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March 29, 2002

PULLMAN--Junior Jill Olson and sophomore Theresa Dunn earned Pacific-10 Conference First Team All-Academic honors, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced Friday.

"It's important for the swimming program to maintain its strength in the classroom," WSU head coach Rocco Aceto said. "I commend these women for their accomplishments."

Olson, a native of Seattle, carries a grade-point average of 3.74 while majoring in accounting. She recorded an 18th-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle at the Pac-10 Championships this season, an event in which she holds second place on WSU's all-time list. Olson also holds the school record in the 1,000 freestyle and sixth all-time in the 500 freestyle. This marks the second consecutive year she has been named to the Pac-10 first team.

Dunn has compiled a 3.94 GPA and is pursuing a major in pre-law. The native of Morgan Hill, Calif., placed 25th in the 100 backstroke and 34th in the 200 backstroke at the 2002 Pac-10 Championships.

Junior Melissa Hubley and sophomores Katie Byrnes and Rachel Dong garnered All-Academic Second Team honors.

Hubley, a team co-captain this season, maintains a GPA of 3.40 as a sociology major. The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native placed 10th in the 200 butterfly and 16th in the 100 butterfly at this year's Pac-10 Championships. She holds the WSU record for the 200 butterfly and second all-time in the 100 butterfly. Hubley has been named to the Pac-10 second team for two straight years.

Byrnes (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) carries a 3.74 GPA and holds positions on three of WSU's top-10 lists for individual events. Byrnes placed 20th in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the 2002 Pac-10 Championships, both events in which she holds second place on the school's all-time lists.

Dong, a native of Paramount, California, has compiled a 3.59 while majoring in movement studies. She recorded WSU's best finish at the Pac-10 Championships this season with her fifth place effort in the 100 butterfly. Dong qualified for the NCAA Championships where she placed 34th in the 100 butterfly and 38th in the 100 breaststroke. Overall, she holds positions on WSU's top-10 lists for six events, including a school record in the 100 butterfly.

The five Cougars honored between the first and second teams is the most in school history. In the past five years under the direction of Aceto, Washington State has had six athletes earn first team honors, eight earn second team honors and 29 receive honorable mention.

Other Cougar honorees include juniors Rebecca Cohen (Portland, Ore.) and Sara Schmied (Woodinville, Wash.), and sophomores Nicole Chinn (Seattle) and Sasha Taylor (Smiths Falls, Ontario), who all earned honorable mentions.

To be eligible for the Pac-10 All-Academic team athletes must have a class standing of sophomore or older.

HISTORY OF WASHINGTON STATE PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC SWIMMING:

First Team:
2002:	Theresa Dunn, 3.94 GPA, Pre-Law
	Jill Olson, 3.74 GPA, Accounting
2001:	Jill Olson, 3.85 GPA, Accounting
2000:	Kelley Miedema,  3.42 GPA,  Zoology (Pre-Med)
Eli Schmied,  3.69 GPA,  Zoology (Pre-Med)
1998:	Tammy Coulter, 3.47 GPA, Biology
1997:	Rachel Hawley, 3.94 GPA, Zoology
1995: 	Terry Campbell, 3.63 GPA, Biology
	Lisa McAndrew, 3.64 GPA, Education

Second Team:
2002:	Katie Byrnes, 3.74 GPA, Undeclared
	Rachel Dong, 3.59 GPA, Movement Studies
	Melissa Hubley, 3.40 GPA, Sociology
2001:	Melissa Hubley, 3.40 GPA, Psychology
2000:	Gretchen Chambers,  3.32 GPA,  Psychology
1999:	Anna Hohmann, 3.26 GPA, Accounting
Julie Thom, 3.53 GPA, Kinesiology
1998:	Julie Thom, 3.62 GPA, Kinesiology
1997:	Tammy Coulter, 3.51 GPA, Pre-Med
	Amber Hanley, 3.48 GPA, Biology
1996:	Teri Campbell, 3.61 GPA, Biology
	Kristi Dougherty, 3.92 GPA, Education
	Amber Hanley, 3.44 GPA, Biology
	Rachel Hawley, 3.93 GPA, Zoology
1995: 	Rachel Hawley, 3.89 GPA, Zoology
	Jenny Widell, 3.53 GPA, Biology
1993:	Anjanette Wong, 3.55 GPA, Biology
1992:	Anjanette Wong, 3.53 GPA, Biology
1991:	Karen Kennedy, 3.66 GPA, Elementary Education
	Anjanette Wong, 3.59 GPA, Biology

Honorable Mention:
2002:	Nicole Chinn, Rebecca Cohen, Sara Schmied, Sasha Taylor
2001:	Carrie Breed, Rachelle Carano, Rebecca Cohen, Lindsay Henahan, Sara Schmied
2000:	Suzie Muirhead
1999:	Carrie Breed, Gretchen Chambers, Jessica Chisholm, Wendy Enderle, Sarah Ewan, Katie Keller, Kelley Miedema, Suzie Muirhead, Eli Schmied, Aimee Walters
1998:	Jessica Chisholm, Wendy Enderle, Liz Hohaia, Anna Hohmann, Aimee Walters, Gretchen Chambers, Kelley Miedema, Suzie Muirhead, Eli Schmied
1997:	Julie Thom, Aimee Walters
1996:	Jodie Codding, Tammy Coulter, Raina Fromm, Melinda Griffiths
1995:	Christie Blumenstein, Jonna Gaustad, Amber Hanley
1994:	Jessica Adolphson, Tracy Adolphson, Terri Campbell, Jonna Gaustad, Jennifer Widell
1993:	Jessica Adolphson, Jonna Gaustad, Kealy Kurdy, Jennifer Larson, Lisa McAndrew, Kimberly Taylor, Jennifer Widell
1992:	Jessica Adolphson, Linda Dobbels, Kealy Kurdy, Jennifer Larson, Kim Taylor, Jenny Widell
1991:	Linda Dobbels, Shannon Eddy, Kealy Kurdy, Minica Lane, Kimberly Taylor, Imka Freyman

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