WAC names fall academic honorees

2/7/2023 5:49:00 PM | General, Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, S-A Development

Women's volleyball leads Lopes teams with 8 picks

Grand Canyon had 21 fall student-athletes honored by the WAC in its release of Academic All-WAC accolades.

The women's volleyball program led the way with eight selections, while women's soccer had seven athletes named to the list. Women's cross country had four honorees, men's soccer had three and men's cross country featured two.

Academic All-WAC honors athletes who competed in at least 50% of their team's competitions this past fall and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better. To be eligible, student-athletes had to have been at their respective institution for at least one full school year. First-year student-athletes who meet the other criteria but have not yet been at their school for a full year will be eligible for the WAC's end-of-year release.

GCU's individual honorees are listed below.

Men's Cross Country
Preston Fagerlin, So.
Brian Martinez, Jr.

Women's Cross Country
Niki Hemmerlin, Jr.
Halle Jenkins, So.
Stefana Purkovic, Jr.
Brooke Skoog, Sr.

Men's Soccer
Alexander Krzykos, So.
Samuel Lossou, Jr.
Pedro Mondragon, Sr.

Women's Soccer
Brenna Alderson, So.
Jordan Ferguson, So.
Maya Gaona, So.
Gianna Gourley, Jr.
Reese Mendenhall, So.
Leah Pirro, So.
Renee Sainz, So.

Women's Volleyball
Hannah Eskes, Sr.
Ashley Lifgren, Jr.
Ava Mason, Jr.
Klaire Mitchell, Sr.
Sydney Reed, So.
Katherine Schmitt, So.
Castan Sturm, Jr.
Alissa Uhlenhop, So.