CSUSM Leads Conference with 120 CCAA All-Academic Honorees
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – A conference-high 120 Cal State San Marcos student-athletes were named to the 2022-23 CCAA All-Academic Team on Thursday.
The All-Academic Award recognizes undergraduate student-athletes who were on a roster in good standing in a Conference-sponsored sport and earned a varsity letter during the academic year while also achieving a 3.40 grade-point average or higher during the 2022-23 school year.
A total of 929 student-athletes from across the 12 CCAA member-institutions collected CCAA All-Academic honors in 2022-23. The CCAA began handing out All-Academic honors in 2005-06, and the 929 selections are the second most for any academic year, not including the COVID seasons. It just missed the record number of 935 selections in 2021-22.
"I would like to congratulate all of our 2022-23 CCAA All-Academic honorees," said CCAA Commissioner Allen Hardison. "The size of this list is so impressive and is a testament to the dedication our student-athletes display on and off the playing surface throughout the year. The hard work these student-athletes put towards academics, training, competition, and being leaders in our communities is something our conference is very proud of. I would also like to thank our coaches, academic advisors, and administration teams across all our campuses that help drive our student-athletes towards success on a daily basis."
Seven of the 12 universities increased their all-academic selections from 2021-22 with Cal State San Marcos seeing the largest total increase with an additional 20 student-athletes earning the honor this year.
Since joining the league in the 2015-16 academic year, CSUSM has tallied the most CCAA All-Academic honorees with a combined total of 820.
2022-23 CCAA ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES BY SCHOOL
1. Cal State San Marcos – 120
2. Chico State – 99
3. San Francisco State – 97
4. Cal Poly Pomona – 94
5. Cal State Monterey Bay - 89
6. Cal State East Bay – 79
7. Sonoma State – 78
8. Stanislaus State – 67
9. Cal Poly Humboldt – 60
10. Cal State Dominguez Hills – 55
11. Cal State San Bernardino – 46
12. Cal State LA – 45
CSUSM 2022-23 CCAA ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES
* - Competed in Track & Field only
^ - Competed in Cross Country only
Baseball (11): Tanner Aoki, Jared Billen, Spencer Davis, Conner Gleissner, Zack Jordan, Preston Kelly, Nolan Long, Jesus Lopez, Daniel Neria, Luke Reece, Nick Schnopp
Men's Basketball (5): Edwyn Collins, Quinn Denker, Max Lonneker, Jayce McCain, Jack Schultz
Women's Basketball (4): Dynnah Buckner, Kate Carlson, Malia Mastora, Shasta Parker
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (19): Trevor Boaz, Ripley Brant*, Cris Carrillo^, Jackson Cross*, Matt Frey, Zavier Hidalgo*, Shaun Katje*, Kalathan Laiwa-McKay*, Chris Lee*, Nick Leeds*, Renton McGregor, Nick Melanese, Adam Moe*, Braden Oberg*, Ruben Piña, Will Prouty*, Hayden Sumner*, Shea Vavra*, Sam Whelan*
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (26): Charlotte Allison*, Lauren Allison-Aipa, Rasha Badrani, Aylin Beltran-Picos^, Taylor Cartwright*, Lola Cook*, Cam Ellis*, Kailey Frye*, Jalyn Guglielmana, Grace Handler, Makayla Jones*, Renee Laurenzana^, Angela McManus, Emily Mendoza, Lauren Meredith*, Emma Mills, Julia Muniz*, Teigen O'Donnell, Elise Ortiz, Isabel Ortiz*, Mia Salinas, Jessica Schempp, Carly Schuerger, Ashton Stamatopoulos, Summer Woolard*, Kayla Wrathall^
Men's Golf (3): Jason McElroy, Matt Pennington, Arman Rahgozar
Women's Golf (7): Makenna Cabardo, Lauren Hickam, Breann Horn, Sade Jackson, Madison Murr, Lynn Pham
Men's Soccer (12): Vincent Acosta, Patrick Bulubenchi, Cesar Caro-Avila, Justin Carreon, Curtis Collazos, Tony Flores, Jacob Johnston, Giovanni Marsh, Jesus Mentado, Raul Meza, Riley Patterson, Corbin Thaete
Women's Soccer (14): Kaci Embree, Jenna Frankina, Emma Hord, Devyn Kelley, Emily Mahmoud, Allison Marcure, Grace Marks, Diana Mendoza, Sierra Moore, Hunter Morton, Danielle Paulson, Natalie Paulson, Hannah Ramos, Kendall Swist
Softball (9): Zoe Ballen, Mayca Brown, Makenzie Guiliano, Bianca Gutierrez, Christen Horita, Klarissa Munoz, Sammie Olivo, Morgan Salgado, Ryann Steiner
Volleyball (10): Mia Christensen, Mya Galvan, Brynna Geibel, Sofia Hedqvist, Mackenzie Jennings, Kelli Miechowicz, Jackie Phillips, Kiora Ridgeway, Madison Turner, Gwynnie Wentzel
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