MSUB women’s soccer places seven on academic all-GNAC list

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Montana State University Billings women's soccer team saw seven of its student-athletes awarded Academic All-GNAC honors, as announced by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference on Wednesday.

Of its honored student-athletes, four Yellowjackets were recognized for the first time in their careers, while three student-athletes have previously earned Academic All-GNAC honors.

To qualify for Academic All-GNAC honors, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20, be in their second season competing for their team, and must have competed during the previous season.

Name, major, year, GPA, and hometown of MSUB's Academic All-GNAC honorees:

• Alaina Asan, mathematics, SO, 3.57 GPA, Spokane, WA
• Millie Bamer, health & human performance, SR, 3.82 GPA, Portland, OR
• Ava Curtright, health & human performance, JR, 3.74 GPA, Blaine, WA
• Cianna Sexton, health & human performance, SO, 3.53 GPA, Broomfield, CO
• Peyton Tarabokija, health & human performance, SO, 4.00 GPA, Bellevue, WA
• Abby Thompson, health & human performance, JR, 3.84 GPA, Billings, MT
• Natalie Weinmaster, health & human performance, SO, 4.00 GPA, Vancouver, WA

Of the eight student-athletes in the GNAC who earned the honor with a perfect 4.0 GPA, two of them were Yellowjackets. The sophomore duo of Peyton Tarabokija and Natalie Weinmaster each hold a perfect GPA, both majoring in health & human performance.

Each of the Yellowjackets' repeat selections earned the honor for the second time in their collegiate careers. Senior Millie Bamer holds a 3.82 GPA, and is set to complete her degree in health & human performance. Meanwhile, Abby Thompson and Ava Curtright have accumulated 3.84 and 3.74 GPAs, with the pair each majoring in health & human performance as well.

MSUB's final two academic all-conference honorees are Alaina Asan, who holds a 3.57 GPA while majoring in mathematics, and Cianna Sexton, who holds a 3.53 GPA while majoring in health & human performance.

The Yellowjackets (2-5-5, 2-4-2 GNAC) continue onward in their 2026 campaign on Thursday, when they head on the road to face Northwest Nazarene University on Thursday, October 15 at 4 p.m. Live video will be available on the GNAC Network, and live statistics are available here.