For eleven 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 Sport 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!
IBEW Local 640 was chartered in 1925 to provide the best-qualified Electricians to our signatory Contractors and provide livable wages, health and retirement benefits for our members. In Arizona, the IBEW is the only organization that certifies the skills and knowledge of a Journeyman Wireman, and then backs that certification with a guarantee to the employers who hire them. As new green technologies are incorporated into the nation’s power grid, Local 640 leads the way in our ability to train and provide qualified manpower for solar and wind installations in the quantities that will be required to complete these projects.
Desert Financial Credit Union was founded in 1939 by 15 Valley educators who wanted to serve their community. With just $78.75 between them, they pooled their money together to start a financial institution that would later become Arizona’s largest and most convenient locally-based credit union. Desert Financial is proud to have over 50 local branches across Arizona and over 330,000 members across the state. At Desert Financial, we have a passion for creating exceptional experiences for our members, and for giving back to our local community!
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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 2022 Sports360AZ All-Academic boys wrestling team for Divisions II, III and IV.
First Team
Vikram Singh – Desert Edge – 5.0 weighted GPA
Jackson Rustad – Casteel – 4.83 weighted GPA
Josh Perez – Casteel – 4.83 weighted GPA
Drew Devine – Arizona College Prep – 4.72 weighted GPA
Joey Jones – Tempe Prep – 4.7 weighted GPA
Gabe Huffman – Arizona College Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
Nate Huffman – Arizona College Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
Kaleb Balke – Casteel – 4.67 weighted GPA
Cayden Gibson – Arizona College Prep – 4.65 weighted GPA
Nathan McMahon – Arizona College Prep – 4.65 weighted GPA
Justin Kanner – Arizona College Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Juan Flores – Yuma Catholic – 4.6 weighted GPA
Andrew Mask – Campo Verde – 4.6 weighted GPA
Noah Salas – Desert Edge – 4.56 weighted GPA
Antonio Gil – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Brady Dilworth – Arizona College Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Jakob Duffey – Cactus Shadows – 4.5 weighted GPA
Jeremiah Rabago – Williams Field – 4.5 weighted GPA
Drake Walton – Higley – 4.5 weighted GPA
Callan Childs – Eastmark – 4.44 weighted GPA
Jonathan Nisbet – Williams Field – 4.44 weighted GPA
Samuel Kisting – Williams Field – 4.39 weighted GPA
Mike Johnson – Casteel – 4.33 weighted GPA
Justin Fox – Sahuarita – 4.31 weighted GPA
Nicholas Hutchins – Arizona College Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Ben Lueders – Northwest Christian – 4.25 weighted GPA
Cameron Bengson – Campo Verde – 4.25 weighted GPA
Duke Frye – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.22 weighted GPA
Nicholas Lindstrom – Arizona College Prep – 4.22 weighted GPA
Luke Roberts – Campo Verde – 4.21 weighted GPA
Devin Maurice Deupree – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Khel Francis Lipumano – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Mitchell Tayton Ford – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Zack McIntyre – Tempe Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jet Lien – Arizona College Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Luke Owen – Arizona College Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Damon Baker – Arizona College Prep – 4.17 weighted GPA
Etienne Gagnon – Eastmark – 4.14 weighted GPA
Jayce Galvez – Williams Field – 4.13 weighted GPA
Bodee Dean Ford – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Nick Murray – Tempe Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Trajan Rios – Sahuarita – 4.1 weighted GPA
Brinton Hodges – Campo Verde – 4.1 weighted GPA
Malcolm Williams – Sahuarita – 4.1 weighted GPA
James Rogers – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.09 weighted GPA
Aaron Bitton – Eastmark – 4.07 weighted GPA
Joshua Jacobs – Williams Field – 4.06 weighted GPA
Mitchell Jones – Campo Verde – 4.05 weighted GPA
Calen Villegas – Cactus Shadows – 4.03 weighted GPA
Dagen Vander Dunn – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aiden Mendoza – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ashley Gyhra – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Cameron Main – Northwest Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aslan Sanchez-Acevedo – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.0 weighted GPA
Alex Joy – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ryan Harding – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aiden Gable – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Cameron Roscher – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Andrew Villegas – Cactus Shadows – 4.0 weighted GPA
Cody Hanna – Prescott – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jackson Perkins – Prescott – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sergio Ramos – Casteel – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Adrian Nemer – Sahuarita – 3.5 weighted GPA
Adrian Vasquez – Williams Field – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Aiden Roquet – Rio Rico – 3.88 weighted GPA
Albert Ambriz – Douglas – 3.6 weighted GPA
Alejandro Torres – Casteel – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Alexander Stafford – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Angel Hernandez – Globe – 3.6 weighted GPA
Basilio Reaves – Higley – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Beau Jackson – Valley Christian – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Bobby Heim – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Brice Gorda – Camp Verde – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Caleb Ash – Williams Field – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Caleb Christiansen – Sabino – 3.57 weighted GPA
Calvin Lyons – Northwest Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA
Cameron – Casteel – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Cameron McDonald – Arizona College Prep – 3.79 weighted GPA
Canyon Crowther – Higley – 3.67 weighted GPA
Chandler Poole – Campo Verde – 3.89 unweighted GPA
Christian Lopez – Sahuarita – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Colby Patten – Arizona College Prep – 3.95 weighted GPA
Cole Goodman – Williams Field – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Collin Dwiggins – Williams Field – 3.57 weighted GPA
Daniel Guerrero – Sahuarita – 3.7 weighted GPA
Darius Gonzales – Williams Field – 3.98 weighted GPA
Dean Edgar – Eastmark – 3.63 weighted GPA
Dominic Rezzonico – Camp Verde – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Eli Marlowe – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Emanuel Tapia – Rio Rico – 3.5 weighted GPA
Emilio Varela – Desert Edge – 3.83 weighted GPA
Enrique Galvez – Campo Verde – 3.95 unweighted GPA
Eric Wilkerson – Arizona College Prep – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Evan Waltz – Tempe Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Gabe Gerardo – Globe – 3.6 weighted GPA
Gabriel Gallardo – Sahuarita – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Gilberto Aida Mancilla – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Isaak De La Luz – Casteel – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Issac Bresino – Prescott – 3.50 unweighted GPA
Jack Dorazio – Northwest Christian – 3.82 weighted GPA
Jackson Moore – Casteel – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Jake Dickey – Camp Verde – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jake Rockafellow – Valley Christian – 3.92 weighted GPA
Jayden Rael – Sahuarita – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Jeffrey Jensen – Higley – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jesse Matthias – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
JM Masters – Casteel – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Joey Misitano – Campo Verde – 3.65 unweighted GPA
John Martinez – Globe – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jonathan Scola – Cactus Shadows – 3.58 weighted GPA
Joshua Hernandez – Rio Rico – 3.56 weighted GPA
Julian Prieto – Sahuarita – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Kaleb Dewease – Eastmark – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Kevin Ybarra – Douglas – 3.7 weighted GPA
Landen Francis – Prescott – 3.76 unweighted GPA
Levi Pannell – Sahuarita – 3.6 weighted GPA
Luc Aguilar – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Lucas Cerneka – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Lucas Eviston – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Mason Strobel – Casteel – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Mason Tyler – Higley – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Max Hawes – Eastmark – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Michael Hunter – Higley – 3.00 unweighted GPA
Michael Maselli – Williams Field – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Nathaniel Chavez – Desert Edge – 3.6 weighted GPA
Nathaniel Mitch – Northwest Christian – 3.73 weighted GPA
Nick Carroll – Higley – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Patrick McCann – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Pierce LaPorte – Higley – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Quintin O’Grady – Camp Verde – 3.89 weighted GPA
Ramon Rangel – Sabino – 3.76 weighted GPA
Roanin Richardson – Higley – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Roberto Arvizu – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Rocco Badgio – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.89 weighted GPA
Ryan Kinsey – Williams Field – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Sergio Pena – Sahuarita – 3.8 weighted GPA
Sonny Holyoak – Casteel – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Tanner Brazil – Williams Field – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Trevor Schoonover – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Tristan Black – Camp Verde – 3.69 weighted GPA
Troy Farnum – Sabino – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Ty Pottinger – Cactus Shadows – 3.67 weighted GPA
Tyler Tuey – Williams Field – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Uriel Quintero – Rio Rico – 3.88 weighted GPA
Wallace Stooks – Prescott – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Walter Moreno – Higley – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Will Effinger – Casteel – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Will Urbina – Sabino – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Wyatt Rewerts – Prescott – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Xander Terrian – Campo Verde – 3.73 unweighted GPA
Zach Posvar – Casteel – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Zachary Mello – Prescott – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Zion Quinol – Casteel – 3.0 unweighted GPA
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