LACEY, Wash. – Four-time selections Dakota Hill, Bryant Nakagawa, and Ryne Oshiro led 16 Saints to the GNAC All-Academic team on Friday, presented by Barnes & Noble College.
 
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Oshiro, a senior communication major, Nakagawa a senior in Masters of engineering managament, and Hill, a senior education major were the only three four-time selections this season in all the conference. Oshiro finished with a 3.83 GPA, Nakagawa at a 3.95 GPA, and Hill added his 3.46 GPA.
 
Six Saints earned their second honor starting with Finnley Butler, a sophomore mechanical engineering major with a 3.76 GPA. Ryan Driscoll, a senior business major, and Hunter Kosmider, a sophomore accounting major, earned 3.95 and 3.87 GPAs respectively.
 
Nathan Martinez, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, and Troy McCormick, a sophomore civil engineering major, received the honor with 3.81 and 3.20 GPAs. Griffin Williams, a sophomore business major, continued his perfect streak with a 4.00 GPA.
 
Seven Saints made the list for the first time in their careers, including Cody Chavis, a junior business major, with a 3.25 GPA. Drew Forgione, a junior accounting major, and Cole Hatton, a sophomore, earned 3.24 and 3.87 GPAs.
 
Braeden McNally, a sophomore education major, and Austin Schaler, a sophomore business major, added a 3.43 and 3.84 GPAs. Rounding out the list was Mark Steward, a sophomore exercise science major, and Michael Yamaguchi, a sophomore, biology major, with their 3.74 and 3.26 GPAs.
 
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.