PORTLAND, Ore. - The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced their 2024-25 GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athletes, presented by Barnes & Noble College, and the Alaska Nanooks had 45 recipients. For a third year in a row, the GNAC recorded a record total of student-athletes earning the FAR honors, as 426 individuals were named on Tuesday.

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This number broke the previous record-breaking number of 394, set back in 2023-24. The GNAC FAR Scholar Athlete Award is presented to all student-athletes listed on any squad at a GNAC institution, regardless of whether the sport is a GNAC championship sport, who have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.85 or greater. Conference affiliate members could nominate only student-athletes from the sport in which they compete within the GNAC.

A faculty athletic representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty at an NCAA member institution who has been designated to serve as a liaison between the institution's faculty and the athletic department. The FAR serves as a representative of the institution in conference and NCAA affairs.

The role of the FAR is "to ensure that the academic institution establishes and maintains the appropriate balance between academics and athletics."

Female Recipients

Name	Sport	Academic Major	Year	GPA	Hometown
Rachael Charles	Rifle	Biological Sciences	Jr.	3.90	Urbandale, Iowa
Kinley Erickson **	Volleyball	Communication	Sr.	3.92	North Pole, Alaska
Elena Guc	Volleyball	Homeland Security	Jr.	4.00	East China, Mich.
Sára Karasová ***	Rifle	Sport & Recreation Business	Sr.	3.96	Šenov, Czech Republic
Lucie Kissenberger	Rifle	Biological Sciences	Fr.	4.00	Neuves-Maisons, France
Kendall Kramer *	Cross Country/Nordic Ski	Biological Sciences	Sr.	3.89	Fairbanks, Alaska
Miranda Lomax	Basketball	Business Administration	Jr.	3.85	Cathlamet, Wash.
Haylee Lyons	Volleyball	Business	Fr.	3.90	Kaimuki, Hawaii
Olivia Manley	Cross Country	Psychology	Fr.	3.87	Fairbanks, Alaska
Tristian Martin *	Basketball	Homeland Security	Sr.	3.86	Fairbanks, Alaska
Jordan O'Connor	Swimming	Marine Studies	Sr.	3.95	Jersey Shore, Pa.
Cecelia Ossi	Rifle	Business Administration	Sr.	3.96	Annandale, N.J.
Janci Pangburn	Swimming	Undeclared	Fr.	3.93	Tulsa, Okla.
Hazel Probst	Cross Country	Anthropology	Fr.	3.86	Fairbanks, Alaska
Sariah Rodgers	Swimming	Undeclared	Fr.	3.88	Fairbanks, Alaska
Larissa Scatamburlo	Volleyball	Biological Sciences	Jr.	4.00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cosima Schmeidel	Swimming	Biology	Fr.	3.87	Dusseldorf, Germany
Madison Schuh	Cross Country	Wildlife Biology	Fr.	3.89	Anchorage, Alaska
Jayda Van Dyke *	Basketball	Business Administration	Sr.	3.90	Herriman, Utah
Ashlyn White	Volleyball	Civil Engineering	Fr.	4.00	Goodyear, Ariz.
Delainey Zock ***	Cross Country	Wildlife Biology & Conservation	Jr.	3.88	Anchorage, Alaska
Rilee White ****	Volleyball	Biological Sciences	Sr.	4.00	Goodyear, Ariz.

Male Recipients

Name	Sport	Academic Major	Year	GPA	Hometown
Noah Barlage	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Fr.	3.89	Humboldt, Sask.
Lars Tobias Bernhoft-Osa	Rifle	Accounting	Jr.	3.95	Rykkinn, Norway
Braden Birnie **	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Jr.	3.89	Weyburn, Sask.
Benjamin Browning	Cross Country	Computer Science	Fr.	3.96	Kimberly, Idaho
Adam Cardona	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	So.	3.87	Beconsfield, Que.
Nicholas Grabko	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Sr.	3.91	Channahon, Ill.
Blake Hanley	Cross Country/Skiing	Homeland Security	Fr.	3.93	Anchorage, Alaska
William Lawson-Body *	Ice Hockey	Accounting	So.	3.98	Grand Forks, N.D.
Bryce Monrean	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Fr.	3.92	Anchorage, Alaska
Philipp Moosmayer **	Cross Country/Skiing	Digital Journalism	Jr.	3.89	Lutkritch, Germany
Paxson Ott	Cross Country	Biomedical Science	Fr.	3.96	Fairbanks, Alaska
Matteo Pecchia	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	So.	3.86	Nobleton, Ont.
Jace Peters	Cross Country/Skiing	Mechanical Engineering	So.	3.88	Leadville, Colo.
Peyton Platter	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Fr.	3.92	Eau Claire, Wis.
Carson Reed	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Fr.	3.94	Warroad, Minn.
Ruben Rhodes	Cross Country	Biochemistry	Fr.	3.90	Anchorage, Alaska
Matthew Rickard	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Sr.	3.88	Coventry, R.I.
Gabriele Rigaudo	Cross Country/Skiing	Biological Sciences	Fr.	4.00	Raccavione, Italy
Brendan Ross	Ice Hockey	Accounting	Fr.	4.00	Calgary, Alta.
Broten Sabo *	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	So.	3.91	Rosemount, Minn.
Dean Spak	Ice Hockey	Business Administration	Fr.	3.94	Calgary, Alta.
Tyler Waram	Ice Hockey	Accounting	Fr.	3.94	Edmonds, Wash.

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