Sports360AZ
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 Fall 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 2022 Sports360AZ All-Academic Cross Country Team for Divisions III-IV.
First Team
Andrea Castillo – Yuma Catholic – 5.0 weighted GPA
Luke Freeman – Yuma Catholic – 5.0 weighted GPA
Devangana Shah – Arizona College Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Collin Ramey – Arizona College Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Garrett Pirretti – Arizona College Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Alyssa Ackerman – Arizona College Prep – 4.77 weighted GPA
Nicholas Cuevas – Arizona College Prep – 4.76 weighted GPA
Alannah Cuendet – Arizona College Prep – 4.7 weighted GPA
Marlee Hewlett – Yuma Catholic – 4.7 weighted GPA
Matthew Haworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.7 weighted GPA
Isabel Brady – Arizona College Prep – 4.69 weighted GPA
Hazel Tobler – Eastmark – 4.67 weighted GPA
Kaeden Christenson – Poston Butte – 4.67 weighted GPA
Kylee Pinon – Eastmark – 4.56 weighted GPA
Noah Watkins – Poston Butte – 4.56 weighted GPA
Reed McDowell – Eastmark – 4.52 weighted GPA
Abril Sanchez-Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Evelyn Sees – Gilbert Christian – 4.5 weighted GPA
Gavin Kormos – Arizona College Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hannah Essex – Gilbert Christian – 4.5 weighted GPA
Isaac Watson – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Lexi Wiethoff – Arizona College Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Jaxon Miller – ALA Ironwood – 4.49 weighted GPA
Jack Troop – Arizona College Prep – 4.45 weighted GPA
Haley Ahl – Eastmark – 4.43 weighted GPA
Kaden Peterson – Eastmark – 4.43 weighted GPA
Elizabeth Biek – Gilbert Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Rylie Stevenson – Yuma Catholic – 4.4 weighted GPA
Samuel Sagastume – Gilbert Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Carmella Baldwin – Arizona College Prep – 4.35 weighted GPA
Brianna Haymore – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Makenna Walker – Poston Butte – 4.33 weighted GPA
Jennifer Perez – Poston Butte – 4.32 weighted GPA
Megan Collard – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Rydan Barth – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Ashley Johnson – Poston Butte – 4.28 weighted GPA
Katie Griffith – ALA Ironwood – 4.28 weighted GPA
Cameron Lowis – ALA Ironwood – 4.24 weighted GPA
Erik Ahl – Eastmark – 4.24 weighted GPA
Tyson Van Every – Eastmark – 4.24 weighted GPA
Aries Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Thomas Miller – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Shelby Walag – ALA Ironwood – 4.18 weighted GPA
Abby Tawney – Arizona College Prep – 4.16 weighted GPA
Carson Griffin – Arizona College Prep – 4.15 weighted GPA
Maya Valenzuela – Eastmark – 4.14 weighted GPA
Caleb Harman – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Drew Carson – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Emilio Llanas – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Ethan Kralik – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jet Lien – Arizona College Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Kemel Gross – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Ryan Clark – Yuma Catholic – 4.1 weighted GPA
Anthony Soria – Poston Butte – 4.07 weighted GPA
Andrew Gonzales – ALA Ironwood – 4.04 weighted GPA
Justin Escanuela – Poston Butte – 4.0 weighted GPA
Parker Nickles – Sabino – 4.0 weighted GPA
Samuel Johnson – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Tanin Fox – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Alec Gallardo – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Braulio Cardenas – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Christine Malone – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Coco Moreno – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Colton Timm – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Diamond Hernandez – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jaqueline Ocampo – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Julia Watson – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Kelton Reidhead – Holbrook – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Madeleine Metz – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Quenton Metz – Chino Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Taryn Stevenson – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Tejas Velagapudi – Horizon Honors – 5.0 weighted GPA
Arturo Pacheco – Gilbert Classical Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Mia Cruz Andrade – Gilbert Classical Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Paul Muellar – Gilbert Classical Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Sarena Venti – Gilbert Classical Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Uday Brathwaite – Gilbert Classical Academy – 5.0 weighted GPA
Emma Stark – Trivium Prep – 4.88 weighted GPA
Kensey Lang – Trivium Prep – 4.86 weighted GPA
Devon Jasper – Trivium Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Ava Sims – Trivium Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Lea Rosztoczy – Trivium Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Rachel Hubbard – Trivium Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Jameer Mondejar – Trivium Prep – 4.75 weighted GPA
Kaden Duryea – North Phoenix Prep – 4.70 weighted GPA
Brandon Lien – Trivium Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
Grayson Young – Trivium Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
Owen Reich – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.67 weighted GPA
Antonio Arrelano – Horizon Honors – 4.63 weighted GPA
Liam Proctor – Horizon Honors – 4.63 weighted GPA
Adam Dennis – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.6 weighted GPA
Devon Schroeder – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.6 weighted GPA
Regan Birk – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.58 weighted GPA
Daniela Bergerson – Northwest Christian – 4.55 weighted GPA
Emma Stanley – Northwest Christian – 4.54 weighted GPA
Keshav Dubey – Horizon Honors – 4.5 weighted GPA
Abigail Sawyer – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hadley Pearson – North Phoenix Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Makenzie Adcock – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Connor Wheeler – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.43 weighted GPA
Ulyses Arce – Nogales – 4.4 weighted GPA
Alexandra Maldonado – Nogales – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jon Buschko – Horizon Honors – 4.39 weighted GPA
Jacob Argano – Trivium Prep – 4.38 weighted GPA
Madeline Lyons – Northwest Christian – 4.37 weighted GPA
Eric Gardner – North Phoenix Prep – 4.36 weighted GPA
Anthony Padilla – Trivium Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Javier Martinez-Peralta – Nogales – 4.3 weighted GPA
Maya Wells – Horizon Honors – 4.3 weighted GPA
Brianna Morgan – Nogales – 4.3 weighted GPA
Danna Carrazco Rios – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.3 weighted GPA
Elizabeth Fuentes – Nogales – 4.3 weighted GPA
Mia Barraza – Nogales – 4.3 weighted GPA
Truman Nack – North Phoenix Prep – 4.29 weighted GPA
Lucca Saraceno – Phoenix Christian – 4.26 weighted GPA
Madelyn Klei – St. John Paul II Catholic – 4.24 weighted GPA
Sergio Valle – St. John Paul II Catholic – 4.19 weighted GPA
Amar Patel – North Phoenix Prep – 4.17 weighted GPA
Rachel Johnson – Northwest Christian – 4.16 weighted GPA
Ricardo Torres – Trivium Prep – 4.14 weighted GPA
Aaron Osborne – North Phoenix Prep – 4.11 weighted GPA
Brianna Lomaintewa – Hopi – 4.11 weighted GPA
Mira Gardiner – North Phoenix Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jake Harrison – Northwest Christian – 4.09 weighted GPA
Destiny Acevedo – St. John Paul II Catholic – 4.09 weighted GPA
Austin Nebeker – Valley Christian – 4.07 weighted GPA
Tanner Irwin – Northwest Christian – 4.06 weighted GPA
Abigail Gentala – Valley Christian – 4.05 weighted GPA
William Robinson – Valley Christian – 4.04 weighted GPA
Jonah Pearson – North Phoenix Prep – 4.04 weighted GPA
David Loechelt – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
David Stuber – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Emma Clark – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Micah Newkirk – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Rebekah Loechelt – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Wesley Gentala – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jorge Fuentes Jr. – Nogales – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jaiden Ploederl – North Phoenix Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Marcus Steele – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Sotiris Katsanos – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ben Head – The Gregory School – 4.1 unweighted GPA
Katie Cannon – The Gregory School – 4.06 unweighted GPA
Ava Handel – Notre Dame Prep – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Nathan Schlarb – Notre Dame Prep – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Teresa Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Liam Enos – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Roman Judge – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jaden Feng – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.13 weighted GPA
Coco Fitch – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.18 weighted GPA
Sophia Kamal – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.36 weighted GPA
Lauren Brodsky – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.29 weighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Gabrial Escanuela – Poston Butte – 3.92 weighted GPA
Harper Carr – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Matthew Nakai – Arizona College Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Noah Hymson – Sabino – 3.9 weighted GPA
Samuel Bartoszek – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Tatum Ford – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Aydin Sabel – Sabino – 3.8 weighted GPA
Clarissa Meza – Yuma Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Joseph Markowski – Sabino – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jacob Lucero – Poston Butte – 3.79 weighted GPA
Trevor Taylor – Holbrook – 3.77 weighted GPA
Leo Sosa – Poston Butte – 3.75 weighted GPA
Emerson Sweetnam – ALA Ironwood – 3.70 weighted GPA
Nolan Engel – Gilbert Christian – 3.7 weighted GPA
Trinity Markowski – Sabino – 3.7 weighted GPA
Eddie Sanchez – Poston Butte – 3.67 weighted GPA
Amanda McDonald – Arizona College Prep – 3.63 weighted GPA
Kevin Martin – Eastmark – 3.6 weighted GPA
Mason Jennings – Sabino – 3.6 weighted GPA
Zach Albanese – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Nicholas Moser – Eastmark – 3.58 weighted GPA
Alex LeMaster – Gilbert Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA
Sara Billy – Holbrook – 3.5 weighted GPA
Luke Lee – Yuma Catholic – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Caleb Wood – Benjamin Franklin – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Carlee Murphy – Chino Valley – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Ricardo Rosales-Torres – Yuma Catholic – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Taimane Lealaogata – Chino Valley – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Gabriel Doster – Benjamin Franklin – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Corbin Pyle – Benjamin Franklin – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Brooklyn Bates – Chino Valley – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Karina Trujillo – Chino Valley – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Sierra Schaible – Chino Valley – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Aaron Moreno – Chino Valley – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Juan Pablo Ozuna – Sabino – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Taylor Tatum – Sabino – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Ashley Stuart – ALA Ironwood – 3.45 unweighted GPA
Morgan Oliver – Benjamin Franklin – 3.42 unweighted GPA
Raelle Yazzie – Holbrook – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Bryson Nielsen – Eastmark – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Jairo Godina – Yuma Catholic – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Adrien Kendall – ALA Ironwood – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Braden McDonald – Eastmark – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Carter Kleinman – Benjamin Franklin – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Isabella Winslow – Holbrook – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Paige Martin – Eastmark – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Darius Wiles – Holbrook – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Audelia Guerrero – Holbrook – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Teagan Fears – ALA Ironwood – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Aidan Martinez – Yuma Catholic – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jahrell Jones – Yuma Catholic – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Ryan Kralik – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Rylan Bia – Holbrook – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Micah Engle – Northwest Christian – 3.99 weighted GPA
Chase Brecht – Valley Christian – 3.98 weighted GPA
Colin McEwen – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.98 weighted GPA
Adelaide Horstmann – Gilbert Classical Academy – 3.96 weighted GPA
Ethan Iniguez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.96 weighted GPA
Helen Thomas – Gilbert Classical Academy – 3.95 weighted GPA
Sean Bernales – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.95 weighted GPA
Jacob Martinez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.94 weighted GPA
Kaitlyn Stone – Northwest Christian – 3.94 weighted GPA
Mauricio Diaz – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.92 weighted GPA
Glenn Thomas – Northwest Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Joel Martinez-Peralta – Nogales – 3.9 weighted GPA
Thomas Strubbe – Valley Christian – 3.82 weighted GPA
Jacob Archer – Northwest Christian – 3.81 weighted GPA
Madeline Longstreet – Horizon Honors – 3.8 weighted GPA
Julianna Herrera – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.79 weighted GPA
Mckenna Martin – North Phoenix Prep – 3.78 weighted GPA
Olivia Bouchard – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.78 weighted GPA
Evan Vaught – Valley Christian – 3.77 weighted GPA
Gage Kloft – North Phoenix Prep – 3.77 weighted GPA
Rylee Koopee – Hopi – 3.76 weighted GPA
Jedyn Arneson – Valley Christian – 3.74 weighted GPA
Thomas White – Valley Christian – 3.71 weighted GPA
Madellaine Autry – Northwest Christian – 3.69 weighted GPA
Natalie Guzman – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.68 weighted GPA
Francisco Corral – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.67 weighted GPA
Dylan Ellis – Valley Christian – 3.64 weighted GPA
Jordael Hernandez – North Phoenix Prep – 3.61 weighted GPA
Kara Baptisto – Baboquivari – 3.6 weighted GPA
Nanaba Nuvayokva – Hopi – 3.59 weighted GPA
William Clark – Valley Christian – 3.54 weighted GPA
Samantha Lizarraga – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.51 weighted GPA
Rory Lendzion – Gilbert Classical Academy – 3.5 weighted GPA
Laurel Davis – Notre Dame Prep – 3.98 unweighted GPA
Dylan Robertson – Notre Dame Prep – 3.97 unweighted GPA
Emil Jiralerspong – The Gregory School – 3.97 unweighted GPA
Katelyn Kitchen – Notre Dame Prep – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Andre Lomaintewa – Hopi – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Jaxon Maher – The Gregory School – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Aslan Sanchez-Acevedo – Notre Dame Prep – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Keenan Christian – Horizon Honors – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Quinn Dehnert – The Gregory School – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Valencia Timms – Hopi – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Ella Lahr – Notre Dame Prep – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Madeline Himlin – Notre Dame Prep – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Joey Evans – Horizon Honors – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Peyton Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 3.78 unweighted GPA
Antonio Aguilera – Hopi – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Chloe Lamb – The Gregory School – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Eliana Faillaci – Trivium Prep – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Nichole Pastrana – Trivium Prep – 3.466 unweighted GPA
Ian Anderson – Trivium Prep – 3.445 unweighted GPA
Cecelia Antone – Baboquivari – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Mason Norris – Trivium Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Lauren Ping – Valley Christian – 3.35 unweighted GPA
Kiyah Pablo – Baboquivari – 3.3 unweighted GPA
LaAunzae Antone – Baboquivari – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Danica Lunaria – Trivium Prep – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Braden Lockaby – The Gregory School – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Reece Burrus – Horizon Honors – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Kellee Lomayestewa – Hopi – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Alec Guerra – Nogales – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Amayra Gomez – Baboquivari – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Arsean Bozo – Baboquivari – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Jose Coronado II – Nogales – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Leiya Washington – Trivium Prep – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Santiago Aguilar – Nogales – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Angus McMillan – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Arsean Bozo – Baboquivari – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Kya Delores – Baboquivari – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Amaya Gomez – Baboquivari – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Jessica Ortega – Baboquivari – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Kara Baptisto – Baboquivari – 3.5 weighted GPA
