SEATTLE (Nov. 2) -- Seattle Pacific University has placed a league-high 18 soccer players­nine men and 10 women­on the 2005 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic all-star team.

The Falcons feature five three-time selections. Among those was Allison Teague (Sr., Redmond, Wa./Bellevue Christian), who had the highest grade point average among the SPU selections at 3.94. Other three-time selections are Michelle Everson (Jr., Tacoma, Wa./Stadium), Jean Kolb (Sr., Eugene, Or./South Eugene), Megan Lienhard (Sr., Everett, Wa./Cascade) and Ross Vaillancourt (Sr., Bedford, NH/Manchester West).

There were four repeat recipients for the men: Greg Truax (Sr,. Corvallis, Or.), Kye Taylor (Sr., Powell river, BC/Cameron), Michael Morris (Jr., Bothell, Wa./Blanchet) and Andy Willis (Jr., Gig Harbor, Wa.). Mollie Taylor (Jr., Westlake Village, Ca.) and Heidi Jacobson (Sr., Kirkland, Wa./Cedar Park Christian) had made the women's team previously.

A total of 42 women and 15 men were honored altogether.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
*Greg Truax (Biology, Sr., 3.77, Corvallis, OR)
Drew Macha (Business Administration, So., 3.76, Eugene, OR)
James Coggan (Biology, So., 3.65, San Jose, CA)
Jeff Hallenbeck (Undeclared, So., 3.61, Redmond, WA)
Matt Kemper (Business Administration, So., 3.54, Colorado Springs, CO)
*Kye Taylor (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.49, Powell River, BC)
*Michael Morris (Business Administration, Jr., 3.35, Bothell, WA)
*Andy Willis (Accounting, Jr., 3.27, Gig Harbor, WA)
**Ross Vaillancourt (Business Administration, Sr., 3.24, Bedford, NH)
*Repeater **Two-time repeater

Women
**Allison Teague (Business Administration, Sr., 3.94, Redmond, WA)
*Mollie Taylor (Christian Theology, Jr., 3.88, Westlake Village, CA)
**Jean Kolb (Psychology, Sr., 3.73, Eugene, OR)
Jeanne Webster (Business Administration, So., 3.51, Bothell, WA)
*Heidi Jacobson (Communications, Sr., 3.50, Kirkland, WA)
Carolyn Nason (Textiles & Interiors, Jr., 3.46, Lafayette, CO)
**Megan Lienhard (Nursing, Sr., 3.44, Everett, WA)
**Michelle Everson (Nursing, Sr., 3.41, Tacoma, WA)
Kara Hamby (Biology, So., 3.32, Spokane, WA)
Erin Pierce (Fine & Applied Art, Sr., 3.24, Milwaukie, OR)
*Repeater **Two-time repeater