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 Winter 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 Wrestling Teams for All Divisions.
First Team
Jackson Rustad – Casteel – 4.86 weighted GPA
Kaleb Balke – Casteel – 4.83 weighted GPA
Alejandro Saizar – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.67 weighted GPA
Luke Ritchie – Hamilton – 4.63 weighted GPA
Tyler Andersen – Perry – 4.63 weighted GPA
Athan Ferber – Campo Verde – 4.53 weighted GPA
Brady Dilworth – Arizona College Prep – 4.53 weighted GPA
Elijah Brown – Williams Field – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ethan Dick – Casteel – 4.5 weighted GPA
Mike Johnson – Casteel – 4.5 weighted GPA
Vaughn Strobel – Casteel – 4.5 weighted GPA
Theron Hall – Perry – 4.45 weighted GPA
Grant Murray – Hamilton – 4.44 weighted GPA
Jackson Morgan – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.44 weighted GPA
Samuel Kisting – Williams Field – 4.43 weighted GPA
Alec Rendon – Nogales – 4.4 weighted GPA
Owen Cook – Queen Creek – 4.4 weighted GPA
Herbert Adams – Pinnacle – 4.39 weighted GPA
Axel Lauer – Brophy College Prep – 4.37 weighted GPA
Jarrett Huber – Mountain View (Mesa) – 4.3 weighted GPA
Slade Stock – Queen Creek – 4.3 weighted GPA
Josiah Switzer – Casteel – 4.28 weighted GPA
Gabe Garcia – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.27 weighted GPA
Dillon Reed – Pinnacle – 4.25 weighted GPA
Cameron Bengson – Campo Verde – 4.24 weighted GPA
Ryan Caputo – Campo Verde – 4.24 weighted GPA
Connor Coleman – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.21 weighted GPA
Dyaln Faires – Brophy College Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Gael Tavera-Montiel – Nogales – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jacob Mathew – Brophy College Prep – 4.17 weighted GPA
Jackson Moore – Casteel – 4.16 weighted GPA
Luke Roberts – Campo Verde – 4.16 weighted GPA
Sean Kennedy – Brophy College Prep – 4.16 weighted GPA
Cash LaFlesch – Perry – 4.15 weighted GPA
Connor Kalafus – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.12 weighted GPA
Evan Henderson – Queen Creek – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jayce Galvez – Williams Field – 4.1 weighted GPA
Joshua Jacobs – Williams Field – 4.07 weighted GPA
Ty Trickle – Brophy College Prep – 4.07 weighted GPA
Ryder Surgenor – Pinnacle – 4.06 weighted GPA
Brinton Hodges – Campo Verde – 4.03 weighted GPA
Mitchell Jones – Campo Verde – 4.02 weighted GPA
Brandon Lertique – Queen Creek – 4.0 weighted GPA
Christopher King – Pinnacle – 4.0 weighted GPA
Cristian Olivares – Nogales – 4.0 weighted GPA
Eli Barta – Mountain View (Mesa) – 4.0 weighted GPA
Grant Hamilton – Pinnacle – 4.0 weighted GPA
Riley Butzen – Mountain View (Mesa) – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Prezton Gomez – Benjamin Franklin – 4.83 weighted GPA
Hunter Blane – Benjamin Franklin – 4.8 weighted GPA
Antonio GIl – Yuma Catholic – 4.6 weighted GPA
Juan Flores – Yuma Catholic – 4.6 weighted GPA
Wyatt Williams – Yuma Catholic – 4.6 weighted GPA
Elijah Strom – Eastmark – 4.53 weighted GPA
Callan Childs – Eastmark – 4.52 weighted GPA
Khel Lipumano – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
William Morrison – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ridge Allen – Benjamin Franklin – 4.47 weighted GPA
Dylan Andrade – Yuma Catholic – 4.4 weighted GPA
Eli Garcia – Yuma Catholic – 4.4 weighted GPA
Mason Miller – Benjamin Franklin – 4.37 weighted GPA
Tayt Ford – Yuma Catholic – 4.3 weighted GPA
“George Sein” – Notre Dame Prep – 4.25 weighted GPA
Ben Lueders – Northwest Christian – 4.22 weighted GPA
Bodee Ford – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Cameron Main – Northwest Christian – 4.17 weighted GPA
Dre Bair – Northwest Christian – 4.17 weighted GPA
Collin Dushane – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Dagen Dunn – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Shaun Carter – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Luke Huss – Northwest Christian – 4.05 weighted GPA
Adrian Tobon – Northwest Christian – 4.02 weighted GPA
Cameron Roscher – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jackson Ellis – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 weighted GPA
Joseph Parten – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Rocky Stallworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 weighted GPA
Drew Devine – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Gabe Huffman – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Matthew Delavigne – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sean Luedy – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sahil Verma – Arizona College Prep – 4.43 weighted GPA
Dalton Ramiro – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Luke Owen – Arizona College Prep – 4.23 weighted GPA
Nathan McMahon – Arizona College Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
Nicholas Lindstrom – Arizona College Prep – 4.20 weighted GPA
Jet Lien – Arizona College Prep – 4.09 weighted GPA
Nick Hutchins – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Jakob Duffey – Cactus Shadows – 4.62 weighted GPA
Douglas Kremer – Cactus Shadows – 4.29 weighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Alex Wittrock – Hamilton – 3.97 weighted GPA
Enrique Galvez – Campo Verde – 3.91 weighted GPA
Riggs Anderson – Queen Creek – 3.9 weighted GPA
Tate Curtis – Queen Creek – 3.9 weighted GPA
Lincoln Kinard – Pinnacle – 3.89 weighted GPA
Cooper Carey – Brophy College Prep – 3.88 weighted GPA
Levi Adair – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.86 weighted GPA
Braidi Glascock – Perry – 3.84 weighted GPA
David Olea – Nogales – 3.8 weighted GPA
ET Gagnon – Queen Creek – 3.8 weighted GPA
Rex Curtis – Queen Creek – 3.8 weighted GPA
Owen Herbig – Pinnacle – 3.78 weighted GPA
Andrew Gutierrez – Perry – 3.75 weighted GPA
Ethan Shraga – Pinnacle – 3.75 weighted GPA
Torray Murphy – Glendale – 3.73 weighted GPA
Micah Blackburn – Brophy College Prep – 3.71 weighted GPA
David Eberhard – Queen Creek – 3.7 weighted GPA
Josh Thompson – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.69 weighted GPA
Maximilian Garibay – Perry – 3.64 weighted GPA
Rigdon Begay – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.62 weighted GPA
Dominic Orozco – Brophy College Prep – 3.61 weighted GPA
Nico Hernandez – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.59 weighted GPA
Carter Fawcett – Pinnacle – 3.56 weighted GPA
Cole Goodman – Williams Field – 3.52 weighted GPA
Ethan Austin – Perry – 3.52 weighted GPA
Collin Dwiggins – Williams Field – 3.51 weighted GPA
Luke Petersen – Campo Verde – 3.51 weighted GPA
Casey Churchill – Queen Creek – 3.5 weighted GPA
Christopher Marnelos – Campo Verde – 3.5 weighted GPA
Gavin Eyzaguirre – Queen Creek – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jesse Engel – Queen Creek – 3.5 weighted GPA
Patton Rhees – Queen Creek – 3.5 weighted GPA
Santiago Moreno Garcia – Hamilton – 3.5 weighted GPA
Joshua Perez – Casteel – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Cameron Hensley – Casteel – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Isaak De La Luz – Casteel – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Austin Young – Casteel – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Logan Kuhl – Hamilton – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Nolan Stein – Youngker – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Nate Hogan – Hamilton – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Dayton Lynch – Casteel – 3.55 unweighted GPA
Jake Jampolsky – Casteel – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Logan Chavez – Casteel – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Shawn Bennett – Casteel – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Zachary Fankhanel – Casteel – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Victor Murua – Queen Creek – 3.45 unweighted GPA
Woody Bayless – Brophy College Prep – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Cameron Phipps – Perry – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Adam Angulo – Brophy College Prep – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Alden Ehmke – Queen Creek – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Ferrin Goldstein – Perry – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Jacob Gastley – Perry – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Lucky LaFlesch – Perry – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Tobias Larson – Hamilton – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Adrian Vasquez – Williams Field – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Tyler Tuey – Williams Field – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Rigoberto Gutierrez – Brophy College Prep – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Michael Maselli – Williams Field – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Jacob Vela – Youngker – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Victor Padilla – Glendale – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Isaac Koerner – Queen Creek – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Jayden Kimling – Perry – 3.1 unweighted GPA
David Sweetman – Brophy College Prep – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Izayah Magdaleno – Williams Field – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Marcus Burca – Youngker – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Rayo Morado – Youngker – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Malachai Faletoi-Baker – Glendale – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Daniel Rodriguez – Youngker – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Max Woods – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Cody Bello – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.01 unweighted GPA
Beau Shepherd – Queen Creek – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Caden Briquelet – Perry – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Connor Cochran – Perry – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Delton Kaufmann – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Elliot Musa – Queen Creek – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Ridge Butler – Queen Creek – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Ryan Harper – Queen Creek – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Tanner Brazil – Williams Field – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Aslan Sanchez-Acevedo – Notre Dame Prep – 3.98 weighted GPA
Carter Hill – Northwest Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Gabriel Reyes – Phoenix Christian – 3.86 weighted GPA
Barrett Harris – Benjamin Franklin – 3.83 weighted GPA
Jackson Toth – Notre Dame Prep – 3.83 weighted GPA
Kent McBay – Benjamin Franklin – 3.83 weighted GPA
Jose Jimenez – Yuma Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Joshua Rodriguez – Yuma Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Josiah Huisman – Northwest Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Lorenzo Duran – Yuma Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Trenton Blomquist – Yuma Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Garrett Lentz – Northwest Christian – 3.79 weighted GPA
Alan Garcia – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 3.7 weighted GPA
Hunter Hancock – Yuma Catholic – 3.7 weighted GPA
Miles Priest – Yuma Catholic – 3.7 weighted GPA
Teagan Mullen – Northwest Christian – 3.68 weighted GPA
Bram Green – Benjamin Franklin – 3.66 weighted GPA
Ryan Anderson – Notre Dame Prep – 3.65 weighted GPA
Nicholas Moser – Eastmark – 3.61 weighted GPA
Michael Valencia – Yuma Catholic – 3.6 weighted GPA
Nathaniel Mitch – Northwest Christian – 3.6 weighted GPA
Vincent Sanchez – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 3.6 weighted GPA
Christian Davila – Eastmark – 3.5 weighted GPA
Emilio Bojorquez – Yuma Catholic – 3.5 weighted GPA
Noah Maxcy – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 3.5 weighted GPA
Cai Williams – ALA Ironwood – 3.91 unweighted GPA
Saul Jacobo – Arizona College Prep – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Francisco Gastelo – ALA Ironwood – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Damon Baker – Arizona College Prep – 3.49 unweighted GPA
Garrett Wolfrey – ALA Ironwood – 3.48 unweighted GPA
Kayden Brais – ALA Ironwood – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Kaleb Wheaton – ALA Ironwood – 3.41 unweighted GPA
RJ Truong – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Trevor Faulkner – Yuma Catholic – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Carlos Clanton – ALA Ironwood – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Ryan Harding – Arizona College Prep – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Daniel Gross – ALA Ironwood – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Declan Hermes – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Colby Patten – Arizona College Prep – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Nathan Davenport – ALA Ironwood – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Adrien Kendall – ALA Ironwood – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Travis Mbuya – ALA Ironwood – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Alex Miller – Yuma Catholic – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Azarious James – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Gabriel Berber – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Giovanni Porporino – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Thor Aasen – Sequoia Pathway Academy – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Xavier Nunez – Yuma Catholic – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Eric Wilkerson – Arizona College Prep – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Drew Caudle – Yuma Catholic – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Easton Jones – Yuma Catholic – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Gabriel Acosta – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Jayden Rodriguez – Yuma Catholic – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Tanner Hazlet – Eastmark – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Landyn Vigil – Eastmark – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Davis Tao – ALA Ironwood – 3.01 unweighted GPA
Bentley Westbrook – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Brickton Burgoyne – ALA Ironwood – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Max Hawes – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Michael Probst – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Taylor Franke – Arizona College Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
