ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos Athletics placed a conference-high 54 student-athletes on the 2023 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.
The CSUSM men’s track & field team set a program record with 13 selections, while men’s golf also recorded a program-best three selections.
Of the 54 Cougars to earn the honor, CSUSM had a conference-high 19 repeat winners. Baseball’s Niko Diaz claimed the honor for the fourth time in his career while Trevor Boaz (MT&F), Mayca Brown (SB), Breann Horn (WG), Makayla Jones (WT&F), Nick Leeds (MT&F), Adam Lovato (BSB), Ana Mercado (WT&F), Luz Mercado (WT&F), Klarissa Munoz (SB), Morgann Wilson (WT&F) collected the honor for the third time.
CSUSM tied with Chico State with the most student-athletes to earn the CCAA spring honor.
In total, there were 446 spring sport student-athletes across the CCAA’s 12 member institutions honored for their efforts in the classroom.
CSUSM 2023 CCAA SPRING ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
BASEBALL (12)
Jared Billen Jr. Business Administration
Niko Diaz Jr. Business Administration – Finance
Conner Gleissner So. Kinesiology
Zack Jordan So. Kinesiology
Josh Kim So. Anthropology
Nolan Long So. Business Administration
Jesus Lopez So. Business Administration
Adam Lovato So. Chemistry
Pat MacDonald Jr. So. History
Sean McGrew So. Psychological Science
Luke Reece So. Psychological Science
Nick Schnopp So. Business Administration
MEN’S GOLF (3)
Patrick Jaksch So. Business Administration
Jason McElroy So. Business Administration
Arman Rahgozar So. Social Sciences
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (13)
Ased Adus So. Computer Science
Alex Anderson So. Kinesiology
Trevor Boaz So. Communication
Shaun Katje So. Art, Media and Design
Kalathan Laiwa-McKay So. Kinesiology
Chris Lee So. Electrical Engineering
Nick Leeds So. Human Development
Nick Melanese So. Business Administration
Ruben Piña So. Political Science
Will Prouty So. Political Science
Kenyon Riley Jr. Business Administration
Hayden Sumner So. Wildfire Science
Shea Vavra Sr. Human Development
SOFTBALL (6)
Zoe Ballen So. Human Development
Mayca Brown So. Human Development
Klarissa Munoz So. Kinesiology
Morgan Salgado So. Liberal Studies
Ryann Steiner So. Environmental Studies
Madison Waymire So. Kinesiology
WOMEN’S GOLF (6)
Regan Barton So. Business Administration
Lauren Hickam So. Communication
Kaila Higgins So. Business Administration
Breann Horn Jr. Criminology and Justice Studies
Madison Murr So. Environmental Science
Caroline Wales So. Business Administration
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (13)
Charlotte Allison So Business Administration
Cam Ellis So. Human Development
Kailey Frye So. Psychological Science
Grace Handler So. Kinesiology
Makayla Jones So. Human Development
Ana Mercado So. Business Administration
Luz Mercado So. Economics
Emma Mills So. Biological Science
Teigen O’Donnell Jr. Human Development
Elise Ortiz So. Kinesiology
Jessica Schempp So. Kinesiology
Morgann Wilson Jr. Teaching Credential
Rachelle Zilavec So. Literature and Writing
