SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2019 West Coast Conference Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team.
Three student-athletes are making their second appearances in Sigrid Aas of Pacific, Natalie Kennedy of Santa Clara and Larkin Russell of Portland.
This season, 28 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.75 or better, including five with perfect 4.00 GPA’s in seniors Sigrid Aas (Pacific) and Natalie Kennedy (Santa Clara) alongside sophomore Marissa Carpenter (Pacific), Jenae Packard (Pacific) and Bethan Parry (San Francisco). In total, 52 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.
2019 WCC WOMEN’S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name Institution Yr. GPA Major
Sigrid Aas Pacific Sr. 4.00 Business Administration – Finance
Malia Allison Saint Mary’s Sr. 3.93 History
Madi Cook Pepperdine R-Soph. 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, Candance Hillegas, 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