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  Great Northwest Athletic Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the northwestern United States.
The conference was formed when its ten members split from the Pacific West Conference.
Humboldt State University announced it will leave the GNAC entirely for the California Collegiate Athletic Association in the fall of 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Northwest_Athletic_Conference   (215 words)

  
 Central Washington University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CWU is part of NCAA Division II and is part of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Although still a competitive force in the west, the school's athletic department opted to cut the program following the 2003-2004 season citing a lack of regional competition and a lack of conference affiliation.
Football garnered much attention as being one of the most successful teams in Washington will be moving to the North Central Conference for the 2006 season, after the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced it would discontinue its participation in football following the 2005 season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Washington_University   (598 words)

  
 Sun Star | Story
The senior guard was the lead scorer in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference this season and was named the GNAC Player of the Year for the second time in a row.
He leads the conference in steals, was the first conference player to have four consecutive 30-point games and is the all-time leader with nine GNAC Player of the Week awards.
She also averaged7.6 rebounds per game, was named GNAC Player of the Week twice this year and holds the GNAC records for most free throws in a season with 112 and free throw percentage at 87.5.
www.uaf.edu /sunstar/archives/20050405/sportsrecap.htm   (1261 words)

  
 Northwest Nazarene University Athletics: Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
LACEY, Wash. - The Northwest Nazarene softball team swept Saint Martin's University 2-1 and 4-1 in the final Great Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader of the year on Saturday afternoon in Lacey.
NAMPA - Northwest Nazarene senior pitcher Beau Paul finished his career in style, pitching a nine inning complete-game four-hitter in the opener as the Crusaders swept Central Washington University 6-2 and 2-0 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference twinbill at Vail Field in Nampa on Friday afternoon.
NAMPA - The Northwest Nazarene baseball team picked up where they left off on April 8th, scoring six runs in the sixth inning to win a suspended Great Northwest Athletic Conference game against Central Washington University 15-11 on Thursday afternoon at Vail Field in Nampa.
www.nnusports.com   (392 words)

  
 Western opens season with five home games :: Vikings No.14 in WBCA and Division II Bulletin preseason ratings
Four starters return from last season's 24-5 team, which placed second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference at 15-3 and reached the West Regional semifinals of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
The Western women's basketball team posted a 24-5 record in 2004-05, was second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference at 15-3 and reached the West Regional semifinals of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
She was named GNAC Coach of the Year in 2004, Northwest small college Coach of the Year in 2000 and Pacific Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-baskbl/stories/112105abv.html   (2871 words)

  
 Notebook: McCarthy Dominates Northwest Nazarene - NCAA Sports.com
McCarthy was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference and Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for his offensive outburst.
The native of Corvallis, Ore., leads the GNAC with a.474 batting average.
The Golden Rams are currently in sole possession of first-place in the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings.
www.ncaasports.com /baseball/mens/story/8400968   (620 words)

  
 Vikings prepare for GNAC Championships :: Western men, Seattle Pacific women are favorites
Western Washington and Seattle Pacific are the top-ranked GNAC men's and women's teams, respectively, in the latest NCAA Division II West Regional poll.
Hartmaier was the top GNAC finisher in three of the four races, placing second at Emerald City, seventh at the Sundodger and sixth at WWU.
In addition to SPU, five other GNAC teams are ranked in the Top 10 in the regional poll, including Central Washington (5th), Alaska Anchorage (6th), Western Washington (7th), Seattle (8th) and Alaska Fairbanks (10th).
wwuvikings.collegesports.com /sports/c-xc/spec-rel/102203aaa.html   (1242 words)

  
 EAST COUNTY SPORTS - Real Sports... Real Time
Womack, starting for national runner-up Northwest Missouri State, was a key contributor in leading the Bearcats to four playoff victories -- all on the road to establish an NCAA record -- before finally falling in the final minutes to defending champion Grand Valley State.
Hewitt, a midfielder, contributed great stability for CSULA this season, tallying two goals and an assist in 15 of the Golden Eagles' 18 matches, as the team finished the season at 9-9 overall, accomplishing back-to-back seasons of at least a.500 record for the first time since 1993-94.
Watkins' great uncle, Tom Watkins, is a member of the Iowa State Athletic Hall of Fame after a stellar collegiate career (1958-1960), then played in the NFL as a running back for four teams, mostly for the Detroit Lions.
www.eastcountysports.com /main/2005-06/features/fouryear.shtml   (14299 words)

  
 The Eureka Reporter... Real News by Real People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The awards are voted on by the athletic directors at the 10 Great Northwest Athletic Conference schools.
In four seasons, he scored a GNAC record 2,501 points as Humboldt won 96 of 120 games and won or shared three conference titles.
Nichols, a three-time GNAC first-team all-star, also completed his career ranked among the Top 10 in GNAC history in rebounding (5th with 705), three-pointers made (4th with 193) and steals (7th with 125).
www.eurekareporter.com /Stories/sp-06170403.htm   (195 words)

  
 Saint Martin's University - Athletics - Sports Reports - Women's Basketball
The point total is the lowest recorded in a GNAC conference game.
It was also the lowest total in WOU history breaking the old mark of 36 set against the University of Portland during the 1984-85 season.
The Wolves, who haven't won at Lacey since the 1992-93 season, shot just 22.6 percent from the floor, missing on all 10 of their three-point attempts.
www.stmartin.edu /Athletics/sportsreports/wbasketball/20030130wbasketball.htm   (187 words)

  
 UAA men win GNAC title; women second
Kiplagat was named the GNAC Men's Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the race.
Kiplagat, Olson and both Dickson’s all earned GNAC All-Conference accolades for the first time in their careers.
The conference title was the third overall for the men’s program, who also claimed championships in 1997 (Pac West Conference) and 2002 (GNAC).
www.uaa.alaska.edu /news/gnac.cfm   (575 words)

  
 MontanaGrizzlies.com :: Grizzly track and field signs one, gets three transfers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He placed third for the Crusaders at the 2004 Great Northwest Athletic Conference outdoor meet in the 400-meter hurdles (55.68) and the triple jump (45-6.25) and eighth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.03).
As a senior at Sentinel High in 2002, Mosbacher won a Class AA state title in the triple jump (45-8), was third in the 110-meter hurdles (15.03) and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles (39.91).
She finished fourth for the Vikings at the 2005 Great Northwest Athletic Conference meet in the steeplechase.
web.montanagrizzlies.com /mtgriz/db/news/FMPro?-DB=News.FP5&-Format=news_story.htm&-lay=WEB&RecordID=6810&-Max=1&-Find   (419 words)

  
 Observer Online .::. Football team rushes to the NCC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Humboldt State Athletic Director Dan Collen says a major reason that Humboldt State was in the GNAC to begin with was that they could compete in all sports including football, which is not part of the CCAA.
Since Humboldt could no longer compete for a conference championship the school’s administration felt their program would be better off competing against schools from their own state.
The inability to attain a conference championship and the elimination of the home and home format used in the GNAC will be the two notable differences for Humboldt’s football program.
www.cwu.edu /~observer/story.php?storyid=3199&navArea=Sports   (1089 words)

  
 Saint Martin's University - Athletics
Softball: Saints swept by Western Washington, finish series 1-3 against Vikings (04/23/06) Bellingham, WA --- Saint Martin's University suffered a sweep against Western Washington, 1-0 and 5-3, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference softball doubleheader Sunday at Viking Field.
Baseball: Saints earn doubleheader split with Central Washington (04/22/06) Ellensburg, WA --- Saint Martin’s University defeated Central Washington 14-5 in the opener of a Great Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Tomlinson Field.
Softball: Saints split doubleheader with Central Washington (04/21/06) Ellensburg, WA --- The Saint Martin's University women’s softball team split a Great Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader with Central Washington University on Friday.
www.stmartin.edu /athletics   (401 words)

  
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Set Great Northwest Athletic Conference record for most blocks in a match, with 13 against Seattle Pacific.
Is now 6th in career blocks with 199 and is 3rd in season blocks with 108 and is currently in 8th for career hitting percentage with.207.
Led the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in blocks in a single match with 11.
www.mosquitonet.com /~ronnzeek/uafvb1_carlinsmith.html   (218 words)

  
 The Daily News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The 5-foot-6 Saints guard leads the GNAC in scoring (22.6) and 3-pointers made (18) and is ninth in assists (3.6) and steals (2.0).
She recently received honorable mention GNAC Player of the Week after scoring a career and conference season-high 32 points in a 14-point victory over Cal-State Monterey Bay.
Bannish, who is averaging 16.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and five assists, is ranked 12th in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in scoring, 18th in rebounds and fourth in assists.
www.tdn.com /articles/2005/12/16/sports/news01.txt   (811 words)

  
 Definition of College football
The response to this was the formation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which set rules governing the sport.
The college post-season is ushered in by the annual presentation of the Heisman Trophy Award, considered the most prestigious award in all of college football, given to the top player of the year as determined by a panel consisting of media voters and former winners of the award.
This is then followed by a series of bowl games that showcase (usually) the top college team in a particular conference, as well as the consensus "national champion", which is determined not by a true playoff, but by a controversial confederation of voters, broadcast networks, bowls and conferences known as the Bowl Championship Series.
www.wordiq.com /definition/College_football   (1058 words)

  
 The Bellingham Herald | news | | Western football: Coming up big   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was the first win in a month for the Vikings, who improved to 2-3 overall and 1-0 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Humboldt falls to 3-2 on the season and 0-1 in the conference.
The Lumberjacks pulled within 21-16 with seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter after blocking a punt and recovering it in the end zone for a touchdown, but the Vikings collected four first downs in the final six minutes of the game to hold on for the win.
news.bellinghamherald.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051002/SPORTS0701/510020376   (663 words)

  
 South Sound Sports
A 25-point thumping of its closest pursuer in the Cascade Conference standings was enough to lift The Evergreen State College men’s basketball team to ninth in the NAIA National Rankings released Tuesday afternoon.
The win was Evergreen’s 11th in a row overall and gave the Geoducks (10-1 in conference) a two and one-half game lead in the CCC over now 17th-ranked Tech and 24th-ranked Western Baptist College, who share a 7-3 league mark.
Evergreen is the highest ranked team in the West, as the lone California Pacific Conference team in the poll, Dominican University, was 25th.
www.olympiaonline.com /sports/2002_01_20_olympiasports_archive.html   (478 words)

  
 The News Tribune (Lite) - CWU volleyball team’s streak ends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Three consecutive kills by Nikole Thompson – who had 26 in the match and was named the GNAC player of the week for the second time this year – sealed the Redhawks’ victory.
Greg Swanson, UPS soccer: Sophomore defender was named the Northwest Conference offensive soccer athlete of the week after scoring two goals and adding two assists in the Loggers’ two victories last week over Pacific Lutheran and Willamette.
Central Washington: Meghan Michaud was named the Great Northwest Conference soccer player of the week after compiling 10 saves and allowing one goal in leading the Wildcats to three wins, including its first victory over Seattle University since 1995.
www.thenewstribune.com /sports/v-lite/story/5212770p-4736761c.html   (1213 words)

  
 050913SPUWomensSoccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Falcons are unbeaten in their last 32 (30-0-2) conference games, dating back to September 25, 2002.
SPU leads the conference in shutouts (.50) and goals-against average (.50).
Jacobson leads the GNAC in both points (11) and goals (5), just ahead of Martinez, who has 10 and 4, respectively...Lovejoy earned an assist on Martinez' equalizer at Bakersfield, boosting her four-year total to 22.
www.wsysa.com /news/050913SPUWomensSoccer.asp   (765 words)

  
 Daily Record Online
Neel, who spent his freshman season at Washington State University in 2003-04 before transferring to CWU this past fall, was a unanimous selection for the award by the nine conference track and field coaches.
He earned All-American status with his fourth-place throw in the shot, setting a Great Northwest Athletic Conference record in the process with his toss of 57 feet, 10 inches.
Bonnie Galloway of Western Oregon was named the GNAC Female Newcomer of the Year, while Seattle Pacific swept the Athlete of the Year awards as multi-event competitors Chris Randolph and Danielle Ayers-Stamper won the men's and women's award, respectively.
www.kvnews.com /articles/2005/06/11/sports/sports01.txt   (274 words)

  
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Is now 1st in UAF career kills with 1,363, 2nd in season kills with 457, 2nd in career digs with 1,268, 7th in season digs with 410, 8th in career blocks with 182 and 8th in career hitting percentage with.213.
Is now 3rd in UAF career kills with 906, 3rd in season kills with 425, 6th in career digs with 858 and 9th place with a career hitting percentage of.214.
Set GNAC record for most kills in a 3 game match with 27 kills against St Martins'.
www.mosquitonet.com /~ronnzeek/uafvb1_mallorybergstrom.html   (310 words)

  
 CSU Newsline - Humboldt State To Change Athletic Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The conference, founded in 1938, has seen its members win 145 NCAA championships, best among the 23 Division II conferences in the nation.
The addition of Humboldt State to the CCAA was approved Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the presidents and athletic directors representing the league's current institutions.
It also positions the Lumberjacks in the same conference with all of the other NCAA Division II-affiliated programs in California, ten of which are members of the California State University system.
www.calstate.edu /Newsline/2005/n20050923hum1.shtml   (595 words)

  
 UAF Athletics Department - Go Nanooks - Volleyball Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Received Honorable Mention from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic Team.
Was listed among the conference leaders in blocks with 0.88 per game.
www.gonanooks.com /artman/publish/smith.html   (151 words)

  
 The Daily News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For her career, Wright, a 6-foot-3 junior center, is ranked 37th on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-time scoring list with 852 points.
Layton is ranked 18th on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-time scoring list with 1067 points, and needs fewer than 270 points to break into the conference's top-five all-time scorers.
Kalama's Josiah Wilfong, a senior cornerback with the Central Washington University football team, was one of nine Great Northwest Athletic Conference players named to the Northwest All-Region Team by Football Gazette.
www.tdn.com /articles/2005/12/26/sports/news03.txt   (794 words)

  
 SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Central Washington went 8-2 and 6-0 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, but did not receive an invitation to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Former Stanwood setter Jenna Von Moos was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the final week in October.
Von Moos had 140 assists in two matches and set a GNAC record with 76 assists during a five-game victory over Western Washington.
www.skagitvalleyherald.com /articles/2005/11/15/sports/sports01.txt   (358 words)

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