Football | 10/28/2016 11:04:00 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. – A perfect 4.00 grade point average for Central Washington defensive back Drew Wallen leads the list of 45 selections to the 2016 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Football All-Academic Team.
Wallen, who is a business administration major, is the only 4.00 student on the squad that recognizes performers of sophomore standing or better with a 3.20 cumulative GPA or better. Wallen has played in all seven games for the Wildcats so far this season and has eight tackles on the season.
The next highest GPA is also a defensive player and one of Division II's best. Simon Fraser linebacker Jordan Herdman earned his third selection to the All-Academic Team with a 3.90 GPA as a biomedical physiology major. Herdman set the GNAC career records for total tackles and assisted tackles earlier this season.
Herdman is one of eight players to be selected to the team three consecutive years. The list includes Azusa Pacific's Jonathan Thropay and Ethan Zeidler; Humboldt State's Gus Johnson and Chase Krivashei; Jordan's brother at Simon Fraser, Justin Herdman, and Western Oregon's Steven Etheridge and Kaleb Nelson. In all, 23 of the 45 selected to the team were repeat selections.
Wallen and Jordan Herdman lead a list of five players on the team with 3.70 GPAs or better. Central Washington's Chandler Strueli has a 3.74 GPA as a mechanical engineering major, Simon Fraser's Andrew Pauls has a 3.72 GPA as a biomedical physiology major and Western Oregon's Etheridge has a 3.72 GPA as a business major.
Azusa Pacific leads GNAC teams with 17 Football All-Academic Team selections. Central Washington finished with 13 selections.
To qualify for selection to the GNAC Football All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be of sophomore standing or better, have a minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA and must have competed for their nominating institution for at least one season
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GNAC 2016 FOOTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
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AZUSA PACIFIC
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Name
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Academic Major
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Year
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GPA
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Hometown
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Jabrion Burnside
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Business Management
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So.
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3.40
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San Diego, Calif.
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Preston Campbell
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Business Management
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So.
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3.58
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Phoenix, Ariz.
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* Andrew Elffers
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Business Management
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Jr.
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3.33
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Arcadia, Calif.
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Samuela Fanua
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Applied Exercise Science
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Sr.
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3.43
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Milpitas, Calif.
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* Haden Hobbs
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Accounting
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Jr.
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3.70
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Visalia, Calif.
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Tevin Krall
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Social Work
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So.
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3.23
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Ventura, Calif.
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* Hunter Malberg
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Applied Exercise Science
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Sr.
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3.39
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North Bend, Wash.
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Rey Osuna
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Business Management
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So.
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3.53
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Chula Vista, Calif.
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Traves-Charles Raphael
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Business Management
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Sr.
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3.21
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Sherman Oaks, Calif.
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Royce Redira
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Applied Exercise Science
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Jr.
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3.33
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Marina, Calif.
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Kendall Rew
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Finance
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So.
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3.20
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Spokane, Wash.
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* Jason Schwartz
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Business Marketing
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Sr.
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3.25
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Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Billy Tanuvasa
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Sociology
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Sr.
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3.25
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Corona, Calif.
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*+ Jonathan Thropay
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Physics
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Sr.
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3.44
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Monrovia, Calif.
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* Josiah Thropay
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Accounting
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Sr.
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3.29
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Monrovia, Calif.
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Jonah Wataru
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Business Management
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So.
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3.58
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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*+ Ethan Zeidler
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Communication
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Sr.
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3.46
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Plymouth, Minn.
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON
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Name
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Academic Major
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Year
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GPA
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Hometown
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* Sean Elledge
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Business Administration
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Jr.
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3.40
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Monroe, Wash.
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* Kevin Haynes
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Business Administration
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Jr.
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3.47
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Battle Ground, Wash.
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Jackson Huerta
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Business Administration
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Jr.
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3.36
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Covington, Wash.
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Jonathan Kuhn
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Clinical Physiology
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Jr.
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3.57
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Mercer Island, Wash.
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* Tanner Lucas
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Construction Management
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Sr.
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3.62
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Kent, Wash.
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* Brian O'Donnell
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Business Administration
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Jr.
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3.32
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Stanwood, Wash.
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* Kyle O'Donnell
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Clinical Physiology
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Jr.
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3.35
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Stanwood, Wash.
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Lucas Petersen
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Undeclared
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So.
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3.66
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Lynden, Wash.
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* Justin Peterson
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Clinical Physiology
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Jr.
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3.40
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Marysville, Wash.
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Chandler Strueli
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Mechanical Engineering
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So.
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3.74
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Enumclaw, Wash.
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Tyler Stumph
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Safety/Health Management
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Sr.
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3.23
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Tacoma, Wash.
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Dillon Sugg
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Clinical Physiology
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So.
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3.25
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Wenatchee, Wash.
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Drew Wallen
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Business Adminstration
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So.
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4.00
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Auburn, Wash.
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HUMBOLDT STATE
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Name
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Academic Major
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Year
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GPA
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Hometown
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* Alex Cappa
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Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
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Jr.
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3.35
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Dublin, Calif.
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*+ Tracy "Gus" Johnson
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Kinesiology (Pre-Physical Therapy)
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Sr.
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3.57
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Reno, Nev.
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*+ Chase Krivashei
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Kinesiology (Pre-Physical Therapy)
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Sr.
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3.64
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Corona, Calif.
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* Jared Layel
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Communication
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Jr.
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3.52
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Redlands, Calif.
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Jacob Sutton
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Business Administration
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So.
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3.23
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Rocklin, Calif.
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SIMON FRASER
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Name
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Academic Major
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Year
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GPA
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Hometown
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*+ Jordan Herdman
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Biomedical Physiology
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Sr.
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3.90
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Winnipeg, Man.
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*+ Justin Herdman
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Biomedical Physiology
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Sr.
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3.38
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Winnipeg, Man.
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Gabe Lopes
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Engineering Science
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So.
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3.59
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Camas, Wash.
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Ben Minaker
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Biomedical Physiology
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So.
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3.62
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West Kelowna, B.C.
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* Andrew Pauls
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Biomedical Physiology
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Sr.
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3.72
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Vancouver, B.C.
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WESTERN OREGON
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Name
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Academic Major
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Year
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GPA
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Hometown
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*+ Steven Etheridge
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Business
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Sr.
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3.72
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Grants Pass, Ore.
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* Tyler Johnson
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Business
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Sr.
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3.22
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Eugene, Ore.
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Nathan Jones
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Business
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Jr.
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3.25
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Scio, Ore.
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*+ Kaleb Nelson
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Business
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Sr.
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3.53
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Port Orchard, Wash.
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Andrew Weber
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Biology
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Jr.
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3.68
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Vale, Ore.
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* - 2015 All-Academic Selection + - 2014 All-Academic Selection
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