News release date: June 15, 2005

Northwest Conference Honors 57 Whitman Scholar Athletes

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A total of 57 students recently received Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete honors at Whitman College for the 2004-05 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.

The list of the 2004-05 Whitman Scholar Athletes follows below.


2004-05 Whitman College Scholar Athletes

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

Sammie Arthur (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Branson School, Ross, Calif.; daughter of Molly & Michael Arthur, Tiburon, Calif.

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

Daniel Beekman (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Garfield High School, Seattle, Wash.; son of Robert Beekman & Judith Kalitski, Seattle.

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

Kyle Born (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Stanwood (Wash.) High School; son Robert Born, Edgewood, Wash., and Janet Mott, Stanwood.

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

Elliot Brian (cross country), sophomore; graduate of Sir Francis Drake High School, San Anselmo, Calif.; son of Eddie Brian, San Francisco, and Jane Kiskaddon, Fairfax, Calif.

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

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

Sam Clark (cross country), sophomore; graduate of Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, Colo.; son of John & Elizabeth Clark, Colorado Springs.

Lindsay Colgan (athletic trainer), senior; graduate of Sumner (Wash.) High School; daughter of Brenda & Steven Colgan, Sumner.

Katie Collier (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Issaquah (Wash.) High School; daughter of Ellen Jesse, Issaquah, and Steve Collier, Newcastle, Wash.

Maria Corcorran (alpine skiing), sophomore; graduate of Newport High School; daughter of Patricia Plymire & Scott Corcorran, Bellevue, Wash.

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

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

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

Maura Flaherty (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Blanchet School, Salem, Ore.; daughter of Teresa & Thomas Flaherty, Salem.

Erin Frame (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Issaquah (Wash.) High School; daughter of Kathleen & Peter Frame, Issaquah.

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

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

Martha Hansen (golf), junior; graduate of Teton High School, Driggs, Idaho; daughter of Mary & Paul Hansen, Driggs.

Sahalie Hashim (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Yelm (Wash.) High School; daughter of Rosalie Saecker and William Hashim, both of Yelm.

Charlotte Haws (golf), senior; graduate of Olympus High School, Salt Lake City; daughter of Annette & Charles Haws, Salt Lake City.

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

Mckenzie Hoffman (soccer), junior; graduate of Eastlake High School, Sammamish, Wash.; daughter of Claudia & Steven Hoffman, Sammamish.

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

Steve Johnson (baseball), senior; graduate of Lakeside School, Seattle; son of Steven & Melissa Johnson, Seattle.

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

Thomas Kost (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Marshall (Minn.) High School; son of Charles & Elizabeth Kost, Marshall.

Natalie Kramer (volleyball), sophomore; graduate of Bret Harte High School, Angel's Camp, Calif.; daughter of Renee & John Kramer, Vallecito, Calif.

Sarah Laird (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Sacred Hearth Preparatory School, Atherton, Calif.; daughter of Courtney & Angus Laird, Los Altos, Calif.

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

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

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

Thomas Miller (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Garfield High School, Seattle, Wash.; son of Gregory & Sandra Miller, Seattle.

Samuel Morris-Rosenfeld (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Nathan Hale High School, Seattle, Wash.; son of Michael Rosenfeld & Judith Morris, Seattle.

Robbie Munday (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Penticton (B.C.) Secondary; son of Robert & Bonnie Munday, Okanogan Falls, B.C.

Katie Newhouse (tennis), senior; graduate of Saint Mary's Academy, Portland, Ore.; daughter of Sharon Ivey & Thomas Newhouse, Portland.

Drew Pearsall (baseball), junior; graduate of Brophy College Preparatory School, Phoenix, Ariz.; son of Bryce & Rita Pearsall, Phoenix.

Brett Rawson (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Overlake High School, Seattle, Wash.; son of Richard & Kimberly Rawson, Sammamish, Wash.

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

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

Emily Seider (volleyball), sophomore; graduate of South Eugene High School, Seattle; daughter of Amanda Miller & William Seider, Eugene, Ore.

Amy Sharp (alpine skiing), junior; graduate of Colorado Academy, Denver, Colo.; daughter of Susan & Lewis Sharp, Littleton, Colo.

Emily Smith (tennis), sophomore; graduate of American School of Lima (Peru); daughter of Alison Little and Dean Smith, both of Lake Oswego, Ore.

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

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

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

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

Laura Valaas (Nordic skiing, cross country), junior; graduate of Wenatchee (Wash.) High School; daughter of Susan & Peter Valaas, Wenatchee.

Vanessa Warner (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Jefferson High School, Auburn, Wash.; daughter of Diane & Charles Warner, Kent, Wash.

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

Laura Williams (volleyball), senior; graduate of Churchill High School, Eugene, Ore.; daughter of Anne & Ronald Williams, Eugene.

Sierra Witnov (cross country), senior; graduate of Santa Barbara (Calif.) High School; daughter of Barbara & Stan Witnov, Santa Barbara.

Hannes Zirknitzer (alpine skiing), junior; graduate of Scotch College, Melbourne, Australia; son of Peter & Heather Zirknitzer, Bright, Australia.