Husky Academic All-Stars are (almost) All Business

The Business School holds nearly a controlling share of Academic All-Stars at the University of Washington this academic year. Five of ten Academic All-Stars, selected by the Husky Athletic Department in recognition of exemplary athleticism, academic achievement, leadership and community service, are majoring in business. They are:

• Paige MacKenzie - a junior golfer majoring in business administration with a GPA of 3.65, MacKenzie earned all-American honors in 2004 with an 11th place finish at the NCAA Championships, the best-ever by a UW women's golfer.
• Travis Boyd - a junior distance runner majoring in marketing with a GPA of 3.79, Boyd earned first-team Academic All-Pac-10- honors in 2004 and placed 13th in the 10,000 meters in the Pac-10 championships as a freshman.
• Jamie Gibbs - a senior cross country standout studying marketing with a GPA of 3.50, Gibbs led the Huskies to appearances in the NCAA Championships in each of her three seasons.
• Alex Vlaski - a senior tennis star concentrating in international business with a GPA of 3.47, Vlaski is the first two-time tennis All-American in UW history and winner of the 2003 ITA All-American Championships, one of three "majors" in collegiate tennis; he also reached the semifinals of the 2003 NCAA Championships.
• Kate Soma - a senior pole vaulter majoring in marketing with a GPA of 3.52, Soma is a three-time NCAA All-American who finished second in the NCAA outdoor (2004) and indoor (2005) championships. Her school-record clearance of 14 feet, 3.5 inches ranks as the seventh-best in NCAA history.

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