For nine years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Winter Sport Teams brought to you by IBEW Local 640, Desert Financial Credit Union, Venezia’s Pizzeria, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino and Valle Luna Mexican restaurants to recognize excellence of student athletes not only in competition but in the classroom as well.
We were overwhelmed by the response from players, coaches, athletic directors and parents and their nominations. This is the largest Sports360AZ All-Academic Winter Team in this recognition’s history with every sport setting a record number of nominations.
A few notes on how the team was compiled:
Sports360AZ reached out to every athletic director in the state, as well as every varsity head coach for the respective sports requesting nominations based on performance in the classroom. We also opened up nominations to parents and players as well. This is the only way to be named to the all-academic team. Thank you to the high school community for recognizing these student-athletes!
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First Team
| Adrian Robinson | Chandler Prep | 5.0 weighted GPA |
| Hongtao Liu | Mesquite | 4.80 weighted GPA |
| Kellen Gibson | Arizona College Prep | 4.8 weighted GPA |
| Alessandro Castillo | Basha | 4.76 weighted GPA |
| Gabe Huffman | Arizona College Prep | 4.7 weighted GPA |
| Nate Huffman | Arizona College Prep | 4.7 weighted GPA |
| Nathan McMahon | Arizona College Prep | 4.7 weighted GPA |
| Cayden Gibson | Arizona College Prep | 4.7 weighted GPA |
| Jacob Slater | Hamilton | 4.68 weighted GPA |
| Christian Colvin | Cactus Shadows | 4.67 weighted GPA |
| Katelyn Smith | Shadow Ridge | 4.651 weighted GPA |
| Trinity Bouchal | Basha | 4.63 weighted GPA |
| Diego Avila | Shadow Ridge | 4.63 weighted GPA |
| Ryleigh Dye | Chandler | 4.61 weighted GPA |
| Nathan Kempton | Gila Ridge | 4.6 weighted GPA |
| Connor Kantrud | Arizona College Prep | 4.6 weighted GPA |
| Carter Patten | Arizona College Prep | 4.6 weighted GPA |
| Andrew AJ Valle | Casteel | 4.57 weighted GPA |
| Jackson Rustad | Casteel | 4.55 weighted GPA |
| Ernesto Flores-Celaya | Mt. View (Mesa) | 4.55 weighted GPA |
| Brady Alexander | Pinnacle | 4.53 weighted GPA |
| Tomoki Inoue | Pinnacle | 4.52 weighted GPA |
| Colton Hackenyos | Chandler Prep | 4.511 weighted GPA |
| Becca Stephens | Arizona College Prep | 4.5 weighted GPA |
| Alexis Coffey | Arizona College Prep | 4.5 weighted GPA |
| Devin Deupree | Yuma Catholic | 4.48 weighted GPA |
| Arabelle Harrison | Shadow Ridge | 4.476 weighted GPA |
| Hannah Gerits | Basha | 4.47 weighted GPA |
| Brock Badke | Chandler | 4.47 weighted GPA |
| Jonathan Nisbet | Williams Field | 4.45 weighted GPA |
| Ryan Lin | Brophy Prep | 4.44 weighted GPA |
| Thomas Weishaar | Williams Field | 4.44 weighted GPA |
| Grant Murray | Hamilton | 4.44 weighted GPA |
| Jeremiah Rabago | Williams Field | 4.43 weighted GPA |
| Gabe Ross | Tempe Prep | 4.42 weighted GPA |
| Bryan Larsen | Winslow | 4.42 weighted GPA |
| Joseph Neubert | Paradise Valley | 4.414 weighted GPA |
| Ben Moriarty | Tempe Prep | 4.4 weighted GPA |
| Christian Beckstead | Higley | 4.4 weighted GPA |
| Clara Childs | Eastmark | 4.4 weighted GPA |
| Biruk Stephens | Arizona College Prep | 4.4 weighted GPA |
| Molly Proper | Marana | 4.39 weighted GPA |
| Zack McIntyre | Tempe Prep | 4.37 weighted GPA |
| Miyah Palacios | Sahuarita | 4.35 weighted GPA |
| Justin Fox | Sahuarita | 4.35 weighted GPA |
| David Garcia | McClintock | 4.35 weighted GPA |
| Maclovio Foy | Winslow | 4.35 weighted GPA |
| Isaac Mortensen | Casteel | 4.33 weighted GPA |
| Easton Jones | Basha | 4.30 weighted GPA |
| Jarrett Huber | Mt. View (Mesa) | 4.30 weighted GPA |
| Alexander Sweeney | Desert Ridge | 4.3 weighted GPA |
| Christina Chavez | Arizona College Prep | 4.3 weighted GPA |
| Nicholas Lindstrom | Arizona College Prep | 4.3 weighted GPA |
| Braden Peglow | Empire | 4.3 weighted GPA |
| Ty Trickle | Brophy Prep | 4.29 weighted GPA |
| Zach Shumway | Winslow | 4.29 weighted GPA |
| Peyton Anderson | Mt. View (Mesa) | 4.27 weighted GPA |
| Eric Achor | Pinnacle | 4.27 weighted GPA |
| Miyah Palacios | Sahuarita | 4.25 weighted GPA |
| Michael Hales | McClintock | 4.25 weighted GPA |
| Brooke Newton | Coolidge | 4.25 weighted GPA |
| Frank Valenzuela | Yuma Catholic | 4.25 weighted GPA |
| Josh Rodriguez | Yuma Catholic | 4.22 weighted GPA |
| Nicholas Hutchins | Arizona College Prep | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Alonso Garcia | McClintock | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Andrew Stephens | Arizona College Prep | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Nick Murray | Tempe Prep | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Benjamin Simmons | Pinnacle | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Daniel Miranda | Mountain View-Marana | 4.18 weighted GPA |
| Trajan Rios | Sahuarita | 4.18 weighted GPA |
| Carter Cianfrogna | Shadow Ridge | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Sinjon Allen | Casteel | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Brandyn Cardona | Casteel | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Gabriel Fuentes | Chandler | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Samuel Kisting | Williams Field | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Duke Frye | Notre Dame | 4.16 weighted GPA |
| Anthony Garcia | Hamilton | 4.15 weighted GPA |
| Ethan Child | Pinnacle | 4.13 weighted GPA |
| Gabriel Ramirez | Shadow Ridge | 4.13 weighted GPA |
| Elijah Sobas | Hamilton | 4.13 weighted GPA |
| Harold, Kaitlyn | Payson | 4.11 weighted GPA |
| Niklas Hughes | Pinnacle | 4.10 weighted GPA |
| Ryan Harding | Arizona College Prep | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Brandon Samaniego | Sabino | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Nolan Case | Hamilton | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Lincoln Eby | Prescott | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Lincoln Eby | Prescott | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| James Rogers | Notre Dame | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Brandon Paredes | Mountain View-Marana | 4.09 weighted GPA |
| McKenzie Dewease | Eastmark | 4.09 weighted GPA |
| Dante Oliverio | Horizon | 4.08 weighted GPA |
| Elyna Lopez | Winslow | 4.07 weighted GPA |
| Jonah Archer | Northwest Christian | 4.06 weighted GPA |
| Cael Porter | Mogolon | 4.03 weighted GPA |
| Nick Williams | Mountain View-Marana | 4.03 weighted GPA |
| Malakai Porter | Mogollon | 4.03 weighted GPA |
| Lily Hunt | Liberty | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Alia Pennington | Mohave | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Wallace Stooks | Prescott | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Branson Workman | Liberty | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Carolina Moreno | Kofa | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Sophia Renteria | Rio Rico | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Jackson Perkins | Prescott | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Isaac Vizcarra | Chandler | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Abby Janklow | Prescott | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Justin Willey | Coolidge | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Will Effinger | Casteel | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Alex Wittrock | Hamilton | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Roberts, Jacob | Payson | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Aiden Roquet | Rio Rico | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Jayce Galvez | Williams Field | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Ava Pruzhanovsky | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Gabe Corrales | Desert Ridge | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Sergio Ramos | Casteel | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Kayden Galarneau | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Sheldon Monte | Casteel | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Cody Hanna | Prescott | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Taylor Colangelo | Liberty | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Giouse Hickman | Liberty | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Fisher Porter | Mogollon | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Trextan Reidhead | Mogollon | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Jonathon Sweepe | Liberty | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Kharlo Ramirez | Raymond Kellis | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Nolan Field | Arcadia | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Thomas Farar | Arcadia | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Bryce Bacon | Raymond Kellis | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Honorable Mention
Aaliyah Bonds – Mesa – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Aaron Bitton – Eastmark – 3.84 weighted GPA
Adrian Nemer – Sahuarita – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Adrian Vasquez – Williams Field – 3.45 unweighted GPA
Adriana Gomez – Basha – 3.55 weighted GPA
Alejandro Gomez-Ortiz – Winslow – 3.83 weighted GPA
Alejandro Torres – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Alexander Gutierrez – Perry – 3.94 unweighted GPA
Aliyah Galvez – Basha – 3.87 weighted GPA
Allyn Tuey – Williams Field – 3.95 weighted GPA
Alyssa Cordova – Winslow – 3.86 weighted GPA
Amber Rodriquez – Basha – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Amiya Hernandez – Perry – 3.8 weighted GPA
Andee Anderson – Basha – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Andrew Cano – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Andrew Gutierrez – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Andrew Nevarez – Shadow Ridge – 3.5 weighted GPA
Angelina Quintero – Shadow Ridge – 3.94 weighted GPA
Angelina Rediger – Mohave – 3.88 weighted GPA
Annabella Marmolejo – Mohave – 3.52 weighted GPA
Anthony Garcia – Shadow Ridge – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Anthony Hood – San Tan Foothills – 3.8 weighted GPA
Anthony Taylor – Parker – 3.6 weighted GPA
Ashton Broemer – Shadow Ridge – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Audrey Jamieson – Mesa – 3.75 weighted GPA
Austin Brian – Liberty – 3.92 weighted GPA
Austin Scott – Mountain View-Marana – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Austin Westover – Joseph City – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Bo Hall – Perry – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Brandon Clark – Mohave – 3.67 weighted GPA
Brayden Hasher – Cactus Shadows – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Brennan Callison – Casteel – 3.6 weighted GPA
Brennan Giannotti – Basha – 3.72 weighted GPA
Brianna Reyes – Valley Vista – 3.60 weighted GPA
Brody Penrod – Joseph City – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Brooklyn Johnson – Mohave – 3.59 weighted GPA
Caden Harrison – Shadow Ridge – 3.59 weighted GPA
Caesar Lopez – Sahuarita – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Caleb Ash – Williams Field – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Caleb Christiansen – Sabino – 3.8 weighted GPA
Cameron McDonald – Arizona College Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Candice Pocase – Santa Rita HAS – 3.0 weighted GPA
Canyon Crowther – Higley – 3.5 weighted GPA
Carson Coy – Liberty – 3.64 weighted GPA
Carson Gazeley – Casteel – 3.5 weighted GPA
Carson Hicks – Liberty – 3.89 weighted GPA
Carson McNutt – Shadow Ridge – 3.88 weighted GPA
Christian Copperthite – Liberty – 3.77 weighted GPA
Christian Lopez – Sahuarita – 3.6 weighted GPA
Travis Christianson – Payson – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Claire Avery – Liberty – 3.75 weighted GPA
Colby Ryan – Raymond Kellis – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Cole Goodman – Williams Field – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Cole Worsley – Mogollon – 3.63 weighted GPA
Collin Dwiggins – Williams Field – 3.56 weighted GPA
Conner Peterson – Basha – 3.50 weighted GPA
Connor Ackermann – Higley – 3.5 weighted GPA
Connor Cochran – Perry – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Creon Fulgham – Chandler Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Dadrian Richard – Sahuarita – 3.5 weighted GPA
Damon Puryear – Mohave – 3.73 weighted GPA
Daniela Suttles – Mohave – 3.66 weighted GPA
David Griffin – Basha – 3.55 weighted GPA
Dawn Johnson – Mohave – 3.63 weighted GPA
Daylon Mauch – Perry – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Diego McAdam – Basha – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Dillon Connor – Paradise Valley – 3.273 unweighted GPA
Eddie Reyes – Valley Vista – 3.72 weighted GPA
Elijah Haney – Basha – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Emanuel Tapia Jr. – Rio Rico – 3.83 weighted GPA
Emma Nelson – Basha – 3.97 weighted GPA
Emory Robles – Arizona College Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Ernesto Aparicio – Perry – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Estevan Aregon – Flowing Wells – 3.91 weighted GPA
Evan Terwilliger – Basha – 3.58 weighted GPA
Clayton Fitzhugh – Payson – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Franchesca Diehl – Basha – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Frank Beard – Raymond Kellis – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Gabriella Majewsky – Hamilton – 3.75 weighted GPA
Gavin Cochran – Perry – 3.47 unweighted GPA
Toby Gressley – Payson – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Gunnar Luke – Mt. View – 3.61 weighted GPA
Gunner Cortez – Liberty – 3.5 weighted GPA
Hayden Fischer – Joseph City – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Haylee Wilkins – Basha – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Hershal Hall – Perry – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Isaac Anderson – Williams Field – 3.95 weighted GPA
Isaiah Newton – Coolidge – 3.88 weighted GPA
Jacob Cano – Perry – 3.42 unweighted GPA
Jacob Waltz – Arcadia – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Jaden Buchanan – Mountain View-Marana – 3.97 weighted GPA
Jaeden Hughes – Casteel – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Jailyne Ayon Castillo – Shadow Ridge – 3.0 unweighted GPA
James Huber – Mt. VIew (Mesa) – 3.70 weighted GPA
James Lujan – Williams Field – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Jason Ramirez – Holbrook – 3.91 weighted GPA
Jayde Rael – Sahuarita – 3.85 weighted GPA
Jesse Matthias – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jessica Birk – Pinnacle – 3.95 weighted GPA
Jonathan Scola – Cactus Shadows – 3.5 weighted GPA
Joshua Bailey – Paradise Valley – 3.52 weighted GPA
Joshua Slinkman – Basha – 3.78 weighted GPA
Jude Shepherd – Higley – 3.83 weighted GPA
Julian Carpenter – Northwest Christian – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Julian Prieto – Sahuarita – 3.85 weighted GPA
Kade Babb – Hamilton – 3.67 weighted GPA
Kaian Utrera – Chandler Prep – 3.98 weighted GPA
Kaige Reidhead – Mogollon – 3.63 weighted GPA
Kaleb Kjer – Shadow Ridge – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Kavin Vargas – Shadow Ridge – 3.66 weighted GPA
Keagan Porter – Mogollon – 3.88 weighted GPA
Kevin Winegar – Eastmark – 3.83 weighted GPA
Kitana Madison – Palo Verde Magnet – 3.85 weighted GPA
Landen Francis – Prescott – 3.8 weighted GPA
Levi Pannell – Sahuarita – 3.52 weighted GPA
Lillian Lacek – Shadow Ridge – 3.83 weighted GPA
Lluvia Suarez – Rio Rico – 3.83 weighted GPA
Lorraine Cowart – Basha – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Lucas Eviston – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Maggie Kuhn – Shadow Ridge – 3.88 weighted GPA
Marcus Murabito – Liberty – 3.78 weighted GPA
Mason Strobel – Casteel – 3.83 weighted GPA
Matt Dixon – Notre Dame – 3.67 weighted GPA
Maximilian D’Elia – Paradise Valley – 3.81 weighted GPA
Mia Siqueiros – Liberty – 3.6 weighted GPA
Michael Davenport – Combs – 3.76 weighted GPA
Michael Molitor – Northwest Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Michael Mulvena – Higley – 3.86 weighted GPA
Michael Trujillo – Liberty – 3.78 weighted GPA
Miguel Mejia – Shadow Ridge – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Mozes Valenzuela Smith – Pueblo – 3.8 weighted GPA
Natalie Ibarra – Cortez – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Nathaniel Deasey – Chandler – 3.76 weighted GPA
Neve Barragan – Mesa – 3.67 weighted GPA
Niahlyn Enos – Basha – 3.79 weighted GPA
Nick Carroll – Higley – 3.83 weighted GPA
Noah Sanchez – McClintock – 3.9 weighted GPA
Ayden Ormand – Payson – 3.91 weighted GPA
Caleb Osier – Payson – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Owen Beatty – Joseph City – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Parker Kreizenbeck – Pinnacle – 3.97 weighted GPA
Paul Napper – Prescott – 3.8 weighted GPA
Quinten Lawrence – Basha – 3.66 weighted GPA
Ramon Ramos – Casteel – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Ramon Rangel – Sabino – 3.6 weighted GPA
Raquel Nowakowski – Raymond Kellis – 3.92 unweighted GPA
RayChon Cardona – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Riley Davila – Winslow – 3.93 weighted GPA
Roanin Richardson – Higley – 3.5 weighted GPA
Roberto Arvizu – Notre Dame – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Roy Inzunza-Vasquez – Hamilton – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Ryan Kinsey – Williams Field – 3.14 unweighted GPA
Ryan Le – Raymond Kellis – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Ryan Nardozzi – Higley – 3.75 weighted GPA
Sabien Madison – Palo Verde Magnet – 3.86 weighted GPA
Sarah Schweikardt – Basha – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Sasha McCain – Combs – 3.8 weighted GPA
Savannah Siqueiros – Liberty – 3.52 weighted GPA
Sean Hoggard – Mingus Union – 3.94 weighted GPA
Sebastian Rochin – Arizona College Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Salvador Sellis – Payson – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Sotorios Sellis – Payson – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Skyler Hickman – Liberty – 3.87 weighted GPA
Carmen Spear – Payson – 3.5 weighted GPA
Tate Rannow – Liberty – 3.84 weighted GPA
Tobias Larson – Hamilton – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Traevin Thornley – McClintock – 3.97 weighted GPA
Trevor Pitts – Mesquite – 3.73 weighted GPA
Trevor Yee – Liberty – 3.92 weighted GPA
Tyler Sauter – Liberty – 3.67 weighted GPA
Tyler Scott – Cactus Shadows – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Tyler Tuey – Williams Field – 3.5 weighted GPA
Vida O’Brien – Basha – 3.91 weighted GPA
William Brooks – Liberty – 3.92 weighted GPA
Wyatt Rewerts – Prescott – 3.8 weighted GPA
Xylyx Abele – Casteel – 3.5 weighted GPA
Zach Espalin – Chandler – 3.58 weighted GPA
Zachary Espalin – Chandler – 3.7 weighted GPA
Zachary Grant – Arcadia – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Zachary Mitan – Chandler – 3.8 weighted GPA
Zachary Young – Casteel – 3.5 weighted GPA
Zeke Hodo – San Tan Foothills – 3.8 weighted GPA
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