Academic All-WAC honorees named for fall

1/24/2025 12:21:00 PM | General, Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, S-A Development

Women's soccer accounts for 14 of Lopes' 33 honorees

Grand Canyon had 33 fall student-athletes honored by the WAC in its release of Academic All-WAC accolades.

The women's soccer program led the way with 14 selections, while women's volleyball had eight athletes named to the list. Men's soccer had five honorees, men's cross country placed four and women'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
Emmanuel Corral, Gr.
Spencer Desmond, Jr.
Mac Eliason, Jr.
Alex Rafferty, Sr.

Women's Cross Country
Niki Hemmerlin, Gr.
Shoshanah Stukas, Sr.

Men's Soccer
Jony Muñoz, Gr.
Austin Pearcy, Jr.
Damon Rouse, Fr. (early enrollee)
Leon Schmidt, Sr.
Diego Veliz, So.

Women's Soccer
Brenna Alderson, Sr.
Grace Bartlett, Jr.
Maddie Brady, Jr.
Anahi Cardinal, Sr.
Payton Fisher, Jr.
Aleisha Ganief, Sr.
Madison Hamm, So.
DeAira Jackson, Sr.
Ani Jensen, Sr.
AJ Loera, Jr.
Bella Piete, Sr.
Sidney Roberts, Gr.
Jayden Sanders, Jr.
Hannah Smith, Jr.

Women's Volleyball
Bella Anderson, So.
Ellie Frey, So.
Ashley Lifgren, Gr.
Ava Mason, Gr.
Mykenna Nelson, Gr.
Tatum Parrott, Jr.
Anaelena Ramirez, Jr.
Alissa Uhlenhop, Sr.