IRVINE, Calif.—UC San Diego had 93 scholar-athletes named to the 2024 Big West Spring All-Academic Team, as announced Wednesday by the conference. UC San Diego had the second most honorees of the Big West institutions with UC Davis just ahead with 94 and CSUN in third with 79 selections.

To be eligible, scholar-athletes must carry a minimum grade point average of 3.00, be at least a sophomore academically with one full year at the institution and have competed in 50 percent of the team's contests (excluding pitchers for baseball and softball). 
 
A total of 771 scholar-athletes who compete in the spring sports of baseball, men's golf, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, men's volleyball and women's water polo across The Big West were honored for their work in the classroom and on the playing field.
 
Additionally, UC San Diego had three scholar-athletes from women's track and field with 4.0 GPA's, including Emma Dunmire (Computer Engineering), Jenna Satovsky (General Biology) and Isabelle Shepherd (Chemistry). 
 
By sport, women's track & field had by far the most honorees with 165 student-athletes named to the team. Baseball had 115, followed by Softball (103), men's track & field had (102), women's water polo (72), women's tennis (50), beach volleyball (48), men's volleyball (35), men's golf (29), women's golf (27) and men's tennis (25). 

Rounding out the Big West institutions was UC Irvine in fourth with 74 honorees, followed by Hawai'i (73), Long Beach State (72), Cal Poly (71), UC Santa Barbara (66), Cal State Fullerton (49), UC Riverside (48) and Cal State Bakersfield (42).
 
The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter, and spring – for all conference-sponsored sports. The Fall Academic All-Conference Team was announced in January with 55 Tritons honored, and the Winter Academic All-Conference Team had nine Tritons from men's and women's basketball recognized.
 
UC SAN DIEGO 2023-24 SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES
* Denotes 4.0 GPA
 
Baseball (20)

Donovan Chriss	So.	Anthropology
Nick Costello	Jr.	Human Developmental Sciences
Matthew Dalquist	Jr.	Data Science
Zack Ernisse	Jr.	Business Economics
Ryan Farmer	Sr.	Business Psychology
Ryan Forcucci	Jr.	Business Psychology
Emiliano Gonzalez	Gr.	Master of Pro Accountancy
Nic Gregson	Sr.	Communication
Patrick Hackworth	Jr.	Business Economics
Sam Hasegawa	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering
Doyle Kane	Sr.	Communication
Brock Kleszcz	Sr.	Real Estate and Development
Delshaun Lanier	So.	Business Economics
Colton Lomanto	Sr.	Public Health
Izaak Martinez	Gr.	Master of Public Policy
Benjamin Rosengard	Gr.	Master of International Affairs
Bradlee Preap	Sr.	Communication
Spencer Seid	So.	Business Economics
Noah Sudyka	Sr.	Real Estate and Development
Joel Tornero	Sr.	Cognitive Science

 
Men's Golf (5)

Francis Catalano	So.	Management Science
Davis Lee	Sr.	International Studies
Davis McDowell	Jr.	Management Science
Nathan Tseng	So.	Business Psychology
Jerry Wu	Sr.	Management Science

 
Softball (12)

Claire Adams	So.	International Studies: Economics
Alexa DeMarse	Jr.	Political Science: American Politics
Teagan Dobson	Sr.	Global Health
Morgan Eng	Jr.	Human Developmental Sciences
Reilly Erickson	Jr.	Business Economics
Marissa Hassis	Jr.	Human Biology
Lily Hermosillo	So.	Business Psychology
Mariah Melendez	Sr.	Human Developmental Sciences
Hailey Mulligan	So.	Business Economics
Deena Pederson	Sr.	Mathematics: Computer Science
Zoë Richards	Sr.	Psychology: Clinical Psychology
Shelby Thompson	Sr.	International Studies: International Business

 
Men's Tennis (4)

Phillip Lan	Sr.	Global Health
William Lan	Sr.	General Biology
Charles Qian	Jr.	Business Economics
Pelayo Rodriguez	Jr.	Structural Engineering

 
Women's Tennis (6)

Grace Gamal	So.	Neurobiology
Kelly Leung	Jr.	Business Economics
Naomi Nguyen	Jr.	Global Health
Ella Pachl	Sr.	Human Biology
Sophie Pearson	Gr.	Nanoengineering
Katelyn Vu	Jr.	Cognitive Science - Machine Learning

 
Men's Track & Field (8)

Matthew Amankonah	Sr.	Mechanical Engineering
Zeno Castiglioni	Sr.	Joint Major Mathematics & Economics
Charlie Frank	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Fry	So.	Human Biology
Ian Gerth	Sr.	Applied Mathematics
Kyle Gibbs	Sr.	Pharmacological Chemistry
Jordan Haney	Jr.	Aerospace Engineering
Jake Heinlein	Sr.	Cognitive Science
Evan Hild	So.	Human Biology
Andrew Schulz	Sr.	Economics
Luke Stefanou	So.	Joint Major Mathematics & Economics

 
Women's Track & Field (20)

Allyson Abandonato	So.	Public Health
Lauren Delgado	Sr.	Psychology
Julia Di Silvestri	Jr.	Neurobiology
Emma Dunmire*	So.	Computer Engineering
Idara Ibekwe	Jr.	Human Biology
Amari Jenkins	Sr.	Global Health
Gloria Kalt	Sr.	International Affairs
Leila Kepler	So.	Cognitive Science
Sky Kezmoh	Sr.	Environmental Systems
Lauren Lapporte	Sr.	Political Science/International Affairs
Kate MacNaughton	Gr.	Master of Finance
Lauren McBride	So.	Global Health
Sylvana Northrop	Jr.	Cognitive Science
Lauren Pritchard	Jr.	Environmental Systems
Emily Richards	Jr.	Molecular and Cell Biology
Chelsey Romo	Sr.	Human Biology
Jenna Satovsky*	So.	General Biology
Lauren Schiele	So.	Global Health
Isabelle Shepherd*	Sr.	Chemistry
Kelsie Yamano	Jr.	Bioengineering

 
Men's Volleyball (8)

Andrew Boyle	Sr.	Mathematics & Economics
Gabriel Dyer	Sr.	International Studies
Jim Garrison	So.	Computer Science
Matthew Lim	Jr.	Business Economics
Brett Pursley	So.	Public Health
Josh Schellinger	So.	Business Economics
Peter Selcho	So.	International Studies
Paya Vatanshenas	Sr.	Bioengineering

 
Women's Water Polo (10)

Lauren Bellavia	Sr.	Human Biology
Caroline Christl	Jr.	International Studies
Lucia Doak	Jr.	Sociology
Abby Moll	Jr.	Business Economics
Sofia Munatones	So.	Cognitive Science
Sydney Munatones	So.	Human Biology
Courtney Okumura	Jr.	Human Biology
Lexi Stahl	Jr.	Psychology
Cascade Stensland	So.	Psychology
Kendall Thomas	Jr.	Visual Arts

 
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 began a new era in 2020 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.