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For fourteen years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the 2025 Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Teams brought to you by OrthoSport AZ 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 2025 Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Teams:
First Team
Heber Padilla – Agua Fria – 5.46 weighted GPA
Dang Pham – Agua Fria – 5.19 weighted GPA
Kyle Nguyen – Agua Fria – 5.17 weighted GPA
Tyler Nguyen – Millennium – 5.1 weighted GPA
David Miranda-Soto – Millennium – 5.0 weighted GPA
Ethan Tran – Millennium – 5.0 weighted GPA
Zachary Doerksen – Verrado – 5.0 weighted GPA
Ren Tran – Agua Fria – 4.95 weighted GPA
Bo Lambert – Canyon View – 4.87 weighted GPA
Owen St. Clair – Thunderbird – 4.86 weighted GPA
Gabe Paupert – Tempe – 4.83 weighted GPA
Jared Lakin – Williams Field – 4.79 weighted GPA
Nicholas Hauer – Corona del Sol – 4.77 weighted GPA
Israel Lopez Fraire – Youngker – 4.75 weighted GPA
Cooper Aron – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.74 weighted GPA
Judah Knipmeyer – Chandler – 4.72 weighted GPA
Kade Spilsbury – Buena – 4.7 weighted GPA
Lucas Chavez – Millennium – 4.7 weighted GPA
Jarod Hemsley – Canyon View – 4.67 weighted GPA
Mateo Cardenas – Canyon View – 4.67 weighted GPA
Ethan Dye – Chandler – 4.66 weighted GPA
Cole Doerr – Verrado – 4.65 weighted GPA
Maddox Young – Casteel – 4.65 weighted GPA
Nicholas Dewey – Higley – 4.64 weighted GPA
Garrett Nielsen – Casteel – 4.63 weighted GPA
Cooper Richardson – Mesquite – 4.62 weighted GPA
Kaden Chen – Higley – 4.61 weighted GPA
Moses Gerak – The Odyssey Institute – 4.61 weighted GPA
Brody Rice – Corona del Sol – 4.6 weighted GPA
Jaxson Bell – Buena – 4.6 weighted GPA
Micah Knipmeyer – Chandler – 4.59 weighted GPA
Layton Bluth – Casteel – 4.58 weighted GPA
Taw Reh – Washington – 4.57 weighted GPA
Owen Goodman – Mesa – 4.55 weighted GPA
Ross Mason – Mesa – 4.54 weighted GPA
Carter Holmes – Casteel – 4.53 weighted GPA
Colton Bombinski – Northwest Christian – 4.53 weighted GPA
Jordan Mei – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.52 weighted GPA
Micah McCalla – Agua Fria – 4.52 weighted GPA
Brigham Brimhall – Mesa – 4.51 weighted GPA
Austin Johansen – Buena – 4.5 weighted GPA
Sebastian Slowinski – Washington – 4.5 weighted GPA
Wilber Gastelum Gutierrez – Youngker – 4.5 weighted GPA
Zach Brown – Campo Verde – 4.5 weighted GPA
Preston Baer – The Odyssey Institute – 4.49 weighted GPA
Matthew Meek – Mesa – 4.48 weighted GPA
Owen Grzecka – Chandler – 4.48 weighted GPA
Prabav Kumar – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.48 weighted GPA
Brendan Ritchey – The Gregory School – 4.47 weighted GPA
Jack Telford – Casteel – 4.47 weighted GPA
Jackson Kost – Casteel – 4.47 weighted GPA
Trenton Thelin – Higley – 4.47 weighted GPA
Tyler Mesias – Perry – 4.47 weighted GPA
Colin Zimmerman – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Kyle Oppen – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Shane McKay – Gilbert Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jamarcus Hollins – Agua Fria – 4.39 weighted GPA
Julian Artelli – Paradise Honors – 4.39 weighted GPA
Kody Lamm – Mesa – 4.39 weighted GPA
Dylan Yeung – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.38 weighted GPA
Ean Nichols – Willow Canyon – 4.35 weighted GPA
Hayden Elicio – Mesa – 4.35 weighted GPA
Zachart Barnett – Chandler – 4.35 weighted GPA
Brayden Yee – Northwest Christian – 4.34 weighted GPA
Drew Hoefer – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.33 weighted GPA
Joshua Sarmiento – Tempe – 4.33 weighted GPA
Logan Haas – Canyon View – 4.33 weighted GPA
Parker LaChance – Paradise Honors – 4.33 weighted GPA
Nathan Lind – Casteel – 4.32 weighted GPA
Raja Patel – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.32 weighted GPA
Benicio Sarreal – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.31 weighted GPA
Dawson Lusher – Northwest Christian – 4.31 weighted GPA
Jude Keene – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.31 weighted GPA
Ryan Campbell – Mesquite – 4.31 weighted GPA
Brady Pritchard – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Carter Skousen – Campo Verde – 4.3 weighted GPA
Collin Pangus – Buena – 4.3 weighted GPA
Deacon Hunt – The Odyssey Institute – 4.3 weighted GPA
Leo Farnsworth – Corona del Sol – 4.3 weighted GPA
Malachi Myers – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Nadine Butler – Buena – 4.3 weighted GPA
Charles Nielsen – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.29 weighted GPA
Max Diaz-Gonzalez – The Odyssey Institute – 4.28 weighted GPA
Austin Spendlove – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.26 weighted GPA
Owen Hurley – Casteel – 4.26 weighted GPA
Trey Bosen – Mesa – 4.25 weighted GPA
Josh Ikeda – Campo Verde – 4.24 weighted GPA
Logan Coking – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.24 weighted GPA
Zakk Bolton – Chandler – 4.24 weighted GPA
John Sanchez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 4.23 weighted GPA
Noah Sadek – The Odyssey Institute – 4.23 weighted GPA
Jacob Mayer – Chandler – 4.22 weighted GPA
Trace Martin – Northwest Christian – 4.22 weighted GPA
Bryan Burrows – Agua Fria – 4.21 weighted GPA
Jair Iza Beltran – Mesa – 4.21 weighted GPA
Evan Caplan – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.20 weighted GPA
Cole Urwiller – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weweighted GPA
Anthony Stemple – The Gregory School – 4.2 weighted GPA
Brock Steele – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Brooks Martin – Northwest Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Dallas Williams – Williams Field – 4.2 weighted GPA
Samuel Caldwell – Northwest Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Alex Kinder – Thunderbird – 4.19 weighted GPA
Alexander Gora – Chandler – 4.19 weighted GPA
Landon Asuncion – Paradise Honors – 4.18 weighted GPA
Richard Yellot – The Gregory School – 4.16 weighted GPA
Xavier Gere – Thunderbird – 4.16 weighted GPA
Aidan Goryl – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.15 weighted GPA
Alex Lim – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.15 weighted GPA
Kaden Haase – Valley Christian – 4.15 weighted GPA
Luke Raymond – Williams Field – 4.15 weighted GPA
Brody Hirst – Casteel – 4.13 weighted GPA
Bobby Busch – Northwest Christian – 4.12 weighted GPA
Sebastian Zazueta – Carl Hayden Community – 4.11 weighted GPA
Star Ikamba – The Gregory School – 4.11 weighted GPA
Bennett Larragoite – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Bodhi Nesbit – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Chaucer Tutty – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Micah Baughman – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Owen McAlevey – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Robert Burns – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Will Schneiderman – Casteel – 4.1 weighted GPA
Barrett Simon – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.08 weighted GPA
Spencer Lee – The Gregory School – 4.08 weighted GPA
Cole Sanders – Verrado – 4.06 weighted GPA
Logan Eaton – Canyon View – 4.06 weighted GPA
Zackary Allan – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.05 weighted GPA
Easton Cook – Higley – 4.03 weighted GPA
Isaac Spendlove – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.03 weighted GPA
Elissa Stuber – Valley Christian – 4.02 weighted GPA
Parker Katena – Valley Vista – 4.02 weighted GPA
Abram Acunin – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.01 weighted GPA
Madison Brown – Valley Christian – 4.01 weighted GPA
Bryce Kincaid – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Garrett Goosen – Mesquite – 4.0 weighted GPA
Gus Kluck – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Lucas Tam – Arizona College Preparatory – 4.0 weighted GPA
Manuel Duran – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Quinton Boardman – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Tucker Charles – Buena – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aiden Ramage – Buena – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Alan Marturello – Buena – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Brandon Wraight – Desert Vista – 4.0 unweighted GPA
John Pastorin – Red Mountain – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Lucas Moore – Buena – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Preston Worthen – Desert Vista – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Roddick James Alvarez – Buena – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Teagan Spilsbury – Buena – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Trace Tucker – Desert Vista – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Austin Kuehler – Shadow Ridge – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jaisen Brown – Shadow Ridge – 4.5 weighted GPA
Logan McMullen – Shadow Ridge – 4.35 weighted GPA
Brady McMullen – Shadow Ridge – 4.2 weighted GPA
Brendon Anderson – Benjamin Franklin – 4.9 weighted GPA
Coleson Bowen – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kaleb Brinson – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Aaron Curtis – Benjamin Franklin – 4.1 weighted GPA
Brigg DeMarco – Benjamin Franklin – 4.6 weighted GPA
Jase Ensman – Benjamin Franklin – 4.2 weighted GPA
Caleb Hilton – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Michael Kimball – Benjamin Franklin – 4.8 weighted GPA
Braxen Shupe – Benjamin Franklin – 4.1 weighted GPA
Samuel Steele – Benjamin Franklin – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jarom Stradling – Benjamin Franklin – 4.9 weighted GPA
Jace Wengert – Benjamin Franklin – 4.1 weighted GPA
Honorable Mentions
Garett Verver – Northwest Christian – 3.99 weighted GPA
Daniel Burgess – Campo Verde – 3.98 weighted GPA
William Groen – Valley Christian – 3.98 weighted GPA
Alan Cano – Canyon View – 3.97 weighted GPA
Carter DiMickele – Chandler – 3.97 weighted GPA
Matt Hernandez – Thunderbird – 3.97 unweighted GPA
Frank Sunderhaus – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.96 weighted GPA
Nikolas Cervantes – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.96 weighted GPA
Braden Breinholt – Perry – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Ethan Davidson – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.95 weighted GPA
Roman Kelly – Valley Vista – 3.95 weighted GPA
Nathanael Blackledge – Valley Vista – 3.94 weighted GPA
Brennan Lick – Thunderbird – 3.94 unweighted GPA
Otis Marh – Washington – 3.93 weighted GPA
Rylan Hayes – Willow Canyon – 3.93 weighted GPA
Trey Caffall – Williams Field – 3.93 weighted GPA
Maxwell Koplin – Desert Vista – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Luis Aguilar Munoz – Trevor G. Browne – 3.92 weighted GPA
Aaron Mosher – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Dovic Ivann Geoff Detruz – Valley Christian – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Dyllan Farnsworth – Willow Canyon – 3.91 weighted GPA
Jonathan Magro – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.91 weighted GPA
Parker Kaczmarek – Mesquite – 3.91 weighted GPA
Jackson Blair – Willow Canyon – 3.9 weighted GPA
Joel Figueroa – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.9 weighted GPA
Kaden Richardson – Valley Vista – 3.9 weighted GPA
Max Shumway – Mesa – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Zachary Huang – Perry – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Greyson Carter – Perry – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Joseph Brown – Corona del Sol – 3.87 weighted GPA
Grady Jordan-Nowe – The Gregory School – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Ethan Wilt – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.85 weighted GPA
Kyle Kohls – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.85 weighted GPA
Ben Marquez – Washington – 3.83 weighted GPA
Devon Bills – Canyon View – 3.83 weighted GPA
Zekariyas McClintock – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.82 unweighted GPA
August Barrett – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.8 weighted GPA
Evan Cornish – Corona del Sol – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jacob Howe – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jayden Irving – Corona del Sol – 3.8 weighted GPA
Thomas Doyle – Willow Canyon – 3.8 weighted GPA
Anthony Randazzo – Buena – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Caiden Mott – Cienega – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Jacob Kochanski – Desert Vista – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Zamian Madrueno – Paradise Honors – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Devon Helmer – Northwest Christian – 3.78 weighted GPA
Lucas Ganes – Williams Field – 3.78 weighted GPA
Mark Kyle Bautista – Chandler – 3.78 weighted GPA
Robert James LaSalle – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.78 weighted GPA
Alexander Marrero – Verrado – 3.78 unweighted GPA
Ramsey Rida – Desert Vista – 3.78 unweighted GPA
Roman Untalasco – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.77 weighted GPA
Vincent Bandin – Carl Hayden Community – 3.77 weighted GPA
Andrew McGonagill – Higley – 3.75 weighted GPA
Owen Horton – Campo Verde – 3.75 weighted GPA
Tragdon Jenkins – Williams Field – 3.75 weighted GPA
Samuel Becerra – Verrado – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Chase Sapp – Paradise Honors – 3.73 weighted GPA
Carsten Ellingson – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.72 weighted GPA
Gavin Helmer – Northwest Christian – 3.72 weighted GPA
Blaeze Egey-Samu – Perry – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Eric Roberts – Mesquite – 3.7 weighted GPA
Mihalis Angelotti – Gilbert Christian – 3.7 weighted GPA
Phillip Moreno – Corona del Sol – 3.7 weighted GPA
Robbie Cahill – Youngker – 3.7 weighted GPA
Elisha Barron – Camelback High School – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Jerick Almodovar – Buena – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Drew Blaylock – Mesa – 3.69 weighted GPA
Nathan Shelton – Mesa – 3.69 weighted GPA
Charles Tacker – Agua Fria – 3.68 weighted GPA
Denver Smith – Verrado – 3.68 weighted GPA
Teag Fuentes – Higley – 3.68 weighted GPA
Caden Ledbetter – Perry – 3.68 unweighted GPA
John Moraga – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.68 unweighted GPA
Jason Mamaradlo – Verrado – 3.67 weighted GPA
Abraham Lopez – Verrado – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Dax Stones – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Brenden Dales – Chandler – 3.65 weighted GPA
Darin McMahon – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.65 weighted GPA
Dominic Murphy – The Gregory School – 3.65 unweighted GPA
Isaiah Holland – Campo Verde – 3.64 weighted GPA
Tyler Schlarb – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.64 weighted GPA
Sam Ashcraft – Thunderbird – 3.63 weighted GPA
Braden Vanderpool – Higley – 3.62 weighted GPA
Zachary Chavez – Buena – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Isaac Bloom – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.59 weighted GPA
Daniel North – Youngker – 3.58 weighted GPA
Robert Yontez – Mesquite – 3.58 weighted GPA
Xavier Lewis – Mesquite – 3.58 weighted GPA
Kai Hawkes – Desert Vista – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Ethan Chavez – Mesquite – 3.56 weighted GPA
Jack Boring – Desert Vista – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Daniel Brunt – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.55 weighted GPA
Brandon Madison – Valley Christian – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Gavin Meyn – Casteel – 3.53 weighted GPA
Jack Thornton – Red Mountain – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Garrett Tompkinson – Red Mountain – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Patrick Dyson – Paradise Honors – 3.51 weighted GPA
Crate Owens – Corona del Sol – 3.5 weighted GPA
Ethan Barney – The Odyssey Institute – 3.5 weighted GPA
Hayden Alexander – Youngker – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jaxon Holmes – Casteel – 3.5 weighted GPA
Xzavier Vizcarra – Mesquite – 3.5 weighted GPA
Alan Diaz-Villezcas – Camelback High School – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Alexavier Ortiz – Youngker – 3.5 unweighted GPA
William Gahan – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.48 unweighted GPA
Charlie Hazen – The Gregory School – 3.47 unweighted GPA
Max Logemann – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.46 unweighted GPA
Britton Skousen – Higley – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Rocco DeMassari – Red Mountain – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Kendall Brooks – Paradise Honors – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Braxten Jolley – Perry – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Tristan Hopkins – The Odyssey Institute – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Luka Erickson – Red Mountain – 3.35 unweighted GPA
Micah Morton – Valley Christian – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Austin Moskop – Valley Christian – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Evan Arroyo – Canyon View – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Jayden Toney – Canyon View – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Kaden Wong – Arizona College Preparatory – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Kenneth Kiser – Agua Fria – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Branton Borst – Valley Christian – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Andrew Joiner – Mesquite – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Lincoln Powell – Valley Christian – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Logan Carpenter – Valley Christian – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Tate Bell – The Odyssey Institute – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Kai Harada – Paradise Honors – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Ryan Carraro – Perry – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Trevor Gamble – Campo Verde – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Logan Gray – Perry – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Logan McMahon – The Odyssey Institute – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Tate Higgins – Perry – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Alastair Campbell – The Gregory School – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Joshua Rice – Valley Christian – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Zakaria Ayoub – Arizona College Preparatory – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Nathaniel Landa – Canyon View – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Chase Tompkins – Valley Vista – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Francisco Orozco – The Odyssey Institute – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Locklan Swanson – Canyon View – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jayson Falcon – Shadow Ridge – 3.9 weighted GPA
Franklin Faulkner – Shadow Ridge – 3.8 weighted GPA
Dylan Olson – Shadow Ridge – 3.83 weighted GPA
Eli Rother – Chandler – 3.5 weighted GPA
Spencer Shuey – Chandler – 3.96 weighted GPA
Daivon Walton – Chandler – 3.69 weighted GPA
Christian Sorenson – Benjamin Franklin – 3.9 weighted GPA
James Lee – Benjamin Franklin – 3.7 weighted GPA
