PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland senior midfielder Larkin Russell and junior forward Taryn Ries were selected to the first team and 11 Pilots overall earned All-West Coast Conference Women's Soccer All-Academic recognition, it was announced on Tuesday. This is the second straight year on the league's all-academic team for Russell, and it's first such honor for Ries.
 
The Pilots led the league with their 11 all-academic selections.
 
Russell also nabbed honorable mention recognition as a sophomore, giving her academic accolades all three years she was eligible. A psychology major with a 3.97 GPA, Russell had one goal and three assists this fall, and two of her assists came on game-winners.
 
Ries is also majoring in psychology, and she boats a GPA of 3.78. Last year Ries earned conference all-academic honorable mention, and earlier this fall she landed on the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region Second Team. This season Ries led the Pilots with eight goals, four game-winners, four assists, and 20 points, and she landed on the All-WCC First Team. She was also voted to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team.
 
Earning WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention for the Pilots are seniors Lucy Davidson, Rachel Khaw, Kimberly Hazlett, Brianna Miyama and Natalie Muth, juniors Olivia Dendinger, Ellie Walker, and Elliott Winkelmann, and sophomore Emily Collier.
 
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.
 
2019 WCC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, Institution, Yr., GPA, Major
Sigrid Aas, Pacific, Sr., 4.00, Finance
Malia Allison, Saint Mary's, Sr., 3.93, History
Madi Cook, Pepperdine, R-So., 3.98, Biology
Madison Cooley, Gonzaga, R-Jr., 3.93, Business Administration
Sami Fairweather, San Diego, Jr., 3.98, Biology
Elise Flake, BYU, Sr., 3.54 Family Life Studies
India Jencks, Gonzaga, R-Sr., 3.93, MBA
Nicole Kelsey, San Francisco, Sr., 3.99, Kinesiology
Natalie Kennedy, Santa Clara, Sr., 4.00, Public Health Science
Taryn Ries, Portland, Jr., 3.78, Psychology
Larkin Russell, Portland, Sr., 3.97, Psychology
 
2019 WCC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
BYU: Lizzy Braby, Ella Ballstaedt, Mikayla Colohan, Sabrina Davis, Josie Guinn, Alyssa Jefferson, Rachel Lyman, Makaylie Moore
GONZAGA: Haley Archuleta, Sophia Braun, Madeline Gotta, Samantha Heilman, Taylor Kernion, Gabriela Maas, Payton Stiles, Sophia Viviano
LMU: Jackie Fiacco, Annie Flora, Ali King, Olivia LaCasto, Skylar Robledo
PACIFIC: Marissa Carpenter, Katelyn Chandler, Nikki Lee, Jenae Packard, Alexis Vilarino, Abigail Wolf
PEPPERDINE: Joelle Anderson, Chloe Gaynor, Laura Ishikawa, Erin Sinai, Trinity Watson, Brie Welch, Brooke Zenner
PORTLAND: Emily Collier, Lucy Davidson, Olivia Dendinger, Kimberly Hazlett, Rachel Khaw, Brianna Miyama, Natalie Muth, Ellie Walker, Elliott Winkelmann
SAINT MARY'S: Jaylen Crim, AnnaMaria DiGeronimo, Anna Parker, Josie Sherman
SAN DIEGO: Kelley Carusa, Michaela Foster, Madison Louderback, Halle Walls
SAN FRANCISCO: Olivia Camera, Sydney Cooper, Cassidy Helenihi, Samantha Jehnings, Isabelle Lueken, Bethan Parry, Kalena Teufal
SANTA CLARA: Machaela George, Marika Guay, Kaile Halvorsen, Kelcie Hedge, Sofia Jones, Kaitlyn Parcell, DB Pridham, Skylar Smith, Kelsey Turnbow