LACEY, Wash. – Three time selections Miguel De LaMelena and Guillaume Tabary led 12 Saints named to the GNAC Cross Country All-Academic team on Thursday, presented by Barnes & Noble College.
 
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De LaMelena, a senior mechanical engineering and mathematics major from Vancouver, Washington, and Tabary, a junior political science and psychology major from Kailua, Hawaii, were one of six athletes selected for a third time on the men's side.
 
Junior communication major from Puyallup, Washington, Andrew Oslin, earned his second selection with a 3.84 GPA. Nine Saints earned the honor for the first time, with four on the men's side, and all five on the women's side.
 
Nicholas Sarysz, sophomore communication major from Longview, Washington, earned a men's team-high GPA of 3.90. Bethany Forward, a sophomore business administration major from Federal Way, Washington, earned the highest GPA on the team with a mark of 3.93.
 
Jack Farrell, a junior biology major from Lacey, Washington, was selected with a 3.75 GPA, along with Nicholas Georgia, a sophomore nursing major from Honolulu, Hawaii, and Marcus Rice, a senior environmental studies major from Spokane, Washington with their 3.58 and 3.57 GPAs.
 
Kendyl Otter, a sophomore civil engineering major from Bellingham, Washington made the team with a 3.69 GPA, and Naomi Hartley, a sophomore nursing major from Puyallup, Washington, earned her first bid with a 3.68 GPA.
 
Kierrla Yates, a sophomore business administration major from Longview, Washington, and Elaina Hansen, a sophomore biology and exercise science major from Tenino, Washington, earned their spots with 3.61 and 3.49 GPAs 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 of 3.20 or greater, be a letterwinner on their team and must be in their second year at the nominating institution.