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GSAC Athletes Succeed in the Classroom

A total of 96 GSAC athletes in the 5 fall sports have received Academic All Conference honors. To receive this award the athlete must be in the third year of competition and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. To see the list of honorees for each sport, use the links below:

Baseball Preseason Rankings & All-Americans

The NAIA has released the preseason baseball rankings and All-Americans. The GSAC has 3 teams ranked in the top 25. Last’s year’s GSAC Champion Point Loma Nazarene, which finished in second place in the 2009 NAIA World Series, is ranked number 2. Fresno Pacific at No. 9 and Azusa Pacific at No. 17 are also among the top-ranked teams, with California Baptist and Biola receiving votes. To see the complete ranking, go to NAIA Baseball. The preseason NAIA All-Americans were also released with Brice Cutspec of Azusa Pacific receiving the lone selection for the GSAC. To see the complete list, go to NAIA Baseball Awards .

GSAC Volleyball Honors Posted

Jill Baker As the regular season concludes, the 2009 Volleyball All-GSAC Team has been announced. Jill Baker of Azusa Pacific was named the GSAC Volleyball Player of the Year. She led the GSAC with 4.65 kills per game in conference play. Coach Chris Keife was named the GSAC Volleyball Coach of the Year after leading the Cougars to a third place finish, its best since 2005. Two-time defending NAIA Champion Fresno Pacific has claimed an impressive tenth consecutive GSAC Volleyball Championship and placed 4 athletes on the All-GSAC team. To see the complete list of honorees, go to GSAC Volleyball Awards.

Biola Claims Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards

Aaron Fenlason
Nov 9, 2009
Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Aaron Fenlason ~ Biola
Sophomore ~ 6-1 ~ Goalkeeper ~ Rancho Bernardo, Calif.

Goalkeeper Aaron Fenlason had 6 saves and allowed only 1 goal in 200 minutes of work as No. 19-ranked Biola won a pair of matches to advance to its first GSAC Tournament Finals in program history. The sophomore made 5 saves while facing 12 shots as the Eagles and Vanguard played to a 1-1 draw in the first round of the GSAC tournament. In the shootout, he saved the first shot as Biola advanced 4-2 on penalty kicks. Fenlason then recorded a 1-0 shutout in the semifinals at No. 9 Azusa Pacific for the second time this season. It was his school-record 11th shutout of the season, and he lowered his goals against average to 0.64, which is second best in the conference. Fenlason is the NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.