Sports360AZ
For nine years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Sport Teams brought to you by IBEW Local 640, Desert Financial Credit Union, Venezia’s Pizzeria, San Tan Ford and Valle Luna Mexican restaurants to recognize excellence of student athletes not only in competition but in the classroom as well.
We were overwhelmed by the response from players, coaches, athletic directors and parents and their nominations. 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 respective 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!
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As a thank you for participating in the All-Academic Spring teams, Venezia’s is currently offering $4 off any order of $25 or more by using offer code: AZ1421
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Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the Sports360AZ Boys Tennis Team.
First Team
Ethan Ngo – Arizona College Prep – 4.74 weighted GPA
Aidan David – Arizona College Prep – 4.73 weighted GPA
Geoffrey Xue – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.7 weighted GPA
Andrew Camacho – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.64 weighted GPA
Luke Hammond – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.6 weighted GPA
Zhibo Zhang – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.6 weighted GPA
Raymond Tsai – Arizona College Prep – 4.53 weighted GPA
Colby Ngo – Arizona College Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ian Phu – Arizona College Prep – 4.4 weighted GPA
Ethan Albert – Gilbert Christian – 4.33 weighted GPA
Iyatt Mcrae – Sabino – 4.33 weighted GPA
Jack Schwynn – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Logan DeSaye – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Uday Brathwaite – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.3 weighted GPA
Gabriel Burrowes – Gilbert Christian – 4.27 weighted GPA
Lucas Berkshire – Gilbert Christian – 4.27 weighted GPA
Cole Warren – Gilbert Christian – 4.24 weighted GPA
Aryan Mehta – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.21 weighted GPA
Lance Markowski – sabino – 4.2 weighted GPA
Zach Cardenas – Paradise Honors – 4.14 weighted GPA
Wyatt Hagemeister – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Carson Lo – The Gregory School – 4.3 unweighted GPA
Drew Messing – The Gregory School – 4.22 unweighted GPA
Kieran Lee – The Gregory School – 4.1 unweighted GPA
Leo Gruenstein – The Gregory School – 4.04 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Weston Oliver – Gilbert Christian – 3.92 weighted GPA
Joseph Delli Bovi – Paradise Honors – 3.9 weighted GPA
Nolan Engel – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
David Russell – Gilbert Christian – 3.83 weighted GPA
ilya gromochenko – sabino – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kian St. Louis – Gilbert Classical Academy – 3.7 weighted GPA
Alexander Peterson – Palo Verde Magnet School – 3.7 weighted GPA
Dylan Pace – The Gregory School – 3.84 unweighted GPA
Eron Maltzman – The Gregory School – 3.84 unweighted GPA
Enrique Serna – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.73 unweighted GPA
Lukas Zimmerman – The Gregory School – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Brenden Glancy – Eastmark – 3.17 unweighted GPA
