WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A total of 52 Whitman College students recently received Scholar Athlete honors for the 2006-07 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 2006-07 Whitman Scholar Athletes follows below.
Mara Abbott (swimming), junior; graduate of Fairview High School, Boulder, Colo.; daughter of Elizabeth & David Abbott, Boulder.
Sammie Arthur (soccer), senior; graduate of Branson School, Ross, Calif.; daughter of Michael & Molly Arthur, Tiburon, Calif.
Eli Asch (cross country), junior; graduate of Waynflete School; son of Roger Asch and Sara Asch, Portland, Maine.
Daniel Beekman (soccer), senior; graduate of Garfield High School; son of Robert Beekman & Judith Kalitzki, Seattle, Wash.
Reid Bennett (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Capital High School; son of Gregg & Sara Bennett, Olympia, Wash.
Kristen Berndt (soccer), junior; graduate of Mount Si High School, Snoqualmie, Wash.; daughter of Susan & Tim Berndt, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Rand Biersdorf (cross country), junior; graduate of South Eugene High School; daughter of Gloria & Kevin Biersdorf, Eugene, Ore.
Kyle Born (basketball), senior; graduate of Stanwood (Wash.) High School; son of Robert Born, Edgewood, Wash., and Janet Mott, Camano Island, Wash.
Garth Brandal (basketball, golf), junior; graduate of Shoreline Christian High School; son of Oyvind and Jeanette Brandal, Seattle, Wash.
Elliot Brian (cross country),
senior; graduate of Sir Francis Drake High School, San Anselmo, Calif.;
son of Eddie Brian, San Francisco, and Jane Kiskaddon, Fairfax, Calif.
Kristan Brown (volleyball), sophomore; graduate of Sage Ridge High School; daughter of Karen Burns-Brown & Ted Brown, Reno, Nev.
Derek Clovis (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Ballard High School; son of Lawrence & Jody Clovis, Seattle, Wash.
Katie Collier (tennis), senior; graduate of Issaquah (Wash.) High School; daughter of Ellen Jesse, Seattle, and Steve Collier, Newcastle, Wash.
Maria Corcorran (alpine skiing), senior; graduate of Newport High School; daughter of Patricia Plymire and Scott Corcorran, Bellevue, Wash.
Calvin Davis (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Sunset High School; son of William & Meredith Davis, Portland, Ore.
Jennifer Doane (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Mercer Island (Wash.) High School; daughter of Susan & Robert Oki, Renton, Wash.
Rhea Edelman (swimming), junior; graduate of West Linn (Ore.) High School; daughter of Loretta Pickerell & Laurence Edelman, Wilsonville, Ore.
Maura Flaherty (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Blanchet School, Salem, Ore.; daughter of Teresa & Thomas Flaherty, Salem.
Erin Frame (soccer), senior; graduate of Issaquah (Wash.) High School; daughter of Kathleen & Peter Frame, Issaquah.
Chad Frisk (baseball), junior; graduate of Shorecrest High School; son of Mark & Kimberly Frisk, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
Christoph Fuchs (tennis), sophomore; son of Axel & Valerie Fuchs, La Center, Wash.
Erica Goad (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Lakewood (Colo.) High School; daughter of Deborah & Jerry Goad, Golden, Colo.
Molly Gordon (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Kentlake High School; daughter of Teresa & Kelly Gordon, Kent, Wash.
Joseph Johnson (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Hellgate High School; son of Steven & Elizabeth Johnson, Missoula, Mont.Caitlin Kearney (cross country), senior; graduate of University High School, San Diego, Calif.; daughter of Kathy & Thomas Kearney, Lakeside, Calif.
Adam Knappe (baseball), junior; graduate of Bainbridge High School; son of Bradford Knappe and Martha Bayley, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Kelsey Krumdieck (basketball), junior; graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School; daughter of Julie & Kevin Krumdieck, San Diego, Calif.
Andrea Kunz (cross country), senior; graduate of Wenatchee (Wash.) High School; daughter of Kathy Mattern and Keary Kunz, Wenatchee.
Luke Marshall (baseball), junior; graduate of Newport High School; son of Stephen & Connie Marshall, Bellevue, Wash.
Kristen Mittelsteadt (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Woodinville High School; daughter of Lisa & Wade Mittelsteadt, Woodinville, Wash.
Robbie Munday (tennis), senior; graduate of Penticton (B.C.) Secondary; son of Robert & Bonnie Munday, Okanogan Falls, British Columbia.
Katie Oost (tennis), sophomore; graduate of North Kitsap High School; daughter of Margret & Dennis Oost, Poulsbo, Wash.
Drew Pearsall (baseball), senior; graduate of Brophy College Preparatory School, Phoenix, Ariz.; son of Bryce & Rita Pearsall, Phoenix.
Dean Peterson (golf), senior; graduate of Mollala (Ore.) High School; son of Glenn & Pamela Peterson, Mollala.
Gregory Phillips (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Waterford School; son of Gregory & Cynthia Phillips, Sandy, Utah.
Keefe Piper (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Seattle Preparatory School; son of Joseph & Lisa Piper, Seattle, Wash.
Alexandra Pogue (cross country), sophomore; graduate of Marin Academy; daughter of Anne Menke, San Francisco, Calif., and Stephen Pogue, Edgartown, Mass.
Simon Quay (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Garfield High School; son of Paul & Barbara Quay, Seattle, Wash.
Mike Rathwell (baseball), junior; graduate of Brophy College Preparatory School, Phoenix, Ariz.; son Peter & Ann Rathwell, Phoenix.
Alex Robinson (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Lakeside School; daughter of Emily & John Robinson, Seattle, Wash.
Jonathan Rue (soccer), senior; graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School; son of Francis & Sarah Rue, Juneau, Alaska.
Loren Schmidt (Nordic skiing), junior; graduate of Lathrop High School; son of Terry & Jennifer Schmidt, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Ranger Sciacca (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Bainbridge High School; son of Michael Sciacca & Barbara Zimmer, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Emily Seider (volleyball), senior; graduate of South Eugene High School; daughter of Amanda Miller & William Seider, Eugene, Ore.
Jason Shon (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Education Laboratory School; son of James & Carilyn Shon, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Emily Shubin (basketball), junior; graduate of Bellevue High School; daughter of Jane & Gregory Shubin, Bellevue, Wash.
Emily Smith (tennis), senior; graduate of American School of Lima (Peru); daughter of Alison Little, Lake Oswego, Ore., and Dean Smith, Redmond, Ore.
Pete Stadmeyer (baseball), sophomore; graduate of Silverton (Ore.) High School; son of Gerard & Jacqualyn Stadmeyer, Silverton.
Davis Taylor (Nordic skiing), junior; graduate of Mammoth High School; son of William & Sherilyn Taylor, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Lisa Taylor (cross country), junior; graduate of Cashmere (Wash.) High School; daughter of Kristen & Gregory Taylor, Cashmere.
Sam Thompson (baseball), junior; graduate of Phoenix Country Day School; son of Mark Thompson and Claire Lewis, Phoenix, Ariz.
Kalla Vavra (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Newport High School; daughter of Brenda Vavra, Kirkland, Wash., and Michael Dotson, Bellevue, Wash.
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