SEATTLE (Nov. 3) ­ A total of 22 Seattle Pacific University soccer players­eight men and 14 women - have been named to the 2004 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic all-star team.

The Falcon women led all GNAC teams with their 14 selections, including five three-time selections­Michelle Sanders (Sr., Centralia, Wa.), Jessica Henson (Sr., Spokane, Wa./University), Katie Lim (Sr., Hillsboro, Or.), Jennifer Hull (Sr., Eugene, Or./Sheldon) and Karen France (Sr., Woodland Park, Co./Palmer)­ and six repeat recipients. Among those was Allison Teague (Jr., Redmond, Wa./Bellevue Christian), who had the highest grade point average among the entire GNAC academic team.

Joining Teague as repeaters were Sarah Melby (Sr., Mukilteo, Wa./Kamiak), Jean Kolb (Jr., Eugene, Or./South Eugene), Briana Murphy (Jr., Ferndale, Wa.), Megan Lienhard (Jr., Everett, Wa./Cascade) and Michelle Everson (Jr., Tacoma, Wa./Stadium).

SPU also had the most men's selections. James Ward (Sr., Salem, Or./Sprague) was a three-time selection for the men while Brent Egbert (Sr., Bellingham, Wa./Sehome), Ross Vaillancourt (Jr., Bedford, NH/Manchester West) and David Smith (Sr., Corvallis, Or.) each made it for the second time.

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.

Men
*Repeater **Two-time repeater +Repeater from 2002
Greg Truax (Biology, Jr., 3.89, Corvallis, OR)
Kye Taylor (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.42, Powell River, BC)
**James Ward (Business, Sr., 3.41, Salem, OR)
Michael Morris (Psychology, So., 3.37, Bothell, WA)
Andrew Willis (Accounting, So., 3.36, Gig Harbor, WA)
+David Smith (Electrical Engineering, Sr., 3.28, Corvallis, OR)
*Ross Vaillancourt (Business, Jr., 3.26, Bedford, NH)
+Brent Egbert (Business, Sr., 3.24, Bellingham, WA)

Women
*Repeater **Two-time repeater +Repeater from 2002
*Allison Teague (Business, Jr., 3.96, Redmond, WA)
*Sarah Melby (Political Science, Jr., 3.87, Mukilteo, WA)
Mollie Taylor (Undeclared, So., 3.86, Westlake Village, CA)
**Michelle Sanders (English, Sr., 3.76, Centralia, WA)
**Jessica Henson (Biology, Sr., 3.69, Spokane, WA)
*Jean Kolb (Psychology, Jr., 3.67, Eugene, OR)
**Jennifer Hull (Latin American Studies & Political Science, Sr., 3.58, Eugene, OR)
*Briana Murphy (Business, So., 3.58, Ferndale, WA)
**Karen France (Biology, Sr., 3.45, Woodland Park, CO)
Heidi Jacobson (Communications, Jr., 3.42, Kirkland, WA)
*Megan Lienhard (Nursing, Jr., 3.35, Everett, WA)
**Katie Lim (Biology, Sr., 3.33, Hillsboro, OR)
Chrissy Berke (Communications/Spanish, Jr., 3.32, Park Ridge, IL)
*Michelle Everson (Biology, Sr., 3.32, Tacoma, WA)