SEATTLE (Oct. 31) -- Seattle Pacific University led all Great Northwest Athletic Conference members with 13 student-athletes'eight women and five men'on the academic all-conference cross country teams announced Wednesday.

Among the Falcons repeating as selections were Dana Cantrell (Sr., Belingham, Wa./Sehome), Ruth Hawkinson (Jr., Roy, Wa./Yelm), Nick Glancy (Sr., Redmond, Wa./Redmond) and Scott Van Hess (Jr., Salem, Or./McKay).

Also named were Nathanael Castle (Jr., Gooding, Id.) and Jamie Witt (So., Folsom, Ca.) who had earlier qualified for the all-conference team by finishing fifth and six, respectively, at the GNAC Championships. Seattle Pacific competes at the NCAA West Regional Saturday in Bellingham.

A total of 71 student-athletes'41 women and 30 men'were named to the team from the 10 GNAC schools. Glancy, a mathematics major with a 3.97 grade point average, had the highest GPA among the males.

To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in their second year of competition at their university.

Seattle Pacific's Academic All-Conference Team Selections

Men
Nick Glancy (Mathematics, Sr., 3.97, Redmond, Wa./Redmond)
Paul Mach (Computer Science, So., 3.80, Seattle, Wa./King's)
Timothy Marston (Electrical Engineering, So., 3.67, Pullman, Wa./Logos)
Nathanael Castle (Art, Jr., 3.64, Gooding, Id.)
Scott Van Hess (Computer Science, Jr., 3.29, Salem, Or./McKay)

Women
Leah Paddock (Food and Nutrition, Jr., 3.96, Renton, Wa./Lindbergh)
Jamie Witt (Special Education, So., 3.83, Folsom, Ca.)
Dana Cantrell (Accounting, Sr., 3.83, Bellingham, Wa./Sehome)
Sarah Kraybill (English, Jr., 3.66, Seattle, Wa./Ballard)
Nicole Seana (Food and Nutrition, So., 3.56, Carnation, Wa./Kamiakin)
Candice Owens (Special Education, So., 3.48, Ridgefield, Ct.)
Kirsten Bjork (Exercise Science, So., 3.47, Olympia, Wa./Black Hills)
Ruth Hawkinson (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.31, Roy, Wa./Yelm)