Jack Rowe (left) and Josephine Brysting (third from right) were two of 10 Dons that earned 2018 WCC All-Academic honors.
Photo by: Christina Leung
XC | 10 Dons Earn WCC All-Academic Honors
11/7/2018 2:21:00 PM | Cross Country
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Three San Francisco cross country runners were represented on the 2018 West Coast Conference All-Academic Teams announced Monday, along with seven other Dons earning Honorable Mention accolades, to give USF 10 WCC All-Academic awards for this fall.
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The USF women led the 10-member WCC All-Academic Team with the only two 4.00 GPAs to be named to the squad. Tatjana Schulte earned her third WCC All-Academic Team nod with her 4.00 GPA in International Business. She was one of just two honorees this year with three WCC All-Academic Team appearances in their career and one of five with repeat appearances. Lizzie Bird also landed on the WCC All-Academic Team with her 4.00 GPA in International Studies.
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Schulte was USF's top runner in both meets she ran in this season. She placed sixth at the WCC Championship on Oct. 27 and was just outside the top-50 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational in Wisconsin on Oct. 13. Bird debuted mid-season and immediately made an impact as one of the Dons' top-three runners. She was one of four Dons among the top-15 at the WCC Championship and finished among the top-100 in her season debut at the Pre-Nationals Invitational.
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Josephine Brysting (3.78 GPA, Biotechnology grad student), Emma Stahr (3.34 GPA, Kinesiology) and Alena Ulrichova (3.85 GPA, Asia Pacific Studies grad student) were all named WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention. All three have been a part of the Dons' scoring top-five during 2018 and all three competed for the Dons at the WCC Championship.
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Jack Rowe earned a spot on the 2018 WCC All-Academic Team for the men, boasting a 3.58 GPA in his Sport Management graduate program while also slotting in as the Dons' No. 2 runner all season long. He never finished lower than 42nd as an individual while lowering his time at every meet. He finished fifth at the season-opening USF Invitational on Sept. 1 and grabbed a top-20 spot at the WCC Championship on Oct. 27.
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Scott Halsted (3.35 GPA, Asia Pacific Studies grad student), Daniel Maneloveg (3.27 GPA, Politics), Caleb McClain (3.77 GPA, Politics) and Hugh Nicklason (3.80 GPA, International Studies) all earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention accolades. All four of them featured as part of USF's top-seven during the season, and all four competed at the WCC Championship on Oct. 27.
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The Dons next compete at the NCAA West Region Championship on Friday at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif.
2018 WCC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team
2018 WCC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Honorable Mentions
Caroline Archer, Pepperdine; Emily Bechen, Portland; Abby Bolt, Saint Mary's; Josephine Brysting, San Francisco; Lacey Conner, Portland; Rosie Cruz, Loyola Marymount; Madelyn Dickson, BYU; Jamie Ferris, Santa Clara; Elena Garcia, Loyola Marymount; Izabela Garcia-Arce, Pepperdine; Kelly Gilbert, Gonzaga; Jasmine Gonzalez, Pacific; Julia Green, Santa Clara; Gaby Guerrero, Loyola Marymount; Dylan Hite, Portland; Ann Kelly, Loyola Marymount; Sarah King, Santa Clara; Molly Klein, San Diego; Ellie Kopf, Santa Clara; Madison Lambros, San Diego; Holly LaPlante, Loyola Marymount; Madeleine Lyons, Portland; Anna Martinez, Pacific; Emma McCurry, Santa Clara; Abigayle Mitchell, Saint Mary's; Zani Moore, San Diego; Janie Nabholz, Santa Clara; Alexandra Newsom, Portland; Sofia Noto, Portland; Cori Persinger, Pepperdine; Karli Piaia, Portland; Aimee Piercy, Gonzaga; Saira Purhar, Pacific; Hannah Rasmussen, San Diego; Ally Roessling, San Diego; Danielle Rowlinson, Loyola Marymount; Lindsay Sanger, Pepperdine; Natalie Smith, Portland; Emma Stahr, San Francisco; Alena Ulrichova, San Francisco; Madelyn Vorgitch, Loyola Marymount; Katie Watson, Saint Mary's; Susan Van Weperen, Portland; Emma Winkler, Pacific; Hannah Wohlenberg, Loyola Marymount.
2018 WCC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team
2018 WCC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Honorable Mentions
Peter Allegre, Portland; Austin Blankenship, Santa Clara; Wilder Boydon, Santa Clara; Danny Carney, BYU; Ryan Clarke, Portland; Andrew Clusserath, Gonzaga; James Davenport, San Diego; Ben Davidson, Santa Clara; Benjamin Davis, Loyola Marymount; Nolan Dozier, Saint Mary's; Jonnie Drinkward, San Diego; Alex Egan, Pepperdine; Adam Fahey, Pepperdine; Phillip Fishburn, Gonzaga; Kyle Friedler, Loyola Marymount; Bennett Gagnon, Gonzaga; Preston Gromer, Pepperdine; Scott Halsted, San Francisco; Gabriel Haughey, Portland; Joe Horen, Portland; Andrew Jenck, Portland; Mason LaBadie, Saint Mary's; Brennan Lagerstrom; Zach Litoff, Santa Clara; Daniel Maneloveg, San Francisco; Stuart McCallum, Portland; Caleb McClain, San Francisco; Evan Misuraca, Santa Clara; Aditya Mohan, Santa Clara; Hugh Nicklason, San Francisco; John O'Hagan, Santa Clara; Xander Olivero, Santa Clara; Jackson Pearce, San Diego; Tristan Peloquin, Portland; Jack Polerecky, Loyola Marymount; Christian Raslowsky, Santa Clara; Alexander Riggsby, Saint Mary's; Joseph Rodgers, Loyola Marymount; Matt Schumann, Portland; Matthew Stein, Loyola Marymount; Devin Wulff, Portland.
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The USF women led the 10-member WCC All-Academic Team with the only two 4.00 GPAs to be named to the squad. Tatjana Schulte earned her third WCC All-Academic Team nod with her 4.00 GPA in International Business. She was one of just two honorees this year with three WCC All-Academic Team appearances in their career and one of five with repeat appearances. Lizzie Bird also landed on the WCC All-Academic Team with her 4.00 GPA in International Studies.
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Schulte was USF's top runner in both meets she ran in this season. She placed sixth at the WCC Championship on Oct. 27 and was just outside the top-50 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational in Wisconsin on Oct. 13. Bird debuted mid-season and immediately made an impact as one of the Dons' top-three runners. She was one of four Dons among the top-15 at the WCC Championship and finished among the top-100 in her season debut at the Pre-Nationals Invitational.
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Josephine Brysting (3.78 GPA, Biotechnology grad student), Emma Stahr (3.34 GPA, Kinesiology) and Alena Ulrichova (3.85 GPA, Asia Pacific Studies grad student) were all named WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention. All three have been a part of the Dons' scoring top-five during 2018 and all three competed for the Dons at the WCC Championship.
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Jack Rowe earned a spot on the 2018 WCC All-Academic Team for the men, boasting a 3.58 GPA in his Sport Management graduate program while also slotting in as the Dons' No. 2 runner all season long. He never finished lower than 42nd as an individual while lowering his time at every meet. He finished fifth at the season-opening USF Invitational on Sept. 1 and grabbed a top-20 spot at the WCC Championship on Oct. 27.
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Scott Halsted (3.35 GPA, Asia Pacific Studies grad student), Daniel Maneloveg (3.27 GPA, Politics), Caleb McClain (3.77 GPA, Politics) and Hugh Nicklason (3.80 GPA, International Studies) all earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention accolades. All four of them featured as part of USF's top-seven during the season, and all four competed at the WCC Championship on Oct. 27.
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The Dons next compete at the NCAA West Region Championship on Friday at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif.
2018 WCC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Lizzie Bird | San Francisco | Gr. | 4.00 | International Studies |
| Courtney Cox | Portland | Sr. | 3.89 | Electrical Engineering |
| Erica Birk-Jarvis | BYU | Jr. | 3.61 | Family Life |
| Olivia Hoj | BYU | Jr. | 3.93 | Public Health |
| Rebecca Howard | Portland | Sr. | 3.40 | Business Administration |
| Lauren LaRocco | Portland | Sr. | 3.62 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Tatum Rask | Pepperdine | Jr. | 3.97 | Political Science |
| Taryn Rawlings | Portland | Sr. | 3.58 | Entrepreneurship and Management |
| Aoibhe Richardson | Portland | Jr. | 3.78 | Psychology |
| Tatjana Schulte | San Francisco | Sr. | 4.00 | International Business |
2018 WCC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Honorable Mentions
Caroline Archer, Pepperdine; Emily Bechen, Portland; Abby Bolt, Saint Mary's; Josephine Brysting, San Francisco; Lacey Conner, Portland; Rosie Cruz, Loyola Marymount; Madelyn Dickson, BYU; Jamie Ferris, Santa Clara; Elena Garcia, Loyola Marymount; Izabela Garcia-Arce, Pepperdine; Kelly Gilbert, Gonzaga; Jasmine Gonzalez, Pacific; Julia Green, Santa Clara; Gaby Guerrero, Loyola Marymount; Dylan Hite, Portland; Ann Kelly, Loyola Marymount; Sarah King, Santa Clara; Molly Klein, San Diego; Ellie Kopf, Santa Clara; Madison Lambros, San Diego; Holly LaPlante, Loyola Marymount; Madeleine Lyons, Portland; Anna Martinez, Pacific; Emma McCurry, Santa Clara; Abigayle Mitchell, Saint Mary's; Zani Moore, San Diego; Janie Nabholz, Santa Clara; Alexandra Newsom, Portland; Sofia Noto, Portland; Cori Persinger, Pepperdine; Karli Piaia, Portland; Aimee Piercy, Gonzaga; Saira Purhar, Pacific; Hannah Rasmussen, San Diego; Ally Roessling, San Diego; Danielle Rowlinson, Loyola Marymount; Lindsay Sanger, Pepperdine; Natalie Smith, Portland; Emma Stahr, San Francisco; Alena Ulrichova, San Francisco; Madelyn Vorgitch, Loyola Marymount; Katie Watson, Saint Mary's; Susan Van Weperen, Portland; Emma Winkler, Pacific; Hannah Wohlenberg, Loyola Marymount.
2018 WCC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Nick Hauger | Portland | Sr. | 3.25 | Biology |
| Nick Heath | Pepperdine | Sr. | 3.99 | Finance |
| Jacob Heslington | BYU | Jr. | 3.49 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Koby Pederson | Loyola Marymount | Sr. | 3.72 | Marketing |
| Jack Rowe | San Francisco | Gr. | 3.58 | Sport Management |
| Noah Schutte | Portland | Sr. | 3.98 | Business: OTM |
| Clayson Shumway | BYU | So. | 3.72 | Economics |
| Kyle Thompson | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.36 | Economics |
| Caleb Webb | Portland | Jr. | 3.23 | Biology |
| Clayton Young | BYU | Sr. | 3.83 | Mechanical Engineering |
2018 WCC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Honorable Mentions
Peter Allegre, Portland; Austin Blankenship, Santa Clara; Wilder Boydon, Santa Clara; Danny Carney, BYU; Ryan Clarke, Portland; Andrew Clusserath, Gonzaga; James Davenport, San Diego; Ben Davidson, Santa Clara; Benjamin Davis, Loyola Marymount; Nolan Dozier, Saint Mary's; Jonnie Drinkward, San Diego; Alex Egan, Pepperdine; Adam Fahey, Pepperdine; Phillip Fishburn, Gonzaga; Kyle Friedler, Loyola Marymount; Bennett Gagnon, Gonzaga; Preston Gromer, Pepperdine; Scott Halsted, San Francisco; Gabriel Haughey, Portland; Joe Horen, Portland; Andrew Jenck, Portland; Mason LaBadie, Saint Mary's; Brennan Lagerstrom; Zach Litoff, Santa Clara; Daniel Maneloveg, San Francisco; Stuart McCallum, Portland; Caleb McClain, San Francisco; Evan Misuraca, Santa Clara; Aditya Mohan, Santa Clara; Hugh Nicklason, San Francisco; John O'Hagan, Santa Clara; Xander Olivero, Santa Clara; Jackson Pearce, San Diego; Tristan Peloquin, Portland; Jack Polerecky, Loyola Marymount; Christian Raslowsky, Santa Clara; Alexander Riggsby, Saint Mary's; Joseph Rodgers, Loyola Marymount; Matt Schumann, Portland; Matthew Stein, Loyola Marymount; Devin Wulff, Portland.
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