AT COLLEGE: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016
Madi Farrell
Northwest Nazarene
volleyball
Farrell, a 6-foot-2 junior middle blocker from Lake City High, was a unanimous selection to the All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference first team as a middle blocker. Farrell, who was named 2014 Freshman of the Year and a 2015 first-team selection, led the Crusaders (20-7) with 126 blocks and was second on the team with 334 kills. Northwest Nazarene resumes play in the Division II West Regional tournament by facing Simon Fraser in the quarterfinals tonight in Anchorage, Alaska.
Max McCullough
Eastern Oregon basketball
McCullough, a 5-11 freshman guard from Post Falls High, scored 22 points for Eastern Oregon (7-2) in a 100-84 win over Montana Western on Nov. 25 at the College of Idaho Domino’s Classic. McCullough is averaging 18 points per game with 12 steals and his .591 (30 of 52) on shooting from beyond the 3-point line and has started each of the Mountaineers’ games this season.
Chad Chalich
Montana football
Chalich, a 6-0, 201 pound quarterback from Coeur d’Alene High, was named the Tony Barbour Award winner for the Grizzlies. The award is presented to the player who best exemplifies outstanding practice habits and makes an unselfish contribution to the betterment of the Grizzly football team. Chalich finished the season with nine touchdowns passing and three rushing in two starts, throwing for seven TDs against Idaho State on Nov. 5 in Missoula.
Natalie Herring
Lewis-Clark State
cross country
Herring, a sophomore from Timberlake High, finished the NAIA Championships in 19 minutes, 28.74 seconds as the Warriors finished 26th out of 35 teams at North Farm Cross Country Course in Elsah, Ill.
Trey Burch-Manning
South Dakota basketball
Burch-Manning, a 6-6 sophomore forward who played his freshman year at North Idaho College, is averaging 24.3 minutes, 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Coyotes (6-3).
Josie Brown
Washington State
cross country
Brown, a sophomore from Coeur d’Alene High, was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic team, the conference announced. Brown, who holds 3.84 grade point average, was one of 67 women selected to the team. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and be either a starter or significant contributor.
Jake Finney
Washington State
cross country
Finney, a junior from Lake City High, was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic team. Finney, a mathematics major, holds a 3.92 GPA.