Cross Country | 6/4/2009 1:33:45 PM

MONMOUTH, Ore. - Nik Karr of the Western Oregon University track & field and cross country teams has been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII first team for his outstanding athletic and scholarly accomplishments.

The senior from Tigard, Ore. (Tigard High School), earned a 3.86 GPA in Health while competing in both indoor and outdoor track along with cross country. He was also recognized for his performance in the classroom by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as he was named to the Academic All-Star Team for the third consecutive season, becoming only one of six males to accomplish that feat this season.

He also excelled within his sports as he finished 20th at GNAC cross country championships and 28th at the west regional. At the indoor GNAC championships he earned three team points for Western Oregon as he finish sixth in the 5000m with a time of 15:37.23. Karr was also the eighth seed in the 10,000m at the GNAC outdoor championships before they were canceled.

Karr and Jordan Welling of Western Washington are the only males in the GNAC to be named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine academic team.


District 8 Winners
College Division
FIRST TEAM
Gabe Haberly LINFIELD COLLEGE VIII Sr. Florence, Ore. 3.76 Mathematics
Chris Platano WILLAMETTE VIII Jr. Myrtle Point, Ore. 3.93 Economics
David Wellman CHICO STATE VIII Gr. Santa Rosa, CA 3.92, Kinesiology
Cody Stelzer WHITWORTH VIII Jr. The Dalles, Ore. 3.47 Biology
Avery Neal PACIFIC UNIVERSITY VIII So. Los Alamos, N.M. 3.95 Exercise Science
Greg Bailey PUGET SOUND, VIII Sr. Beaverton, Ore. 3.60 Economics
Nik Karr WESTERN OREGON VIII Sr. Tigard, Ore. 3.86 Health
Ryan Forbes GEORGE FOX VIII Sr. Jackson, Wyo. 3.46 Business Admin
Drew Lackman WILLAMETTE VIII Sr. Gig Harbor, Wash. 3.58 Economics
Jordan Welling WESTERN WASHINGTON VIII So. Burlington, WA 3.52 Business
Eric Coats PACIFIC UNIVERSITY VIII So. Powell Butte, Ore. 3.87 Chemistry
Richard Valenti REDLANDS VIII Jr. Palm Desert, Calif. 3.47 History