PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland junior midfielder Larkin Russell was selected to the first team and was one of 11 Pilots total to earn West Coast Conference Women's Soccer All-Academic honors, it was announced on Wednesday. This is second conference all-academic recognition for Russell, who earned honorable mention a year ago.
 
Russell, who is a psychology major with a 4.00 GPA, led the Pilots this season and ranked third in the WCC with eight assists. The eight assists are the most recorded by a Pilot in a season since 2012. A native of Spokane, Wash., Russell also netted a pair of goals and one game-winner.
 
Earning WCC All-Academic for the Pilots are senior Rachel Lusby, juniors Rachel Khaw, Kimberly Hazlett, Brianna Miyama and Natalie Muth, and sophomores Olivia Dendinger, Taryn Ries, Kendra Steele, Ellie Walker, and Ellie Winkelmann.
 
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.
 
2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, School, Year, GPA, Major
Sigrid Aas, Pacific, Jr., 4.00, Business Administration
Kendall Bietsch, Pacific, Sr., 3.94, Health, Exercise and Sport Science
Shelby Cormier, Loyola Marymount, Sr., 3.72, Communications Studies
Anyssa Dominguez, Saint Mary's, Sr., 3.61, Biology
Samantha Jehnings, San Francisco, R-Jr., 3.91, Sports Management
Natalie Kennedy, Santa Clara, Jr., 3.99, Public Health Science
Brielle Preece, Pepperdine, Sr., 3.47, Psychology
Larkin Russell, Portland, Jr., 4.00, Psychology
Madie Siddoway Gates, BYU, Sr., 3.88, Psychology
Autumn Smithers, San Francisco, R-Jr., 3.93, Marketing
Emma Tyrnauer, Loyola Marymount, Sr., 3.89, Biology
 
2018 WCC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Malia Allison (Saint Mary's); Callie Best (Gonzaga); Rachel Bingham Lyman (BYU); Lizzy Braby (BYU); Olivia Camera (San Francisco); Emily Carman (Loyola Marymount); Kelley Carusa, San Diego; Katelyn Chandler (Pacific); Chloe Colbert (Loyola Marymount); Mikayla Colohan (BYU); Maddie Cooley (Gonzaga); Jaylen Crim (Saint Mary's); Jordyn Cunningham (Saint Mary's); Olivia Dendinger (Portland); Sami Fairweather (San Diego); McKenna Ferrera (Gonzaga); Jackie Fiacco (Loyola Marymount); Elise Flake (BYU); Madeline Gotta (Gonzaga); Josie Guinn (BYU); Kimberly Hazlett (Portland); Kelcie Hedge (Santa Clara); Samantha Heilman (Gonzaga); Regan Heslop (Pacific); Kelsey Hill (Saint Mary's); Alyssa Jefferson (BYU); India Jencks (Gonzaga); Sofia Jones (Santa Clara); Samantha Jordan (Loyola Marymount); Kallie Kampfl (Loyola Marymount); Cassidy Kaumeyer (San Francisco); Rachel Khaw (Portland); Ali King (Loyola Marymount); Nikki Leishman (Pacific); Melissa Lewis (Loyola Marymount); Melissa Lowder (Santa Clara); Izzie Lueken (San Francisco); Rachel Lusby (Portland); Sabrina Macias Davis (BYU); Maddie Marotta (San Diego); Summer Mason (San Diego); Gabbie McWilliams (Santa Clara); Maleah Milner (Saint Mary's); Brianna Miyama (Portland); Makaylie Moore (BYU); Natalie Muth (Portland); Anna Parker (Saint Mary's); DB Pridham (Santa Clara); Ariana Pumpelly (Gonzaga); Taryn Ries (Portland); Kendra Steele (Portland); Kelsey Turnbow (Santa Clara); Jodi Ulkekul (Gonzaga); Alexis Vilarino (Pacific); Sophia Vivano (Gonzaga); Ellie Walker (Portland); Halle Walls (San Diego); Brie Welch (Pepperdine); Ellie Winkelmann (Portland)