CHICO, Calif. – Thirty-nine Cal State San Marcos student-athletes were named to the 2019-20 CCAA Spring All-Academic Team on Thursday morning.
The CCAA recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter and spring – for all CCAA sponsored sports. In order to earn CCAA All-Academic Team honors, a student-athlete must be of sophomore athletic standing or higher, and own a 3.3 cumulative GPA or better while competing in a Conference-sponsored sport in that season. The CCAA Spring All-Academic Team consists of eligible student-athletes who compete in the sports of men’s and women’s golf, baseball, softball and men’s and women’s track & field.
Women’s track & field led all of CSUSM’s spring teams with 10 Cougars making the cut. Men’s track & field and softball tied for the second-most honors with eight apiece.
Of the 39 Cougars to earn the honor, 21 were repeat winners. Melody Forstie, Jaime Jacob, Emily Lichty, Joshua Litwiller, Savannah Magallon, Antonio Riggins, Kylene Shuler and Griffin Teisher each earned the award for the third time.
In the conference, a total of 448 men and women from across the CCAA’s 13 member institutions were honored for their efforts in the classroom.
The CCAA’s seasonal academic awards were created prior to the 2014-15 season. The conference will also select an overall All-Academic team later in the summer.
CSUSM 2019-20 CCAA SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
BASEBALL (6)
Elijah Davis Jr. Sociology
Niko Diaz So. Business Administration
Nate Robinson Jr. Business Administration
Griffin Teisher Sr. History
Dylan Wannamaker Sr. Criminal Justice Studies
Aiden Yarwood Jr. Business Administration
MEN’S GOLF (2)
Daniel Kim Jr. Psychology
Connor Nelson Jr. Criminal Justice Studies
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (8)
Casey Cruz Sr. Human Development
Joshua Litwiller Sr. Business Administration
Trevor Nakata Jr. Human Development
Tim O’Reilly Jr. Business Administration
Antonio Riggins Sr. Kinesiology
Isaiah Thomas Sr. Business Administration
Shea Vavra Jr. Human Development
Walker Welch Jr. Biological Sciences
SOFTBALL (8)
Nikki Andelin So. Psychology
Abby Callais Sr. Literature and Writing
Melody Forstie Sr. Business Administration
Jenny Lafayette Jr. Kinesiology
Jaqlyn Newhouser Jr. Criminal Justice Studies
Brittney Scardina Jr. Literature and Writing
Carly Slack Jr. Business Administration
Sara Whelehon Sr. Kinesiology
WOMEN’S GOLF (5)
Claire Hogle Jr. Communications
Breann Horn So. Criminal Justice
Jaime Jacob Sr. Business Administration
Emily Lichty Sr. Psychology
Savannah Magallon Sr. Business Administration
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (10)
Shareen Estremera So. Child and Adolescent Development
Clarissa Garcia Jr. Biological Sciences
Jax Heckers Jr. Liberal Studies
Sierra Julian So. Human Development
Julie Mariano Jr. Sociology
Kat McConville Jr. Biological Sciences
Marina McDonough Jr. Human Development
Kylene Shuler Sr. Psychology
Rachel Sjolie So. Psychology
Morgann Wilson So. Liberal Studies
