Grand Canyon University Athletics
Spring 2026 Academic All-MW Team announced
6/30/2026 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Track and Field, S-A Development
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Tuesday, 1,525 student-athletes were named to the Spring 2026 Academic All-Mountain West team, the conference announced. Spring sports include women's swimming and diving, men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, softball and baseball.
To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and competed in 50 percent of the teams completed varsity contests. Some latitude was permitted to accommodate injured student-athletes.
This year's total is second-most in MW history behind only the 2,045 selections from Spring 2021, when the participation requirement was omitted due to the impact of COVID-19.
To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and competed in 50 percent of the teams completed varsity contests. Some latitude was permitted to accommodate injured student-athletes.
This year's total is second-most in MW history behind only the 2,045 selections from Spring 2021, when the participation requirement was omitted due to the impact of COVID-19.
The 2026 Spring Academic All-Mountain West list includes 146 GCU honorees across 11 sports:
- Baseball — 20: Jake Sanko, Billy Scaldeferri, Mito Perez, Griffin Cameron, Cannon Peery, Trevor Schmidt, Tanner Johns, Camden Bates, Dominic Chacon, Troy Sanders, Marcus Galvan, Chase Frey, Nicholas Robb, Brock Toney, Garrett Ahern, Code Kiemele, Elijah Higginbottom, Billy Gregory, Tommy McGuire, Jacob Limas.
- Men's Basketball — 5: Brian Moore Jr., Nana Owusu-Anane, Efe Demirel, Caleb Shaw, Wilhelm Breidenbach.
- Women's Basketball — 8: Sidney Anderson, Ines Zounia, Casey Valenti-Paea, Anisa Jeffries, Julianna LaMendola, Sifa Joyueses, Ale'Jah Douglas, Norah Moo.
- Men's Golf — 4: Gavin O'Neill, Daniel Werner Nilsson, Mans Boje, Matthew Diehl.
- Women's Golf — 6: Honor Johnson, Allie Justiz, Rosie Maguire, Alexis Vakasiuola, Jessica Haines, Lena Tremouille.
- Softball — 19: Jada Cooper, Isabella Rueda, Abigail Jones, Brooke Nolan, Natalie Fritz, Sydney McCray, Haley Wilkinson, Oakley Vickers, Addison Shifflett, Lilly Camp, Briah Williams, Maggie Place, Tinley Lucas, Raegan Holtorf, Taryn Batterton, Ellie Pond, Emily Gonzalez, Alina Satcher, Trinity Martin.
- Women's Swimming & Diving — 19: Ava Commer, Viviana Criscione, Summer Dean, Marta Guasp Bauza, Lucinda Harrison, Krisalyn Henderson, Katelyn Huffman, Kaitlyn Logue, Paula Martinez Moreno, Sara Mendoza, Sara Mose, Kailee Patters, Hailey Sears, Kourtney Smith, Taylor Stasny, Luna Torre Ayala, Kate Van Zee, Brooke Woeslaw, Beth Young.
- Men's Tennis — 4: Andreas Loizas, Tristan Berard, Charlie Pade, Diordan Macababbad.
- Women's Tennis — 7: Gala Arangio, Isabella Crossman, Dania Deaifi, Peyton Ducket, Karina Hofbauer, Hams Mohamed Metwali, Amália Suciu.
- Men's Track & Field — 21: Weston Means, Cole Hagaman, Elliot George, Luca Cannizzo, Kris Heard, Michael Cunningham, Matthew Hamilton, Grant Haskins, Praise Jibunor, Miguel Rosario, Ryan Willey, Ty Johnston, Emanuel Joseph, Germain Lemaitre, Conner Kittleson, Misael Colon, Adrian Robinson, Spencer Desmond, Justin Raines, Ryan Norton, Francisco Marques.
- Women's Track & Field — 33: Aaliyah Rifort-Delem, Alyssa Blockburger, Amanda Thrue, Atena Rayson, Carina Trujillo, Cassie Small, Eba-Niamke Kouao, Ellie Ochoa, Eva Johnson, Eva Lowder, Grace Scott, Gwendolyn McDaniel, Hannah Smith, Isabella Velazquez, Jade Williams, Juliana "JJ" Garcia, June Zimmerman, Kailani Forbes, Lauren Pahl, Madyson Goodman, Maliyah Ross, Maria Sartin, Morgan Lamberson, Nina Thevenin, Olivia Frizelle, Selah Akers, Sienna Anderson, Stella Hall, Suraia Amer, Taliyah Booker, Taryn Burkett, Tatum Moku, Taylor Hansen.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
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RHP
/ Softball
Sprints
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/ Baseball
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/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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/ Softball
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Tennis
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/ Women's Basketball/ Track and Field
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/ Women's Golf
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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/ Softball
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Softball
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/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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/ Women's BasketballTuesday, October 06
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