Forty-Two Mustangs Earn Big West Fall All-Academic Team Praise
1/16/2025 2:09:00 PM | Cross Country, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Highlighted by a program record 17 selections from the Mustang women’s soccer program, 42 Cal Poly student-athletes – a 24 percent increase from last year – earned selection to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team on Thursday afternoon.
In order to qualify for selection, student-athletes (excluding true freshmen and first-year transfers) had to maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA through the most recent academic term while also competing in at least 50 percent of their program’s competitions.
The complete listing of Cal Poly's 42 Big West Fall All-Academic Team honorees is below.
The Cal Poly women’s soccer team’s 17 selections – 100 percent of its eligible roster – bettered the previous program record of 14, established in 2021. All six of Cal Poly’s All-Big West selections from last season qualified in first team honoree Emma Brown and honorable mention selections Mackenzie Samuel, Kate Reedy, Jessie Halladay, Sophia Minnite and Annika Smith. Furthermore, McKenna Carbon and Reedy will graduate as the first four-time Big West All-Academic Team selections in team history.
Cal Poly’s men’s soccer program, which captured its first Big West regular season title last fall, enjoyed seven further selections, including Parker Owens (the 2024 Big West Defender of the Year) and forward Quinn Mahoney (Big West Freshman of the Year). Additionally, senior captain Nate Colley will graduate as the first four-time Big West All-Academic Team honoree in program history.
The Mustang volleyball program, also Big West regular season champions in 2024, enjoyed five selections, highlighted by outside hitter Tommi Stockham, who last fall became just the second four-time All-Big West first team honoree in program history. Joining Stockham was setter Emme Bullis (All-Big West second team in 2024), libero London Haberfield (also a CSC Academic All-District selection) and outside hitters Amy Hiatt (All-Big West honorable mention) and Lizzy Markovska.
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— The Big West (@BigWestSports) January 16, 2025
The Cal Poly men’s and women’s cross country programs – which each captured a third successive Big West championship in 2024 – combined for 13 total honorees.
The men’s cross country program, which won its 20th overall Big West title in November, featured Davis Bove – a two-time individual conference titlist – and Anthony Guerra, now a six-time all-academic honoree between cross country and track.
The Mustang women’s cross country program accounted for five honorees, including Hana Castimanes, who earned a second successive All-Big West award in November with her seventh-place finish at the conference championship.
Women's Soccer (17)
Emma Brown, Sr. — Kinesiology (Clovis, CA)
McKenna Carbon, Sr. — Kinesiology (Corona, CA)
Brennan Cole, Jr. — Graphic Communication (Woodland Hills, CA)
Aynsley Conner, Sr. — Psychology (Loomis, CA)
Jaycee DeFazio, So. — Kinesiology (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Jessie Halladay, Jr. — Graphic Communication (Los Gatos, CA)
Emily Lieber, Jr. — Aerospace Engineering (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Sophia Minnite, Jr. — Kinesiology (Pleasanton, CA)
Sophia Moness, So. — Public Health (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Emily Nedom, Sr. — Communication Studies (Los Gatos, CA)
Camryn Penn, Jr. — Industrial Engineering (Foster City, CA)
Kate Reedy, Sr. — Graphic Communication (Pleasanton, CA)
Mackenzie Samuel, Sr. — Aerospace Engineering (San Diego, CA)
Annika Smith, So. — Communication Studies (Scottsdale, AZ)
Maille Smith, Sr. — Biological Sciences (Pleasanton, CA)
Whitney Wiley, Gr. — Business Administration (Vienna, VA)
Dani Wozniak, Sr. — Environmental Management & Protection (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Men’s Soccer (7)
Ashton Alonge, Sr. — Computer Science (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Nate Colley, Sr. — Biomedical Engineering (Danville, CA)
Quinn Mahoney, So. — Rec, Parks & Tourism Admin (Sacramento, CA)
Jackson Miller, So. — Economics (San Diego, CA)
Parker Owens, So. — Business Administration (Southlake, TX)
Oren Stuppel, Jr. — Business Administration (Los Angeles, CA)
Joaquin Torres, So. — Business Administration (Denver, CO)
Men's Cross Country (8)
Davis Bove, Gr. — Business Analytics (Franklin, TN)
Michael Chambers, Sr. — Business Administration (Carmichael, CA)
Anthony Guerra, Sr. — Aerospace Engineering (Livermore, CA)
Spencer Pickren, Sr. — Anthropology & Geography (Folsom, CA)
Micah Sanchez, So. — Mechanical Engineering (Alpine, CA)
Rory Smail, Sr. — Kinesiology (Longniddry, Scotland)
Carson Smith, Jr. — Construction Management (Temecula, CA)
Lewis Westwood, Jr. — Environmental Engineering (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Women's Cross Country (5)
Riley Cash, Jr. — Biological Sciences (Portland, OR)
Hana Catsimanes, Sr. — Environmental Management & Protection (San Clemente, CA)
Kelli Gaffney, So. — Kinesiology (Temecula, CA)
Lianna Guerra, So. — Agricultural Business (Bakersfield, CA)
Sydney Sundgren, So. — Business Administration (Clovis, CA)
Volleyball (5)
Emme Bullis, Sr. — Child Development (Whitewater, WI)
London Haberfield, Jr. — Communication Studies (Encinitas, CA)
Amy Hiatt, Sr. — Psychology (Auburn, CA)
Lizzy Markovska, Sr. — Communication Studies (Menifee, CA)
Tommi Stockham, Sr. — Rec, Parks & Tourism Admin (Las Vegas, NV)
