SPOKANE, Wash. - Led by Josh Wageman and Ashley Morman, twelve Northwest Nazarene University cross country student-athletes have been named to the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference cross country all-academic team.

Wageman, a senior from Meridian, Idaho, majors in Pre-Physical Therapy and carries a 3.95 grade point average (GPA) to lead the men's team, while Morman, a junior from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, carries a matching 3.95 GPA while majoring in Business Administration. Both make their second appearance on the team.

A pair of seniors and now three-time members of the all-academic squad, Ashley Puga (Accounting, Sr., 3.94, Meridian, ID) and Jennifer Young (Chemistry, Sr., 3.94, Florence, OR) were right behind Morman for highest GPA honors on the team.

Earning honors for the second year in a row were Greg DeSimone (Biology/Pre-Med, Jr., 3.47, Las Vegas, NV), Hank Hetrick (Engineering Physics, Jr., 3.41, Caldwell, ID) and Miriam Reardon (Social Work, Jr., 3.74, Grangeville, ID).

Caleb Reynolds (Christian Ministry, So., 3.52, Yakima, WA), Jaclyn Puga (Biology, So., 3.46, Meridian, ID), Shannon DeBoer (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.31, Othello, WA), Elisa Decker (Pre-Physical, So., 3.30, Vancouver, WA) and Jamie Beaty (Social Work, Sr., 3.27, Jefferson, OR) all make their first appearance.

With a total of 58 student-athletes earning academic honors conference-wide (22 men and 36 women) a student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university to earn the academic all-conference honor.

2008 GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team

Men
**Mick Boyle, Alaska Anchorage (Psychology, Sr., 3.45, Kenai, AK)
**Cornelius Sigei, Alaska Anchorage (Accounting, Sr., 3.34, Nairobi, Kenya)
Paul Rottich, Alaska Anchorage (Finance, Jr., 3.30, Kapsabet, Kenya)
*David Kiplagat, Alaska Anchorage (Finance, Sr., 3.27, Kapsabet, Kenya)
Chris Eversman, Alaska Fairbanks (Chemistry, Sr., 3.83, Slacha, AK)
Einar Often, Alaska Fairbanks (Economics, So., 3.68, Tynset, Norway)
Jphn Parry, Alaska Fairbanks (Anthropology, Jr., 3.45, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory)
Robert Pakk, Alaska Fairbanks (Psychology, So., 3.37, Tartu, Estonia)
Wes Hargrove, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.22, Burlington, WA)
*Josh Wageman, Northwest Nazarene (Pre-Physical Therapy, Sr., 3.95, Meridian, ID)
Caleb Reynolds, Northwest Nazarene (Christian Ministry, So., 3.52, Yakima, WA)
*Greg DeSimone, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, Jr., 3.47, Las Vegas, NV)
*Hank Hetrick, Northwest Nazarene (Engineering Physics, Jr., 3.41, Caldwell, ID)
*Chad Meis, Seattle Pacific (Engineering Science, Jr., 3.45, Renton, WA)
Brian Cronrath, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Sr., 3.20, Battle Ground, WA)
Justin Karr, Western Oregon (Political Science, So., 3.98, Tigard, OR)
Brandon Snook, Western Oregon (Earth Science, Jr., 3.88, Oregon City, OR)
*Nik Karr, Western Oregon (Physical Education, Sr., 3.85, Tigard, OR)
Braxton Jackson, Western Oregon (Public Health, So., 3.25, Lincoln City, OR)
Zeke Van Patten, Western Oregon (Biology, So., 3.23, Corvallis, OR)
Greg Kubitz, Western Washington (Economics & Environmental Studies, Jr., 3.81, Kelso)
Jordan Welling, Western Washington (Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management, 3.63, Burlington, WA)

Women
*Laura Carr, Alaska Anchorage (Education & Languages, Jr., 3.67, South Bend, Ind.)
**Elisabeth Habermann, Alaska Fairbanks (Arts & Sciences, Sr., 3.86, Soldotna, AK)
**Julia Coulter Pierson, Alaska Fairbanks (Biology, Sr., 3.70, Traverse City, MI)
**Anna Coulter, Alaska Fairbanks (Business, Sr., 3.56, Traverse City, MI)
Amber Drumm, Alaska Fairbanks (Art, Jr., 3.56, Salcha, AK)
Aurelia Korthauer, Alaska Fairbanks (Mechanical Engineering, Sr., 3.39, Soldotna, AK)
**Marcie Mullen, Central Washington (Biology, Sr., 3.96, Sedro-Woolley, WA)
Jessica Hirschkorn, Central Washington (Undecided, Jr., 3.60, Enumclaw, WA)
*Shannon Vreeland, Central Washington (Chemistry Teaching, Jr., 3.56, Port Orchard, WA)
*Stephanie Cooke, Central Washington (Music Education, Jr., 3.48, Ellensburg, WA)
*Mary Bakeman, Central Washington (Theatre Arts, Jr., 3.30, Langley, WA)
Sarah Jackson, MSU Billings (General Studies, So., 3.87, Bozeman, MT)
Katie Thiel, MSU Billings (Healthy & Human Performance, So., 3.85, Powell, WY)
*Cierra Dornfield, MSU Billings (Art & English Education, Sr., 3.60, Woodbury, MN)
*Ashley Morman, Northwest Nazarene (BusinessAdministration, Jr., 3.95, Bonners Ferry, ID)
**Ashley Puga, Northwest Nazarene (Accounting, Sr., 3.94, Meridian, ID)
**Jennifer Young, Northwest Nazarene (Chemistry, Sr., 3.94, Florence, OR)
*Miriam Reardon, Northwest Nazarene (Social Work, Jr., 3.74, Grangeville, ID)
Jaclyn Puga, Northwest Nazarene (Biology, So., 3.46, Meridian, ID)
Shannon DeBoer, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.31, Othello, WA)
Elisa Decker, Northwest Nazarene (Pre-Physical, So., 3.30, Vancouver, WA)
Jamie Beaty, Northwest Nazarene (Social Work, Sr., 3.27, Jefferson, OR)
Krinda Carlson, Saint Martin's (English, Jr., 4.00, Pateros, WA)
Ninalynn Benitez,Saint Martin's (Education, Si., 3.81, Federal Way, WA)
Helen Camden Saint Martin's (Criminal Justice, So., 3.64, Yakima, WA)
Annie Lawyerson, Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.23, Puyallup, WA)
*Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific (English, Jr., 3.91, Sammamish, WA)
*Lisa Anderberg, Seattle Pacific (Global Development, Jr., 3.87, Edmonds, WA)
*Jane Larson, Seattle Pacific (English, Jr., 3.78, Fall City, WA)
**Katie Hart, Seattle Pacific (Interior Design, Sr., 3.67, Pasadena, CA)
*Kate Harline, Seattle Pacific (Education, Jr., 3.55, Orem, UT)
Ashley Berry, Western Oregon (Health, So., 3.89, Medford, OR)
*Jessica Harper, Western Oregon (Spanish, Sr., 3.74, Oregon City, OR)
Annan Applebee, Western Oregon (Education, So., 3.74, Oregon City, OR)
*Danielle Slaughter, Western Washington (Pre-Medicine, Jr., 3.92, Spokane, WA)
Maeve Sayres, Western Washington (Spanish & Mathematics, So., 3.37, Valleyford, WA)

*Repeater (Carr from 2006) **Two-time repeater