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For 13 years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the 2024 Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Teams brought to you by 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 2024 Sports360AZ All-Academic Baseball (1A-4A):
First Team
Lucas Hesson – Gilbert Classical Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Andrew Charles Watts – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Carson Ashbaugh – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Darren Billingsley – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Kannon Czochara – Scottsdale Prep – 4.89 weighted GPA
Beck Caballero – Tanque Verde – 4.88 weighted GPA
Bennett Luzader – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 4.86 weighted GPA
Kishan Bhatnagar – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 4.86 weighted GPA
Alex Pieczynski – Benjamin Franklin – 4.85 weighted GPA
Cade Zawada – Scottsdale Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Brendan MacLean – Scottsdale Prep – 4.82 weighted GPA
Sehaj Malhi – Scottsdale Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Kaid Melcher – Benjamin Franklin – 4.81 weighted GPA
Benjamin Bubar – Scottsdale Prep – 4.8 weighted GPA
Chase Runey – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.8 weighted GPA
Chase Benson – Thunderbird – 4.78 weighted GPA
Vincent Zizzo – Empire – 4.73 weighted GPA
Benjamin Richardson – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 4.72 weighted GPA
Derek Tucker – Chandler Prep – 4.72 weighted GPA
Jackson Potter – Saguaro – 4.71 weighted GPA
Noah Gallagher – Arizona College Prep – 4.7 weighted GPA
Zackary Primakow – Thunderbird – 4.7 weighted GPA
Sam O’Neal – Gilbert Classical – 4.7 weighted GPA
Cade Huseth – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 4.69 weighted GPA
Liam Denk – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 4.69 weighted GPA
Stone Guymon – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.69 weighted GPA
Ethan Kim – Arizona College Prep – 4.68 weighted GPA
Nicholas Carlsson – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.67 weighted GPA
Lennon Mikan – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.66 weighted GPA
Jackson Larson – Scottsdale Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Knell Ruvulcaba – Round Valley – 4.61 weighted GPA
Nick Saunders – Chandler Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Ryan Hong – Chandler Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Cooper Swanson – Chandler Prep – 4.6 weighted GPA
Brick Shultz – Saguaro – 4.6 weighted GPA
Christian Walker – Chandler Prep – 4.57 weighted GPA
Brandon Kooner – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.56 weighted GPA
Tico Lentz – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 4.56 weighted GPA
Max Fioresi – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.52 weighted GPA
Blake Sedig – Benjamin Franklin – 4.5 weighted GPA
Aashish Sreejith – Chandler Prep – 4.47 weighted GPA
Emet Yates – Chandler Prep – 4.47 weighted GPA
Kimball Jones – ALA Ironnwood – 4.47 weighted GPA
Cole Muscari – Northwest Christian – 4.46 weighted GPA
Cayden Litopoulos – Thunderbird – 4.46 weighted GPA
Matthew Hornburg – Thunderbird – 4.46 weighted GPA
Paulo Baca – Benjamin Franklin – 4.43 weighted GPA
Evan Chow – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 4.41 weighted GPA
Issac Swanson – Chandler Prep – 4.41 weighted GPA
Henry Jacoby – Saguaro – 4.4 weighted GPA
Cole Martin – Northwest Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jakob Jones – ALA Ironwood – 4.4 weighted GPA
Trevor Carlson – Tanque Verde – 4.4 weighted GPA
Zackary Linker – Gilbert Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Max Peterson – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.4 weighted GPA
Dominic Knoell – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 4.39 weighted GPA
Jacob Moran – Benjamin Franklin – 4.39 weighted GPA
Noah Kim – Arizona College Prep – 4.39 weighted GPA
Kevin Hill – Northwest Christian – 4.37 weighted GPA
Jack Rosales – Eastmark – 4.35 weighted GPA
Blake Carlson – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.33 weighted GPA
Easton Dilullo – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.33 weighted GPA
Bryan Lorenz – Northwest Christian – 4.33 weighted GPA
Caleb Johnson – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Chase North – Tanque Verde – 4.3 weighted GPA
Santini Celani – Tanque Verde – 4.3 weighted GPA
Gerard Gerken – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Kyle Miiller – Saguaro – 4.3 weighted GPA
Andrew Waldo – Gilbert Classical – 4.3 weighted GPA
Brady Carey – Empire – 4.29 weighted GPA
Dominic Steineke – Chandler Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Dominic TIrone – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 4.26 weighted GPA
Alex Dobos – Scottsdale Prep – 4.22 weighted GPA
William Kelley – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 4.22 weighted GPA
Cam Mitchell – Arizona College Prep – 4.22 weighted GPA
Louis Busseri – Saguaro – 4.21 weighted GPA
Noah Andersen – Thunderbird – 4.21 weighted GPA
Colton Janeway – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 4.2 weighted GPA
Tyler Steil – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Chase Ries – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jackson Bruening – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
James Pierski – St. John Paul II Catholic – 4.19 weighted GPA
Griffin Oas – Scottsdale Prep – 4.17 weighted GPA
Matthew Wegman – Arizona College Prep – 4.15 weighted GPA
Jacob Allen – Chandler Prep – 4.14 weighted GPA
Jackson Powers – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 4.11 weighted GPA
Brodie May – Arizona College Prep – 4.11 weighted GPA
Keagan Heirshberg – Eastmark – 4.11 weighted GPA
Vincent Keck – Saguaro – 4.1 weighted GPA
Dylan Lewis – Tanque Verde – 4.1 weighted GPA
Rocco Haggard – Tanque Verde – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jax Minnis – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Josh Brown – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Nathan Mulligan – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Nate Nieuwenhuis – Northwest Christian – 4.06 weighted GPA
Evan Heinrich – Arizona College Prep – 4.06 weighted GPA
Terry Brody – Northwest Christian – 4.04 weighted GPA
Preston Mann – Eastmark – 4.04 weighted GPA
Jackson Heinkel – Arizona College Prep – 4.02 weighted GPA
Cam Schmidt – Saguaro – 4.0 weighted GPA
Taichi Ebino – Saguaro – 4.0 weighted GPA
Beckett Elliott – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Levi Kelsey – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brock Jackson – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Gavin Wyler – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kyle Grier – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Tyler Burr – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jay Teso – Rio Rico – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jeff Gorombei – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Trey Gabel – Thunderbird – 4.0 weighted GPA
Camdyn Austin – Round Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jeffery Cochran – Round Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Noah Dana – Round Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
C.J. Hunter – River Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mentions
Carson Grier – Valley Christian – 3.98 weighted GPA
Diego Garayzar – Rio Rico – 3.97 weighted GPA
Jaiden Krcek – Thunderbird – 3.97 weighted GPA
Jerry Krcek – Thunderbird – 3.97 weighted GPA
Wyatt Bacome – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.95 weighted GPA
Gunna Penzkover – Northwest Christian – 3.95 weighted GPA
Adam Trudell – Eastmark – 3.94 weighted GPA
Caleb Sweeney – Valley Christian – 3.92 weighted GPA
Cainan Keyles – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 3.9 weighted GPA
Nathan Nielsen – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Joshua Gulinson – Thunderbird – 3.9 weighted GPA
PJ Rafford – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Eric Williams – Desert Christian – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Cameron Bergloff – Valley Christian – 3.87 weighted GPA
Hector Navarro – Rio Rico – 3.85 weighted GPA
Brennan Jones – Benjamin Franklin – 3.84 weighted GPA
Sebastian Delgado – Rio Rico – 3.84 weighted GPA
Isaiah Lopez – Trivium Preparatory Academy – 3.83 weighted GPA
Benjamin Sanders – ALA Ironwood – 3.83 weighted GPA
Caden Rosenbaugh – Eastmark – 3.83 weighted GPA
Evan Kolesar – Thunderbird – 3.83 weighted GPA
Josh Burlend – Arizona College Prep – 3.83 weighted GPA
Reed Ross – Saguaro – 3.83 weighted GPA
Gabe Caballero – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Mylo Gallego – Tanque Verde – 3.8 weighted GPA
Zander Bratspis – Saguaro – 3.78 weighted GPA
Eli McInturf – Arizona College Prep – 3.77 weighted GPA
Cooper Payne – Desert Christian – 3.76 weighted GPA
Henry Burch – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 3.73 weighted GPA
Cainan Miller – Saguaro – 3.73 weighted GPA
Jonathan Martinez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.71 weighted GPA
Matthew Jaegers – Desert Christian – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Alain Gomez-Gudino – Saguaro – 3.7 weighted GPA
Anthony Busseri – Saguaro – 3.7 weighted GPA
Kellan Jacobs – Veritas Preparatory Academy – 3.7 weighted GPA
Austin Coates – Thunderbird – 3.7 weighted GPA
Caden Esquerra – Desert Christian – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Gebran Brannan – Scottsdale Prep – 3.67 weighted GPA
Oliver Breese – Scottsdale Prep – 3.67 weighted GPA
Matthew Felix – Rio Rico – 3.67 weighted GPA
Trotsen Simms – Northwest Christian – 3.65 weighted GPA
Derek Guzman – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.63 weighted GPA
Patrick Ramon – Thunderbird – 3.63 weighted GPA
Alfredo Barragan – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.62 weighted GPA
Kyler Thruston – Northwest Christian – 3.62 weighted GPA
Joe Muecke – Saguaro – 3.61 weighted GPA
Chasen Niemann – Saguaro – 3.61 weighted GPA
Andrew Cohill – Thunderbird – 3.6 weighted GPA
Hugo Rodriguez – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Parker Chapman – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Finley Simms – Northwest Christian – 3.58 weighted GPA
Jayson Paulo – Eastmark – 3.58 weighted GPA
Joshua Standage – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.57 weighted GPA
Jovanni Sanchez – Benjamin Franklin – 3.57 Weighted GPA
Austin Cesky – Scottsdale Prep – 3.56 weighted GPA
Ethan Wolfe – Northwest Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Christopher Margarella – Saguaro – 3.5 weighted GPA
Connor Switalski – Rio Rico – 3.5 weighted GPA
Nick Redman – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Oscar Alvarez – Rio Rico – 3.5 weighted GPA
Zach Young – Payson – 3.97 unweighted GPA
Jeri Logan – Round Valley – 3.89 unweighted GPA
Asher Bird – Empire – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Sean Valenzuela – Mayer – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Isaiah Dudley – Payson – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Brody Crick – Round Valley – 3.78 unweighted GPA
Ian Lemus – Empire – 3.74 weighted GPA
Orion Milts – Mayer – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Nolan Keeney – Payson – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Micah Tiggas – Empire – 3.63 unweighted GPA
Chance Bird – Empire – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Ryker Marble – Round Valley – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Daiton Leblanc – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Zackary Breinlinger – Empire – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Avontae Reed – Mayer – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Santiago Hernandez – Mayer – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Devin Morganfield – Valley Christian – 3.45 unweighted GPA
Fernando Campos – River Valley – 3.3 unweighted GPA
James Hall III – Valley Christian – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Garet Miller – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Trace Hamilton – Mayer – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Jesus Rodriguez – Rio Rico – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Pedro Tolano – Rio Rico – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Gavin Smith – Valley Christian – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Francisco Balion – Eastmark – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Berkeley Kaiser – Valley Christian – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Will Bastian – Valley Christian – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Earl Williams – Mayer – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Ben Savage – Empire – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Jaxen Maxey – Valley Christian – 3.18 unweighted GPA
Koby Kelepolo – Round Valley – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Christian Lopez – Empire – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Matthew Vandervort – Mayer – 3.14 unweighted GPA
James Twombly – Valley Christian – 3.14 unweighted GPA
Jake Harrison – Valley Christian – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Dreyton Gleason – River Valley – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Keanu Mortenson – Eastmark – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Lalo Madrid – Rio Rico – 3.02 unweighted GPA
Thomas Celentano – Eastmark – 3.01 unweighted GPA
Cayden Want – Mayer – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Easton Garcia – Mayer – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Aaron Rogers – Round Valley – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Brenton Walker – Round Valley – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Andres Lozano – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Matthew Key – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
