SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has announced its Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team for the 2018 season, encompassing WCC student-athletes who excelled this year both on the course and in the classroom.
Six WCC institutions were represented across the board on the All-Academic Team, showcased by No. 2 BYU and No. 5 Portland with three student-athletes each.
This year’s squad features two repeat appearances, BYU’s Clayton Young and Pepperdine’s Nick Heath, who picked up his third consecutive All-Academic honor with a 3.99 GPA. Eight runners are also making their All-Academic debuts, including WCC individual champion Nick Hauger of Portland.
Seven All-Academic runners crossed the line in Provo in the top 20 with three of those earning First Team All-WCC honors by virtue of top-10 finishes.
A WCC-record 31 student-athletes in all achieved a GPA over 3.5, of which 16 reached the 3.75 mark.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team.
2018 WCC MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Nick Hauger |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.25 |
Biology |
| Nick Heath |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Finance |
| Jacob Heslington |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Koby Pederson |
Loyola Marymount |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Marketing |
| Jack Rowe |
San Francisco |
Gr. |
3.58 |
Sport Management |
| Noah Schutte |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business: OTM |
| Clayson Shumway |
BYU |
So. |
3.72 |
Economics |
| Kyle Thompson |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.36 |
Economics |
| Caleb Webb |
Portland |
Jr. |
3.23 |
Biology |
| Clayton Young |
BYU |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Mechanical Engineering |
2018 WCC MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONS
Peter Allegre, Portland; Austin Blankenship, Santa Clara; Wilder Boydon, Santa Clara; Danny Carney, BYU; Ryan Clarke, Portland; Andrew Clusserath, Gonzaga; James Davenport, San Diego; Ben Davidson, Santa Clara; Benjamin Davis, Loyola Marymount; Nolan Dozier, Saint Mary’s; Jonnie Drinkward, San Diego; Alex Egan, Pepperdine; Adam Fahey, Pepperdine; Phillip Fishburn, Gonzaga; Kyle Friedler, Loyola Marymount; Bennett Gagnon, Gonzaga; Preston Gromer, Pepperdine; Scott Halsted, San Francisco; Gabriel Haughey, Portland; Joe Horen, Portland; Andrew Jenck, Portland; Mason LaBadie, Saint Mary’s; Brennan Lagerstrom; Zach Litoff, Santa Clara; Daniel Maneloveg, San Francisco; Stuart McCallum, Portland; Caleb McClain, San Francisco; Evan Misuraca, Santa Clara; Aditya Mohan, Santa Clara; Hugh Nicklason, San Francisco; John O’Hagan, Santa Clara; Xander Olivero, Santa Clara; Jackson Pearce, San Diego; Tristan Peloquin, Portland; Jack Polerecky, Loyola Marymount; Christian Raslowsky, Santa Clara; Alexander Riggsby, Saint Mary’s; Joseph Rodgers, Loyola Marymount; Matt Schumann, Portland; Matthew Stein, Loyola Marymount; Devin Wulff, Portland