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Michael McKeown

Whitworth football

McKeown, a 5-foot-11, 182 pound senior wide receiver from Post Falls High, was named to the All-Northwest Conference second team, the conference announced. McKeown finished with 55 receptions for 580 yards and six touchdowns. He was second in the conference in receptions and third in receptions per game (5.5). With his selection, all four Whitworth receivers earned all-conference honors.

Natalie Taylor

Evergreen volleyball

Taylor, a junior outside hitter from Lake City High, was named to the All-Cascade Conference first team, the conference announced. Taylor finished the season with 411 kills, averaging 3.67 per set, which ranked fourth in the conference. “Natalie has worked so hard for several years, putting the team on her back, and the recognition by the rest of the conference shows that her work is paying off,” Evergreen head coach Angela Spoja said. “She had an outstanding year and is very deserving. We are very proud of Natalie and all that she has accomplished and look forward to more in the upcoming year.” Taylor became the first player in Evergreen volleyball history to surpass 1,000 kills in a four-set loss at Saint Martin’s on Oct. 17, and she earned Cascade Conference Attacker of the Week recognition on Oct. 3 following dominant performances against Multnomah and Warner Pacific. She started the season as the program’s all-time leader in kills and attacks and will start her senior season in 2018 with 1,097 career kills.

Jake Finney

Washington State cross country

Finney, a junior from Lake City High, will compete in the NCAA Championships on Saturday at E.P. Tom Sayer Park in Louisville, Ky., after the Cougars earned an at-large bid. It is the second trip to nationals for Finney, who also qualified in 2015.