Irvine, CA—The Big West Conference announced today that 35 of the Highlanders' winter and spring sports student-athletes were honored with inclusion on the 2014 Big West Conference Winter & Spring All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically), and compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.
The UC Riverside Men's Track & Field Team led the way with nine athletes honored, followed by seven from Baseball, three each for Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Softball, and Women's Track & Field, two for Women's Tennis, Men's Tennis, and Men's Golf, and one for Women's Golf.
View the full list of All-Academic selections:
winter /
spring.
| UC Riverside Big West Winter & Spring All-Academic Members |
| Men's Track & Field (9) |
| Aaron Nguyen |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Newhall, CA |
| Michael Pare |
So. |
Economics/Law & Society |
Ventura, CA |
| Carlos Lopez |
So. |
Sociology/Administrative Studies |
Santa Clarita, CA |
| Carl Nahigian |
So. |
Undeclared—Humanities,
Arts & Social Sciences |
Lodi, CA |
| Cody Jordan |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Apple Valley, CA |
| Ted Hooper |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Arcadia, CA |
| Dylan Gates |
So. |
Political Science/Law & Society |
Salem, OR |
| Marcus Cummings |
So. |
Pre-Business |
Chatsworth, CA |
| Peter Guenther |
Sr. |
Theatre |
Gilroy, CA |
| Baseball (7) |
| Jacob Smigelski |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Glendora, CA |
| Zach Varela |
Sr. |
Philosophy |
Lake Elsinore, CA |
| Matthew Ellis |
So. |
Pre-Business |
Riverside, CA |
| Antonio Gonzales |
Jr. |
Media & Cultural Studies |
La Verne, CA |
| Nick Vilter |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Seal Beach, CA |
| Kevin Sprague |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Chino Hills, CA |
| Angelo Lingos |
So. |
Economics |
Temecula, CA |
| Men's Basketball (3) |
| Lucas Devenny |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Santa Rosa, CA |
| Colin Gruber |
Jr. |
Media & Cultural Studies |
Aptos, CA |
| Austin Quick |
Jr. |
Sociolgy |
Murrieta, CA |
| Women's Basketball (3) |
| Akilah Martin |
So. |
Public Policy |
Riverside, CA |
| Taylor Wallace |
Sr. |
Ethnic Studies |
Oakland, CA |
| Jamila Williams |
Jr. |
Philosophy/Law & Society |
Moreno Valley, CA |
| Softball (3) |
| Taylor Wright |
Jr. |
Political Science/
Administrative Studies |
Clovis, CA |
| Alyssa Razo |
Jr. |
Media & Cultural Studies |
Salinas, CA |
| Karina Romero |
Jr. |
Psychology |
Cathedral City, CA |
| Women's Track & Field (3) |
| Elizabeth Guzman |
Jr. |
Political Science/
Administrative Studies |
Oxnard, CA |
| Shaneen Casada |
Jr. |
Sociology/Administrative Studies |
Chico, CA |
| Danielle Littleton |
Sr. |
Media & Cultural Studies |
Oceanside, CA |
| Women's Tennis (2) |
| Thahn Doan |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Yorba Linda, CA |
| Kate Bergeson |
Sr. |
Media & Cultural Studies |
Los Gatos, CA |
| Men's Tennis (2) |
| Marcus Vizcarra |
So. |
Pre-Business |
Hercules, CA |
| Luis Gastao |
Jr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Victoria, Brazil |
| Men's Golf (2) |
| David Gazzolo |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Riverside, CA |
| Jason Semthiti |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Women's Golf (1) |
| Savannah Vilaubi |
Jr. |
Media & Cultural Studies |
Downey, CA |
