Academic Champs

Thu., May 18, 2000

Academic state champions for spring sports as announced by the Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association. Champions are named for each spring sport for each classification. Following are champions from the local area with sport, school, coach and GPA listed.

Sport School Coach GPA Baseball Mead Dave Vaughn 3.520 Baseball Colfax Mike Parrish 3.570 Boys Golf Tekoa-Oakesdale Lyle Wagner 3.565 Girls Golf Almira/Coulee-Hartline Matt Cox 3.650 Slowpitch softball Reardan Mike Kreuch 3.552 Boys Tennis Ferris Brian Sachse 3.763 Boys Tennis Davenport Yvonne Paul 3.630 Girls Tennis Riverside Brent Monroe 3.929 Girls Tennis Freeman Matt Gregg 3.710 Girls Tennis LaCrosse/Washtucna Andy Stinson 3.551 Boys Track Gonzaga Prep John Traynor 3.261 Boys Track University Keven Frandsen 3.261 Boys Track Chewelah Roy Albertson 3.380 Girls Track Mead Tiffany Degenhart 3.710

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