Portland, OR – Simon Fraser University football players Bo Palmer (Vancouver, BC) and Adam Berger (Surrey, BC) have been named to the 38 man Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-academic team.
This is Palmerās third consecutive year being named to the team, and Bergerās second year earning the honours.
Palmer, who this year was drafted to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL team, is majoring in the field of communications. Ā His grade point average is 3.45 out of a possible 4.33.
The senior runningback earned GPAās of 3.31 and 3.44 in his sophomore and junior years.
Berger, a senior defensiveback, is majoring in biomedical physiology and has a 3.34 point grade point average out of a possible 4.33.
His GPA increased slightly since last season where he earned a 3.30.
Berger is also a CFL draft pick, being selected by the Calgary Stampeders in last years Canadian draft.
The SFU football team will look to finish their season above 0.500 this Saturday, November 10 in Azusa, CA as they take on Azusa Pacific in the last game of the 2012 season. Ā The game begins at 6:00 p.m.
GNAC Football Academic All-Conference Team
Jake Henderson, Azusa Pacific (Physical Education, Jr., 3.64, Mentone, CA)
Devan Hussey, Azusa Pacific (Biology, So., 3.59,Grand Terrace, CA)
Jake Mittel, Azusa Pacific (Physics, Sr., 3.55, Simi Valley, CA)
Chris Romero, Azusa Pacific (Business, Sr., 3.54, Cameron Park, CA)
Spencer Danielson, Azusa Pacific (Business Administration, Sr., 3.48, Solana Beach, CA)
Tyler Thornton, Azusa Pacific (Undeclared, So., 3.46, Bakersfield, CA)
Mark Neely, Azusa Pacific (Psychology, So., 3.44, Golden, Colo.
Mark Mendillo, Azusa Pacific (Business Administration, Jr., 3.40, Chula Vista, CA)
Paul Flores, Azusa Pacific (Mathematics, So., 3.39, Azusa, CA)
Tyler Tuiasosopo, Azusa Pacific (Communication Studies, Jr., 3.37, Everett, WA)
David Trifeletti, Azusa Pacific (Business Administration, Sr., 3.32,El Dorado Hills, CA)
Api Foumai, Azusa Pacific (Sociology, Jr., 3.30, HI)
Nick Grunsky, Azusa Pacific (History, Jr., 3.23, Folsom, CA)
**Joey Tivnan, Central Washington (Math Education, Sr., 3.64, Centralia, WA)
Holden Rethwill, Central Washington (Law & Justice, So., 3.40, Olympia, WA)
*Stan Langlow , Central Washington (Business Administration, Ā Jr., 3.30, Ā University Place, WA)
**Ryan Robertson, Central Washington (Business Administration, Ā Sr., 3.25, Sammamish, WA)
Brock Johnson, Dixie State (Business, So., 3.76, Layton, UT)
Spencer Young, Dixie State (Business, Sr., 3.73, Salt Lake City, UT)
*Zack Fox, Dixie State (Business, Sr., 3.56, Spanish Fork, UT)
**Cameron Greene, Dixie State (Communications, Sr., 3.49, Brigham City, UT)
*Matt Porrazzo, Dixie State (International Studies, Jr., 3.35, Rescue, CA)
Jordan Curtis, Dixie State (Biology, So., 3.33, Perry, UT)
Matt Gorella, Humboldt State (Business Administration/Marketing, Sr., 3.87, Fowler, CA)
Mikkel Johnson, Humboldt State (Business Administration/Marketing, So., 3.71, Reno, NV)
Tanner Webb, Humboldt State (Communications, Sr., 3.56, Bakersfield, CA)
Alex Markarian, Humboldt State (Kinesiology/Pre-Physical Therapy, So., 3.28, Chino Hills, CA)
Alex Rump, Humboldt State (Kinesiology/Education, Jr., 3.27, Colfax, CA)
**Bo Palmer, Simon Fraser Ā (Communication, Sr., 3.45, N. Vancouver, BC)
*Adam Berger, Simon Fraser (Biomedical Physiology, Sr., 3.34, Surrey, BC)
*Brian Walton, Western Oregon (Criminal Justice, Sr., 3.88, Fruitland, ID)
*Paul Gutzman, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.72, Grants Pass, OR)
**Kelly Morgan, Western Oregon (Business, Sr., 3.68, Sherwood, OR)
Kyle Lane, Western Oregon (Pre-Fire Services Administration, So., 3.50, Portland, OR)
**Michael Akins, Western Oregon (Biology/Pre-Medicine, Sr., 3.48, Springfield, OR)
**Sherman Vercher, Western Oregon (Business, 3.26, Sr., Vancouver, WA)
Gavin Drake, Western Oregon (Psychology, Sr., 3.20, Portland, OR)
**Two-time repeater (Vercher from 2009-10) Ā *Repeater
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