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CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2016 Cross Country All-Academic Team. This team is a first year honor to for nine of the 10 members highlighting the competitive nature of this accolade, the high caliber of competition within the conference and the continued academic excellence of the member institutions.
Gonzaga's Jessica Mildes makes her second consecutive appearance on the first team this season. All told, 35 nominated women's cross country student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.50 or better, 25 of which recorded a mark of 3.75 or higher.
An unprecedented five WCC student-athletes posted a perfect 4.00 GPA: Gonzaga's Mildes, Portland's Parkes Kendrick and San Francisco's Weronika Pyzik, Tatjana Schulte and Charlotte Taylor. Kendrick was an WCC Women's Soccer All-Academic selection in 2014.
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.
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Alice Jensen | BYU | So. | 3.93 | Chemistry |
| Parkes Kendrick | Portland | Jr. | 4.00 | Mathematics |
| Lauren LaRocco | Portland | Jr. | 3.63 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Anne Luijten | Portland | Sr. | 3.98 | Sociology |
| *Jessica Mildes | Gonzaga | Sr. | 4.00 | Accounting |
| Weronika Pyzik | San Francisco | So. | 4.00 | Undeclared Business |
| Tatjana Schulte | San Francisco | So. | 4.00 | International Business |
| Charlotte Taylor | San Francisco | Grad. | 4.00 | International Development Economics (Master's) |
| Jordan Thurston | Gonzaga | Jr. | 3.97 | Accounting |
| Laura Young | BYU | Jr. | 3.69 | Human Development |
2016 WCC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Erika Birk-Jarvis, BYU; Abby Bolt, Saint Mary's; Elena Burkard, San Francisco; Kelsey Braithewaite, BYU; Mary Carino, Loyola Marymount; Christine Cremer, Santa Clara; Katy Culver, Gonzaga; Kayla de Bondt, Loyola Marymount; Anne Farello, Portland; Jamie Ferris, Santa Clara; Elise Froebe, Olivia Gonzalez, San Diego; Julia Green, Santa Clara; Pepperdine; Julie Henling, Gonzaga; Sarah Kapple, San Diego; Kaitlyn Kuehn, Santa Clara; Myra Lakdawala, Pacific; Frederique Latraverse, San Francisco; Grace McConnochie, Portland; Bevin McCullough, Santa Clara; Karen Mac, Santa Clara; Allison Martinez, Santa Clara; Sam Mattice, San Diego; Camille Morales, San Diego; Kelsey Nielsen, San Francisco; Daryl Phill, San Francisco; Taryn Rawlings, Portland; Marisa Rudolph, Santa Clara; Simona Santi, Pepperdine; Haley Silva, Pacific; Amanda Stark, Pepperdine; Ali Teliha, Saint Mary's; Mary Tenuta, San Diego; Lindsey Tompkins, Portland; Madelyn Vorgitch, Loyola Marymount; Ashleigh Warner, BYU; Julia Wood, Santa Clara