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GCU leads Academic All-WAC
7/2/2019 10:30:00 AM | S-A Development
Lopes land conference-high 101 student-athletes on prestigious list
WAC release
Grand Canyon student-athletes led Academic All-WAC with 101 honorees for spring sports, freshmen and transfers, the conference announced Tuesday.
Spring honors included baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's outdoor track and field, as well as freshmen and transfers from fall and winter sports.
GCU had 24 more honorees than the next closest program, Utah Valley with 77.
To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.
During the 2018-19 academic year, a total of 1,296 student-athletes earned Academic All-WAC recognition. GCU led the way with 239 honorees, while Utah Valley had 204. More than half – 59 percent – of all the WAC student-athletes that earned All-WAC recognition were also selected as Academic All-WAC honorees. Eight sports – men's cross country (71 percent), women's cross country (93 percent), women's soccer (77 percent), volleyball (86 percent), men's golf (70 percent), women's golf (100 percent), men's tennis (88 percent) and women's tennis (100 percent) had more than 70 percent of the All-WAC honorees who were also named Academic All-WAC.
The following is a complete list of the GCU spring sport Academic All-WAC honorees, followed by the fall and winter sport freshmen and transfer honorees.
Baseball
David Avitia, sophomore
Zach Barnes, sophomore
Austin Bull, senior
Brock Burton, sophomore
Dalton Chapman, senior
Quin Cotton, junior
Cole Hoskins, junior
Nick Hull, sophomore
Pierson Ohl, freshman
Jack Schneider, junior
Jonny Weaver, freshman
Coen Wynne, sophomore
Men's golf
Matthew Braley, freshman
Jake Chanen, junior
Filip Lundell, senior
Michael Salazar, junior
Women's golf
Kaylee DeJonge, freshman
Payton Fehringer, freshman
Alexis Linam, sophomore
Siripatsorn Patchana, sophomore
Courtney Vogel, junior
Softball
Brianna Aguilar, junior
Lexy Coons, sophomore
Ryan Denhart, sophomore
Kaylee Dietrich, sophomore
Maddie Dowdle, senior
Rachel Hammons, freshman
Kaileigh Holland, sophomore
Taylor Kaye, senior
Jordon Keeton, junior
Yessie Morrison, sophomore
Gianna Nicoletti, freshman
Taylor Olsen, freshman
Loriann Olson, junior
Shea Smith, senior
Sierra Smith, senior
Taylor Tetone, sophomore
Savannah Tourville, freshman
Men's tennis
Lorenzo Fucile, junior
Freddie Grant, sophomore
Lucas Grego, senior
Valentin Lang, junior
Mathieu Rajaonah, senior
Women's tennis
Celina Buhr, junior
Ludovica Infantino, sophomore
Martina Lo Pumo, sophomore
Celia Morel, junior
Emilia Occhipinti, junior
Autum Prudhomme, sophomore
Men's outdoor track and field
Matthew Anciaux, junior
Bryson Benjamin, freshman
Blake Bennett, freshman
Joseph Biehl, sophomore
Grant Carpenter, junior
Joseph Castellanos, Graduate
Chris D'Angelo, sophomore
Reier Gilbertson, freshman
Michael Gonzales, junior
Moataz Hassan, freshman
Casey Huguez, freshman
Adam Knuff, freshman
Jacob Lewis, freshman
Christopher Linnin, senior
Karlos Logan, senior
Tevin Mayfield, senior
Austin Moeller, junior
Maxwel Myers, freshman
Jesse Newman, junior
Jorden Okyere, freshman
Josh Onwordi, sophomore
Adam Peterson, Graduate
Carson Pettett, sophomore
Landon Rast, freshman
Alex Thomas, sophomore
Deshon Toney, freshman
Adam Turner, junior
Karl Zuber, sophomore
Women's outdoor track and field
Morgan Adsit, freshman
Elizabeth Balsan, junior
McKayla Cordova, sophomore
Nicole Cristobal, sophomore
Kathrine Enbody, sophomore
Kenzie Fitzgerald, senior
Latoya Gilding, senior
Paige Hildebrandt, junior
Paeden Jackson, Graduate
Shanice Lewis, senior
Courtney Logan, senior
Madelyn Lundberg, sophomore
Sydney Madrid, Graduate
Desiree Martinez, freshman
Kennedy Quarles, freshman
Raeann Queener, freshman
Sarah Root, senior
Alyson Schwartz, sophomore
Chynna Simmons, sophomore
Trista Smith, junior
Jalissa Smith, senior
Yarithza Soto, junior
Erika Wallace, junior
Niki Xydona, junior
Freshmen/transfer GCU Academic All-WAC honorees
Men's basketball
Tim Finke, freshman
Michael Finke, Graduate
Women's basketball
Carla Balague, freshman
AJ Cephas, Graduate
Venla Varis, freshman
Men's cross country
Blake Bennett, freshman
Christian Fagerlin, freshman
Anthony Haren, freshman
Landon Rast, freshman
Bryce Schmisseur, freshman
Women's cross country
Ana Alvarez Tostado, freshman
Julia Schumacher, freshman
Men's Soccer
Julien Armaroli, junior
Alexis Canales, freshman
Jaime Delor, junior
Esai Easley, freshman
Bert Wilton, freshman
Women's soccer
Carlie Bateman, freshman
Perri Belzer, freshman
Remmi Deutsch, freshman
Noah Johnson, freshman
Anna Whitaker, freshman
Men's swimming and diving
Jake Baron, freshman
Kainan Coerin, freshman
Parker Greene, sophomore
David Griffith, freshman
Florent Janin, freshman
Samuel McKenzie, freshman
Dylan Nasser, sophomore
Mazen Shoukri, freshman
Women's swimming and diving
Hannah Barker, freshman
Karolina Dyrda, sophomore
Robyn Edwards, freshman
Kyra Forrest, freshman
Maja Uduc, freshman
Brigit Van Der Vegte, freshman
Nicole Yeakley, freshman
Men's indoor track and field
Bryson Benjamin, freshman
Blake Bennett, freshman
Kyle Charbonneau, freshman
Moataz Hassan, freshman
Adam Knuff, freshman
Jacob Lewis, freshman
Max Myers, freshman
Jorden Okyere, freshman
Landon Rast, freshman
Deshon Toney, freshman
Women's indoor track and field
Morgan Adsit, freshman
Desiree Martinez, freshman
Kennedy Quarles, freshman
Niki Xydona, junior
Women's volleyball
K.J. Adams, freshman
Molly Feldmeth, sophomore
Annabelle Kubinski, freshman
Kayla Matthews, freshman
Esmee Priem, freshman
Grand Canyon student-athletes led Academic All-WAC with 101 honorees for spring sports, freshmen and transfers, the conference announced Tuesday.
Spring honors included baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's outdoor track and field, as well as freshmen and transfers from fall and winter sports.
GCU had 24 more honorees than the next closest program, Utah Valley with 77.
To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.
During the 2018-19 academic year, a total of 1,296 student-athletes earned Academic All-WAC recognition. GCU led the way with 239 honorees, while Utah Valley had 204. More than half – 59 percent – of all the WAC student-athletes that earned All-WAC recognition were also selected as Academic All-WAC honorees. Eight sports – men's cross country (71 percent), women's cross country (93 percent), women's soccer (77 percent), volleyball (86 percent), men's golf (70 percent), women's golf (100 percent), men's tennis (88 percent) and women's tennis (100 percent) had more than 70 percent of the All-WAC honorees who were also named Academic All-WAC.
The following is a complete list of the GCU spring sport Academic All-WAC honorees, followed by the fall and winter sport freshmen and transfer honorees.
Baseball
David Avitia, sophomore
Zach Barnes, sophomore
Austin Bull, senior
Brock Burton, sophomore
Dalton Chapman, senior
Quin Cotton, junior
Cole Hoskins, junior
Nick Hull, sophomore
Pierson Ohl, freshman
Jack Schneider, junior
Jonny Weaver, freshman
Coen Wynne, sophomore
Men's golf
Matthew Braley, freshman
Jake Chanen, junior
Filip Lundell, senior
Michael Salazar, junior
Women's golf
Kaylee DeJonge, freshman
Payton Fehringer, freshman
Alexis Linam, sophomore
Siripatsorn Patchana, sophomore
Courtney Vogel, junior
Softball
Brianna Aguilar, junior
Lexy Coons, sophomore
Ryan Denhart, sophomore
Kaylee Dietrich, sophomore
Maddie Dowdle, senior
Rachel Hammons, freshman
Kaileigh Holland, sophomore
Taylor Kaye, senior
Jordon Keeton, junior
Yessie Morrison, sophomore
Gianna Nicoletti, freshman
Taylor Olsen, freshman
Loriann Olson, junior
Shea Smith, senior
Sierra Smith, senior
Taylor Tetone, sophomore
Savannah Tourville, freshman
Men's tennis
Lorenzo Fucile, junior
Freddie Grant, sophomore
Lucas Grego, senior
Valentin Lang, junior
Mathieu Rajaonah, senior
Women's tennis
Celina Buhr, junior
Ludovica Infantino, sophomore
Martina Lo Pumo, sophomore
Celia Morel, junior
Emilia Occhipinti, junior
Autum Prudhomme, sophomore
Men's outdoor track and field
Matthew Anciaux, junior
Bryson Benjamin, freshman
Blake Bennett, freshman
Joseph Biehl, sophomore
Grant Carpenter, junior
Joseph Castellanos, Graduate
Chris D'Angelo, sophomore
Reier Gilbertson, freshman
Michael Gonzales, junior
Moataz Hassan, freshman
Casey Huguez, freshman
Adam Knuff, freshman
Jacob Lewis, freshman
Christopher Linnin, senior
Karlos Logan, senior
Tevin Mayfield, senior
Austin Moeller, junior
Maxwel Myers, freshman
Jesse Newman, junior
Jorden Okyere, freshman
Josh Onwordi, sophomore
Adam Peterson, Graduate
Carson Pettett, sophomore
Landon Rast, freshman
Alex Thomas, sophomore
Deshon Toney, freshman
Adam Turner, junior
Karl Zuber, sophomore
Women's outdoor track and field
Morgan Adsit, freshman
Elizabeth Balsan, junior
McKayla Cordova, sophomore
Nicole Cristobal, sophomore
Kathrine Enbody, sophomore
Kenzie Fitzgerald, senior
Latoya Gilding, senior
Paige Hildebrandt, junior
Paeden Jackson, Graduate
Shanice Lewis, senior
Courtney Logan, senior
Madelyn Lundberg, sophomore
Sydney Madrid, Graduate
Desiree Martinez, freshman
Kennedy Quarles, freshman
Raeann Queener, freshman
Sarah Root, senior
Alyson Schwartz, sophomore
Chynna Simmons, sophomore
Trista Smith, junior
Jalissa Smith, senior
Yarithza Soto, junior
Erika Wallace, junior
Niki Xydona, junior
Freshmen/transfer GCU Academic All-WAC honorees
Men's basketball
Tim Finke, freshman
Michael Finke, Graduate
Women's basketball
Carla Balague, freshman
AJ Cephas, Graduate
Venla Varis, freshman
Men's cross country
Blake Bennett, freshman
Christian Fagerlin, freshman
Anthony Haren, freshman
Landon Rast, freshman
Bryce Schmisseur, freshman
Women's cross country
Ana Alvarez Tostado, freshman
Julia Schumacher, freshman
Men's Soccer
Julien Armaroli, junior
Alexis Canales, freshman
Jaime Delor, junior
Esai Easley, freshman
Bert Wilton, freshman
Women's soccer
Carlie Bateman, freshman
Perri Belzer, freshman
Remmi Deutsch, freshman
Noah Johnson, freshman
Anna Whitaker, freshman
Men's swimming and diving
Jake Baron, freshman
Kainan Coerin, freshman
Parker Greene, sophomore
David Griffith, freshman
Florent Janin, freshman
Samuel McKenzie, freshman
Dylan Nasser, sophomore
Mazen Shoukri, freshman
Women's swimming and diving
Hannah Barker, freshman
Karolina Dyrda, sophomore
Robyn Edwards, freshman
Kyra Forrest, freshman
Maja Uduc, freshman
Brigit Van Der Vegte, freshman
Nicole Yeakley, freshman
Men's indoor track and field
Bryson Benjamin, freshman
Blake Bennett, freshman
Kyle Charbonneau, freshman
Moataz Hassan, freshman
Adam Knuff, freshman
Jacob Lewis, freshman
Max Myers, freshman
Jorden Okyere, freshman
Landon Rast, freshman
Deshon Toney, freshman
Women's indoor track and field
Morgan Adsit, freshman
Desiree Martinez, freshman
Kennedy Quarles, freshman
Niki Xydona, junior
Women's volleyball
K.J. Adams, freshman
Molly Feldmeth, sophomore
Annabelle Kubinski, freshman
Kayla Matthews, freshman
Esmee Priem, freshman
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