RIVERSIDE, Calif. - 30 UC Riverside student-athletes were named to the Big West All-Academic Team for the fall of 2024.  

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.  

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. 

UC Riverside Fall 2024 Big West All-Academic Honorees 
Makayla Anderson, Cross Country 
Amelie Araya, Women's Soccer 
Sophia Budd, Cross Country 
Isabella Carranza, Cross Country
Christian Ceja, Men's Soccer 
Alexis Corvese, Cross Country 
Jackson D'Alessandro, Men's Soccer 
Sophia Ewalefo, Women's Volleyball 
Baptiste Garderes, Cross Country 
Emma Gonzalez, Cross Country 
Sanaa Guyness, Women's Soccer 
Julianna "Nia" Hernandez, Women's Soccer 
Lukas Juodkunaitis, Men's Soccer 
Braelynn Llamoca, Women's Soccer 
Collette Lowengrub, Cross Country 
Luka Lukic, Men's Soccer 
Sarah Mahfoud, Women's Soccer 
Daphane Mendez, Women's Soccer 
Joshua Mendoza, Cross Country 
Noah Murasmith, Cross Country 
Trinity Neal, Women's Volleyball 
Raykiyat Olukoju, Cross Country 
Andrew Parkinson, Cross Country 
Sydnee Rowe, Women's Volleyball 
Marieke ten Brink, Women's Soccer 
Victoria Valenzuela, Cross Country 
Joy Weber, Cross Country 
Brooklyn Wiedenheft, Women's Volleyball 
Carissa Wiles, Women's Volleyball