Sports360AZ
For ten 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 Fall 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!
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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 2021 Sports360AZ All-Academic cross country team for Division III.
First Team
Garrett Pirretti – Arizona College Prep – 5.0 weighted GPA
Josh Fowler – Mesquite – 5.0 weighted GPA
Lucy Fisher – Mesquite – 5.0 weighted GPA
Kensey Lang – Trivium Prep – 4.88 weighted GPA
Francisco Cano – Trivium Prep – 4.86 weighted GPA
Aubryn Lindblom – ALA Gilbert North – 4.85 weighted GPA
Taryn Caswell – ALA Gilbert North – 4.85 weighted GPA
Jenna Dougherty – Saguaro – 4.83 weighted GPA
Devangana Shah – Arizona College Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Marissa Varshine – Trivium Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Nathaniel Dunckley – Saguaro – 4.81 weighted GPA
Leah Rosztoczy – Trivium Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Collin Ramey – Arizona College Prep – 4.8 weighted GPA
Lucy Herbert – Saguaro – 4.75 weighted GPA
Alyssa Ackerman – Arizona College Prep – 4.75 weighted GPA
Branden Lien – Trivium Prep – 4.72 weighted GPA
Isabel Brady – Arizona College Prep – 4.71 weighted GPA
Evan DaRosa – Arizona College Prep – 4.71 weighted GPA
Abraham Troop – Arizona College Prep – 4.7 weighted GPA
Sophia Young – Yuma Catholic – 4.7 weighted GPA
Wilson Zhen Chen – Yuma Catholic – 4.7 weighted GPA
Eryca Fawkes – Arizona College Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
Ricardo Avila-Sanchez – Yuma Catholic – 4.66 weighted GPA
Ana Rodriguez-Hoyos – Yuma Catholic – 4.65 weighted GPA
Alannah Cuendet – Arizona College Prep – 4.64 weighted GPA
Matthew Haworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.63 weighted GPA
Jacob Argano – Trivium Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Cassie Kantrud – Arizona College Prep – 4.60 weighted GPA
Mikayla Kuenning – Mesquite – 4.60 weighted GPA
Charles Mann – Saguaro – 4.6 weighted GPA
Marlee Hewlett – Yuma Catholic – 4.6 weighted GPA
Advik Venkatesh – Arizona College Prep – 4.59 weighted GPA
Abigail McDermott – Mesquite – 4.59 weighted GPA
Dallin Wakefield – ALA Gilbert North – 4.54 weighted GPA
Gavin Kormos – Arizona College Prep – 4.54 weighted GPA
Kaeden Christenson – Poston Butte – 4.53 weighted GPA
Nordin Jafar – Mesquite – 4.52 weighted GPA
Alexis Young – Poston Butte – 4.52 weighted GPA
Gabriel Dunckley – Saguaro – 4.5 weighted GPA
Kate Marriott – ALA Gilbert North – 4.5 weighted GPA
Olivia Jones – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Josh Morris – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Grant Fisher – Mesquite – 4.5 weighted GPA
Noah Watkins – Poston Butte – 4.5 weighted GPA
Andrei Duarte – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Salomon Armenta – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Carmella Baldwin – Arizona College Prep – 4.48 weighted GPA
Alex McDermott – Mesquite – 4.45 weighted GPA
Andre Christenson – ALA Gilbert North – 4.43 weighted GPA
Arthur Imai – Yuma Catholic – 4.43 weighted GPA
Elanna Field – Gilbert Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Isaac Watson – Yuma Catholic – 4.4 weighted GPA
Bladimir Bojorquez – Yuma Catholic – 4.39 weighted GPA
Kyleigh Lasseter – ALA Gilbert North – 4.37 weighted GPA
Georgia Mitchell – ALA Gilbert North – 4.36 weighted GPA
Rylie Stevenson – Yuma Catholic – 4.36 weighted GPA
Jett Lien – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Lily Sloane – ALA Gilbert North – 4.31 weighted GPA
Alex Bouchard – St. Mary’s – 4.3 weighted GPA
Brooklyn Wakefield – ALA Gilbert North – 4.28 weighted GPA
Rydan Barth – Gilbert Christian – 4.28 weighted GPA
Ariana Decker – Yuma Catholic – 4.26 weighted GPA
Laurel Davis – Notre Dame Prep – 4.24 weighted GPA
Megan Collard – Gilbert Christian – 4.24 weighted GPA
TJ Miller – Gilbert Christian – 4.24 weighted GPA
Katie Kitchen – Notre Dame Prep – 4.22 weighted GPA
Karah Mayer – Tanque Verde – 4.22 weighted GPA
Ava Handel – Notre Dame Prep – 4.21 weighted GPA
Landon Garfinkel – Saguaro – 4.2 weighted GPA
Luka Smolens – Saguaro – 4.2 weighted GPA
Emilio Llanas – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Kristen Keating – St. Mary’s – 4.2 weighted GPA
Ashley Johnson – Poston Butte – 4.2 weighted GPA
Emma Francone – Salpointe Catholic – 4.19 weighted GPA
Michael Urbanski – Salpointe Catholic – 4.18 weighted GPA
Andrew Smith – Tanque Verde – 4.17 weighted GPA
Margaret Basler – Tanque Verde – 4.17 weighted GPA
Nina Mennella – Tanque Verde – 4.17 weighted GPA
Caden Ortega – Trivium Prep – 4.17 weighted GPA
Maggee Gonzales – ALA – Ironwood – 4.15 weighted GPA
Caitlyn Clouatre – Gilbert Christian – 4.14 weighted GPA
Dylan Robertson – Notre Dame Prep – 4.13 weighted GPA
Eve Jones – Tanque Verde – 4.13 weighted GPA
Kylie Wild – Salpointe Catholic – 4.13 weighted GPA
Isabella Caldwell – Salpointe Catholic – 4.11 weighted GPA
Ella Lahr – Notre Dame Prep – 4.10 weighted GPA
Jacquelyn Marquez – ALA Gilbert North – 4.1 weighted GPA
Packer Monahan – ALA Gilbert North – 4.1 weighted GPA
Thomas Clark – St. Mary’s – 4.1 weighted GPA
Drew Carson – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Abby Tawney – Arizona College Prep – 4.08 weighted GPA
Maria Fernanda Ruiz de Chavez – Salpointe Catholic – 4.08 weighted GPA
Ricardo Torres – Trivium Prep – 4.08 weighted GPA
Dylan Coz – Yuma Catholic – 4.07 weighted GPA
Peytoin Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 4.06 weighted GPA
Zoe Turnbow – Arizona College Prep – 4.06 weighted GPA
Sophia Rico – Salpointe Catholic – 4.05 weighted GPA
Spencer Jensen – Estrella Foothills – 4.04 weighted GPA
Diane Ondobo – Mesquite – 4.03 weighted GPA
Zoe Portewig – Tanque Verde – 4.03 weighted GPA
Kaila Aston – Gilbert Christian – 4.01 weighted GPA
Brianna Haymore – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Madison Lee – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Gabriel Snook – Tanque Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kayla Brooks – Empire – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aries Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 weighted GPA
Christopher Sheets – Empire – 4.0 weighted GPA
Daniel Brooks – Empire – 4.0 weighted GPA
Evelynn Holyoak – Empire – 4.0 weighted GPA
Thomas Baus – Empire – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ethan Kralik – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Rebekah Heywood – Mesquite – 4.0 weighted GPA
Rebekah Udall – Mesquite – 4.0 weighted GPA
Skylar Woolford – Mesquite – 4.0 weighted GPA
Evangeline Dunckley – Saguaro – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Isabelle O’Brien – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jaqueline Ocampo – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Leslie Estrada – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Madeleine Metz – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Quenton Metz – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ana Rodriguez-Hoyos – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Grace Lanning – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Isaac Watson – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Justin Ponce – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Marlee Hewlett – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Matthew Haworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Olivia Jones – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ricardo Avila-Sanchez – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Salomon Armenta – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sophia Young – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Wilson Zhen-Chen – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Noah Michelli – Wickenburg – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Noah Kileen – Estrella Foothills – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sebastian Orozco – Estrella Foothills – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Abby Rutkowski – Estrealla Foothills – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Adam Gray – Chino Valley – 3.73 unweighted GPA
Adrien Kendall – ALA – Ironwood – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Aidan Reid – Tanque Verde – 3.58 weighted GPA
Aiden Mancilla – Notre Dame Prep – 3.09 unweighted GPA
AJ Williams – Trivium Prep – 3.98 weighted GPA
Alex Arzabal – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 weighted GPA
Alex Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 3.78 weighted GPA
Alexa Shank – Notre Dame Prep – 3.68 weighted GPA
Alexandra Montano – Salpointe Catholic – 3.70 weighted GPA
Amanda McDonald – Arizona College Prep – 3.71 weighted GPA
Amelia Rock – Chino Valley – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Anaelle DePoint – Salpointe Catholic – 3.98 weighted GPA
Andrew Gonzales – ALA – Ironwood – 3.96 weighted GPA
Aries Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Ashley Stuart – ALA – Ironwood – 3.54 weighted GPA
Aslan Sanchez-Acevedo – Notre Dame Prep – 3.68 weighted GPA
Braden Larson – Tanque Verde – 3.89 weighted GPA
Brandom Bojorquez – Yuma Catholic – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Brayden Willour – Salpointe Catholic – 3.51 weighted GPA
Brinley Tahbo – Wickenburg – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Brooklyn Bates – Chino Valley – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Caden Edgerton – ALA – Ironwood – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Caleb Harman – Yuma Catholic – 3.96 weighted GPA
Catherine Fairbanks – St. Mary’s – 3.9 weighted GPA
Chase Jones – ALA Gilbert North – 3.7 weighted GPA
Christopher Jiminez – Tanque Verde – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Claire Knappenberger – Estrella Foothills – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Colin Short – Notre Dame Prep – 3.98 weighted GPA
Connor Di Maria – Tanque Verde – 3.97 weighted GPA
Daniel Eisele – Salpointe Catholic – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Danny Youbengue – Catalina Magnet – 3.46 unweighted GPA
David Carson – Gilbert Christian – 3.71 weighted GPA
Diego Delgado – Salpointe Catholic – 3.54 weighted GPA
Diego Logan-Behad – Salpointe Catholic – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Diego Veliz – Salpointe Catholic – 3.86 weighted GPA
Dylan Coz – Yuma Catholic – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Eli Marlowe – Notre Dame Prep – 3.00 unweighted GPA
Emilie Follett – Gilbert Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Erick Ruiz – Yuma Catholic – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Evan Grawer – Notre Dame Prep – 3.04 unweighted GPA
Evan Morozowich – Notre Dame Prep – 3.85 weighted GPA
Gannon Crist – Poston Butte – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Hallie Melonson – Arizona College Prep – 3.74 weighted GPA
Harper Carr – Gilbert Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Isabella Renteria – Tanque Verde – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Jackson Edgerton – ALA – Ironwood – 3.58 weighted GPA
Jackson Rugamba – Catalina Magnet – 3.18 unweighted GPA
Jane Crockett – Poston Butte – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Javier Johns – Chino Valley – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Jayden Polley – Poston Butte – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jennifer Perez – Poston Butte – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Jilverto Velazquez – Catalina Magnet – 3.09 unweighted GPA
John Harris – Salpointe Catholic – 3.74 weighted GPA
Jordan Grant – Trivium Prep – 3.81 weighted GPA
Joshua Hoyle – Tanque Verde – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Julia Snook – Tanque Verde – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Kaitlyn Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 3.66 weighted GPA
Karina Trujillo – Chino Valley – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Katie Cafferelli – Notre Dame Prep – 3.94 weighted GPA
Katie Griffith – ALA – Ironwood – 3.85 weighted GPA
Leo Bermudez – Yuma Catholic – 3.85 unweighted GPA
Liam Ronstadt – Tanque Verde – 3.67 weighted GPA
Lindsey Hamilton – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Madeline Spiewak – Tanque Verde – 3.02 unweighted GPA
Marc Metz – Chino Valley – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Merci Nzabakiza – Catalina Magnet – 3.40 unweighted GPA
Michael Arzabal – Estrella Foothills – 3.83 weighted GPA
Michael Mansour – Tanque Verde – 3.76 weighted GPA
Morgan Smith – Notre Dame Prep – 3.35 unweighted GPA
Natalie Scavo – Tanque Verde – 3.93 weighted GPA
Noah Zygmunt – Notre Dame Prep – 3.72 weighted GPA
Nolan Engel – Gilbert Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA
Rebeckha Kendall – ALA – Ironwood – 3.69 weighted GPA
Rhys Harrington – Yuma Catholic – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Rodrigo Salinas – Catalina Magnet – 3.50 weighted GPA
Ryley Nelson – Gilbert Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Rylie Stevenson – Yuma Catholic – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Sam Johnson – Gilbert Christian – 3.59 weighted GPA
Samuel Bartoszek – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Santiago Gamez – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Siena Di Bianca – Yuma Catholic – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Sienna Hammond – ALA Gilbert North – 3.86 weighted GPA
Simone Stephens – Saguaro – 3.83 weighted GPA
Taylee Bridge – ALA – Ironwood – 3.73 weighted GPA
Taylor Broadfoot – ALA Gilbert North – 3.85 weighted GPA
Tyler Newell – ALA Gilbert North – 3.85 weighted GPA
Unique Zuniga – Saguaro – 3.86 weighted GPA
Weston Oliver – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
William Basler – Tanque Verde – 3.78 weighted GPA
Wyatt Preble – Salpointe Catholic – 3.56 weighted GPA
Zach Albanese – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Zach Head – Tanque Verde – 3.54 weighted GPA
