30 Highlanders Named to Big West All-Academic Team
1/16/2025 2:58:00 PM | Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - 30 UC Riverside student-athletes were named to the Big West All-Academic Team for the fall of 2024. Â
12 honorees came from Highlander cross country, while eight hailed from women's soccer and six from women's volleyball. Men's soccer rounded out the list with four honorees. Â
In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athlete's respective sport, with the exception of cross country student-athletes. In the sport of cross country, a student-athlete must have competed in either 50 percent of the institution's events or participated in the Conference Championship.Â
UC Riverside Fall 2024 Big West All-Academic HonoreesÂ
Makayla Anderson, Cross CountryÂ
Amelie Araya, Women's SoccerÂ
Sophia Budd, Cross CountryÂ
Isabella Carranza, Cross Country
Christian Ceja, Men's SoccerÂ
Alexis Corvese, Cross CountryÂ
Jackson D'Alessandro, Men's SoccerÂ
Sophia Ewalefo, Women's VolleyballÂ
Baptiste Garderes, Cross CountryÂ
Emma Gonzalez, Cross CountryÂ
Sanaa Guyness, Women's SoccerÂ
Julianna "Nia" Hernandez, Women's SoccerÂ
Lukas Juodkunaitis, Men's SoccerÂ
Braelynn Llamoca, Women's SoccerÂ
Collette Lowengrub, Cross CountryÂ
Luka Lukic, Men's SoccerÂ
Sarah Mahfoud, Women's SoccerÂ
Daphane Mendez, Women's SoccerÂ
Joshua Mendoza, Cross CountryÂ
Noah Murasmith, Cross CountryÂ
Trinity Neal, Women's VolleyballÂ
Raykiyat Olukoju, Cross CountryÂ
Andrew Parkinson, Cross CountryÂ
Sydnee Rowe, Women's VolleyballÂ
Marieke ten Brink, Women's SoccerÂ
Victoria Valenzuela, Cross CountryÂ
Joy Weber, Cross CountryÂ
Brooklyn Wiedenheft, Women's VolleyballÂ
Carissa Wiles, Women's VolleyballÂ
