Sports360AZ
For eleven 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 Fall Sports 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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Thank you so much for your nominations, and be sure to use #Sports360AZScholars when sharing these teams on social media.
Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the 2022 Sports360AZ All-Academic Badminton Teams for all divisions.
First Team
Kennedy Massey – Millennium – 5.11 weighted GPA
Sumedha Balwadgi – Arizona College Prep – 5.0 weighted GPA
Sofia Villagomez – Cesar Chavez – 4.89 weighted GPA
Merilyn Li – Corona del Sol – 4.86 weighted GPA
Lydia Rajan – Cesar Chavez – 4.86 weighted GPA
Kendall Nicholson – Millennium – 4.86 weighted GPA
Samiya Bodhankar – Hamilton – 4.84 weighted GPA
Ashley Yang – Arizona College Prep – 4.82 weighted GPA
Sahasra Pechetty – Hamilton – 4.8 weighted GPA
Alyona Bairagoni – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.79 weighted GPA
Arpana Sripathi – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.77 weighted GPA
Darshana Sripathi – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.73 weighted GPA
Emma Weiss – Chandler – 4.7 weighted GPA
Kelsie Kamp – Verrado – 4.7 weighted GPA
Sydnee Levandowski – Millennium – 4.7 weighted GPA
Anna Maldonald – Millennium – 4.7 weighted GPA
Veronica Nguyen – Desert Edge – 4.69 weighted GPA
Alina Nguyen – Chandler – 4.67 weighted GPA
Jocelyn Engelhardt – Chandler – 4.67 weighted GPA
Cyrena Dean – Highland – 4.63 weighted GPA
Emma James – Perry – 4.63 weighted GPA
Lekha Shrivastava – Desert Vista – 4.62 weighted GPA
Leegan Fancett – Desert Edge – 4.61 weighted GPA
Aurelia Marsh – Arizona College Prep – 4.6 weighted GPA
Naina Shaik – Arizona College Prep – 4.6 weighted GPA
Rayna Shaik – Arizona College Prep – 4.6 weighted GPA
Emily Massey – Millennium – 4.6 weighted GPA
Isabella Salomon – Millennium – 4.6 weighted GPA
Becky Wood – Highland – 4.58 weighted GPA
Jenielle Sephia Bongo – Agua Fria – 4.58 weighted GPA
Sabra Sanders – Perry – 4.58 weighted GPA
Emily Chao – Chandler – 4.57 weighted GPA
Mackenzie Miller – Desert Vista – 4.57 weighted GPA
Josephine Bickerstaff – Gilbert – 4.53 weighted GPA
Abigail Lorenz – Desert Vista – 4.52 weighted GPA
Taylor McMinn – Queen Creek – 4.5 weighted GPA
Cassia Militello – Highland – 4.46 weighted GPA
Sofia Soto – Agua Fria – 4.46 Weighted GPA
Corinne Ladha – Xavier College Prep – 4.44 weighted GPA
Payton McCall – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.43 weighted GPA
Felicity Gardner – Westwood – 4.429 weighted GPA
Alexa Englert – Perry – 4.42 weighted GPA
Chelsea Stevens – Red Mountain – 4.41 weighted GPA
Lainey Jones – Highland – 4.4 weighted GPA
Reese Wick – Gilbert – 4.4 weighted GPA
Heidi Edholm – Westwood – 4.38 weighted GPA
Anamaria Sanchez – Desert Vista – 4.37 weighted GPA
Melanie Lee – Hamilton – 4.37 weighted GPA
Mia Miller – Queen Creek – 4.36 weighted GPA
Cara Davidson – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.33 weighted GPA
Lexi Garman – Xavier College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Ava Hilsabeck – Xavier College Prep – 4.30 weighted GPA
Payton Agnew – Chandler – 4.3 weighted GPA
Sydney Pfitzer – Verrado – 4.3 weighted GPA
Yumnaa Rajput – Arizona College Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Maggie Henry – Xavier College Prep – 4.29 weighted GPA
Josie Allen – Westwood – 4.29 weighted GPA
Sumeragne Gibson – Westwood – 4.25 weighted GPA
Ashley Rosen – Queen Creek – 4.23 weighted GPA
Brooke Fleishman – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.22 weighted GPA
Hayley Bywater – Queen Creek – 4.22 weighted GPA
Lizeth Torres Nunez – Westwood – 4.22 weighted GPA
Kennedy Burns – Red Mountain – 4.21 weighted GPA
Ashley Lund – Highland – 4.2 weighted GPA
Layla Alwaely – Chandler – 4.2 weighted GPA
Melissa Landa – Cesar Chavez – 4.17 weighted GPA
Riley Dowdall – Xavier College Prep – 4.15 weighted GPA
Victoria Montenegro – Red Mountain – 4.15 weighted GPA
Olivia Moya – Red Mountain – 4.11 weighted GPA
Angelina Ramirez – Gilbert – 4.1 weighted GPA
Eva Harrison – Cesar Chavez – 4.08 weighted GPA
Ruth Hutt – Westwood – 4.07 weighted GPA
Gigi Riviere – Xavier College Prep – 4.06 weighted GPA
Oanh Le – Perry – 4.06 weighted GPA
Aliya Hammouche – Cesar Chavez – 4.05 weighted GPA
Alissah Smith – Agua Fria – 4.03 weighted GPA
Abby Sawyer – Queen Creek – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brynlee Cluff – Gilbert – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brynna Smith – Highland – 4.0 weighted GPA
Coral Mattson – Chandler – 4.0 weighted GPA
Peyton Schultz – Chandler – 4.0 weighted GPA
Caliyah M. Howard – Youngker – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Gurleen Dulay – Desert Edge – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jordan J. Chuchua – Youngker – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Maya Nunez – Youngker – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Valeria Hernandez Jacobo – Youngker – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ximena S. Valenzuela – Youngker – 4.0 unweighted GPA
YenNhi Nguyen – Desert Edge – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Haley Hughes – Arizona College Prep – 3.95 weighted GPA
Flor Leyva Ochoa – Cesar Chavez – 3.94 weighted GPA
Addison Lopez – Desert Vista – 3.93 weighted GPA
Vanessa Gurule – Desert Edge – 3.92 weighted GPA
Kyria Butcher – Verrado – 3.9 weighted GPA
Sarah Castlen – Xavier College Prep – 3.88 weighted GPA
Cambria Cluff – Gilbert – 3.86 weighted GPA
Brynlee Evanson – Sandra Day O’Connor – 3.83 weighted GPA
Julia Monya – Red Mountain – 3.83 weighted GPA
Lauren Munroe-Roth – Gilbert – 3.8 weighted GPA
Makayla Homewood – Queen Creek – 3.79 weighted GPA
Ashley Rios – Agua Fria – 3.75 weighted GPA
Brooklyn Quinn – Gilbert – 3.75 weighted GPA
Catherine Mumbi – Chandler – 3.7 weighted GPA
Lauren Ripley – Queen Creek – 3.7 weighted GPA
Addison Dance – Queen Creek – 3.66 weighted GPA
Ryleigh A Beitler-Keller – Perry – 3.66 weighted GPA
Cami McElhaney – Westwood – 3.6 weighted GPA
Kyleigh Jacobus – Westwood – 3.57 weighted GPA
Camilla Rodriguez Corona – Westwood – 3.47 weighted GPA
Ariel L. Chavez – Youngker – 3.91 unweighted GPA
Tina Nguyen – Perry – 3.91 unweighted GPA
Trinity Lujan – Perry – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Brooke Aston – Perry – 3.79 unweighted GPA
Laura Higgins – Youngker – 3.79 unweighted GPA
Amiya Hernandez – Perry – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Talisa Chafey – Perry – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Jaedin S. Thomas – Youngker – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Gabriela Gonzalez – Desert Edge – 3.63 unweighted GPA
Alyssa N. Kissar – Youngker – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Summer Noble – Westwood – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Gianna Craycroft – Desert Edge – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Avriel Durrant – Queen Creek – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Vienna Morley – Perry – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Katelyn Larney – Desert Vista – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Jackelyn Martinez Quintero – Cesar Chavez – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Truc Bui – Perry – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Anasilvia Salas Lopez – Red Mountain – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Tyrra Juanita D. Matambo – Youngker – 3.0 unweighted GPA
