AT COLLEGE: Dec.22, 2022
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 3 years, 9 months AGO
Chris Swider
Gonzaga men's soccer
Swider, a 5-foot-9 sophomore midfielder was named to the 2022 Academic All-District team, the school announced. Swider, currently majoring in Human Physiology has a 3.63 grade point average and was a key player off the bench this year, playing in 14 games for the Bulldogs. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.50 PGA in the undergraduate year, have a minimum of one year completed at their school and be a starter or key reserve player, athletically. On Dec. 13, Swider was named honorable mention to the All-West Coast Conference Academic team.
Derek Pearse
Montana Tech football
Pearse, a 6-foot-3 sophomore tight end from Post Falls High, was named to the NAIA Scholar Athletic Honor Roll, the school announced on Tuesday. In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, appear on the eligibility certificate and attended one full year at the school.
Max Peed
Carroll football
Peed, a 6-foot freshman offensive lineman from Lakeland High, was named to the NAIA Scholar Athletic Honor Roll, the school announced on Tuesday. In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, appear on the eligibility certificate and attended one full year at the school.
Tori Younker
Corban women's basketball
Younker, a 5-foot-7 redshirt freshman guard, moved up to combo forward on Sunday and had 12 rebounds, eight points and four assists for the Warriors (6-5, 3-2 Cascade Collegiate Conference) in a 65-57 win over Walla Walla in Salem, Ore. Younker has started all 11 games this season, averaging 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game with 22 assists and 15 steals.
Katie Fleming
Northwest women's basketball
Fleming, a 5-foot-9 sophomore guard from Post Falls High, had a season-high 15points at Southern Oregon on Saturday for the Eagles, an NAIA team from Kirkland, Wash. Fleming is averaging 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game this season for Northwest (3-6, 1-4 Cascade Collegiate Conference).