SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has announced its Men's and Women's Cross Country All-Academic Teams for the 2018 season, encompassing WCC student-athletes who excelled this year both on the course and in the classroom. A staggering total of 25 Pilots earned either first-team or honorable mention honors to cap the WCC season.
On the men's side, six WCC institutions were represented across the board on the All-Academic Team, showcased by No. 2 BYU and No. 5 Portland with three student-athletes each.
This year's squad features two repeat appearances, BYU's Clayton Young and Pepperdine's Nick Heath, who picked up his third consecutive All-Academic honor with a 3.99 GPA. Eight runners are also making their All-Academic debuts, including WCC individual champion Nick Hauger of Portland.
Seven All-Academic runners crossed the line in Provo in the top 20 with three of those earning First Team All-WCC honors by virtue of top-10 finishes.
A WCC-record 31 student-athletes in all achieved a GPA over 3.5, of which 16 reached the 3.75 mark.
For the women, five of the ten WCC institutions were represented on this year's squad. WCC runners-up No. 19 Portland led the way with four spots, two of which are no stranger to earning All-Academic honors. Lauren LaRocco and Courtney Cox earned their third and second honor respectively for the Pilots, with Cox now appearing on back-to-back teams.
San Francisco's Tatjana Schulte, one of five runners making repeat appearances on this year's team, joined LaRocco in making three career WCC All-Academic lists. Schulte and teammate Lizzie Bird both achieved perfect 4.00 GPA's in 2018. Individual WCC champion Erica Birk-Jarvis of No. 2 BYU was one of five newcomers.
An unprecedented 44 student-athletes achieved a GPA of 3.50 or higher while 29 met or exceeded the 3.75 mark. Both stand as WCC records.
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 his team.
2018 WCC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, School – Class, GPA, Major
Nick Hauger - Portland, Sr., 3.25, Biology
Nick Heath - Pepperdine, Sr., 3.99, Finance
Jacob Heslington - BYU, Jr., 3.49, Mechanical Engineering
Koby Pederson - Loyola Marymount, Sr., 3.72, Marketing
Jack Rowe - San Francisco, Gr., 3.58, Sport Management
Noah Schutte - Portland, Sr., 3.98, Business: OTM
Clayson Shumway - BYU, So., 3.72, Economics
Kyle Thompson - Gonzaga, Sr., 3.36, Economics
Caleb Webb - Portland, Jr., 3.23, Biology
Clayton Young - BYU, Sr., 3.83, Mechanical Engineering
2018 WCC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONS
Peter Allegre, Portland; Austin Blankenship, Santa Clara; Wilder Boydon, Santa Clara; Danny Carney, BYU;
Ryan Clarke, Portland; Andrew Clusserath, Gonzaga; James Davenport, San Diego; Ben Davidson, Santa Clara; Benjamin Davis, Loyola Marymount; Nolan Dozier, Saint Mary's; Jonnie Drinkward, San Diego; Alex Egan, Pepperdine; Adam Fahey, Pepperdine; Phillip Fishburn, Gonzaga; Kyle Friedler, Loyola Marymount; Bennett Gagnon, Gonzaga; Preston Gromer, Pepperdine; Scott Halsted, San Francisco;
Gabriel Haughey, Portland; Joe Horen, Portland; Andrew Jenck, Portland; Mason LaBadie, Saint Mary's; Brennan Lagerstrom; Zach Litoff, Santa Clara; Daniel Maneloveg, San Francisco;
Stuart McCallum, Portland; Caleb McClain, San Francisco; Evan Misuraca, Santa Clara; Aditya Mohan, Santa Clara; Hugh Nicklason, San Francisco; John O'Hagan, Santa Clara; Xander Olivero, Santa Clara; Jackson Pearce, San Diego;
Tristan Peloquin, Portland; Jack Polerecky, Loyola Marymount; Christian Raslowsky, Santa Clara; Alexander Riggsby, Saint Mary's; Joseph Rodgers, Loyola Marymount;
Matt Schumann, Portland; Matthew Stein, Loyola Marymount;
Devin Wulff, Portland
2018 WCC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name - School, Class, GPA, Major
Lizzie Bird, San Francisco, Gr., 4.00, International Studies
Courtney Cox, Portland, Sr., 3.89, Electrical Engineering
Erica Birk-Jarvis, BYU, Jr., 3.61, Family Life
Olivia Hoj, BYU, Jr., 3.93, Public Health
Rebecca Howard, Portland, Sr., 3.40, Business Administration
Lauren LaRocco, Portland, Sr., 3.62, Biomedical Engineering
Tatum Rask, Pepperdine, Jr., 3.97, Political Science
Taryn Rawlings, Portland, Sr., 3.58, Entrepreneurship and Management
Aoibhe Richardson, Portland, Jr., 3.78, Psychology
Tatjana Schulte, San Francisco, Sr., 4.00, International Business
2018 WCC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONS
Caroline Archer, Pepperdine;
Emily Bechen, Portland; Abby Bolt, Saint Mary's; Josephine Brysting, San Francisco; Rosie Cruz, Loyola Marymount; Madelyn Dickson, BYU; Jamie Ferris, Santa Clara; Elena Garcia, Loyola Marymount; Izabela Garcia-Arce, Pepperdine; Kelly Gilbert, Gonzaga; Jasmine Gonzalez, Pacific; Julia Green, Santa Clara; Gaby Guerrero, Loyola Marymount;
Dylan Hite, Portland; Ann Kelly, Loyola Marymount; Sarah King, Santa Clara; Molly Klein, San Diego; Ellie Kopf, Santa Clara; Madison Lambros, San Diego; Holly LaPlante, Loyola Marymount;
Madeleine Lyons, Portland; Anna Martinez, Pacific; Emma McCurry, Santa Clara; Abigayle Mitchell, Saint Mary's; Zani Moore, San Diego; Janie Nabholz, Santa Clara;
Alexandra Newsom, Portland; Sofia Noto, Portland; Cori Persinger, Pepperdine;
Karli Piaia, Portland; Aimee Piercy, Gonzaga; Saira Purhar, Pacific; Hannah Rasmussen, San Diego; Ally Roessling, San Diego; Danielle Rowlinson, Loyola Marymount; Lindsay Sanger, Pepperdine;
Natalie Smith, Portland; Emma Stahr, San Francisco; Alena Ulrichova, San Francisco; Madelyn Vorgitch, Loyola Marymount; Katie Watson, Saint Mary's;
Susan Van Weperen, Portland; Emma Winkler, Pacific; Hannah Wohlenberg, Loyola Marymount;
Lacey Conner, Portland
