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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 2024Sports360AZ All-Academic Winter Sports 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 Girls Basketball Teams for Divisions 1A-3A:
First Team
Madeline Falls – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Olivia LaMont – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Celeste Chege – Benjamin Franklin – 4.97 weighted GPA
Avery Paris – BASIS Flagstaff – 4.86 weighted GPA
Kate Westervelt – Chandler Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Lucy Garner – Chandler Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Calissa Rasmussen – Benjamin Franklin – 4.83 weighted GPA
Sarah Hurley – Scottsdale Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Ellina Bilstrom – Scottsdale Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Chloe Crandall – Scottsdale Prep – 4.82 weighted GPA
Emily Stanek – Scottsdale Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Emily Mullaney – BASIS Flagstaff – 4.76 weighted GPA
Katelyn Ruyle – Scottsdale Prep – 4.76 weighted GPA
Jillian McDonald – Chandler Prep – 4.73 weighted GPA
Sienna Kindsfater – Scottsdale Prep – 4.71 weighted GPA
Abigail Papez – BASIS Flagstaff – 4.71 weighted GPA
Sammy Mullaney – BASIS Flagstaff – 4.71 weighted GPA
Maeve Morgan – Scottsdale Prep – 4.7 weighted GPA
Juliette Mason – Chandler Prep – 4.69 weighted GPA
Jane Quinliven – Chandler Prep – 4.63 weighted GPA
Jasmine Hall – BASIS Flagstaff – 4.62 weighted GPA
Lailani Hall – Chandler Prep – 4.57 weighted GPA
Avery Keizer – Northwest Christian – 4.56 weighted GPA
Riley Murray – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.53 weighted GPA
Pranathi Yernena – Scottsdale Prep – 4.52 weighted GPA
Brianna Martin – Benjamin Franklin – 4.5 weighted GPA
Katelyn Best – Northwest Christian – 4.48 weighted GPA
Blake Wolf – Scottsdale Prep – 4.44 weighted GPA
Haylie Seifried – Northwest Christian – 4.42 weighted GPA
Pia Sachdev – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.4 weighted GPA
Madeline Lyons – Northwest Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Alisha Anand – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.37 weighted GPA
Ava Hancock – Joseph City – 4.37 weighted GPA
Sage Mortensen – Benjamin Franklin – 4.35 weighted GPA
Chaya Annabi – The Gregory School – 4.32 weighted GPA
Juliana Larson – Northwest Christian – 4.31 weighted GPA
Anyka Arora – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Kaila Aston – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Eisley Harrison – Northwest Christian – 4.24 weighted GPA
Lauren Wong – Scottsdale Prep – 4.24 weighted GPA
Carsyn Gordon – Benjamin Franklin – 4.23 weighted GPA
Jacey Blair – Benjamin Franklin – 4.23 weighted GPA
Quinn Gray – Northwest Christian – 4.22 weighted GPA
Kamryn Crider – El Capitan – 4.2 weighted GPA
Melissa Johnson – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
AnnMary Terrence – Maimi – 4.2 weighted GPA
April Neill – Joseph City – 4.18 weighted GPA
Sahzira Schoby – Joseph City – 4.17 weighted GPA
Rachel Musser – El Capitan – 4.16 weighted GPA
Layla Lizon – The Gregory School – 4.15 weighted GPA
Melina Olguin – Benjamin Franklin – 4.14 weighted GPA
Jacqui LaGatta – Valley Christian – 4.13 weighted GPA
Savannah Pietila – Miami – 4.11 weighted GPA
Ava Neill – Joseph City – 4.1 weighted GPA
Gracie Zeller – Northwest Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Alyssa Cervantez – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Lillie Duitsman – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Mileigh Allan – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Kylie Seifried – Northwest Christian – 4.08 weighted GPA
JoJo Mushahwar – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Katie White – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Nenah Brown – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Natasha Schober – Scottsdale Prep – 4.02 weighted GPA
Lauren Horowitz – The Gregory School – 4.02 unweighted GPA
Zoey Pozen – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ellie Phillips – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Lydia Bleak – Camp Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Olivia Chacon – Miami – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Tamia Pietila – Miami – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mentions
Jazmine Ramirez – Youngker – 3.98 weighted GPA
Itzel Barron – Metro Tech – 3.98 weighted GPA
Sofia Arias-White – The Gregory School – 3.97 unweighted GPA
Amelie Wingo – Northwest Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Madison Zamora – Valley Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Amber Neill – Joseph City – 3.95 weighted GPA
Gracie Miraglia – Valley Christian – 3.95 weighted GPA
Kaci Palmer – Joseph City – 3.94 weighted GPA
Bella Arqueros – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.94 weighted GPA
Rose Pisetsky – The Gregory School – 3.94 unweighted GPA
Abigail Grier – Valley Christian – 3.92 weighted GPA
Madison Brown – Desert Vista – 3.92 weighted GPA
Isabella Ferrara – Valley Christian – 3.91 weighted GPA
Jazmin Torres – Camp Verde – 3.9 weighted GPA
Chloe Lehman – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Sarita Timpson – El Capitan – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Violet Barlow – El Capitan – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Samantha Hammon – El Capitan – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Allison Hamel – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.88 weighted GPA
Cecilia Burruel – Nogales – 3.88 weighted GPA
Shariffa Piamonte – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.87 weighted GPA
Malia Tonkinson – Valley Christian – 3.87 weighted GPA
Areli Andrade – Metro Tech – 3.87 weighted GPA
Bree Hanzal – Valley Christian – 3.86 weighted GPA
Ryder Guerrero – Miami – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Marine Thurel – Joseph City – 3.83 weighted GPA
Kaelin Holloway – Higley – 3.83 weighted GPA
Kim’mya Johnson – Buena – 3.83 weighted GPA
Joanie Schaaf – Buena – 3.83 weighted GPA
Rylee Payne – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.81 weighted GPA
Audrey Neill – Joseph City – 3.8 weighted GPA
Rachel Roderick – Camp Verde – 3.8 weighted GPA
Leta Hammon – El Capitan – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Sophia Morales – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.78 weighted GPA
Kinley Blair – Benjamin Franklin – 3.77 weighted GPA
Ashtyn Wolf – Scottsdale Prep – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Veronica Benavides – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.72 weighted GPA
Susan Riley – Northwest Christian – 3.7 weighted GPA
Marisol Salas-Zorrilla – Camp Verde – 3.7 weighted GPA
Addison Hansen – Gilbert Christian – 3.7 weighted GPA
Kaija Mannie – Higley – 3.7 weighted GPA
Emmalyn Hedges – Campo Verde – 3.7 weighted GPA
Sabrina Naylor – El Capitan/Academy – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Sophia Zogg – The Gregory School – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Maeling Jimenez Herrera – Buena – 3.67 weighted GPA
Brin Begay – Chandler Prep – 3.66 weighted GPA
Mckenzie Jesmer – Joseph City – 3.65 weighted GPA
Isabel Sesmas – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.64 weighted GPA
Cheisie Seidemann – Northwest Christian – 3.63 weighted GPA
Unesu Machiri – Gilbert Christian – 3.6 weighted GPA
Evalyn Ball – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Ruth Timpson – El Captain/Academy – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Zena Smith – The Gregory School – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Iveya Ward – Valley Christian – 3.57 weighted GPA
Heidi Iancu – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.56 weighted GPA
Jaydiana Kinlicheenie – Joseph City – 3.56 weighted GPA
Diana Valencia Rodriguez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.54 weighted GPA
Janey Lopez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.54 weighted GPA
Hayden Matykiewicz – Valley Christian – 3.53 weighted GPA
Alyssa Wheeler – Camp Verde – 3.5 weighted GPA
Isabella Huerta – Buena – 3.5 weighted GPA
Leeyah Goss – Miami – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Drianna Dosela – Miami – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Kaylee Henderson – The Gregory School – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Ellie Sarraino – Cactus Shadows – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Ytzel McClendon – Youngker – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Whitney Jeffers – Cactus Shadows – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Kaylee Armstrong – San Simon – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Betsabe Castellanos – San Simon – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Alyzon Corrales – San Simon – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Anastasia Fierro – San Simon – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Hollie Keil – San Simon – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Evelyn Lopez – San Simon – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Kimber Rudiger – San Simon – 3.57 unweighted GPA
