Dec. 4, 2007

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--Wide receiver Cody Ellis of Washington headlines the Pac-10 All-Academic Football Team. Ellis was named a first-team selection for the fourth straight year. In addition, quarterback Alex Brink of Washington State, nose tackle Chris Horn of Stanford, center Chris Joseph of UCLA and cornerback Keenan Lewis of Oregon State were named to the team for the third time. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant substitute. Following is the 2007 Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Football Team.

2007 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC FOOTBALL TEAM

	FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name, School				Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Alex Brink, Washington State**		Sr.	3.55	Sport Management
RB	Anthony Kimble, Stanford*		Jr.	3.31	Science, Technology & Society
FB	Paul Homer, Washington			So.	3.50	Pre-Arts & Science
WR	Cody Ellis, Washington***		Sr.	3.75	Sociology
WR	Evan Moore, Stanford			Sr.	3.34	Sociology/Political Science
TE	Jed Collins, Washington State		Sr.	3.41	Accounting
OL	Chris Joseph, UCLA**			Sr.	3.95	Geography
OL	Brent Newhouse, Stanford		Sr.	3.82	Management Science/Engineering
OL	Alex, Mack California			Jr.	3.54	Legal Studies
OL	Tim Mattran, Stanford			Sr.	3.46	Sociology/Science, Tech.&Society
OL	Micah Hannam, Washington State		RFr.	3.63	Undeclared
DL	Chris Horn, Stanford**			Sr.	3.31	Management Science/Engineering
DL	Michael Marquardt, Arizona State*	Sr.	3.31	Urban Planning
DL	Nick Reed, Oregon			Jr.	3.39	History
DL	Matt Mullennix, Washington State	Sr.	3.30	Management and Operations
LB	Spencer Larsen, Arizona*		Sr.	3.70	Regional Development
LB	Mike Nixon, Arizona State		So.	4.00	Political Science
LB	Linus Chou, Washington			Sr.	3.52	Computer Sciences
DB	Keenan Lewis, Oregon State**		Jr.	3.04	Exercise/Sport Science
DB	Alterraun Verner, UCLA			So.	3.47	Undeclared
DB	Corey Hall, Arizona			Jr.	3.43	Pre-Business
DB	Austin Yancy, Stanford			So.	3.10	Undeclared
PK	Jason Bondzio, Arizona			Jr.	3.69	Finance
P	Thomas Weber, Arizona State		RFr.	3.17	Kinesiology
*Two-time first-team All-Academic selection
**Three-time first-team All-Academic selection
***Four-time first-team All-Academic selection
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name, School				Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Dennis Dixon, Oregon			Sr.	3.33	Sociology
RB	Justin Forsett, California		Sr.	3.03	Interdisciplinary Studies
FB	Trevor Theriot, UCLA			So.	3.25	Political Science
WR	Scott Selby, Washington State		Jr.	3.19	Global Justice/Security Systems
WR	Taylor Kavanaugh, Oregon State		So.	3.16	Construction Engineering
TE	Matthew Larkin, Oregon			Jr.	3.43	Business
OL	Jeff Byers, USC				Jr.	3.27	Business Administration
OL	Andy Levitre, Oregon State		Jr.	3.25	Sociology
OL	Aleksey Lanis, UCLA			So.	3.48	Business/Economics
OL	Brandon Rodd, Arizona State		Gr.	3.32	Business/Education
OL	Joe Eppele, Washington State		RFr.	3.36	Undeclared

DL	John Allen, California			Sr.	3.30	Political Science
DL	Gustav Rydstedt, Stanford		Jr.	3.38	Computer Science
DL	Cameron Elisara, Washington		RFr.	3.28	Pre-Social Sciences
DL	Pernnell Booth, Oregon State		Jr.	3.13	Sociology
LB	Greg Van Hoesen, California		Sr.	3.23	Art Practice
LB	Will Powers, Stanford			So.	3.39	Classics
LB	Emmanuel Awodadweju, Stanford		Sr.	3.21	Communication & Science
DB	Austin Hall, Oregon State		Jr.	3.01	Business
DB	Jay Angotti, Washington			RFr.	3.07	Pre-Social Sciences
PK	Jimmy Rotstein, UCLA			So.	3.92	Sociology
P	Aaron Perez, UCLA			Jr.	3.04	Sociology

Honorable Mention

Arizona: OG Colin Baxter, RFr.; OT Peter Graniello, Sr.; TE A.J. Simmons, RFr.

Arizona State: C Jason Perkins, Jr.

California: DT Cody Jones, So.; PK Jordan Kay, Jr.; OG Noris Malele, Jr.; LB Shea McIntrye, So.; OLB Mike Mohamed, RFr.; FB Will Ta'ufo'ou, Jr.

Oregon: DT Cole Linehan, Jr.; DT Michael Speed, Jr.; C Eric Steimer, Sr.

Oregon State: LS Joel Cohen, Sr.; TE Howard Croom, So.; C Kyle DeVan, Sr.; TE Gabe Miller, So.; WR Brandon Powers, Sr.; OG Adam Speer, Jr.

Stanford: PK Derek Belch, Sr.; OG Mikal Brewer, Sr.; OT Chris Marinelli, Jr.; RB Tyrone McGraw, RFr.; OLB Clinton Snyder, So.

UCLA: PK Kai Forbath, RFr.; TE Logan Paulsen, Jr.; OT Noah Sutherland, Sr.

USC: QB Mark Sanchez, So.

Washington: LB Donald Butler, So.; OT Cody Habben, RFr.; QB Jake Locker, RFr.

Washington State: PK Romeen Adollmohammadi, Sr.; C Kenny Alfred, So.; DT Matt Eichelberger, Jr.; DE Kevin Kooyman, So.; TE Trevor Mooney, RFr.; TE Ben Woodard, Jr.