PORTLAND, Ore. – Several Western Oregon University student-athletes were honored Monday by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Barnes and Noble College. Earning one of the top academic achievements around, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.85 or better. Of the 19 on the list for the Wolves, cross country/track led the way with seven on the list. Followed by five from soccer, three from football, two from volleyball and one each from softball and basketball.

Danel Camacho posted the top GPA of the group with a perfect 4.0 and lands on the GNAC FAR list for the second year. The senior from Roseville, Calif., recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in community health. Camacho spent the past two seasons at WOU after arriving from American River College and originally competed at Roseville High School. This past season she began the year running during the cross country season competing in the Western Washington Classic. She later competed in both of the GNAC Championships and NCAA Division II West Regional. Camacho opened up her track career at WOU first competing in the Mike Fanelli Classic running in the 2-mile posting a time of 12:16.81. She then collected a personal-best time at WOU in the 5k later that year in the John Knight Twilight placing second coming in at 19:19.40. Camacho began her WOU career competing in the cross country season in 2018 at the Linfield Harrier Classic placing 14th. Camacho later finished her first year competing in both the GNAC Championships and NCAA Division II West Regional.

Grace Knapp was right behind with a 3.99 GPA and earns her fourth GNAC FAR Award. The senior from Sandy, Ore., recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in humanities. Knapp, another regular on both the GNAC Academic Team and the All-GNAC for her awards throughout her career. A four-time GNAC Academic recipient, she spent her entire collegiate career arriving at WOU in 2016 after competing at Sandy High School. This past season, she set a new WOU record by placing 59th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the highest finish by a women's runner at WOU since the school moved to the NCAA era. This came on the heels of her placing sixth at the NCAA Division II West Regionals in which WOU hosted at Ash Creek Preserve. Earlier that cross country season, Knapp earned GNAC honors coming in fifth. Throughout her career, she opened placing sixth with her teammates in the DMR at the GNAC Indoor Championships and later in the 2017 GNAC Outdoor Championships she came in sixth in the steeplechase. She competed in the mile, 3k, steeplechase and DMR throughout the championships throughout her career. During the 2019 season, Knapp set a personal-best in the mile with a time of 5:11.05 at the UW Preview. A few more personal-best records came during the outdoor season in 2019 coming in with a time of 4:44.86 in the 1,500 at the Linfield Open and then in the 5k at the UW Invitational with a time of 16:59.24. She was a key contributor at the GNAC Indoor Championships helping the DMR team place third and then coming in sixth in the 3k. To finish the indoor season, Knapp set a new best mark in the 3k with time of 9:55.04 at the Seattle Pacific Final Qualifier. Both her times in the 3k and the 5k leave her second in the WOU record books all-time behind Kennedy Rufener.

Rachel Bayly, a four-time recipient of the GNAC FAR Award, was next on the list with a 3.98 GPA. The senior from Moscow, Idaho recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary studies. Bayly spent her entire collegiate career at WOU after arriving from Moscow High School in Idaho in 2016. A regular on the GNAC Academic Lists, she immediately began her career during the cross country season in 2016 running in the John Frank Oregon State Invitational. During the indoor season that year, Bayly posted a personal-best time of 29.42 in the 200 at the UW Indoor Preview. During the 2018 season, she collected a time of 1:45.15 in the 600 at the UW Open for a personal-best. Later in the outdoor season, Bayly set a personal-best in the 800 with a time of 2:22.33 at the Linfield Open in which she placed third. After placing eighth at the Ash Creek Invitational and running in the NCAA Division II West Regional to start the cross country season in the fall of 2018, Bayly later set another personal-best during the outdoor season in the 400 with a time of 1:02.20 at the Portland Twilight. As a senior, Bayly ran in both the GNAC and NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships and then competed in both the Portland Indoor Meets in the 200 and twice in the 400.

Allyson Drury and Juliana Cameron were next and the list as both tied with a 3.97 GPA. Drury, a junior from Dairyville, Calif., is majoring in biology and earned her third straight GNAC FAR Award. She recently earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors after also taking home GNAC All-Academic accolades this season and last year, she was an NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete. Drury appeared in 16 games in 2020 that included 14 starts. She compiled 14 hits, two doubles, a triple and a home run, along with 11 RBI, nine runs scored and four walks. She had four multi-hit games going for a high of three against Southern Nazarene, as she also drove in three in that game with a pair of doubles and a long ball. Drove in three against Saint Martin's as well. Last year, Drury played in 27 games that included 21 start. She tallied a .290 batting average with 20 hits, two doubles, a home run and 10 RBI. She scored eight runs and drew a pair of walks. As a freshman, Drury played in 20 games in 2018 scoring seven runs as a pinch-runner.

Cameron, a sophomore Marysville, Wash., is majoring in criminal justice and earns her third straight GNAC FAR Award. Cameron earned GNAC All-Academic honors earlier in the season after seeing action in 20 total matches and 51 sets. She tallied 44 digs, 14 assists and spun in 14 service aces. Eleven times during the season Cameron had multiple digs reaching a season-best five against Saint Martin's. She added a service ace in six matches, tallying multi aces in four matches and a season-best six against Saint Martin's. Cameron dished out a season-best six assists against Simon Fraser and had multi assists in three matches throughout the year.

Jenelle Hurley landed on the list in her first season as the true freshman holds a 3.96 GPA and is from Grants Pass, Ore. She led the team with the top marks in the pentathlon and long jump during the indoor track and field season. Hurley put together a performance to remember in her first GNAC Indoor Championships when she placed third in the pentathlon collecting 3,334 points. Hurley had three top-five finishes in the five events, coming in second in the long jump, fourth in the shotput and fifth in the high jump. Hurley closed the indoor season with a season-best mark in the high jump reaching 5-4.25 in the Seattle Pacific Final Qualifier to place third. Earlier in the season, Hurley posted a personal-best in the 200 crossing at 27.09 to place fifth in the Portland Indoor Meet #1.

Five Wolves tied with a 3.95 GPA in Natalie Legras, Alex Qualls, Hannah Rispler, Andrew Tingstadt and Kamahoi Sanchez. Legras lands on the GNAC FAR Award list for the third time as she recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in information systems and a Bachelor of Arts in humanities. From Scio, Ore., Legras also works on staff at WOU on the advancement systems team lead. During her last outdoor season for the Wolves, Legras was part of the 4x100 relay team that came in sixth and she also set a new personal-best in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.59 at the GNAC Championships. Some of her other top marks include tallying 2,445 points in the pentathlon at the 2016 GNAC Indoor Championships, a PR in the 100 with a time of 12.89 at the Linfield Open (2016), the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.71 (2019) and the 60 with a time of 8.26 (2019).

Qualls recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and lands on the GNAC Far Award list for the second time. From Gresham, Ore., Qualls was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, along with the GNAC All-Academic Team this year. Qualls spent the past two seasons at WOU after transferring from Boise State. She started 36 games in goal each of the past two seasons posting 15 wins, 129 saves and 11 shutouts. Qualls put together an incredible season in goal posting the second-most shutouts in the GNAC with six and twice being named GNAC Player of the Week in 2019. Qualls started all 19 games this season, logging over 1,746 minutes, posting a 1.13 goals against average and 57 saves. She ranked second in the GNAC in shutouts and third in goals against average. Qualls had a stretch of several big shutouts, including back-to-back 2-0 wins over Seattle Pacific and Concordia and later had three straight shutouts against Northwest Nazarene, Concordia and Saint Martin's. It was a banner year for Qualls and the Wolves after posting the most wins with 10 in a season since 2002 and also reaching the GNAC Tournament for the first time since 2013.

Rispler lands on the GNAC FAR Award list for the first time as the true freshman from Gresham, Ore., is majoring in early childhood education. Rispler battled injury throughout the year, but still was able to start 12 games in her first season with the Wolves at forward/midfield. She logged 878 minutes, one assist and of her seven shots taken, four landed on goal. Rispler tallied an assist in her first collegiate game helping lead WOU to the dominating 6-0 win over Western Colorado. She played all 110 minutes in the double-overtime tie with Northwest Nazarene and played all 90 minutes in the first shutout of Concordia. Rispler helped WOU reach several team milestones in her first season as the 10 wins was the most since 2002 and reaching the GNAC Tournament for the first time since 2013.

Tingstad lands on the GNAC FAR Award list for the third time as the redshirt sophomore from Lynnwood, Wash., is majoring in business. Before arriving at Western Oregon in 2019, Tingstad played for Humboldt State where he played in eight games during the 2018 season, as the quarterback completed 41-77 for 542 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a trio of scores. This past season, he appeared in all 11 games in helping WOU to a share of their first GNAC Championship in school history.

Sanchez is a redshirt sophomore from Honolulu, Hawaii majoring in business. The defensive back originally spent his first season at Pacific (OR) where he played in eight games during the 2018 season. He tallied a punt return for 17 yards against Willamette, while adding a blocked kick in that same game. He posted a pair of tackles versus Pacific Lutheran. He redshirted this past season for the Wolves.

Jillian Greene landed on the list in her first season as the true freshman from Wilsonville, Ore., holds a 3.94 GPA. Greene made a strong impact in her first season with the Wolves during the indoor track season she led the team in the 600, 800 and mile, while also running a leg of the 4x400 and DMR. Greene was also part of the cross country season, beginning her career in the Ash Creek Invitational placing 22^nd with a time of 16:23.2. She began her track and field collegiate career at the UW Preview running in the 600 and posting a season-best time of 1:39.79. Greene finished the season strong, as she ran a PR in the mile at the GNAC Indoor Championships with a time of 5:10.69 to place seventh. She then teamed with the DMR to place third with a time of 12:24.45 and later with the 4x400 that came in fifth with a time of 4:00.64. In the first indoor competition of the year, Greene posted a season-best time in the 800 crossing at 2:17.03 to come in sixth. In the only outdoor meet of the season, Greene competed in the Willamette Opener winning both the 1,500 (4:54.92) and the 800 (2:22.71).

Selene Konyn is a four-time recipient of the GNAC Far Award as the senior from Eugene, Ore., holds a 3.92 GPA. Konyn recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood/elementary education. This award was just one of many for Konyn during the year as she was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-GNAC. In addition to her strong work off the field, Konyn was also named to the GNAC Second Team on the field. She put together a career year this past season finishing second on the team in both points (14) and goals (5), while adding four assists, good for third on the team. Konyn posted at least a point in six games, going for a high of three points on three different occasions against Western Colorado, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Simon Fraser. She added a pair of two-point games versus Northwest Nazarene and Montana State Billings. Konyn scored her five goals in five different games and had an assist in four different contests. Eleven games this season she played every minute. It was a banner year for Konyn and the Wolves after posting the most wins with 10 in a season since 2002 and also reaching the GNAC Tournament for the first time since 2013. Konyn spent her entire four-year career with the Wolves as the forward played in 69 games, starting 51. She scored her first goals, assists and points of her career as a senior, finishing with 14 total points. Overall, she logged 4,566 minutes in her career, including 1,594 minutes this season in starting all 19 games.

Two Wolves tied with a 3.90 GPA in Shay Green and Delaney Smith. Green recently finished her career on the basketball court for WOU as the senior from Hillsboro, Ore., held a 3.90 GPA. This is the second straight time for Green to land on the GNAC FAR Award as she recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. Green put together a strong final season for the Wolves as she played in 27 games that included 26 starts. She was second on the team with 10.6 points per game, while leading the team in rebounds per contest at 4.7 per game. Green shot well from the field making 114-249 (45.8), added 19 three-pointers, 38 free throws, dished out 21 assists, had 13 steals and sent back 11 blocks. She scored in every game this season, reaching double-figures in 15 games that included a season-high 21 points against MSU Billings. Green pulled down at least five rebounds in 15 games going for a high of 11 against Alaska. She had a pair of games with at least 10 rebounds, grabbing 10 in the home win over Western Washington. Over her two-year career in Monmouth, Green played in 50 games, scored 331 points, grabbed 150 rebounds, made 135 field goals, 19 three-pointers, 42 free throws, had 27 assists, tallied 16 steals and sent back 12 blocks.

Smith saw significant time in her first year with the Wolves as the sophomore from Salem, Ore., is majoring in psychology. The middle blocker spent her first season with Chemeketa CC before arriving on the WOU volleyball team in 2019 where she finished second on the team in blocks with 51. Smith also added 101 kills, nine digs and both an assist and service ace playing in 26 total matches that included 20 starts and 73 sets played. Smith had multiple blocks in 12 matches, sending at least five back in three matches and had a season-high six against Northwest Nazarene. She had 19 matches with multiple kills going for a season-high nine in three different matches, in which one of those matches against Saint Martin's Smith hit .750 (nine kills, zero errors in 12 chances).

Kaitlin Poe recently finished her career on the field for the Wolves after holding a 3.89 GPA. The senior from Salem, Ore., lands on the GNAC FAR Award list for the second straight year and she recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in education. In addition to the GNAC FAR Award, Poe was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and was also on the GNAC All-Academic Team. On the field, Poe was tabbed to the GNAC Honorable Mention squad. Poe spent her entire four-year career with the Wolves playing in 59 total games and starting 53. She scored her first two career goals this season and also had an assist during the 2018 season. She helped the team to seven shutouts this year on defense and compiled 4,847 minutes on the field throughout her career. Poe was third on the team in minutes played this season (1,759) and played the entire game 17 times this year, starting all 19 games. Her goals came against Cal State Dominguez Hills and Concordia (OR). Over her final two seasons, Poe started 36 straight games. It was a banner year for Poe and the Wolves after posting the most wins with 10 in a season since 2002 and also reaching the GNAC Tournament for the first time since 2013.

Keating Hinkley landed on the GNAC FAR Award list in his first year as the freshman holds a 3.88 GPA. From Portland, Ore., the offensive lineman redshirted during his first season on the Wolves' football team.

Michaela Yonkman is a junior from Everson, Wash., holding a 3.86 GPA while majoring in history. This is the second straight year for Yonkman to earn the GNAC FAR Award. Yonkman began her collegiate career at WOU during the 2018 season where she posted a PR during the outdoor season in the 200 with a time of 27.62 at the Willamette Opener. Later that season she tallied another PR in the 100-meter hurdles crossing with a time of 15.83 to come in second at the Cougar Open. During the 2019 indoor season, Yonkman set a PR in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.71 at the WSU Cougar Indoor. During the 2019 outdoor season she set a PR in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.27 at the Portland Twilight. Yonkman was also part of the 4x400 that placed third at the 2019 GNAC Outdoor Championships. During this past GNAC Indoor Championships, Yonkman was part of the DMR that placed third with a time of 12:24.45. She competed in the only outdoor competition at the Willamette Opener coming in third in the 400-meter hurdles.

Jessica Scott is a junior from Anchorage, Alaska holding a 3.85 GPA while majoring in political science. Scott played her first season for the Wolves in 2019 after transferring from Lane Community College. She saw action in four games, logging 49 minutes, tallying a shot against Simon Fraser and played 33 minutes versus Western Colorado. During her final season at Lane CC, the outside-back started all 18 games, earning All-Region NWAC honors. She helped the Titans to the highest shutout total in the conference during the 2018 season.