News release date: June 15, 2004

Whitman Hands Out 52 Scholar Athlete Awards

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A total of 52 students recently received Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete honors at Whitman College for the 2003-2004 academic year.

The honor goes to athletes who letter in at least one varsity sport during the academic year, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher (through the fall semester), and receive a favorable recommendation from the coaching staff. First-year student-athletes are not eligible.

Whitman has been giving Scholar Athlete awards since the spring of 1985. Click here for a year-by-year listing.

The list of the 2003-2004 Whitman Scholar Athletes follows below.

2003-2004 Whitman College Scholar Athletes

Matt Airy (basketball), senior; graduate of Bellevue (Wash.) High School; son of James & Anne Airy, Bellevue.

Peter Avriett (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Roosevelt High School, Seattle; son of Don & Pamela Avriett, Seattle.

Bryce Andrews (soccer), junior; graduate of University Preparatory Academy, Seattle; son of Richard Andrews & Colleen Chartier, Seattle.

Miles Barrett (cross country), junior; graduate of Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, Ore.; son of Michael & Catherine Barrett, Lake Oswego.

Chris Brewer (cross country), senior; graduate of Dimond High School, Anchorage, Alaska; son of Robert & Arlene Brewer, Anchorage.

Allison Boomer (swimming), sophomore; graduate of Wilson High School, Tacoma, Wash.; daughter of Ronald & Silvi Boomer, Tacoma.

Brianna Booth (swimming), junior; graduate of Davis High School, Yakima, Wash.; daughter of Samuel & Nancy Booth, Yakima.

Jayne Bormann (nordic skiing), senior; graduate of Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, Plymouth, Minn.; daughter of Gerald & Priscilla Bormann, Plymouth.

Bradley Bowen (soccer), junior; graduate of Bozeman (Mont.) High School; son of David & Magdalena Bowen, Bozeman.

Brad Changstrom (tennis), junior; graduate of Thompson Valley High School, Loveland, Colo.; son of Craig & Linda Changstrom, Loveland.

Hillary Chisholm (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Lake City High School, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughter of Donald & Robin Chisholm, Coeur d'Alene.

Tyler Chisholm (soccer), senior; graduate of Lake City High School, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; son of Donald & Robin Chisholm, Coeur d'Alene.

Cheyenne Cotler (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Willits (Calif.) High School; daughter of Lanny & Corrinne Cotler, Willits.

Becky Dickison (nordic skiing), sophomore; graduate of Robert Service High School, Anchorage, Alaska; daughter of George & Brenda Dickison, Anchorage.

Lauren DeYoung (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Jesuit High School, Portland, Ore.; daughter of Paul & Daniela DeYoung, Portland.

J.D. Fischer (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Capital High School, Boise, Idaho; son of Bryan & Deborah Fischer, Boise.

Maureen FitzMaurice (cross country), junior; graduate of Grangeville (Idaho) High School; daughter of Gregory & Christine Hansen-FitzMaurice, Grangeville.

Patrick Flanagan (soccer), senior; graduate of Monroe (Wash.) High School; son of Thomas Flanagan, Carnation, Wash., and Edith Flanagan, Bellevue, Wash.

Emily Fuller-Schwertley (athletic training), sophomore; graduate of Santa Cruz (Calif.) High School; daughter of Jeffrey Schwertley & Brigid Fuller, Santa Cruz.

Lindsey Gehrig (basketball), junior; graduate of Bellevue (Wash.) High School; daughter of Stephen & Pamela Gehrig, Bellevue.

Lindsay Gore (soccer), senior; graduate of Bainbridge (Wash.) High School; daughter of Bruce & Kathryn Gore, Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Kristen Grant (athletic training), senior; graduate of Saint John's International School, Waterloo, Belgium; daughter of David & Deborah Grant, Bellevue, Wash.

Tara Gregg (nordic skiing), junior; graduate of Liberty Bell High School, Winthrop, Wash.; daughter of James & Janet Gregg, Winthrop.

Trish Hayward (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Marist High School, Eugene, Ore.; daughter of Richard Hayward and Carey McNally, both of Eugene.

Jill Huber (volleyball), senior; graduate of Enumclaw (Wash.) High School; daughter of Phil & Karen Huber, Enumclaw.

Emily Johnson (cross country), junior; graduate of Bainbridge Island (Wash.) High School; daughter of Jack Johnson & Pamela Irvine-Johnson, Bainbridge Island.

Denise Kirstein (volleyball, basketball), senior; graduate of Ferris High School, Spokane, Wash.; daughter of Kenneth & Peggy Kirstein, Spokane, Wash.

Carissa Klarich (tennis), junior; graduate of Billings (Mont.) High School; daughter of David & Elizabeth Klarich, Billings.

Jeanne Knechtges (cross country running), senior; graduate of Newport High School, Bellevue, Wash; daughter of David & Taiping Knechtges, Bellevue, Wash.

Brett Lyon (swimming), junior; graduate of Corvallis (Ore.) High School; son of Boyd Lyon & Martha Picchi, Corvallis.

Lila Little (swimming), sophomore; graduate of Ashland (Ore.) High School; daughter of John & Judith Little, Ashland.

Katherine Magid (cross country), sophomore; graduate of Henry Gunn High School, Palo Alto, Calif.; daughter of Lawrence & Patricia Magid, Palo Alto.

Kara Mackenzie (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Lewis & Clark High School, Spokane, Wash.; daughter of Keith & Kathleen Mackenzie, Spokane.

Laura Matsen (cross country), senior; graduate of Lakeside School, Seattle; daughter of Frederick & Anne Matsen, Seattle.

Sarah McConnell (cross country), sophomore; graduate of Newport (Ore.) High School; daughter of Mark & Cindy McConnell, Newport.

Kianoush Naficy (swimming), senior; graduate of Lakeside School, Seattle; daughter of Keyvan & Parvin Naficy, Mercer Island, Wash.

Simon Pollack (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Bainbridge Island (Wash.) High School; son of Brian Pollack and Martha Haig, both of Bainbridge Island.

Jake Pounds (basketball), senior; graduate of Ferris High School, Spokane, Wash.; son of David & Virginia Pounds, Spokane.

Mary Riegel (golf), sophomore; graduate of Skyview High School, Billings, Mont.; daughter of David & Sandra Riegel, Billings.

Rob Rope (athletic training), junior; graduate of Georgetown Day High School, Washington, D.C.; son of William & Priscilla Rope, Washington, D.C..

Rose Ryan (alpine skiing), sophomore; graduate of Hopkins High School, Minnetonka, Minn.; daughter of James & Carol Ryan, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Elly Smith (volleyball), senior; graduate of East Valley High School, Spokane, Wash.; daughter of Michael & Rosemary Smith, Spokane, Wash.

Lily Sobolik (swimming), sophomore; graduate of Roosevelt High School, Seattle; daughter of Richard & Sidni Sobolik, Seattle.

Sam Spiegel (tennis), senior; graduate of St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, Canada; son of Jerry Spiegel & Annalee Yasi, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Brian Stater (soccer), junior; graduate of Marist High School, Eugene, Ore.; son of William & Barbara Stater, Eugene.

Anna Stephenson (basketball), junior; graduate of Chico (Calif.) High School; daughter of Wayland & Gweyneth Stephenson, Chico.

Jennifer Toy (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Northgate High School, Walnut Creek, Calif.; daughter of William & Audrey Toy, Walnut Creek.

Laura Valaas (nordic skiing), sophomore; graduate of Wenatchee (Wash.) High School; daughter of Peter & Susan Valaas, Wenatchee.

Laura Vertatschitsch (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Issaquah (Wash.) High School; daughter of Edward & Michelle Vertatschitsch, Bellevue, Wash..

Paola Vizcaino (tennis), senior; graduate of Tecnologico de Monterrey (Toluca, Mexico); daughter of Pedro Vizcaino & Graciela Suarez, Metepec, Mexico.

Lizzy Washburn (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Mundelein (Ill.) High School; daughter of Daniel & Sandra Washburn, Mundelein.

Libby Winters (cross country), senior; graduate of Roseville (Minn.) High School; daughter of Kendall & Mary Winters, Falcon Heights, Minn.