13 Women, 5 Men Make Track All-GNAC Academic Team
May 12, 2004

SEATTLE (May 12) – Champion hurdler Janna Schaafsma, owning a perfect grade point average of 4.00, led a list of 13 women and five men from the Seattle Pacific University track & field teams to earn a place on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Academic all-conference team announced Wednesday.

A total of 99 student-athletes–37 men and 62 women–were honored, and the SPU women were second only to Central Washington’s 16 in number. Schaafsma (So., Soldotna, Ak.), who won the GNAC title in the 400 hurdles last week, was one of two honorees with a 4.00.

Making the academic team for the third year in a row were Paul Mach (Sr., Seattle, Wa./King’s), Lauren Kooy (Sr., George, Wa./Quincy), Amber Rose (Sr., Olympia, Wa./Capital)and Ally Studer (Sr., Redmond, Wa./Redmond). Mach was the conference indoor 800 winner. The Falcons’ two-time selections were Tim LeCount (Jr., Battle Ground, Wa.) and Jamie Witt (Jr., Folsom, Ca.). LeCOunt won the GNAC outdoor 5000 title while Witt was the women’s indoor mile champ.

To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university. They must also qualify to compete in either the GNAC Indoor or GNAC Outdoor track-and-field championship meet.

Men’s Track and Field Academic All-Conference
*Timothy LeCount, Seattle Pacific (History, So., 3.63, Battle Ground, WA)
**Paul Mach, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Sr., 3.72, Seattle, WA)
Clint Bjella, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, Jr., 3.46, Everett, WA)
Jason Radel, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, 3.23, Flathead, MT)
Chris Randolph, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, So., 3.21, Lone Tree, CO)
Women’s Track and Field Academic All-Conference
Janna Schaafsma, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 4.00, Soldotna, AK)
Linda Blake, Seattle Pacific (Chemistry, So., 3.96, Richland, WA)
**Lauren Kooy, Seattle Pacific (Art, Sr., 3.89, Quincy, WA)
*Jamie Witt, Seattle Pacific (English, Sr., 3.85, Folsom, CA)
Amy Harris, Seattle Pacific (Family & Consumer Science, So., 3.60, Philomath, OR)
**Amber Rose, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.60, Olympia, WA)
Kelsey Gleason, Seattle Pacific (History, So., 3.59, Salem, OR)
Jean Kolb, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.59, Eugene, OR)
Ruth Harbaugh, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.59, Gig Harbor, WA)
Allison Hedges, Seattle Pacific (Chemistry, So., 3.55, Richland, WA)
Becky Knox, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.55, Denver, CO)
Abby Groth, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.27, Roseburg, OR)
**Ally Studer, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.20, Redmond, WA)
*Repeater from 2003
**Repeater from 2002 and 2003
+Repeater from 2002