Golf: Vikings sweep GNAC Player of the Year awards

Nick Varelia and Claire Rachor, both from Western Washington University, have earned the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year awards.
Varelia finished third in the GNAC tournament Tuesday at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course with a 54-hole total of 217. On the season he ranks third in the conference in scoring averaging 72.9 strokes per round.