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Two Vikings named GNAC academic all-stars

Berry honored for second year

Rachelle Berry

April 25, 2012

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University first baseman/outfielder Rachelle Berry (Jr., Alger/Burlington-Edison) and outfielder Meghan Carrillo (So., Prunedale, CA) have been named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Softball Academic all-conference team announced today.

Berry, who was picked for the second straight year, is a general studies major with a 3.41 (4.0 scale). Carrillo, who has a 3.20 GPA, is majoring in geology.

Carrillo has a .331 batting average (46-for-139), leading the team with nine doubles. She has driven in 16 runs and scored 16.

Berry is hitting .342 (38-for-111) with six doubles and two home runs. She has 15 RBI and 13 runs scored.

All letter winners who are in at least their second year of competition and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 are eligible to be selected to the team.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Softball: Twenty-Two Named To GNAC Academic Team

SPOKANE - A total of 22 student-athletes have been named to the 2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Softball Academic all-conference team.

Heading up the softball academic team is Madison Davis of Saint Martin's. For the second year in a row, Davis posted the highest grade point average among the all-stars, recording a 3.94 GPA. She is a junior psychology major from Bothell.

Thirteen of the all-stars are repeat selections including five - Kasie Conder of Montana State Billings, Morgan Klemm of Saint Martin's, Emily Renfrow and Elizabeth Beaty of Northwest Nazarene and Kendra George of Western Oregon - who were selected for the third time.

Saint Martin led the selections placing seven players on the academic all-conference team. Central Washington placed four players on the team while Northwest Nazarene and Western Oregon each had three.

2012 GNAC Softball Academic All-Conference Team

*Natasha Wood, CWU (Finance & Accounting, Sr., 3.47, Graham, WA )
*Lindy Baxter, CWU (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.27, Olympia, WA)
Kristina Sherriff, CWU (Psychology, Sr., 3.26, Marysville, WA)
Maria Gau, CWU (Undeclared, So., 3.24, Woodinville, WA)
Becca Frank, MSUB (Psychology, Jr., 3.46, Great Falls, MT)
**Kasie Conder, MSUB (Liberal Arts, Jr., 3.32, Hamilton, MT)
Emily Renfrow, NNU (Biology, Pre-Med, 3.43, Sr., Nampa, ID)
**Elizabeth Beaty, NNU (Nursing, 3.43, Sr., Salem, OR)
*Kristin Refsland, NNU (Business Management, 3.27, Sr., Beaverton, OR)
Madison Davis, SMU (Psychology, Jr., 3.94, Bothell, WA)
**Morgan Klemm, SMU (Business, Sr., 3.69, Everett, WA)
Lacey McGladrey, SMU (Accounting, So., 3.67, Bothell, WA)
Aubree Pocklington, SMU (Community Services, Jr., 3.58, Montesano, WA)
*Joslyn Eugenio, SMU (Business, Jr., 3.47, Kapolei, HI)
Kelsie McGladrey, SMU (Biology, Sr., 3.31, Bothell, WA)
*Megan Antonovich, SMU (Education & Biology, Sr. 3.27, Kennewick, WA)
*Lauren Mew, SFU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.39, Vancouver, BC)
**Kendra George, WOU (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.69, Roseburg, OR)
Ali Parkerson, WOU (Biology, So., 3.52, Lakenheath, England)
Ashlie Gardner, WOU (Psychology, So., 3.21, Salem, OR)
*Rachelle Berry, WWU  (General Studies, Jr., 3.41, Alger, WA)
Meghan Carrillo, WWU (Geology, So., 3.20, Prunedale, CA)

*Repeater (Baxter from 2010) **Two-time repeater