IRVINE, Calif. — The Big West announced its annual list of spring All-Academic Team performers Friday and a league-best 92 scholar-athletes from UC San Diego were recognized.
In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference accolade, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athlete's respective sport.
A total of 739 student-athletes who compete in the spring sports of baseball, beach volleyball, men's and women's golf, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, men's volleyball, and women's water polo across The Big West were honored for their work in the classroom and in athletic competition as members of the 2022 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team.
The Tritons produced the most spring honorees with 92, with UC Santa Barbara one behind at 91. Cal Poly (78), UC Davis (77) and Long Beach State (74) round out the top five. By sport, women's track & field had 168 awardees, followed by men's track & field with 120. Baseball and softball earned 95 and 81 honorees, respectively. Every school in the conference had at least one Academic All-Conference selection in each sport it sponsors in the spring.
Here are UC San Diego's 2021-22 representatives from spring sports:
Baseball (10)
Noah Conlon
Cole Dale
Marc Filia
Michael Fuhrman
Brock Kleszcz
Izaak Martinez
Ryan McNally
Luke Saunders
Joey Soberon
Noah Sudyka
Men's Golf (3)
Elliot Bunyaviroch
Davis Lee
Davis McDowell
Softball (11)
Bobbi Aguirre
Keila Bosinger
Mariah Melendez
Mikaila Pancino
Deena Pederson
Kelley Renner
Clarissa Reynoso
Zoe Richards
Kaia Simpson
Shelby Thompson
Gabby Williams
Men's Tennis (4)
Sahm Irvine
Phillip Lan
William Lan
Daniel Traxler
Women's Tennis (4)
Anu Bhadada
Ella Pachl
Sophie Pearson
Julianna Sabile
Men's Track & Field (22)
Matthew Amankonah
Jordan Baker
Brett Beattie
Zeno Castiglioni
Nolan Crespo
Sebastian Garcia
Ian Gerth
Kyle Gibbs
Josh Gillis
Max Halvax
Yusuf Hashem
Kyle Hastings
Jake Heinlein
Tristan Lee
Marcos Milla
Brad Nelson
Trevor Paulbitski
Gabe Reuter
Kiasa Salgado
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Thomas
Nathan Tripp
Women's Track & Field (22)
Caitlin Billman
Naomi Chin
Audrey Coney
Madalyne Coney
Katie Cuneo
Crystal Diei
Ashley Faller
Gloria Kalt
Sky Kezmoh
Sidney Hendricks
Lauren Lapporte
Kate MacNaughton
Megan Mattson
Adee Newman
Elyse Nordheim
Sarah Perkins
Anyssa Romo
Tess Rounds
Maxine Schultz
Azalea Segura-Mora
Isabelle Shepherd
Zoie Valencia
Men's Volleyball (4)
Shane Benetz
Ryan Ka
Matt Palma
Nick Rigo
Women's Water Polo (12)
Annika Arroyo
Bennett Bugelli
Karis Couch
Ciara Franke
Holly Maine
Grayson Mix
Taylor Onstott
Kayla Peacock
Chloe Pena
Carson Rampelberg
Madison Solares
Lexi Stahl
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
