Sports360AZ All-Academic Cross Country Teams (Divisions III-IV)

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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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Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the 2023 Sports360AZ All-Academic Cross Country Team for Divisions III-IV.

First Team

Abigail Papa – Benjamin Franklin High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Caleb Hilton – Benjamin Franklin High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Hanna Nguyen – Arizona College Prep High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Jaxon Walker – Mesquite High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Jenna Dougherty – Saguaro High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Lindsay West – Benjamin Franklin High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Molly Fisher – Mesquite High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Olivia Dougherty – Saguaro High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Caitlin Ulreich-Power – Saguaro High School – 4.9 weighted GPA
Gabriel Dunkley – Saguaro High School – 4.9 weighted GPA
Olivia Kalinowski – Saguaro High School – 4.9 weighted GPA
Alfredo Santos – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.88 weighted GPA
Viren Ramakrishna – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.88 weighted GPA
David Coakley – Saguaro High School – 4.86 weighted GPA
Emiliano Gonzalez-Cruz – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.83 weighted GPA
Suvinay Shah – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.83 weighted GPA
Garrett Pirretti – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.82 weighted GPA
Nicholas Risser Scottsdale Preparatory Academy 4.81 weighted GPA
Slade Badura – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.81 weighted GPA
Evangeline Dunkley – Saguaro High School – 4.8 weighted GPA
Audrey Grass – Shadow Mountain High School – 4.78 weighted GPA
Caleb Rohner – Benjamin Franklin High School – 4.75 weighted GPA
Gabriel Doster – Benjamin Franklin High School – 4.75 weighted GPA
Richard Chappell – Saguaro High School – 4.75 weighted GPA
Ryan Searle – Saguaro High School – 4.75 weighted GPA
Scarlett Dunlop – Saguaro High School – 4.75 weighted GPA
Sedona Dorst – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.75 weighted GPA
Andrew Christensen – Mesquite High School – 4.73 weighted GPA
Jaron Isfan – Shadow Mountain High School – 4.73 weighted GPA
Kaeden Christenson – Poston Butte High School – 4.72 weighted GPA
Nicholas Cuevas – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.72 weighted GPA
Corbin Pyle – Benjamin Franklin High School – 4.71 weighted GPA
Derick Ruiz – Arete Preparatory Academy – 4.7 weighted GPA
Lydia Parks – Saguaro High School – 4.7 weighted GPA
Madison Adcock – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.7 weighted GPA
Noah Wesson – Arete Preparatory Academy – 4.7 weighted GPA
Parker Soft – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.7 weighted GPA
Ashwin Iyenger – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.69 weighted GPA
Maya Komenaka – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.67 weighted GPA
Kylee Pinon – Eastmark High School – 4.65 weighted GPA
Taylor Steinhilber – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.62 weighted GPA
Adam Dennis – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.6 weighted GPA
Grant Fisher – Mesquite High School – 4.6 weighted GPA
Ronan Lanniuer – Arete Preparatory Academy – 4.6 weighted GPA
Hazel Tobler – Eastmark High School – 4.59 weighted GPA
Lucy Fisher – Mesquite High School – 4.59 weighted GPA
Asher Hawkins Arizona College Prep High School 4.58 weighted GPA
Adelyn Dawson – Benjamin Franklin High School – 4.57 weighted GPA
Ben Schaenzer – Shadow Mountain High School – 4.56 weighted GPA
Jaxon Miller – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 4.56 weighted GPA
Troy Gresham – Shadow Mountain High School – 4.56 weighted GPA
Reed McDowell – Eastmark High School – 4.52 weighted GPA
Dirk Olson – Mesquite High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hannah Essex – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hayley Kuenning – Mesquite High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Makenzie Adcock – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Max Bruns – Arete Preparatory Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Paul Mueller – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Regan Birk – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.5 weighted GPA
Pranathi Yernena – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.49 weighted GPA
Christopher Peters – Mesquite High School – 4.44 weighted GPA
Van Kathol – Saguaro High School – 4.43 weighted GPA
Lexi Wiethoff – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.42 weighted GPA
Brooke Anderson – Mesquite High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Carter Dias – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.4 weighted GPA
Elsie Hansen – Florence High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Ethan Kralik – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Evelyn Sees – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Joseph Medina – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.4 weighted GPA
Madeline Lyons – Northwest Christian High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Owen Fermoyle – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Rydan Barth – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Lucca Saraceno – Valley Lutheran High School – 4.39 weighted GPA
Cameron Haymore – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 4.37 weighted GPA
Halkey Ahl – Eastmark High School – 4.37 weighted GPA
McKenna Brown Arizona College Prep High School 4.36 weighted GPA
Warren Stockton – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.33 weighted GPA
Darci Martin – Eastmark High School – 4.32 weighted GPA
Julianne Rea – Shadow Mountain High School – 4.32 weighted GPA
Kristy Yu – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.31 weighted GPA
Megan Collard – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.3 weighted GPA
Samuel Sagastume – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.3 weighted GPA
Soto Katsanos – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.3 weighted GPA
Ben Benally – Valley Lutheran High School – 4.27 weighted GPA
Emil De Brujin Yepiz – The Gregory School – 4.27 weighted GPA
Kaden Petersen – Eastmark High School – 4.27 weighted GPA
Brianna Haymore – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.25 weighted GPA
Cameron Van Wagner – Northwest Christian High School – 4.24 weighted GPA
Madelyn Klei – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 4.23 weighted GPA
Karli Crandall – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.22 weighted GPA
Melayna Matheson – The Gregory School – 4.22 weighted GPA
Quinn Dehnert – The Gregory School – 4.21 weighted GPA
Quinn Grey – Northwest Christian High School – 4.21 weighted GPA
Rachel Johnson – Northwest Christian High School – 4.21 weighted GPA
Chaucer Tutty – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.2 weighted GPA
Drew Carson – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.2 weighted GPA
Emillio Llanas – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jackson Lundberg – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.2 weighted GPA
Josiah Ruehs – Valley Lutheran High School – 4.19 weighted GPA
Drew Gauerke – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.17 weighted GPA
Katie Griffith – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 4.14 weighted GPA
Isabella Loscavio – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.13 weighted GPA
Simon Nelson – The Gregory School – 4.13 weighted GPA
Will Snedecor – Shadow Mountain High School – 4.13 weighted GPA
Alexa Swearingen Gilbert Christian High School 4.1 weighted GPA
Alexandra Hernandez – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Rory Lendzion – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.1 weighted GPA
Sam Johnson – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.1 weighted GPA
Tatum Ford – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.1 weighted GPA
Archer Hsu – Valley Christian High School – 4.08 weighted GPA
Emil Jiralerspong – The Gregory School – 4.08 weighted GPA
Jake Harrison – Northwest Christian High School – 4.08 weighted GPA
Tanner Irwin – Northwest Christian High School – 4.08 weighted GPA
Zora Fedor – Florence High School – 4.08 weighted GPA
Colin McEwen – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 4.06 weighted GPA
Grant Stoller – Scottsdale Preparatory Academy – 4.06 weighted GPA
Maysea Dupuy – Camp Verde High School – 4.05 weighted GPA
Isaac Marks – The Gregory School – 4.03 weighted GPA
Maya Valenzuela – Eastmark High School – 4.03 weighted GPA
Rebekah Loechelt – Valley Christian High School – 4.03 weighted GPA
Micah Engle – Northwest Christian High School – 4.02 weighted GPA
Tanner Early – Mesquite High School – 4.02 weighted GPA
Andrew Ronquiillo – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.0 weighted GPA
Anthony Soria Rivera – Poston Butte High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ava Goodwin – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Harper Carr – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ryley Nelson – Gilbert Christian High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Andrea Castillo – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Angelina Arnn – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Coco Moreno – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Dale Burris – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
David Loechelt – Valley Christian High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Drew McBride – Safford High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Dylan Butler – Wickenburg High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Eliana Metz – Chino Valley High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Elliana Edwards – Valley Christian High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ellie Phillips – Valley Christian High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Gianna Imai – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ian Parker – Valley Lutheran High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Isaac Watson – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Julia Watson – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Lucy Nicka – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Luke Lee – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Maddie Metz – Chino Valley High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Micah Newkirk – Valley Christian High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Quenton Metz – Chino Valley High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sebastian Cid – Yuma Catholic High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Triniti Gray Chino Valley High School 4.0 unweighted GPA
Wesley Gentala – Valley Christian High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Zoi Nagel – Chino Valley High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Luke Coulter – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.83 weighted GPA
Ricardo Uscola – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.83 weighted GPA
Han-Han Hua – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.47 weighted GPA
Mia Rodriguez – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.63 weighted GPA
Edward Campbell – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.34 weighted GPA
Sophie Martinez – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.54 weighted GPA
Madeline Skarupa – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.36 weighted GPA
Christopher Spelts – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.77 weighted GPA
Gina Steenson – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.77 weighted GPA
Chloe Stephens – Chandler Prep Academy – 4.43 weighted GPA
Elizabeth Stone – Florence – 4.2 weighted GPA
Ivy Barker – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Gianna Campusano – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.31 weighted GPA
Vanessa Szelest – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.13 weighted GPA
Sofia Kamal – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.53 weighted GPA
Coco Fitch – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.59 weighted GPA
Jacob Gronner – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.38 weighted GPA
Samir Joshi – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.51 weighted GPA
Liam Enos – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.43 weighted GPA
Adam Stoeckel – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.02 weighted GPA
Dax Epard – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Roman Judge – Rancho Solano Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA

Honorable Mention

Destiny Acevedo – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 3.99 weighted GPA
Jacob Archer – Northwest Christian High School – 3.99 weighted GPA
Glenn Thomas – Northwest Christian High School – 3.94 weighted GPA
Noah Michelli – Wickenburg High School – 3.94 weighted GPA
Alexa Felix – Florence High School – 3.92 weighted GPA
Justin Escanuela – Poston Butte High School – 3.92 weighted GPA
Mauricio Diaz – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 3.92 weighted GPA
Thomas Strubbe – Valley Christian High School – 3.9 weighted GPA
Andrea Burns – Florence High School – 3.89 weighted GPA
Sarah Johnson – Northwest Christian High School – 3.89 weighted GPA
Grady Lackner – Safford High School – 3.87 weighted GPA
Jed Arneson – Valley Christian High School – 3.85 weighted GPA
Rebekah Heywood – Mesquite High School – 3.85 weighted GPA
Rowan Lambson – Eastmark High School – 3.85 weighted GPA
Kendall Thompson – Florence High School – 3.84 weighted GPA
Edward Sanchez – Poston Butte High School – 3.83 weighted GPA
Gabrial Escanuela – Poston Butte High School – 3.83 weighted GPA
Olivia Williams Eastmark High School 3.83 weighted GPA
Ashley Tarasenko – Northwest Christian High School – 3.81 weighted GPA
John Bruns – Arete Preparatory Academy – 3.8 weighted GPA
Justin Hayden – Gilbert Classical Academy – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kody Gluyas – Safford High School – 3.8 weighted GPA
Sam Rozier – Gilbert Christian High School – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kevin Martin – Eastmark High School – 3.79 weighted GPA
Zach Albanese – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.7 weighted GPA
Emily McCarthy – Northwest Christian High School – 3.67 weighted GPA
Nicholas Moser – Eastmark High School – 3.67 weighted GPA
Jacey Perro – Benjamin Franklin High School – 3.66 weighted GPA
Vivian Morales – Florence High School – 3.62 weighted GPA
Leonardo Sosa Guerrero – Poston Butte High School – 3.58 weighted GPA
Bryson Nielson – Eastmark High School – 3.56 weighted GPA
Gavin Edgerton – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 3.54 weighted GPA
Paige Martin – Eastmark High School – 3.53 weighted GPA
Dylan Chatham – Mesquite High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Gavin LaBoy – Eastmark High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Calvin Pitroff – Camp Verde High School – 3.44 weighted GPA
Matthew Albanese – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.4 weighted GPA
Wyatt Zurfluh – Poston Butte High School – 3.08 weighted GPA
Chase Brecht – Valley Christian High School – 3.98 unweighted GPA
Shayla Schudel – Crismon High School – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Jaxon Maher – The Gregory School – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Noah Gonzales – Safford High School – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Kelton Reidhead – Holbrook High School – 3.89 unweighted GPA
Kenneth Meason – Crismon High School – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Braulio Cardenas – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Elise Wonders – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Tony Hacke Chino Valley High School 3.85 unweighted GPA
Evan Vaught – Valley Christian High School – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Hurlee Volopich – Wickenburg High School – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Jamison Ping – Valley Christian High School – 3.82 unweighted GPA
Ryan Clark – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Carlee Murphy – Chino Valley High School – 3.79 unweighted GPA
Braden Lockaby – The Gregory School – 3.77 unweighted GPA
Ethan Nielson – Eastmark High School – 3.77 unweighted GPA
Silas Leypolt – The Gregory School – 3.77 unweighted GPA
Rylee Zender – Crismon High School – 3.76 unweighted GPA
Casey S Norton – Crismon High School – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Taimane Lealaogata – Chino Valley High School – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Jayden Sarabia – Florence High School – 3.74 unweighted GPA
Dylan Ellis – Valley Christian High School – 3.73 unweighted GPA
Elena Perez – Camp Verde High School – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Amora Thrower – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Chloe Lamb – The Gregory School – 3.69 unweighted GPA
Jacob Farr – Eastmark High School – 3.65 unweighted GPA
Emerson Sweetnam – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Kylee Jones – Camp Verde High School – 3.63 unweighted GPA
Trevor Taylor – Holbrook High School – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Rylan Bia – Holbrook High School – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Jace Valenzuela – Eastmark High School – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Ben Tweito – The Gregory School – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Cody Sigerud – Valley Christian High School – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Lincoln Powell – Valley Christian High School – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Rhys Harrington – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Javier Johns – Chino Valley High School – 3.47 unweighted GPA
Demia Gonnie – Holbrook High School – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Jairo Godina Yuma Catholic High School 3.43 unweighted GPA
Devon Lindenstein – Florence High School – 3.42 unweighted GPA
Edgar Morales – Florence High School – 3.42 unweighted GPA
Jamie Kraus – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 3.41 unweighted GPA
William Nez – Holbrook High School – 3.41 unweighted GPA
David Williams – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Kendrick Fritz – Safford High School – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Logan Hubble – The Gregory School – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Addie Benjamin – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Raelle Yazzie – Holbrook High School – 3.35 unweighted GPA
Andrew Anderson – Chino Valley High School – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Brooklyn Bates – Chino Valley High School – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Clarissa Meza – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Kutuba Zimba – Florence High School – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Kathya Ruiz – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Lucas Ramirez – Eastmark High School – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Adela Valadez – Crismon High School – 3.14 unweighted GPA
Olivia Cerda – Florence High School – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Braden McDonald – Eastmark High School – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Kyler Williams – Eastmark High School – 3.04 unweighted GPA
Kooper Williams – American Leadership Academy – Ironwood – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Donavan Warren – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Grace Maher – The Gregory School – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Ricardo Rosales-Torres – Yuma Catholic High School – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Josef Iker – Chandler Prep Academy – 3.58 weighted GPA
Mattias Kaniski – Chandler Prep Academy – 3.7 weighted GPA
Mikayla Brackman – Chandler Prep Academy – 3.73 weighted GPA
Tyler Jackson – Chandler Prep Academy – 3.8 weighted GPA
Alexandria Garcia – Florence – 3.8 weighted GPA
McKynzee Sheperd – Florence- 3.73 weighted GPA
Iris Black – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.98 weighted GPA
Vivian Zuch – Rancho Solano Prep – 3.69 weighted GPA
Shai Brodsky – Rancho Solano Prep- 3.81 weighted GPA