LACEY, Wash. – Emily Gooding entered rare territory on Wednesday, being one of six student-athletes to be named to the GNAC All-Academic team presented by Barnes & Noble College for a fourth time.
 
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Gooding, a senior business major from Renton, Washington, led 12 Saints named to the GNAC All-Academic team with her team-leading 3.95 GPA.
 
Earning their third nod to the team were backrow players Kylie Alos, and Shannen Sakai. Alos, a junior exercise sport science major from Mililani, Hawaii, and Sakai, a junior biology major from Pearl City, Hawaii were selected with 3.77 and 3.67 GPAs respectively.
 
Four more Saints received the honor for the second time in their careers, including Gracie Brenner, and Kylie Coon. Brenner, a sophomore business major from Vancouver, Washington, and Coon, a sophomore elementary education major from Beaumont, California earned their spots with 3.37 and 3.65 GPAs respectively.
 
Joining them was Elizabeth Jenkins, a sophomore nursing major from Diamond, Oregon, with a 3.94 GPA, and Britney Duvall, a sophomore biology major from Veneta, Oregon, at a 3.95 GPA, tying her with Emily Gooding for the team's high.
 
Five Saints were selected for the first time. Zoe Balagot, a freshman communications major from Mission Viejo, California, and Giselle Benetti, a sophomore business major from Newberg, Oregon, were selected with 3.56 and 3.22 GPAs respectively.
 
Maddy Gooding, a freshman business major from Renton, Washington, joined her sister on the team with a 3.87 GPA. Analise Hitchcock, a freshman business major from Meridian, Idaho, and Kayla May, a freshman communications major from Fairview, Oregon, wrapped up the list with GPAs of 3.82 and 3.68 respectively.
 
To qualify for the GNAC All-Academic Teams, presented by Barnes & Noble College, nominees must be of sophomore eligibility or greater, have a minimum cumulative GPA or 3.20 or greater, be a letterwinner on their team and must be in their second year at the nominating institution.
 
Thanks to eligibility waivers provided by the NCAA due to the cancellation of the 2020 season, players who continue to hold freshman eligibility but are in their second season of competition at the nominating institution were eligible for selection to the GNAC All-Academic Team.