CHICO, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos Athletics placed a conference-high 51 student-athletes on the 2021 CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll.
The CCAA recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter and spring – for all CCAA sponsored sports. In order to earn CCAA Academic Honor Roll distinction, 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 Academic Honor Roll 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.
“I am so impressed and proud of these men and women for all their hard work keeping academics a priority despite the immense challenges they faced,” noted CCAA Commissioner Mitch Cox. “They really exemplify the true meaning of student-athlete, and the Division II ‘Life in the Balance’ approach.”
The CSUSM women’s track & field team paced the CCAA with 23 selections on the spring list – the most of any spring roster and sport in the conference. Chico State’s men’s track & field team had the second-most selections with 13.
Of the 51 Cougars to earn the honor, 14 were repeat winners. Griffin Teisher was the only Cougar to earn the honor for a fourth time while Jaqlyn Newhouser, Brittney Scardina, Carly Slack and Walker Welch each took home their third.
In addition to placing the most student-athletes on the spring list, CSUSM also led the CCAA with 39 student-athletes earning a 3.5 or higher.
Only 15 student-athletes in the entire conference boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA. Two of the 15 were CSUSM’s Makayla Jones and Adam Lovato.
CSUSM also had the third-highest jump in CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll selections with a 30.8% increase since last year.
In total, there were 453 spring sport student-athletes across the CCAA’s 12 member institutions honored for their efforts in the classroom.
CSUSM 2021 CCAA SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
BASEBALL (7)
Niko Diaz So. Business Administration – Finance
Demetrius Freeman So. Business Administration – Management
Preston Kelly So. Business Administration – Marketing
Adam Lovato So. Chemistry
Ricky Maytorena So. Biological Sciences – General
Nate Robinson Jr. Business Administration – Finance
Griffin Teisher Sr. History MA
MEN’S GOLF (2)
Connor Nelson Jr. Criminology and Justice Studies
Sam Theijs So. Business Administration
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (7)
Trevor Boaz So. Communication
David Bonds So. Software Engineering
Austin Edwards So. Human Development – General
Cameron Reyes So. Criminology and Justice Studies
Nick Leeds So. Human Development – Health Services
Trevor Nakata Jr. Human Development – Health Services
Walker Welch Jr. Biological Sciences – Molecular and Cellular Biology
SOFTBALL (10)
Nikki Andelin So. Psychological Science
Zoe Ballen So. Human Development – Counseling Services
Mayca Brown So. Human Development – Health Services
Jenny Lafayette Jr. Kinesiology – Health Science
Raven LeClair Jr. Criminology and Justice Studies
Klarissa Munoz So. Kinesiology – Movement Science
Jaqlyn Newhouser Jr. Criminology and Justice Studies
Emily Paredez Jr. Business Administration – Management and Organizations
Brittney Scardina Jr. Literature and Writing
Carly Slack Jr. Business Management – Entrepreneurship
WOMEN’S GOLF (2)
Claire Hogle Jr. Communication
Breann Horn So. Criminology and Justice Studies
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (23)
Lauren Allison Aipa So. Kinesiology – Health Science
Toni Ayala So. Media Studies
Aylin Beltran-Picos So. Kinesiology – Health Science
Daria Bonds So. Applied Physics
Serena Farrell So. Biological Sciences – General
Clarissa Garcia Jr. Biological Sciences – Molecular and Cellular Biology
Grace Handler So. Kinesiology – Health Science
Makayla Jones So. Human Development – Counseling Services
Sierra Julian Jr. Human Development – Health Services
Renee Laurenzana So. Biological Sciences – Physiology
Brittney Livermore So. Liberal Studies
Marina McDonough Jr. Human Development – Counseling Services
Erin MacNeil Jr. Biological Sciences – General
Amaya Mahmoud So. Communication
Julie Mariano Jr. Sociology – Standard
Ana Mercado So. Business Administration – Finance
Luz Mercado So. Economics
Jenna Portis So. Liberal Studies
Sierra Roberson So. Art, Media, and Design
Natalie Schroeder So. Kinesiology – Health Science
Rachel Sjolie So. Psychological Science
Morgan Taylor Jr. Political Science – General
Morgann Wilson Jr. Liberal Studies
