Sports360AZFor eight years, Sport360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Winter Sports Teams brought to you by Venezia’s Pizzeria and IBEW Local 640 to recognize the excellence of student-athletes not only on the mat 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. Submissions surpassed last year’s total by over 500 nominations. Thank you for recognizing these incredible 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 students!
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
| Sakina Lord | North | 4.84 weighted GPA |
| Alex Castillo | Basha | 4.83 weighted GPA |
| Jackson Rudd | Casteel | 4.83 weighted GPA |
| Logan Ecalono | Basha | 4.83 weighted GPA |
| Brooke Stratman | Dobson | 4.8 weighted GPA |
| Kellen Gibson | Arizona College Prep | 4.77 weighted GPA |
| Caleb Young | Chandler Prep | 4.76 weighted GPA |
| Maguire Brady | Desert Vista | 4.74 weighted GPA |
| Logan Sandlin | Arizona College Prep | 4.72 weighted GPA |
| Mason Hulme | Higley | 4.70 weighted GPA |
| Connor Kantrud | Arizona College Prep | 4.68 weighted GPA |
| Carter Patten | Arizona College Prep | 4.67 weighted GPA |
| Diego Avila | Shadow Ridge | 4.67 weighted GPA |
| Jad Mazboudi | Arizona College Prep | 4.67 weighted GPA |
| Nate Huffman | Arizona College Prep | 4.67 weighted GPA |
| Alexander Ruffentine | Williams Field | 4.66 weighted GPA |
| Austin Hammond | Poston Butte | 4.64 weighted GPA |
| Noah Wasserbeck | Campo Verde | 4.61 weighted GPA |
| Isabelle Munoz | Casteel | 4.6 weighted GPA |
| Ryleigh Dye | Chandler | 4.6 weighted GPA |
| Hannah Gerits | Basha | 4.57 weighted GPA |
| Brock Badke | Chandler | 4.55 weighted GPA |
| Marcus Seiter | Dobson | 4.54 weighted GPA |
| Miles Hammond | Poston Butte | 4.54 weighted GPA |
| Jackson Solomon | Higley | 4.53 weighted GPA |
| Blake Huenemeyer | Bradshaw Mountain | 4.5 weighted GPA |
| Gavin Weaver | Mountain View – Marana | 4.5 weighted GPA |
| Jackson Rustad | Casteel | 4.5 weighted GPA |
| Kolton Cunningham | Perry | 4.47 weighted GPA |
| Alexis Gaitan | Poston Butte | 4.47 weighted GPA |
| Julian Gordon | Williams Field | 4.45 weighted GPA |
| David Napoli | Higley | 4.44 weighted GPA |
| Alex Patterson | Desert Vista | 4.43 weighted GPA |
| David Garcia | McClintock | 4.4 weighted GPA |
| Ethan Ludwig | Casteel | 4.4 weighted GPA |
| Daniel Mendoza | Perry | 4.39 weighted GPA |
| Andrew Valle | Casteel | 4.33 weighted GPA |
| Cameron Gedris | Paradise Valley | 4.33 weighted GPA |
| Michael Nevarez | Shadow Ridge | 4.33 weighted GPA |
| Owen Sullins | Arizona College Prep | 4.33 weighted GPA |
| Arabelle Harrison | Harrison | 4.33 weighted GPA |
| Nick Williams | Mountain View – Marana | 4.3 weighted GPA |
| Braque Unger | Basha | 4.28 weighted GPA |
| Rebecca Stephens | Arizona College Prep | 4.28 weighted GPA |
| Michael Mulvena | Higley | 4.22 weighted GPA |
| Aidan Harrison | Hamilon | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Brock Dieu | Casteel | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Nathan Bigelow | Chandler | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Sam Zadel | Seton Catholic | 4.2 weighted GPA |
| Joe Neubert | Paradise Valley | 4.18 weighted GPA |
| Brandon Udall | Boulder Creek | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Christian Beckstead | Higley | 4.17 weighted GPA |
| Andrew Stephens | Arizona College Prep | 4.16 weighted GPA |
| Keaton Steck | Desert Ridge | 4.13 weighted GPA |
| Porter Ray | Desert Ridge | 4.13 weighted GPA |
| Austin Lauwers | Empire | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Brock Locnikar | Notre Dame Prep | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Daniel Miranda | Mountain View – Marana | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| David Palosika | Mountain Pointe | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Víctor Chavez | Cibola | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Juan Fernandez | McClintock | 4.1 weighted GPA |
| Zeke Guerrero | Cibola | 4.08 weighted GPA |
| Juan Sierra | Cibola | 4.07 weighted GPA |
| Brooklyn Fleming | Higley | 4.06 weighted GPA |
| Curtis Wilkerson | Arizona College Prep | 4.05 weighted GPA |
| Matthew Galvez | Williams Field | 4.05 weighted GPA |
| Liam Hoffmeyer | Cibola | 4.03 weighted GPA |
| Carlos Grijlava | Cesar Chavez | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Casey Lowe | Shadow Ridge | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Charles Gilbert | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Dante Oliverio | Horizon | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Elijah Brown | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Itzak Tanenhaus | Payson | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Jacob Roberts | Payson | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Judah Reck | Empire | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Justin Fox | Sahuarita | 4.0 weighted Gpa |
| Kaden Cabellero | Chandler | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Kayden Galarneau | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Patrick Kincannon | Empire | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Robert Fahey | Shadow Ridge | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Ryan Harding | Arizona College Prep | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Will Effinger | Casteel | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Albert Ambriz | Douglas | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Alexis Dane | Casteel | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Ava Pruzhanovsky | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Emma Nelson | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Jessica Carey | Casteel | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Madison Foster | Chino Valley | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Molly Lettman | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Mycala Stapleton | Miami | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Niahlyn Enos | Basha | 4.0 weighted GPA |
| Adrien Wess | Desert Vista | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Domenic Hurtado | Desert Vista | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Gavin Gonzales | Ironwood | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Jacob Slater | Hamilton | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Riley Zwickl | Empire | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
| Sergio Zuniga | Douglas | 4.0 unweighted GPA |
Honorable Mention
Aaron Barnes – Arizona College Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Abigail Christianson – Payson – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Abby Houghton – Basha – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Adriana Gomez – Basha – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Alejandra Martinez – Chandler – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Alex Klemm – Empire – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Alex Leos – Payson – 3.5 weighted GPA
Alex Wittrock – Hamilton – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Aliyah Galvez – Basha – 3.5 weighted GPA
Allyn Tuey – Williams Field – 3.93 weighted GPA
Amber Rodriquez – Basha – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Andres Avelar – Cesar Chavez – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Angelina Rediger – Mohave – 3.8 weighted GPA
Anthony Jones – Higley – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Ayden Ormand – Payson – 3.7 weighted GPA
Brad Chernauskas – Basha – 3.67 weighted GPA
Braden Belanger – Basha – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Braden Peglow – Empire – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Brandon Guzman – Higley – 3.20 unweighted GPA
Brandon Paredes – Mountain View – Marana – 3.8 weighted GPA
Brandon Russell – Hamilton – 3.5 weighted GPA
Brennan Callison – Casteel – 3.5 weighted GPA
Bryson Young – Mountain View – Marana – 3.6 weighted GPA
Caden Harrison – Shadow Ridge – 3.67 weighted GPA
Caesar Lopez – Sahuarita – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Cameron McDonald – Arizona College Prep – 3.78 weighted GPA
Camry Carter – Casteel – 3.58 weighted GPA
Carlos Armando Burton – St. Augustine Catholic – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Carson Coy – Liberty – 3.54 weighted GPA
Carson Gazeley – Casteel – 3.83 weighted GPA
Carson McNutt – Shadow Ridge – 3.5 weighted GPA
Chloe Nichols – Hamilton – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Christian Lopez – Sahuarita – 3.7 weighted GPA
Cooper Call – Perry – 3.88 weighted GPA
Dalton Loyden – Chandler – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Damen Miller – Desert Vista – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Daniela Suttles – Mohave – 3.9 weighted GPA
Darius Godfrey – Desert Vista – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Dominic Altivi – Empire – 3.6 weighted GPA
Edgar Delgado – Liberty – 3.65 weighted GPA
Eli Haney – Basha – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Esai Castillo – Mountain View – Marana – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Evan Terwilliger – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Franchesca Diehl – Basha – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Gabriel Elias – Sahuarita – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Gabriella Majewsky – Hamilton – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Gage Beaton – Liberty – 3.78 weighted GPA
Gilbert Rodriquez – Mountain View – Marana – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Gregory Down – Cesar Chavez – 3.95 weighted GPA
Harrison Hunter – Higley – 3.76 weighted GPA
Hayden Hedelius – Chandler – 3.7 weighted GPA
Jacob Cisneros – Boulder Creek – 3.52 weighted GPA
Jacob Done – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Jacob Lambert – Empire – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Jaden Galindo – Cesar Chavez – 3.66 weighted GPA
Jaxon Rohde – Boulder Creek – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jayden Rael – Sahuarita – 3.75 Weigthed GPA
Jaylen Johnson – Desert Vista – 3.53 weighted GPA
Jennifer peralta – San Luis – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jessika Hunter – Higley – 3.80 weighted GPA
Joel Fuentes – Chandler – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Jonah Muhammad – Hamilton – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Josh Slinkman – Basha – 3.86 weighted GPA
Joshua Gale – Williams Field – 3.62 weighted GPA
Jude Shepherd – Higley – 3.83 weighted GPA
Julian Carpenter – Northwest Christian – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Kade Babb – Hamilton – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Kamyn Stonebraker – Liberty – 3.54 weighted GPA
Kayanna Johnson – Chinle – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Keller Rock – Chino Valley – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Kyra Warren – Chinle – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Lanea Chee – Chinle – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Levi Pannell – Sahuarita – 3.7 weighted GPA
Logan Burgess – Higley – 3.20 unweighted GPA
Logan Smith – Desert Vista – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Lucas Eviston – Seton Catholic – 3.7 weighted GPA
Mason Lefcourt – Mountain View – Marana – 3.9 weighted GPA
Matthew Stevenson – Liberty – 3.5 weighted GPA
Max D’Elia – Paradise Valley – 3.98 weighted GPA
Mia Didur – Centennial – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Michael Krohnert – Seton Catholic – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Mikayla Vasquez – Hamilton – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Mourece Ramirez – Desert Vista – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Nathan Snider – Empire – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Nathaniel Deasey – Chandler – 3.63 weighted GPA
Nikayla Wagner – Chinle – 3.9 weighted GPA
Noah Sanchez – McClintock – 3.77 weighted GPA
Noah Word – Shadow Ridge – 3.75 weighted GPA
Omero Bustomante – Empire – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Patrick Sherman – Arizona College Prep – 3.79 weighted GPA
Raychon Cardona – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Roanin Richardson – Higley – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Ryan Castillo – Hamilton – 3.9 weighted GPA
Ryan Nardozzi – Higley – 3.60 weighted GPA
Sam Borg – Basha – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Sebastian Rochin – Arizona College Prep – 3.63 weighted GPA
Seth Legros – Mountain View – Marana – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Shania Nez – Chinle – 3.9 weighted GPA
Skylar Guerrero – Miami – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Stefana Jelacic – Chandler – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Taylor Griego – Casteel – 3.57 weighted GPA
Travis Nguyen – Arizona College Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Tyler Sauter – Liberty – 3.62 weighted GPA
Tyler Tuey – Williams Field – 3.67 weighted GPA
Vida O’Brien – Basha – 3.86 weighted GPA
Vogue Tanenhaus – Payson – 3.83 unweighted GPA
William Brooks – Liberty – 3.9 weighted GPA
Zach Burke – Basha – 3.83 weighted GPA
Zach Espalin – Chandler – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Zachary Young – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Zander Phaturos – Liberty – 3.92 weighted GPA
