Sports360AZ
For twelve 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 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 2023 Sports360AZ All-Academic Boys Volleyball Teams for All Divisions:
First Team
Alonzo Hernandez – Agua Fria – 5.07 weighted GPA
Connor Clark – Tempe Preparatory Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Nicholas Meetze – North – 4.93 weighted GPA
Kenan Kao – Arizona College Prep – 4.87 weighted GPA
Brenden Matteson – Estrella Foothills – 4.85 weighted GPA
Dane Creek – Hamilton – 4.81 weighted GPA
Joshua Wan – Arizona College Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Sehyuk Park – Arizona College Prep – 4.8 weighted GPA
Austin Lund – Arizona College Prep – 4.77 weighted GPA
Cade Banks – Corona del Sol – 4.77 weighted GPA
Edward Lee – Hamilton – 4.77 weighted GPA
Logan Demeter – Deer Valley – 4.72 weighted GPA
Peyton Dennis – Mountain Ridge – 4.7 weighted GPA
Salvador Arreola – North – 4.69 weighted GPA
Andrew Christensen – Mesquite – 4.68 weighted GPA
Ethan Dye – Chandler – 4.67 weighted GPA
Owen Grzecka – Chandler – 4.67 weighted GPA
Benjamin Martinez – Mountain Pointe – 4.63 weighted GPA
Kole Brittan – Canyon View – 4.63 weighted GPA
Quan Vu – Eastmark – 4.63 weighted GPA
Paul Petersen III – Willow Canyon – 4.61 weighted GPA
Cameron Krzmarzick – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.6 weighted GPA
Toby Lim – Corona del Sol – 4.6 weighted GPA
Wesley Smith – Willow Canyon – 4.6 weighted GPA
Zach Barnett – Chandler – 4.6 weighted GPA
Bobby Munhall – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.57 weighted GPA
Jack Hubbard – Northwest Christian – 4.57 weighted GPA
Matthew Michler – Canyon View – 4.57 weighted GPA
Chris Avitia – Agua Fria – 4.56 weighted GPA
Grayson Rowley – Eastmark – 4.55 weighted GPA
Hazim Elsayed – Arizona College Prep – 4.53 weighted GPA
Cooper Richardson – Mesquite – 4.52 weighted GPA
Tate Oosterhouse – Northwest Christian – 4.51 weighted GPA
Alexander Chung – Tempe Preparatory Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Alvin Koberlein – Highland – 4.5 weighted GPA
Bo Lambert – Canyon View – 4.5 weighted GPA
Bodhi Nesbit – Arizona College Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Braden Veden – Mountain Ridge – 4.5 weighted GPA
Eyilopemi Omole – Gilbert Christian – 4.5 weighted GPA
Grant Fisher – Mesquite – 4.5 weighted GPA
Justus Clark – Deer Valley – 4.5 weighted GPA
Mason Gilliland – Highland – 4.5 weighted GPA
Tucker Lambert – Canyon View – 4.48 weighted GPA
Antonio Lopez – Corona del Sol – 4.44 weighted GPA
Enrique Teran, Jr. – North – 4.41 weighted GPA
Joseph Walker – Queen Creek – 4.41 weighted GPA
Isaac King – Highland – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jace Carroll – Estrella Foothills – 4.4 weighted GPA
Joey Steinkamp – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Luke Mayfield – Mountain Ridge – 4.4 weighted GPA
Spencer Gilliland – Highland – 4.4 weighted GPA
Brett Sauls – Odyssey Institute – 4.39 weighted GPA
Hayden Busot – Arizona College Prep – 4.36 weighted GPA
Jay Tingey – Mountain View (Mesa) – 4.36 weighted GPA
Patrick Oldani – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.34 weighted GPA
Devon Helmer – Northwest Christian – 4.33 weighted GPA
Alejandro Burns – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Michael Gross – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Nolan Bailey – Tempe Preparatory Academy – 4.3 weighted GPA
Owen Gehr – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Weston Anderson – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Zachary Scheer – Northwest Christian – 4.29 weighted GPA
Alexander Lim – Arizona College Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Jonathan Daniels – Agua Fria – 4.28 weighted GPA
Everett Clark – Agua Fria – 4.27 weighted GPA
Blake Fitzgerald – Queen Creek – 4.26 weighted GPA
Jude Keane – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.26 weighted GPA
Jagger Cockrell – Mountain Ridge – 4.25 weighted GPA
Evan Caplan – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.24 weighted GPA
Kage Torres – Agua Fria – 4.24 weighted GPA
Logan Stetson – Sabino – 4.24 weighted GPA
Ruben Anaya – Agua Fria – 4.24 weighted GPA
Andrew Bongoyan – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.23 weighted GPA
Ashton Kamp – Northwest Christian – 4.23 weighted GPA
Cameron Hartman – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.23 weighted GPA
Trevor Sorensen – Eastmark – 4.23 weighted GPA
Colin Zimmerman – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.22 weighted GPA
Zackary Allan – Arizona College Prep – 4.21 weighted GPA
Armin Abdollahzadeh – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Benjamin Cugno – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Charles Gregg – Odyssey Institute – 4.2 weighted GPA
Nathan Dickinson – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Ryan Burn – Canyon View – 4.2 weighted GPA
Gustavo Garza – Sunnyside – 4.19 weighted GPA
Jackson Keeney – Chandler – 4.19 weighted GPA
Joshua Furman – Poston Butte – 4.18 weighted GPA
Kelson Evans – Northwest Christian – 4.18 weighted GPA
Connor Oldani – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.17 weighted GPA
Chris Corral – The Gregory School – 4.16 weighted GPA
Jared Bergren – Chandler – 4.16 weighted GPA
Remington Stagg – The Gregory School – 4.16 weighted GPA
Aaron Bitton – Eastmark – 4.15 weighted GPA
John Vinson – Canyon View – 4.15 weighted GPA
Dorian Brown – Estrella Foothills – 4.14 weighted GPA
Jon Seddon – Corona del Sol – 4.14 weighted GPA
Kai Becker – Corona del Sol – 4.14 weighted GPA
Alek Kato – Arizona College Prep – 4.13 weighted GPA
Caden Thompson – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.12 weighted GPA
CJ Eaton – Canyon View – 4.12 weighted GPA
Lincoln Womack – Valley Christian – 4.12 weighted GPA
Alex Flores – Deer Valley – 4.11 weighted GPA
Isaac Liimatta – Valley Christian – 4.11 weighted GPA
Logan Coking – Arizona College Prep – 4.11 weighted GPA
Luke Rueda – Estrella Foothills – 4.11 weighted GPA
Matthew Osborne – Sabino – 4.11 weighted GPA
Chandler Larson – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Duy Pham – Tempe Preparatory Academy – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jared Jentgen – Valley Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Knox Pothier – Mountain View (Mesa) – 4.1 weighted GPA
Luke Vlcek – Corona del Sol – 4.1 weighted GPA
Raphael Mkpegue – Mesquite – 4.1 weighted GPA
Teddy Churchill – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Timothy Matura – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Luke Morton – Valley Christian – 4.09 weighted GPA
Ben Howland – Northwest Christian – 4.08 weighted GPA
Carter DiMickele – Chandler – 4.05 weighted GPA
Bobby Busch – Northwest Christian – 4.04 weighted GPA
Kaden Haase – Valley Christian – 4.04 weighted GPA
Bryan Burrows – Agua Fria – 4.00 weighted GPA
Bryce Kincaid – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jacob Novak – Liberty – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jaxon Sauls – Odyssey Institute – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kaden Armstrong – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Landen Armstrong – Willow Canyon – 4.0 weighted GPA
Michael Beaulier – Chandler – 4.0 weighted GPA
Tanekaha Wolfgramm – Highland – 4.0 weighted GPA
TJ St Clair – Northwest Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
LJ Moeschl – Ironwood – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Micah Carroll – Odyssey Institute – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Aaron McRae – Hamilton – 3.78 weighted GPA
Adam Matchinsky – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.71 weighted GPA
Alec Acuff – Hamilton – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Alejandro Lucero – Tempe Preparatory Academy – 3.6 weighted GPA
Alex Schwartz – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Alexander Alfele – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.6 weighted GPA
Alexander Tabuchi – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.73 weighted GPA
Andre De La O – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.76 weighted GPA
Andrej Mesihovic – Corona del Sol – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Andrew Maier – Hamilton – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Anthony Gallagher – Paradise Honors – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Ari Joslin – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.89 weighted GPA
Arjun Sagoo – Eastmark – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Asher Ganem – Hamilton – 3.83 weighted GPA
Austin Asay – Eastmark – 3.71 weighted GPA
Austin Johnston – Eastmark – 3.83 weighted GPA
Benjamin Tynan – Hamilton – 3.72 weighted GPA
Braden Garner – Poston Butte – 3.93 weighted GPA
Brady Wright – Paradise Honors – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Brandon Ludlow – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.86 weighted GPA
Brennen Bowman – Eastmark – 3.52 weighted GPA
Carson Collier-Ehrich – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.94 weighted GPA
Carter Reynolds – The Gregory School – 3.7 weighted GPA
Casey Hartman – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.95 weighted GPA
Cesar Hernandez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.96 weighted GPA
Chance Copeland – Chandler – 3.04 unweighted GPA
Chase Sapp – Paradise Honors – 3.43 unweighted GPA
CJ Griffin – Ironwood – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Cole Goforth – Gilbert Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA
Colton McWilliams – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Conner Maher – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Connor Monahan – Ironwood – 3.77 unweighted GPA
Corban Chavez – Sabino – 3.6 weighted GPA
Crew Crockett – Highland – 3.5 weighted GPA
Daniel Delgadillo – Rio Rico – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Darin McMahon – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.1 unweighted GPA
David Cluff – Highland – 3.9 weighted GPA
David El – The Gregory School – 3.74 weighted GPA
Demetrius Hernandez – Canyon View – 3.73 weighted GPA
Derrick Dew – Ironwood – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Diego Martinez – Rio Rico – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Dominic Murphy – The Gregory School – 3.73 weighted GPA
Drew Aguilar – Arizona College Prep – 3.91 weighted GPA
Dylan Boyle – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Dylan Mapston – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.69 unweighted GPA
Dylan McWhorter – Canyon View – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Erik Shewbridge – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.6 weighted GPA
Ethan Erickson – Deer Valley – 3.75 weighted GPA
Ethan Iniguez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.92 weighted GPA
Ethan Jones – Ironwood – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Ethan Rose – Paradise Honors – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Ewing Baker – Corona del Sol – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Florian Schulthness – Paradise Honors – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Francisco Pacheco – Rio Rico – 3.55 weighted GPA
Gabriel Renteria – Ironwood – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Gaven Thrower – Poston Butte – 3.5 weighted GPA
Grant Tammany – Valley Christian – 3.87 weighted GPA
Harrison Richter – Sabino – 3.47 unweighted GPA
Hayden Glauser – Ironwood – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Isaac Bloom – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.81 weighted GPA
Izaiah Smith – Canyon View – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Jackson Schlesinger – Northwest Christian – 3.53 weighted GPA
Jacob Bartes – Queen Creek – 3.78 weighted GPA
Jacob Hales – Queen Creek – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jacob Leppert – Valley Christian – 3.78 weighted GPA
Jacob McBride – Queen Creek – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jairo Contreras – Agua Fria – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Jamarcus Hollins – Agua Fria – 3.78 weighted GPA
James Andres – Paradise Honors – 3.97 unweighted GPA
James Ferguson – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.63 weighted GPA
Jared Mamaradlo – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Jared Showers – Eastmark – 3.75 weighted GPA
Jaren Brown – Highland – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jason Singh – Mountain Ridge – 3.83 weighted GPA
Jaxon Bailey – Eastmark – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Jayce Eaton – Canyon View – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jeremy Winton – Sabino – 3.16 unweighted GPA
John Luis Austria – Mountain Pointe – 3.49 unweighted GPA
Jonathan Bowen – Northwest Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jonathan Brower – Ironwood – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jontae Estill – Mountain Pointe – 3.53 weighted GPA
Jose Ortiz – Rio Rico – 3.87 weighted GPA
Jose Vasquez – Rio Rico – 3.69 weighted GPA
Julian Artelli-Di Mascio – Paradise Honors – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Kaden Wong – Arizona College Prep – 3.56 weighted GPA
Kaleo Grover – Highland – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kevin Hendershott – The Gregory School – 3.75 weighted GPA
Kody Bohne – Estrella Foothills – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Lukas Langford – Paradise Honors – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Lukas Potter – Poston Butte – 3.7 weighted GPA
Luke Aden – Sabino – 3.83 weighted GPA
Luke Weathers – The Gregory School – 3.92 weighted GPA
Luke Wegenke – Valley Christian – 3.54 weighted GPA
Luke Woitas – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.5 weighted GPA
Madduxx Goron – Mountain Ridge – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Mahbod Mikhchi – Mountain Pointe – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Martin Soto – Rio Rico – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Max Galaz – Estrella Foothills – 3.8 weighted GPA
Michael Bastian – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Myles Liimatta – Valley Christian – 3.92 weighted GPA
Nainglynn Kyaw – Deer Valley – 3.76 weighted GPA
Nathan Felix – Phoenix Christian Preparatory School – 3.82 weighted GPA
Nathan Rosinski – Mountain Ridge – 3.68 weighted GPA
Nathaniel Weber – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Nathaniel Roskelley – Mountain Ridge – 3.95 weighted GPA
Nick PIrrotta – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.5 weighted GPA
Nitai Buchler – The Gregory School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Ollie Hinder – Corona del Sol – 3.7 weighted GPA
Parker Kaczmarek – Mesquite – 3.7 weighted GPA
Patrick Dyson – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.83 weighted GPA
Peter Selinski – Mountain Ridge – 3.5 weighted GPA
Preston Stricker – Sabino – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Raul Hernandez Rangel – Agua Fria – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Reuben Guerrero – Phoenix Christian Preparatory School – 3.86 weighted GPA
Ricky Snyder – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Robert Garcia – Canyon View – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Robert Kongaika – Paradise Honors – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Robert Yontez – Mesquite – 3.7 weighted GPA
Ruben Nez – Poston Butte – 3.83 weighted GPA
Ryan Richardson – Odyssey Institute High School – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Ryder Kelley – Chandler – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Rylan Colman – Deer Valley – 3.78 weighted GPA
Rylan Hayes – Willow Canyon – 3.8 weighted GPA
Sam Eaton – Highland – 3.7 weighted GPA
Samuel Omoruyi – Ironwood – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Samuel Wells – Eastmark – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Santiago Merino – Rio Rico – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Sean Mathis – Paradise Honors – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Shane Terry – Paradise Honors – 3.91 unweighted GPA
Silas Segal – Agua Fria – 3.97 weighted GPA
Spencer Elzinga – Eastmark – 3.97 weighted GPA
Spencer Franken – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Spencer Gyore – Home-Schooled – 3.92 weighted GPA
Steve Ramos – Agua Fria – 3.02 unweighted GPA
Tate Dorame – Eastmark – 3.75 weighted GPA
Tegan Bernard – Mountain Ridge – 3.83 weighted GPA
Ty Pehrson – Paradise Honors – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Tydan Ortega – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.83 weighted GPA
Tyler Schlarb – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.7 weighted GPA
Tyson Schmidt – Hamilton – 3.8 weighted GPA
Vincent Bejarano – Chandler – 3.0 unweighted GPA
William Groen – Valley Christian – 3.94 weighted GPA
Wyatt McGriff – Deer Valley – 3.2 unweighted GPA
