For eight years, Sport360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student-athletes in Arizona.
While the spring sports season has been cut short, we still wanted to recognize how these athletes continue to thrive in unprecedented circumstances.
The high school sports community responded.
We are excited to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Sports Teams brought to you by Venezia’s Pizzeria and IBEW Local 640 to recognize the excellence of student-athletes not only in athletics but in the classroom as well.
The 2020 Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Team is the largest group of nominees we’ve received in the history of the award. This year’s spring team nearly quadrupled last year’s total. Additionally, the 2020 All-Academic Track team is the largest individual team we’ve had in eight years of recognizing these students.
Thank you for your support of these student-athletes!
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 above 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!
As a thank you for recognizing these impressive student-athletes, Venezia’s Pizzeria is offering $3 off any pizza. Just use the code “PRFC3” over the phone, online or on the Venezia’s Pizzeria app to receive the discount. Venezia’s offers curbside pickup and contactless delivery for all five of their Valley locations. Prepayment would be appreciated for limited contact.
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IBEW Local 640 was chartered in 1925 to provide the best-qualified Electricians to our signatory Contractors and provide livable wages, health and retirement benefits for our members. In Arizona, the IBEW is the only organization that certifies the skills and knowledge of a Journeyman Wireman, and then backs that certification with a guarantee to the employers who hire them. Our Contractors and Members have done extensive work at Arizona’s largest schools and universities, including large solar installations, and have been involved in most of the major sports stadiums/arenas in the Phoenix Metro area. As new green technologies are incorporated into the nation’s power grid, Local 640 leads the way in our ability to train and provide qualified manpower for solar and wind installations in the quantities that will be required to complete these projects.
Thank you so much for your nominations, and be sure to use #Sports360AZScholars when sharing these teams on social media.
First Team
Aranea Dunckley | Saguaro | 5.0 weighted GPA |
Nina Hamel | Saguaro | 4.9 weighted GPA |
Joel Diaz | Arizona College Prep | 4.8 weighted GPA |
Valeria Zavalza | Poston Butte | 4.75 weighted GPA |
Kellen Gibson | Arizona College Prep | 4.7 weighted GPA |
Daneil Lee | Peoria | 4.7 weighted GPA |
Suzzanne Bigelow | Peoria | 4.7 weighted GPA |
Adam Vekony | Pusch Ridge | 4.69 weighted GPA |
Levi Tuckfield | Combs | 4.67 weighted GPA |
Laurel Morgan | Youngker | 4.67 weighted GPA |
Cam Nash | Saguaro | 4.67 weighted GPA |
Madasin Farrow | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.65 weighted GPA |
Austin Hammond | Poston Butte | 4.64 weighted GPA |
Bethany Clapero | Pusch Ridge | 4.63 weighted GPA |
Carter Patten | Arizona College Prep | 4.6 weighted GPA |
Deven Kukreja | Arizona College Prep | 4.6 weighted GPA |
Michelle Brownlee | Poston Butte | 4.6 weighted GPA |
Nathaniel Dunckley | Saguaro | 4.6 weighted GPA |
Kayde Blum | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.59 weighted GPA |
Taylor Porter | Shadow Mountain | 4.56 weighted GPA |
Miles Hammond | Poston Butte | 4.54 weighted GPA |
Alexis Young | Poston Butte | 4.50 weighted GPA |
Anna Fahlman | Seton Catholic | 4.50 weighted GPA |
Alex Gilchrist | Arizona College Prep | 4.5 weighted GPA |
Paislee Turner | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.5 weighted GPA |
Lucy Herbert | Saguaro | 4.5 weighted GPA |
Joesph Musil | Shadow Mountain | 4.5 weighted GPA |
Cara Super | Shadow Mountain | 4.47 weighted GPA |
Bridgette Abbott | Shadow Mountain | 4.47 weighted GPA |
Alisa Berry | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.45 weighted GPA |
Sarah McLaws | Poston Butte | 4.45 weighted GPA |
Elanna Field | Gilbert Christian | 4.43 weighted GPA |
Nicole Touhey | Poston Butte | 4.43 weighted GPA |
Marlin Gonzalez | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.42 weighted GPA |
Josh Morris | Seton Catholic | 4.40 weighted GPA |
Noah DeCaro | Seton Catholic | 4.40 weighted GPA |
Noah DeCaro | Seton Catholic | 4.40 weighted GPA |
David Savage | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.4 weighted GPA |
Carmen Kathol | Saguaro | 4.4 weighted GPA |
Parker Marriott | Saguaro | 4.4 weighted GPA |
Sophia WIll | Saguaro | 4.39 weighted GPA |
Kaylie Hillig | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.38 weighted GPA |
Brian Kennedy | Shadow Mountain | 4.35 weighted GPA |
Ava Schimitis | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.33 weighted GPA |
Noah Watkins | Poston Butte | 4.33 weighted GPA |
Peyton Krahling | Gilbert Christian | 4.32 weighted GPA |
Sarah Mack | Shadow Mountain | 4.31 weighted GPA |
Isaiah Amador | Combs | 4.30 weighted GPA |
Anthony Ramos | Seton Catholic | 4.30 weighted GPA |
Emma Davey | Seton Catholic | 4.30 weighted GPA |
Jack Rodriguez | Seton Catholic | 4.30 weighted GPA |
Peyton Krahling | Gilbert Christian | 4.3 weighted GPA |
Mark Field | Gilbert Christian | 4.3 weighted GPA |
Aurora Dargle | Poston Butte | 4.3 weighted GPA |
Broc Berg | Saguaro | 4.3 weighted GPA |
Eliza Stowell | Sahuarita | 4.3 weighted GPA |
Ben Johnson | Gilbert Christian | 4.29 weighted GPA |
Benjamin Johnson | Gilbert Christian | 4.29 weighted GPA |
Brynna McQuillen | Vista Grande | 4.29 weighted GPA |
Aurora Corona | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.28 weighted GPA |
Tenley Garner | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.28 weighted GPA |
Ella Guiles | Shadow Mountain | 4.27 weighted GPA |
Josh Maignan | Florence | 4.26 weighted GPA |
Noah Shaver | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.25 weighted GPA |
Caitlynn Neal | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.23 weighted GPA |
Daniel Hale | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.23 weighted GPA |
Sarah Johnson | Gilbert Christian | 4.22 weighted GPA |
Ayden Hoyt | Gilbert Christian | 4.21 weighted GPA |
Christopher Yee | Saguaro | 4.20 weighted GPA |
Julia Hendriske | Seton Catholic | 4.20 weighted GPA |
Dominic Cosentino | Seton Catholic | 4.20 weighted GPA |
Alex McEwan | Saguaro | 4.2 weigthed GPA |
Joseph Craig | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.2 weighted GPA |
Zach Rankins | Saguaro | 4.2 weighted GPA |
Bri Arizmendi | Salpointe Catholic | 4.19 weighted GPA |
Reagan Kraft | Salpointe Catholic | 4.19 weighted GPA |
Sierra Nielsen | Gilbert Christian | 4.17 weighted GPA |
Sierra Nielsen | Gilbert Christian | 4.17 weighted GPA |
AJ Krahling | Gilbert Christian | 4.14 weighted GPA |
TJ Miller | Gilbert Christian | 4.14 weighted GPA |
Jena Mona | Salpointe Catholic | 4.14 weighted GPA |
Kylie Wild | Salpointe Catholic | 4.11 weighted GPA |
Maria Kufahl | Seton Catholic | 4.10 weighted GPA |
Keaton Messerole | Arizona College Prep | 4.1 weighted GPA |
Noah Croft | Arizona College Prep | 4.1 weighted GPA |
Octavio Diaz | Arizona College Prep | 4.1 weighted GPA |
Taeylor Reece | Poston Butte | 4.1 weighted GPA |
Rowan McCullough | Saguaro | 4.1 weighted GPA |
Gabriel Maldonado | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.08 weighted GPA |
Jacob Geile | Salpointe Catholic | 4.06 weighted GPA |
Paris Prentice | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.04 weighted GPA |
William Watkins | Poston Butte | 4.03 weighted GPA |
Matteo Orlando | Shadow Mountain | 4.02 weighted GPA |
Ethan Carrasco | Seton Catholic | 4.00 weighted GPA |
Lily Najor | Seton Catholic | 4.00 weighted GPA |
Ryan Oppen | Seton Catholic | 4.00 weighted GPA |
Sasha Daniel | Seton Catholic | 4.00 weighted GPA |
Kylie McCloud | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Luis Robles | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Mario Ramo | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Marisol Arviso | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Reese Sellers | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Rylie Stevenson | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Sofia Hebda | Yuma Catholic | 4.00 unweighted GPA |
Caleb Young | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.0 weighted GPA |
Matthew McMinnimy | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Alyssa Boerst | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Autumn Cline | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Michael Cline | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Connor Faust | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Porter Flake | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Cole Goldman | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Matthew Kester | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Mya Mercado | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Baylee North | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Winifred Paine | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
McKenzie Sarnowski | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Lydia Schouten | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Carmen Isabella Spear | Payson | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Honorable Mention
Abigail Kruse – Gilbert Christian Schools – 3.86 weighted GPA
Abigail Long – Payson – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Adam Shirley-Lucero – Seton Catholic – 3.00 unweighted GPA
Alayzia Love – Peoria – 3.85 weighted GPA
Alexander Harris – Salpointe Catholic – 3.58 weighted GPA
Alexia Marin – Yuma Catholic – 3.80 unweighted GPA
Alexis Clynes – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.59 weighted GPA
Alexis Lambert – Salpointe Catholic – 3.96 weighted GPA
Alexis Toothman – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.83 weighted GPA
Alina Avelar Bustamante – Yuma Catholic – 3.78 unweighted GPA
Alysa Trevino – Seton Catholic – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Alyson Cleland – Seton Catholic – 3.50 weighted GPA
Amber Hermansen – Bourgade Catholic – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Analisa Rael – Seton Catholic – 3.80 weighted GPA
Ann Uy – Seton Catholic – 3.60 weighted GPA
Annie Siefert – Seton Catholic – 3.00 unweighted GPA
Anthony Kizior – Seton Catholic – 3.80 weighted GPA
Anthony Palamino – Seton Catholic – 3.60 weighted GPA
Anthony Villella – Salpointe Catholic – 3.72 weighted GPA
Ashley Baumer – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Aston Stamatopoulos – Salpointe Catholic – 3.80 weighted GPA
Austin Rush – Yuma Catholic – 3.76 unweighted GPA
Autumn Lynch – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Ava Wagner – Pusch Ridge – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Bella Estes – Seton Catholic – 3.40 unweighted GPA
Benjamin Maurer-Sasser – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.85 weighted GPA
Benjamin Thomas – Salpointe Catholic – 3.70 weighted GPA
Brannon Weatherby – Yuma Catholic – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Bria Coleman – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.6 weighted GPA
Brian Gerkensmeyer – Peoria – 3.65 weighted GPA
Bryce Chen – Arizona College Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Cadence White – Payson – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Caleb Harman – Yuma Catholic – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Cameron Lawseth – Yuma Catholic – 3.60 unweighted GPA
Camila Gutierrez – Yuma Catholic – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Camila Palacios – Yuma Catholic – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Cara Self – Seton Catholic – 3.92 weighted GPA
Carlos Lenzi – Seton Catholic – 3.10 unweighted GPA
Cheyenne Nietgo – Seton Catholic – 3.20 weighted GPA
Cierra Foster – Peoria – 3.76 weighted GPA
Claire Hancock – Payson – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Clarise Moran – Seton Catholic – 3.20 unweighted GPA
Connor Hatch – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Cosette Milyard – Seton Catholic – 3.40 unweighted GPA
Daisy Zwick – Youngker – 3.7 weighted GPA
Darby MacFarlane – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Denton Robinson – Pusch Ridge Christian Academy – 3.98 weighted GPA
Derek Stanley – Yuma Catholic – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Devon Schmidt-Black – Yuma Catholic – 3.95 unweighted GPA
Diego Marquez – Salpointe Catholic – 3.89 weighted GPA
Dylan Sharkey – Gilbert Christian – 3.65 unweighted GPA
Ean Broussard – Poston Butte – 3.9 weighted GPA
EJ Cleland – Seton Catholic – 3.80 weighted GPA
Eleanor Tuck – Salpointe Catholic – 3.89 weighted GPA
Elizabeth Waypa – Seton Catholic – 3.00 unweighted GPA
Ella Neilson – Gilbert Christian – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Ellie Bennett – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.6 weighted GPA
Elliot Shewbridge – Seton Catholic – 3.40 unweighted GPA
Emilie Follett – Gilbert Christian – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Emily Castro – Poston Butte – 3.7 weighted GPA
Emily Collard – Gilbert Christian – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Emily Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Emma Paine – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Emmanuel Corral – Pusch Ridge Christian Academy – 3.83 weighted GPA
Estaban Martinez – Seton Catholic – 3.20 unweighted GPA
Ethan Rodriguez-Story – Saguaro – 3.53 weigthed GPA
Eva Joost – Chandler Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Faith Haught – Payson – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Gannon Crist – Poston Butte – 3.5 weighted GPA
Gillian Paitsel – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.7 weighted GPA
Grady Beach – Combs – 3.63 weighted GPA
Hayden Papp – Seton Catholic – 3.20 unweighted GPA
Hayden Smith – Gilbert Christian – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Hunter Stanfield – Payson – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Irankunda Eveline – Salpointe Catholic – 3.89 weighted GPA
Isabel Torok – Yuma Catholic – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Isabella Macias-Pena – Seton Catholic – 3.50 weighted GPA
Isabella Macias-Pena – Seton Catholic – 3.50 weighted GPA
Isaiah Bayard – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.59 weighted GPA
Jace Feely – Gilbert Christian – 3.35 unweighted GPA
Jack Hallberg – Yuma Catholic – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Jacob Dickinson – Gilbert Christian – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Jacob Fitzhugh – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Jacob Neal – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.85 weighted GPA
Jada Bourne – Peoria – 3.85 weighted GPA
Jase Barksdale – Yuma Catholic – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Jasmine Castro-Saravia – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.87 weighted GPA
Jazmin Vargas – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.83 weighted GPA
Jernei Johnson – Salpointe Catholic – 3.68 weighted GPA
John Harris – Salpointe Catholic – 3.76 weighted GPA
Jordan Harger – Payson – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Jordyn Kyle – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Jordyn Stevens – Poston Butte – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Jose Jimenez – Yuma Catholic – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Joseph Boyer – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.94 weighted GPA
Josh Camberg – Seton Catholic – 3.00 unweighted GPA
Joshua Grant – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.93 weighted GPA
Joslyn Lewis – Payson – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Julie Lawrence – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.77 weighted GPA
Julio Castaneda – Poston Butte – 3.49 unweighted
Justin Keegan – Payson – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Kaelyn Xavier – Gilbert Christian – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Kayla Cline – Payson – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Keegan Monks – Seton Catholic – 3.40 unweighted GPA
Kelly Beilfuss – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.95 weighted GPA
Kemel Gross – Yuma Catholic – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Kett Anderson – Combs – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Khalil Cooper – Poston Butte – 3.56 weighted GPA
Kyle Vonnahme – Peoria – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kylee Callahan – Salpointe Catholic – 3.964 weighted gpa
Kylie Meeden – Seton Catholic – 3.70 weighted GPA
Kylie Meerchaum – Yuma Catholic – 3.94 unweighted GPA
Kylie Richtig – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.5 weighted GPA
Lance Beckner – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Landree Ryden – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Lexi Schnepf – Combs – 3.61 weighted GPA
Lilli Juve – Gilbert Christian – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Lily Imai – Yuma Catholic – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Lola Ngabie – Seton Catholic – 3.9 weighted GPA
Luke Stallworth – Yuma Catholic – 3.57 unweighted GPA
MaKenzie Brade – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Malakai Dotstry – Youngker – 3.14 unweighted GPA
Marcus McWilliams – Gilbert Christian – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Mario Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 3.59 unweighted GPA
Marissa Lopez – Sahuarita – 3.90 weighted GPA
Mason Davies – Saguaro – 3.6 weigthed GPA
Matthew Schillne – Gilbert Christian – 3.62 weighted GPA
McKenzie Ball – Payson – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Miles Kruse – Gilbert Christian – 3.59 unweighted GPA
Naomi Brame – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.5 weighted GPA
Natali Delgado – Yuma Catholic – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Nathan Lind – Seton Catholic – 3.30 unweighted GPA
Nick DiPuccio – Seton Catholic – 3.10 unweighted GPA
Octavious Joe – Poston Butte – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Paige Creasy – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Parker Pelletier – Salpointe Catholic – 3.63 weighted GPA
PJ Ermeija – Seton Catholic – 3.90 weighted GPA
Richard Williams – Arizona College Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Robyn Wilson – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Ryan Walker – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Samantha Semaan – Seton Catholic – 3.30 unweighted GPA
Sammy McHale – Seton Catholic – 3.70 weighted GPA
Sasha Ganem – Salpointe Catholic – 3.83 weighted GPA
Seth Redford – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Shalee Heron – Payson – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Simon Taunima – Combs – 3.51 weighted GPA
Simone Stephens – Saguaro – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Stephanie Cosentino – Seton Catholic – 3.60 weighted GPA
Sydney Mixon – Poston Butte – 3.77 weighted GPA
Tara Boyd – Payson – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Tayler Thomas – Salpointe Catholic – 3.82 weighted GPA
Theo Rush – Yuma Catholic – 3.63 unweighted GPA
Titus King – Bradshaw Mountain – 3.75 weighted GPA
Unique Zuniga – Saguaro – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Valentina Gutierrez – Yuma Catholic – 3.89 unweighted GPA
Zoey Delgado – Salpointe Catholic – 3.88 weighted GPA
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