ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – The University of Alaska Anchorage had 19 track and field student-athletes earn Academic All-GNAC honors.
To qualify for the GNAC all-academic teams, nominees must be of sophomore eligibility or greater, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 or greater on a 4.00 scale, be on the team roster for the full season and must be in their second year at the nominating institution.
UAA had 11 women student-athletes earn the honor; Kaitlyn Backman (Biological Sciences, 3.87), Nell Baker (Interdisciplinary Studies, 4.00), Sophia Cvancara (Nursing, 3.60), Blanca De Arvizu (Civil Engineering, 3.92), Mikayla Mader (Public Administration, 4.00), Sofija Spaic (Psychology, 3.55), Jordan Strausbaugh (Health Sciences, 3.79), Mette Van Der Meer (Psychology, 3.74), Joei Vidad (Nursing, 3.88), Avery Williamson (Journalism/Communications, 3.80), Tressa Wood (Psychology, 3.84).
UAA had eight male student-athletes earn the honor; Cole Nash (economics/real estate management, 4.0), Michael Zapherson (real estate management, 4.0), John Peckham (marketing/accounting, 3.93), Felix Roberston (accounting, 3.61), Ty Elliott (economics, 3.46), Ries Tveit (mechanical engineering, 3.35), Stephen Zukowski (management, 3.30), Morgan Grant (management, 3.28).
