PORTLAND, Ore. – Sixteen Saint Martin's student-athletes achieved the highest academic honor the GNAC has to offer, being named a Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete (FAR) award winner on Friday.
COMPLETE AWARD WINNER LIST
Kianna Garmanian, from Track and Field, led all Saints with her perfect 4.00 GPA while majoring in Communication Studies. Fifteen female student-athletes were selected from Saint Martin's including Garmanian.
Four seniors earned the honor including Lindsey Dorney from Cross Country/Track and Field, an elementary education major with a 3.85 GPA, along with Ali Koehler from Soccer, a chemistry major with a 3.87 GPA. Joining them was Liz Larson from Track and Field, a mathematics and biology double major with a 3.85 GPA, and Kylee Sarchett from Soccer, an elementary education major with a 3.93 GPA.
For Sarchett, this marked the third FAR award in her collegiate career, joining Garmanian and Marissa Miller from Basketball, a criminal justice and psychology double major with a 3.95 GPA, as the three time award winners.
Koehler was named to her second FAR award list, along with fellow Saints Emily Gooding from Volleyball, a business administration major with a 3.91 GPA and Yeshi Vaughan from Cross Country/Track and Field, a social work major with a 3.87 GPA.
Ten Saints earned their first FAR award including Bridgette Bourgouin from Volleyball, a biology major with a 3.93 GPA, and Brianna Cabrera from Track and Field, a psychology major with a 3.90 GPA. Makenzie Kaech from Basketball, a biology major with a 3.90 GPA, and her teammates Megan Nilsson, a business administration major with a 3.96 GPA, and Emma Wrede, a business administration major with a 3.97 GPA. Katherine Swor from Golf, a communication major with a 3.97 GPA and Emily Thornton from Softball, a biology major with a 3.85 GPA closed out the women's selections and first timers.
Andrew Oslin from Men's Cross Country/Track and Field, an undeclared major with a 3.85 GPA was the sole representative from all the Saints' men's athletic teams.
In order to be eligible for the FAR award, a student-athlete must carry a 3.80 GPA or better.
