78 Cal Poly Student-Athletes Earn All-Big West Academic Honors

78 Cal Poly Student-Athletes Earn All-Big West Academic Honors

7/1/2022 12:15:00 PM | Baseball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Track and Field, Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A total of 78 Cal Poly student-athletes across nine programs earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors, the conference announced Friday.

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 78 selections is below.

The Mustang men's track and field program led the way with 24 selections, the most among any Big West program. Seniors John Bennett, Anthony Benitez, Devon Cetti, Tyler Esteves, Elias Opsahl, and John Walther all were honored for the third straight year.

Meanwhile, Cal Poly's women's track and field team saw 17 selections this year. Two athletes – Sierra Brill and Kristen Wallace earned the honor for the third consecutive year.

The Mustang baseball program had nine players who earned the honor with senior pitcher Jason Franks and junior infielder Nick Marinconz repeating their selections from last year.

The Cal Poly beach volleyball program, which won its third straight Big West Championship and made its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament this past season, had four honorees. Jayelin Lombard and Vanessa Roscoe each were honored for the third time while Josie Ulrich earned her second straight selection.

Cal Poly women's golf, which won its second straight Big West Championship this season, also had four players earn the honor. Senior Elizabeth Scholtes was honored for the third straight year while senior Vanessa Wang made her second straight appearance on the list. The Mustang men's golf team also saw four players selected as senior Will Draper was honored for the third consecutive year.

The Mustang softball team had eight players selected, marking the 10th time under 18th year head coach Jenny Condon the team has had at least five players earn the honor.

The Cal Poly men's tennis team, which won its second consecutive Big West regular season title in 2022, had four players selected, highlighted by senior Gary Vardanyan making it for the third straight year.

Mustang women's tennis also saw four players earn the honor with Kim Bhunu, who was named First Team All-Big West in 2022, qualifying for the third straight year.

Baseball (9)
Reagan Doss, Sr. – Agricultural Business (Round Rock, TX)
Jason Franks, Sr. – Civil Engineering (Novato, CA)
Matt Lopez, Sr. – History (Auburn, CA)
Nick Marinconz, Jr. – Sociology (San Jose, CA)
Collin Villegas, Jr. – Communication Studies (Tustin, CA)
Chase Walter, So. – Business Administration (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Bryce Warrecker, So. – Business Administration (Santa Barbara, CA)
Travis Weston, Sr. – Business Administration (Moorpark, CA)
Joe Yorke, Jr. – Sociology (Campbell, CA)

Beach Volleyball (4)
Jayelin Lombard, Sr. – Psychology (Indio, CA)
Piper Naess, So. – Business Administration (Laguna Beach, CA)
Vanessa Roscoe, Sr. – Communication Studies (Burlington, Ontario, Canada)
Josie Ulrich, Jr. – Psychology (Ventura, CA)

Men's Golf (4)
Will Draper, Sr. – Business Administration (Oak Park, CA)
Austin Liu, Jr. – Business Administration (Oak Park, CA)
Nicholas Mok, Jr. – Business Administration (Singapore)
Joey Zambri, So. – Communication Studies (Camarillo, CA)

Women's Golf (4)
Jensen Jalufka, Jr. – Business Administration (Austin, TX)
Nicole Neale, So. – Business Administration (Dove Canyon, CA)
Elizabeth Scholtes, Sr. – Business Administration (Alameda, CA)
Vanessa Wang, Sr. – Recreation, Parks and Tourism (Rowland Heights, CA)

Softball (8)
Krystyna Allman, Sr. – Biomedical Engineering (Castro Valley, CA)
Maddie Amos, Sr. – Psychology (Roseville, CA)
Jessica Clements, So. – Agricultural Business (Monterey, CA)
Sydney Frankenberger, Jr. – Kinesiology (San Roman, CA)
Hailey Prahm, So. – Business Administration (Los Altos, CA)
Noellah Ramos, Sr. – Business Administration (Fremont, CA)
Juju Sargent, Jr. – Recreation, Parks and Tourism (Brentwood, CA)
Ellie Yamashita, Jr. – Psychology (Monterey, CA)

Men's Track and Field (24)
Anthony Benitez, Sr. – Psychology (San Diego, CA)
John Bennett, Sr. – Mechanical Engineering (Livermore, CA)
Dylan Bouzigues, Jr. – Animal Science (San Jose, CA)
Mathis Bresko, Jr. – Aerospace Engineering (Bellevue, WA)
Noah Bultman, Jr. – Business Administration (Stevenson Ranch, CA)
Devon Cetti, Sr. – Kinesiology (Santa Barbara, CA)
Chris Davis, Sr. – Political Science (Los Angeles, CA)
Mason Elefant, Jr. – Business Administration (Mountain View, CA)
Tyler Esteves, Sr. – BioResource & Agricultural Engineering (Visalia, CA)
Will Fallini-Haas, Sr. – Architecture (Spring Creek, NV)
Kevin Fernandez, Sr. – Business Administration (Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
Nick Gammal, Jr. – Marine Sciences (Union City, CA)
Anthony Guerra, So. – Aerospace Engineering (Livermore, CA)
Kijana Hilton, Jr. – Business Administration (San Jose, CA)
Bailey Jones, Sr. – Kinesiology (Mar Vista, CA)
Lucas Lacambra, Jr. – Biomedical Engineering (Edmonds, WA)
Erik Luu, Jr. – Computer Science (Shoreline, WA)
Logan Moon, So. – Forest and Fire Sciences (Petaluma, CA)
Elias Opsahl, Sr. – Forestry and Natural Resources (Redlands, CA)
Wesley Salzman, Jr. – Aerospace Engineering (Carlsbad, CA)
Joey Souto, So. – Political Science (Rocklin, CA)
Spencer Thurman, Jr. – Biological Sciences (Lake Forest Park, WA)
Zack Volpe, So. – Business Administration (San Marcos, CA)
John Walther, Sr. – Business Administration (Carlsbad, CA)

Women's Track and Field (17)
Aimee Armstrong, Jr. – Biological Sciences (Santa Rosa, CA)
Sierra Brill, Sr. – Art and Design (San Francisco, CA)
Carissa Buchholz, So. – Biochemistry (South Lake Tahoe, CA)
Shelby Daniele, Jr. – Agricultural Business (Clovis, CA)
Shimona Draper, Jr. – Kinesiology (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Anna Grexton, So. – Kinesiology (West Sacramento, CA)
Emily Hallett, Sr. – Biological Science Credential (Madera, CA)
Gage Hansen, Sr. – Marine Sciences (San Jose, CA)
Annie Hatzenbeler, Jr. – Kinesiology (Seattle, WA)
Kaia Hoak, Jr. – Biological Sciences (Big Bear Lake, CA)
Cassidy Hubert, Jr. – Kinesiology (Ventura, CA)
Amaya Lopez-Fuller, Jr. – Child Development (Santa Clara, CA)
Brianna Maroney, Jr. – Business Administration (Portola Valley, CA)
Karina Moreland, Sr. – Psychology (Tigard, OR)
Anisa Rind, So. – Biological Sciences (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Sydnie Rivas, Sr. – Sociology (Santa Rosa, CA)
Kristen Wallace, Sr. – Business Administration (Granite Bay, CA)

Men's Tennis (4)
Noah Berry, So. – Political Science (Bellaire, TX)
Joe Leather, Jr. – Recreation, Parks and Tourism (Bath, England)
Gary Vardanyan, Sr. – Kinesiology (Granada Hills, CA)
Fernando Fonseca, Jr. – Business Administration (Mogi Mirim, Brazil)

Women's Tennis (4)
Emily Ackerman, Sr. – Kinesiology (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Kim Bhunu, Sr. – Business Administration (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Delanie Dunkle, Jr. – Business Administration (Arroyo Grande, CA)
Melissa LaMette, Jr. – Business Administration (Cypress, TX)