SEATTLE (Oct. 26) ­ Seattle Pacific University placed a league-high nine cross country runners on the 2005 Academic All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference team announced Wednesday.

Among the Falcons' three men and six women were five repeat selections, including three-time award winner Becky Knox. Brandi McCoy, Eddie Strickler, James Rosser and Michael Gavareski made the team last year.

Seattle Pacific's four first-time award winners were Kaitlin Rohde, Karin Rohde, Tracy Kuhn and Megan Wrightman.

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.

2005 GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team
(*Repeater **Two-time repeater *** Three-time repeater)
Men
*Michael Gavareski (Nursing, Jr., 3.63, Bellingham, WA)
*Eddie Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Jr., 3.62, Richland, WA)
*James Rosser, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.26, Seattle, WA/Highline)

Women
Megan Wrightman (Biology, So., 3.93, Bend, OR)
Karin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.74, Bellingham, WA/Mt. Baker)
Kaitlin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.71, Bellingham, WA/Mt. Baker)
**Becky Knox, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.70, Denver, CO/Denver Christian)
*Brandi McCoy, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.61, Richland, WA)
Tracy Kuhn, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, So., 3.61, Port Angeles, WA)