84 Cal Poly Student-Athletes Earn Big West All-Academic Praise
7/8/2020 3:00:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO – A total of 84 Cal Poly student-athletes across 11 programs – an increase of 19 selections from last summer – earned Big West Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic recognition on Wednesday afternoon.
To be eligible for Big West All-Academic recognition, student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have attained a sophomore standing academically and competed in a minimum 50 percent of the program's games or meets.
The complete listing of Cal Poly's 84 selections is below.
The Cal Poly women's basketball program, which reached the semifinals of the 2020 Big West Tournament before the competition was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, featured seven honorees – 41 percent of its roster from the 2019-20 season. The men's basketball program, meanwhile, enjoyed the inclusion of sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola.
For the seventh time under 15th-year head coach Jenny Condon, Cal Poly's softball program enjoyed at least six selections. Since 2013, Cal Poly's softball program has averaged five all-academic selections per season.
Cal Poly's baseball program, meanwhile, saw junior outfielder Cole Cabrera named to the all-academic honor roll.
The Cal Poly beach volleyball program, off to a 7-2 start and ranked No. 5 nationally in the AVCA poll when the season was suspended in mid-March, featured six Big West All-Academic selections.
The Mustang men's track and field team earned the most selections of any program in any winter or spring sport with 27 athletes represented.
On the women's track and field side, Cal Poly also led all nine member programs with 26 individual selections.
Cal Poly's men's tennis team took home five selections – 42 percent of its 12-member roster. The Mustang women's tennis program added a further three selections.
Cal Poly's golf programs each enjoyed one selection apiece with Elizabeth Scholtes named from the women's team and fellow sophomore William Draper recognized from the men's squad.
Women's Basketball
Kirsty Brown, Jr. - Kinesiology (Pleasanton, CA)
Sierra Campisano, Sr. - English (San Diego, CA)
Malia Holt, Jr. - Public Health (Reno, NV)
Hannah Peterson, Jr. - Kinesiology (San Jose, CA)
Alicia Roufosse, Sr. - Business Admin (Abbotsford, B.C., Canada)
Gianna Silvestri, Soph. - Wine & Viticulture (San Francisco, CA)
Jonni Smith, Sr. - Political Science (Denver, CO)
Men's Basketball
Tuukka Jaakkola, Soph. - Construction Management (Helsinki, Finland)
Softball
Krystyna Allman, Soph. - Biomedical Engineering (Castro Valley, CA)
Stephanie Best, Sr. - Communication Studies (Palos Verdes Estates, CA)
Shelby Jeffries, Sr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Gold Bar, WA)
Hailey Martin, Sr. - Marine Sciences (Tracy, CA)
Noellah Ramos, Jr. - Business Admin (Fremont, CA)
Sarah Wulff, Jr. - Kinesiology (Atascadero, CA)
Baseball
Cole Cabrera, Jr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Honolulu, HI)
Beach Volleyball
Macy Gordon, Jr. - Psychology (Paradise Valley, AZ)
Jayelin Lombard, Soph. - Psychology (Indio, CA)
Tia Miric, Jr. - Business Admin (Thornhill, Ontario, Canada)
Vanessa Roscoe, Soph. - Communication Studies (Burlington, Ontario, Canada)
Emily Sonny, Sr. - Agricultural Business (Arroyo Grande, CA)
Torrey Van Winden, Sr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Napa, CA)
Women's Golf
Elizabeth Scholtes, Soph. - Business Admin (Alameda, CA)
Men's Golf
William Draper, Soph. - Business Admin (Oak Park, CA)
Men's Tennis
Antoine Noel, Sr. - Business Admin (Ris Orangis, France)
Roman Shenkiryk, Jr. - Business Admin (San Diego, CA)
Alexander Stater, Jr. - Psychology (Bethesda, MD)
Gary Vardanyan, Soph. - Kinesiology (Granada Hills, CA)
Andrew Whitehouse, Jr. - Business Admin (Westlake Village, CA)
Women's Tennis
Kimberly Bhunu, Soph. - Business Admin (Harawe, Zimbabwe)
Susanne Boyden, Sr. - Business Admin (Raleigh, NC)
Emily Monaghan, Sr. - Economics (Gainesville, FL)
Men's Track and Field
Tommy Andrews, Jr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Los Altos, CA)
Anthony Benitez, Soph. - Psychology (San Diego, CA)
John Bennett, Soph. - Mechanical Engineering (Livermore, CA)
Nick Betchart, Soph. - Business Admin (Fremont, CA)
Cameron Botten, Soph. - Kinesiology (Simi Valley, CA)
Nathan Bustos, Soph. - Kinesiology (Pasadena, CA)
Devon Cetti, Soph. - Kinesiology (Santa Barbara, CA)
Chas Cook, Sr. - Kinesiology (Orlando, FL)
Brandon Dick, Jr. - Interdisciplinary Studies (San Jose, CA)
Jack Doolittle, Soph. - Business Admin (Petaluma, CA)
Tyler Esteves, Soph. - BioResource & Agriculture Engineering (Visalia, CA)
Will Fallini-Haas, Soph. - Architecture (Spring Creek, NV)
Adam Gockel, Sr. - Business Admin (Santa Rosa, CA)
Thomas Heib, Sr. - Sociology (Los Alamitos, CA)
Brett Hickman, Soph. - Computer Science (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Benjamin Holland, Jr. - Economics (Sacramento, CA)
Matt Hunt, Sr. - Business Admin (Mountain View, CA)
Bailey Jones, Soph. - Kinesiology (Mar Vista, CA)
Jason Lewis, Jr. - Business Admin (Aurora, CO)
Kheva Mann, Soph. - Software Engineering (Sebastopol, CA)
Colin Masterson, Jr. - Materials Engineering (Placerville, CA)
Elias Opsahl, Soph. - Forestry & Natural Resources (Redlands, CA)
Bobby Poynter, Soph. - Psychology (San Ramon, CA)
Jake Ritter, Jr. - Civil Engineering (Citrus Heights, CA)
Justin Robison, Sr. - Kinesiology (Saratoga, CA)
Bailey Thayer, Sr. - Biological Sciences (Mountain View, CA)
John Walther, Soph. - Business Admin (Carlsbad, CA)
Women's Track and Field
Sierra Birade, Soph. - Business Admin (Bellingham, WA)
Sierra Brill, Jr. - Art & Design (San Francisco, CA)
Michelle Chandler, Jr. - Mechanical Engineering (Portland, OR)
Abbey Fisk, Jr. - Kinesiology (Davis, CA)
Sarah Greenberg, Jr. - Civil Engineering (Beaverton, OR)
Anna Hicks, Soph. - Nutrition (Placerville, CA)
Sydney Jaques, Sr. - Software Engineering (San Jose, CA)
Ann Caroline Kaseberg, Sr. - Kinesiology (Encinitas, CA)
Dana Kumamoto, Soph. - Industrial Engineering (Piedmont, CA)
Caice Lanovaz, Sr. - Microbiology (Los Gatos, CA)
Melodie Leroudier, Sr. - Kinesiology (Pleasanton, CA)
Annie Meeder, Jr. - Environmental Management & Protection (Paso Robles, CA)
Erin Moss, Soph. - Mechanical Engineering (Los Gatos, CA)
Kayla Myers, Jr. - Business Admin (Poway, CA)
Amanda Olla, Soph. - Mechanical Engineering (Danville, CA)
Delaney Peranich, Soph. - Kinesiology (Half Moon Bay, CA)
Abibat Rahman-Davies, Sr. - Political Science (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Cate Ratliff, Sr. - Kinesiology (Santa Cruz, CA)
Mikaela Romanini, Jr. - Environmental Engineering (Bakersfield, CA)
Molly Ross, Sr. - Biological Sciences (Redding, CA)
Julianna Ruotolo, Sr. - Kinesiology (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Habibah Sanusi, Soph. - Business Admin (Santa Rosa, CA)
Brooke Tjerrild, Jr. - Kinesiology (Fresno, CA)
Kristen Wallace, Soph. - Business Admin (Granite Bay, CA)
Lexi Watkins, Soph. - Psychology (Poway, CA)
Hana Welsh, Sr. - Mechanical Engineering (Palmdale, CA)
To be eligible for Big West All-Academic recognition, student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have attained a sophomore standing academically and competed in a minimum 50 percent of the program's games or meets.
The complete listing of Cal Poly's 84 selections is below.
The Cal Poly women's basketball program, which reached the semifinals of the 2020 Big West Tournament before the competition was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, featured seven honorees – 41 percent of its roster from the 2019-20 season. The men's basketball program, meanwhile, enjoyed the inclusion of sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola.
For the seventh time under 15th-year head coach Jenny Condon, Cal Poly's softball program enjoyed at least six selections. Since 2013, Cal Poly's softball program has averaged five all-academic selections per season.
Cal Poly's baseball program, meanwhile, saw junior outfielder Cole Cabrera named to the all-academic honor roll.
The Cal Poly beach volleyball program, off to a 7-2 start and ranked No. 5 nationally in the AVCA poll when the season was suspended in mid-March, featured six Big West All-Academic selections.
The Mustang men's track and field team earned the most selections of any program in any winter or spring sport with 27 athletes represented.
On the women's track and field side, Cal Poly also led all nine member programs with 26 individual selections.
Cal Poly's men's tennis team took home five selections – 42 percent of its 12-member roster. The Mustang women's tennis program added a further three selections.
Cal Poly's golf programs each enjoyed one selection apiece with Elizabeth Scholtes named from the women's team and fellow sophomore William Draper recognized from the men's squad.
Women's Basketball
Kirsty Brown, Jr. - Kinesiology (Pleasanton, CA)
Sierra Campisano, Sr. - English (San Diego, CA)
Malia Holt, Jr. - Public Health (Reno, NV)
Hannah Peterson, Jr. - Kinesiology (San Jose, CA)
Alicia Roufosse, Sr. - Business Admin (Abbotsford, B.C., Canada)
Gianna Silvestri, Soph. - Wine & Viticulture (San Francisco, CA)
Jonni Smith, Sr. - Political Science (Denver, CO)
Men's Basketball
Tuukka Jaakkola, Soph. - Construction Management (Helsinki, Finland)
Softball
Krystyna Allman, Soph. - Biomedical Engineering (Castro Valley, CA)
Stephanie Best, Sr. - Communication Studies (Palos Verdes Estates, CA)
Shelby Jeffries, Sr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Gold Bar, WA)
Hailey Martin, Sr. - Marine Sciences (Tracy, CA)
Noellah Ramos, Jr. - Business Admin (Fremont, CA)
Sarah Wulff, Jr. - Kinesiology (Atascadero, CA)
Baseball
Cole Cabrera, Jr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Honolulu, HI)
Beach Volleyball
Macy Gordon, Jr. - Psychology (Paradise Valley, AZ)
Jayelin Lombard, Soph. - Psychology (Indio, CA)
Tia Miric, Jr. - Business Admin (Thornhill, Ontario, Canada)
Vanessa Roscoe, Soph. - Communication Studies (Burlington, Ontario, Canada)
Emily Sonny, Sr. - Agricultural Business (Arroyo Grande, CA)
Torrey Van Winden, Sr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Napa, CA)
Women's Golf
Elizabeth Scholtes, Soph. - Business Admin (Alameda, CA)
Men's Golf
William Draper, Soph. - Business Admin (Oak Park, CA)
Men's Tennis
Antoine Noel, Sr. - Business Admin (Ris Orangis, France)
Roman Shenkiryk, Jr. - Business Admin (San Diego, CA)
Alexander Stater, Jr. - Psychology (Bethesda, MD)
Gary Vardanyan, Soph. - Kinesiology (Granada Hills, CA)
Andrew Whitehouse, Jr. - Business Admin (Westlake Village, CA)
Women's Tennis
Kimberly Bhunu, Soph. - Business Admin (Harawe, Zimbabwe)
Susanne Boyden, Sr. - Business Admin (Raleigh, NC)
Emily Monaghan, Sr. - Economics (Gainesville, FL)
Men's Track and Field
Tommy Andrews, Jr. - Rec., Parks & Tourism Admin. (Los Altos, CA)
Anthony Benitez, Soph. - Psychology (San Diego, CA)
John Bennett, Soph. - Mechanical Engineering (Livermore, CA)
Nick Betchart, Soph. - Business Admin (Fremont, CA)
Cameron Botten, Soph. - Kinesiology (Simi Valley, CA)
Nathan Bustos, Soph. - Kinesiology (Pasadena, CA)
Devon Cetti, Soph. - Kinesiology (Santa Barbara, CA)
Chas Cook, Sr. - Kinesiology (Orlando, FL)
Brandon Dick, Jr. - Interdisciplinary Studies (San Jose, CA)
Jack Doolittle, Soph. - Business Admin (Petaluma, CA)
Tyler Esteves, Soph. - BioResource & Agriculture Engineering (Visalia, CA)
Will Fallini-Haas, Soph. - Architecture (Spring Creek, NV)
Adam Gockel, Sr. - Business Admin (Santa Rosa, CA)
Thomas Heib, Sr. - Sociology (Los Alamitos, CA)
Brett Hickman, Soph. - Computer Science (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Benjamin Holland, Jr. - Economics (Sacramento, CA)
Matt Hunt, Sr. - Business Admin (Mountain View, CA)
Bailey Jones, Soph. - Kinesiology (Mar Vista, CA)
Jason Lewis, Jr. - Business Admin (Aurora, CO)
Kheva Mann, Soph. - Software Engineering (Sebastopol, CA)
Colin Masterson, Jr. - Materials Engineering (Placerville, CA)
Elias Opsahl, Soph. - Forestry & Natural Resources (Redlands, CA)
Bobby Poynter, Soph. - Psychology (San Ramon, CA)
Jake Ritter, Jr. - Civil Engineering (Citrus Heights, CA)
Justin Robison, Sr. - Kinesiology (Saratoga, CA)
Bailey Thayer, Sr. - Biological Sciences (Mountain View, CA)
John Walther, Soph. - Business Admin (Carlsbad, CA)
Women's Track and Field
Sierra Birade, Soph. - Business Admin (Bellingham, WA)
Sierra Brill, Jr. - Art & Design (San Francisco, CA)
Michelle Chandler, Jr. - Mechanical Engineering (Portland, OR)
Abbey Fisk, Jr. - Kinesiology (Davis, CA)
Sarah Greenberg, Jr. - Civil Engineering (Beaverton, OR)
Anna Hicks, Soph. - Nutrition (Placerville, CA)
Sydney Jaques, Sr. - Software Engineering (San Jose, CA)
Ann Caroline Kaseberg, Sr. - Kinesiology (Encinitas, CA)
Dana Kumamoto, Soph. - Industrial Engineering (Piedmont, CA)
Caice Lanovaz, Sr. - Microbiology (Los Gatos, CA)
Melodie Leroudier, Sr. - Kinesiology (Pleasanton, CA)
Annie Meeder, Jr. - Environmental Management & Protection (Paso Robles, CA)
Erin Moss, Soph. - Mechanical Engineering (Los Gatos, CA)
Kayla Myers, Jr. - Business Admin (Poway, CA)
Amanda Olla, Soph. - Mechanical Engineering (Danville, CA)
Delaney Peranich, Soph. - Kinesiology (Half Moon Bay, CA)
Abibat Rahman-Davies, Sr. - Political Science (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Cate Ratliff, Sr. - Kinesiology (Santa Cruz, CA)
Mikaela Romanini, Jr. - Environmental Engineering (Bakersfield, CA)
Molly Ross, Sr. - Biological Sciences (Redding, CA)
Julianna Ruotolo, Sr. - Kinesiology (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Habibah Sanusi, Soph. - Business Admin (Santa Rosa, CA)
Brooke Tjerrild, Jr. - Kinesiology (Fresno, CA)
Kristen Wallace, Soph. - Business Admin (Granite Bay, CA)
Lexi Watkins, Soph. - Psychology (Poway, CA)
Hana Welsh, Sr. - Mechanical Engineering (Palmdale, CA)
Players Mentioned
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200m / Relays
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Distance
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Distance
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Throws
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Javelin
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Distance
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200m / Relays
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Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Pole Vault
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Pole Vault
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Pole Vault
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/ Women's Basketball
G
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Pole Vault
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Javelin
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High Jump
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Hurdles
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