May 27, 2009

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Fifteen Washington State University track and field student-athletes were named to the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field All-Academic teams, announced Wednesday by Commissioner Tom Hansen. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor, and not be a freshman or transfer student.

Pac-10 All-Academic Men's Track & Field
First Team WSU Men:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown
Drew Polley, Sr., 3.71, Civil Engineering, Port Orchard, Wash.
Second Team WSU Men:
Evan Blanshan, Sr., 3.54, Finance, Selah, Wash.
Barry Leavitt, Sr., 3.31, Civil Engineering, Benton City, Wash.
Honorable Mention WSU Men:
Matt Lamb, Jr., 3.27, Biochemistry, Emmett, Idaho
Pac-10 All-Academic Women's Track & Field
First Team WSU Women:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown
Sara Trané, Sr., 3.96, Psychology, Pixbo, Sweden
Ashlee Wall, So., 4.00, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Walla Walla, Wash.
Second Team WSU Women:
Marisa Sandoval, Redshirt-Jr., English, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Honorable Mention WSU Women:
Lisa Egami, Jr., 3.49, Communication, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Isley Gonzalez, Graduate studies, Sr., 3.22, Education, Sunnyside, Wash.
Caroline Hedel, So., 3,38, Human Development, Richland, Wash.
Alexa Huestis, So., 3.51, Business Administration, Chehalis, Wash.
Lorraine King, Sr., 3.09, Biology, Fontana, Calif.
Hilary Moore, So., 3.69, Sport Management, Prosser, Wash.
Marissa Tschida, So., 3.20, Psychology, Missoula, Mont.
Jalisa Williams, So., 3.26, Criminal Justice, Pasadena, Calif.