SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2018 West Coast Conference Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team.
Two student-athletes are making their second appearances in Kendall Bietsch of Pacific and Emma Tyrnauer of Loyola Marymount.
This season, 25 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.75 or better, including three with perfect 4.00 GPA’s in juniors Sigrid Aas (Pacific) and Larkin Russell (Portalnd) along with sophomore Sami Fairweather (San Diego). In total, 46 honorees turned in GPA’s above a 3.50.
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 Class 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)