Waldbauer*	Global Business	JR	4.00	Vilsbiburg, Germany	NNU
Zack Takeshita	Biology	SO	3.95	Aiea, HI	SMU
Ryan Doidge*	Accounting	JR	3.92	Rainier, WA	SMU
Matt Cooper	Civil Engineering	SO	3.78	Morton, WA	SMU
Elijah Dale*	Nursing	SR	3.56	Oregon City, OR	SMU
Noah Boyd*#	Business Administration	SR	3.39	Olympia, WA	SMU
Timmy Higgins	Criminology & Criminal Justice	JR	3.32	Hoquiam, WA	SMU
Aric Jacklin	Criminology & Criminal Justice	JR	3.32	Aberdeen, WA	SMU
Ethan Erickson	Computer Science	SO	3.96	Seattle, WA	SPU
Mason Hrcek	Mechanical Engineering	SO	3.45	Lynnwood, WA	SPU
Mikel Saxon	Exercise Science	SO	3.68	Kirkland, WA	SPU
Ben Sheirbon*#	Physiology	SR	3.83	Wilsonville, OR	SPU
Isaac Venable*	Computer Science	JR	3.63	Tacoma, WA	SPU
Mitchell Gibbs*#	Business & Economics	JR	3.97	Surrey, BC	SFU
Aiden Good*!	Business & Economics	JR	3.45	Carstairs, AB	SFU
Braden Ahl	Business Administration	JR	3.26	Calgary, AB	SFU
Chase Anspach*	Business	SR	3.41	Redmond, OR	WOU
Grant Bohannon	Exercise Science	SO	3.54	Grants Pass, OR	WOU
Ethan Bothwell	Business	SO	3.92	Hillsboro, OR	WOU
Maddax Clark	Business	SR	3.49	Canby, OR	WOU
Anthony Dickson	Pre-Education	SO	3.75	Troutdale, OR	WOU
Ping Koonantha	Exercise Science	JR	3.37	Silverton, OR	WOU
James Lackey*	Exercise Science	JR	3.96	Newport, OR	WOU
Dustyn McKenney*#!	Organizational Leadership	SR	3.66	Clovis, CA	WOU
Caleb Ness	Earth & Environmental Science	SO	3.31	Adair, OR	WOU
Logan Parker*	Public Health	JR	3.24	Albany, OR	WOU
Justin Parnell*	Pre-Education	SO	3.58	Dallas, OR	WOU
Easton Pomrankey*#	Computer Science	SR	3.69	Kettle Falls, WA	WOU
Keeton Sanchez*#	Exercise Science	SR	3.51	Buckeye, AZ	WOU
Philip Staniunas	Business	SO	3.60	Forest Grove, OR	WOU
Mark Warren*#	Exercise Science	SR	3.72	Warrenton, OR	WOU
Jonah Billings	Journalism	SO	3.62	Ventura, CA	WWU
Jonah Bloom*#	Kinesiology	JR	3.52	Spokane, Wa	WWU
Sten Brakstad	English Literature	SO	3.92	Portland, OR	WWU
Miller Campbell*	MBA	SR	3.64	Bremerton, WA	WWU
Ian Eifert*	Biology	JR	3.46	Wenatchee, WA	WWU
Manu Greenlee*	Management Information Systems	SR	3.52	Newcastle, WA	WWU
Ryan Greenwalt*#!%	MS - Computer Science	SR	3.78	Kirkland, WA	WWU
Ethan Hong	Marketing	SO	3.38	Lacey, WA	WWU
Maxwell Jacob-Kurilo	Kinesiology	SO	3.95	Portland, OR	WWU
Brian Le*#	Kinesiology	SR	3.96	Tumwater, WA	WWU
Dylan Lennon*	Kinesiology	SR	3.49	Bothell, WA	WWU
Kevin McDermott*#!%	MBA	SR	3.56	Port Orchard, WA	WWU
Gabe Menicke*	Energy Science & Tech	JR	3.78	Whitefish, MT	WWU
Nolan Mickenham*	Mathematics	JR	3.41	Brush Prairie, WA	WWU
Anders Norman*	Kinesiology	JR	3.98	Yakima, WA	WWU
Andrew Oslin*#%&	MBA	SR	3.84	Puyallup, WA	WWU
Donagh Palmer	Energy Science & Technology	SO	3.97	Portland, OR	WWU
TJ Parnow	Energy Science & Technology	SO	4.00	Grass Valley, CA	WWU
Angelo Ramos*	Kinesiology	JR	3.39	Auburn, CA	WWU
Luke Reiss	Communication Studies	SO	3.88	San Luis Obispo, CA	WWU
Cole Riley	Finance	SO	3.34	Orting, WA	WWU
Diego Rodriguez	Electrical & Computer Engineering	SO	3.20	San Antonio, TX	WWU
Nathan Shin	Math/Computer Science	SR	3.43	Lynnwood, WA	WWU
Eduardo Tobon Sanchez	Sport Psychology	SO	3.67	Hanford, WA	WWU
Sean Witters*#	Manufacturing Engineering	JR	3.40	Bothell, WA	WWU
Spencer Zeljak	Envionmental Studies	SO	3.53	San Jose, CA	WWU
Kurt Montero*	Computer Science	JR	3.68	Renton, WA	WWU
Nathan Simicich*	Physical Education	JR	3.48	Snohomish, WA	WWU