For 12 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 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 Golf Teams for All Divisions:
First Team
Blake Kasper – Highland High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Charlotte Williams Gross – North High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Ethan Miera – Highland High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Kade Spilsbury – Buena High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Nadia Valeri – Buena High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Solis Coker – North High School – 5.0 weighted GPA
Isabella Fontes – North High School – 4.96 weighted GPA
Georgia Bukata – BASIS Scottsdale – 4.9 weighted GPA
Haley Canterbury – Canyon View High School – 4.89 weighted GPA
Landon Bailand – Canyon View High School – 4.89 weighted GPA
Henry Pitts – Canyon View High School – 4.86 weighted GPA
Marqueen Gluck – Camelback High School – 4.85 weighted GPA
Talon Shewbert – Canyon View High School – 4.83 weighted GPA
Aveeva Mirchandani – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.8 weighted GPA
Emilee Swagger – Canyon View High School – 4.78 weighted GPA
Siena Stevens – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.75 weighted GPA
Ricardo Jimenez Pina – Metro Tech High School – 4.72 weighted GPA
Jennifer Abril – Nogales High School – 4.7 weighted GPA
Montana Maslonka – Red Mountain High School – 4.7 weighted GPA
Brisa Farias – Metro Tech High School – 4.69 weighted GPA
Gigi Glithero – North High School – 4.69 weighted GPA
Liam Allan – Pinnacle High School – 4.69 weighted GPA
Rhys Glithero – North High School – 4.69 weighted GPA
Ruilin Cheng – Pinnacle High School – 4.67 weighted GPA
Teagan Randels – Canyon View High School – 4.64 weighted GPA
Vihaan Patel – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.62 weighted GPA
Ashlyn Pongratz – Mountain Pointe High School – 4.61 weighted GPA
Charlotte Gessner – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.6 weighted GPA
Jake Crebs – Eastmark High School – 4.6 weighted GPA
Jordin Cowing – Casteel High School – 4.6 weighted GPA
Sawyer Perkins – Mesa High School – 4.6 weighted GPA
Isaac Chan-Atienzo – Trevor G. Browne High School – 4.58 weighted GPA
Olivia Hepola – Saguaro High School – 4.58 weighted GPA
Sarah Olsen – Casa Grande Union High School – 4.58 weighted GPA
Joseph Allan – Pinnacle High School – 4.57 weighted GPA
Rebeca De La Cruz – Metro Tech High School – 4.57 weighted GPA
Ximena Sida Villarreal – Metro Tech High School – 4.56 weighted GPA
TJ Glud – Ironwood Ridge High School – 4.54 weighted GPA
Jasmin Ochoa Mercado – Metro Tech High School – 4.53 weighted GPA
Malakai Jazayeri – Casteel High School – 4.53 weighted GPA
William Wilson – Mesquite High School – 4.53 weighted GPA
Benjamin Allen – Highland High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Bethany Sutherland – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Brandon Forseth – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.5 weighted GPA
Catherine Seder – Red Mountain High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Daniel Gonzalez – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hayden Daelick – Casa Grande Union High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Landon Moglia – Casa Grande Union High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Leonidas Johnson – Buena High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Lucy Goldstein – Red Mountain High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Sienna Jennings – Casteel High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
TobI Skyles – Williams Field High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Tyler Anderson – Chaparral High School – 4.5 weighted GPA
Rithvik Uppala – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.49 weighted GPA
Alondra Montano – Nogales High School – 4.48 weighted GPA
London Yvkoff – Saguaro High School – 4.46 weighted GPA
Stephanny Alacorn – Metro Tech High School – 4.46 weighted GPA
Linnea Gustafson – Lee Williams High School – 4.46 weighted GPA
Lilly Humbert – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.44 weighted GPA
Collin Padget – Canyon View High School – 4.42 weighted GPA
Benjamin Gordon – Chaparral High School – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jamie Gryskiewicz – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Joey Steinkamp – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Katie Mullen – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Noah Forseth – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Sophia PeBenito-Brooks – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Madeline Leger – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.39 weighted GPA
Nicole Feistl – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.39 weighted GPA
Satvir Saini – Camelback High School – 4.36 weighted GPA
Jaden Storms – Pinnacle High School – 4.35 weighted GPA
McKenna Curtis – Saguaro High School – 4.35 weighted GPA
Cade Sherwood – Casteel High School – 4.33 weighted GPA
Janelle Prickett – Buena High School – 4.33 weighted GPA
Sydney Boyd – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.33 weighted GPA
Alaris Ozuna Olivas – Metro Tech High School – 4.31 weighted GPA
Ryan Grex – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.31 weighted GPA
Isabel Helgemoe – Chaparral High School – 4.3 weighted GPA
Isabela McGlone – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Kailey Schein – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Mia Gonzales – Sunnyside High School – 4.3 weighted GPA
Patrick Pendergast – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Ricardo Morales – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Sierra Fry – Red Mountain High School – 4.3 weighted GPA
Damian Pineda – North High School – 4.29 weighted GPA
Emery Williams – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.29 weighted GPA
Eva Sanchez – Williams Field High School – 4.29 weighted GPA
Uriel Ray – Camelback High School – 4.29 weighted GPA
Rafael Vasavilbaso Jr. – Nogales High School – 4.28 weighted GPA
Cooper Perkinson – Highland High School – 4.27 weighted GPA
Caleb Troyer – Canyon View High School – 4.25 weighted GPA
Lena Durette – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.23 weighted GPA
Daniel Ibarra Castro – Trevor G. Browne High School – 4.22 weighted GPA
Derek Chen – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.21 weighted GPA
Jack Abraham – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.21 weighted GPA
Troy Abney – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.21 weighted GPA
Julia Herzberg – Casteel High School – 4.2 weighted GPA
Luke Padilla – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Nick Zadel – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Savannah Gaston – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.2 weighted GPA
Charlotte Robles – Sahuarita High School – 4.18 weighted GPA
Aanvi Goel – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.17 weighted GPA
Jessica Turner – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.17 weighted GPA
Kalissa Boschetti – Desert Edge High School – 4.17 weighted GPA
Lucas Hurtado Fernandez – Trevor G. Browne High School – 4.17 weighted GPA
Mia Erny – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.17 weighted GPA
Victor Mendieta – North High School – 4.17 weighted GPA
Adone Panatonni – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.16 weighted GPA
Jeremiah Baldonado – Highland High School – 4.16 weighted GPA
Owen Proper – Marana High School – 4.16 weighted GPA
Griffin Gibb – Highland High School – 4.15 weighted GPA
Jayd Villa – Sahuarita High School – 4.13 weighted GPA
Kolton Frye – Canyon View High School – 4.13 weighted GPA
Wyatt Murrieta – Casa Grande Union High School – 4.13 weighted GPA
Cooper Frost – Eastmark High School – 4.12 weighted GPA
Jose Obeso – Nogales High School – 4.11 weighted GPA
Mia Posch – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.11 weighted GPA
Riley Doherty – Cactus Shadows High School – 4.11 weighted GPA
Makenna Cox – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Noah Thomas – Casteel High School – 4.1 weighted GPA
Rayna Johnson – Casteel High School – 4.1 weighted GPA
Veronica Delgado – Mountain Pointe High School – 4.1 weighted GPA
Tyler Spielman – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.09 weighted GPA
Ellie Von Kolen – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.08 weighted GPA
Karter Nannen – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.08 weighted GPA
Natalia Lamadrid – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.08 weighted GPA
Reese Hancock – Sahuarita High School – 4.07 weighted GPA
Grace Downing – Williams Field High School – 4.06 weighted GPA
Sienna Richards – Higley High School – 4.06 weighted GPA
McKayla Fackler – Sahuarita High School – 4.05 weighted GPA
Hudson Grow – Canyon View High School – 4.04 weighted GPA
Mitchell Curran – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.04 weighted GPA
Ramzy Rodriguez – Casa Grande Union High School – 4.04 weighted GPA
Brady Horwitz – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.03 weighted GPA
Elina Beyer – Saguaro High School – 4.03 weighted GPA
Frederick Egnatios – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.03 weighted GPA
Logan Willmer – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.03 weighted GPA
Vincent Grabiec – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 4.02 weighted GPA
Aleksei Panek – Chaparral High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Griffin Wedman – Sabino High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ines Obregon – Nogales High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jocelyne Duenas Price – Metro Tech High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jordan Abril – Nogales High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Margot Olaiz – Nogales High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Paola Pinto – Nogales High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Sean Kosnik – Nogales High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Serena Moreno – Sahuarita High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Viana Robles – Sahuarita High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Zane VanderLinden – Skyline High School – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aashni Sahai – Saguaro High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Abbie Tipton – Mohave High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Abigail Lopez – Mohave High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ariella Antemann – Buena High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ashtin Seabaugh – Liberty High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Branden Brown – Buena High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Cora Patterson – Sahuarita High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Donny Patton – Marana High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Elyzabeth Small – Crismon High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ethan Butters – Perry High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Gavin Saulnier – Liberty High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Grant Collins – Mohave High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jack Sikkila – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jack Sommers – Arizona College Prep High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jacob Twesme – Liberty High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jake Rodda – Buena High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jordan Soloman – Williams Field High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jordin Porter – Williams Field High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Kaeleen Giardina – Pinnacle High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Maddux Thiele – Liberty High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Nash Arthurs – Liberty High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Olivia Malinowski – Buena High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Shea Amann – Mohave High School – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Bella Slattery – Thunderbird – 4.66 weighted GPA
Reese Little – Thunderbird – 4.13 weighted GPA
Luke Altavilla – Thunderbird – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ava Laurence – Thunderbird – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ania Van Meter – Thunderbird – 4.0 weighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Daniel Rowe – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.97 weighted GPA
Ellie Palmer – Gila Ridge High School – 3.95 weighted GPA
Skylar Anderson – Higley High School – 3.95 weighted GPA
Reimi Bleyl – Xavier College Preparatory – 3.93 weighted GPA
Alexandra Faraci – Pinnacle High School – 3.92 weighted GPA
Cooper Ingram – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.90 weighted GPA
Kyla Layman – Xavier College Preparatory – 3.90 weighted GPA
Jillian Nagle – Chaparral High School – 3.9 weighted GPA
Tyler Moore – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.85 weighted GPA
Ashley Barriga – Camelback High School – 3.84 weighted GPA
Brasen Briones – Ironwood Ridge High School – 3.83 weighted GPA
Dylan Boenning – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.83 weighted GPA
Ella Meyer – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.83 weighted GPA
Mylie McGhee – Eastmark High School – 3.83 weighted GPA
Alec Hilgers – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 3.82 weighted GPA
Carly Cody – Chaparral High School – 3.8 weighted GPA
Humberto Belloso – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kalyn Doss – Xavier College Preparatory – 3.78 weighted GPA
Isaac Porter – Highland High School – 3.77 weighted GPA
Katherine Taylor – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.77 weighted GPA
Karl Lassek – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 3.75 weighted GPA
Parker Welling – Cactus Shadows High School – 3.75 weighted GPA
Peyton Fosberg – Pinnacle High School – 3.75 weighted GPA
Grace Rubelsky – Xavier College Preparatory – 3.73 weighted GPA
Paloma Gonzalez – Nogales High School – 3.73 weighted GPA
Seth McClure – Camelback High School – 3.73 weighted GPA
Sean Kelly – Ironwood Ridge High School – 3.71 weighted GPA
Austin Bailey – Skyline High School – 3.7 weighted GPA
Julia Carlisle – Chaparral High School – 3.7 weighted GPA
Katalia Sorajja – Chaparral High School – 3.7 weighted GPA
Jack Decesare – Gilbert Global Online – 3.67 weighted GPA
Chase Pickering – Sabino High School – 3.65 weighted GPA
Beckett Wallace – Arizona College Prep High School – 3.64 weighted GPA
Easton Wayment – Highland High School – 3.63 weighted GPA
Jacob Echols – Highland High School – 3.63 weighted GPA
Dylan Wolfe – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.62 weighted GPA
Riley Pierson – Sabino High School – 3.62 weighted GPA
Julissa Arriaga – Mountain Pointe High School – 3.6 weighted GPA
Lily Whalen – Chaparral High School – 3.6 weighted GPA
Matthew Polachek – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.59 weighted GPA
James Bondi – Pinnacle High School – 3.58 weighted GPA
Jayden Schmitz – Ironwood Ridge High School – 3.58 weighted GPA
Hector Castillo – Ironwood Ridge High School – 3.56 weighted GPA
Jacob Medina – Ironwood Ridge High School – 3.56 weighted GPA
Cruz Carter – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.55 weighted GPA
Carrie Doss – Xavier College Preparatory – 3.52 weighted GPA
Kaylee Ruiz – Sahuarita High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Maryn Decremer – Chaparral High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Raegan Capizzi – Chaparral High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Sofia Pulcini – Cactus Shadows High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Tatum Partridge – Chaparral High School – 3.5 weighted GPA
Barrett Reno – Mesquite High School – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Alyson Small – Crismon High School – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Anna Gonzalez – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Mateo Heras – Kofa High School – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Adam Croix – Liberty High School – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Max Betts – Perry High School – 3.85 unweighted GPA
Gabriela Fernandez – Mohave High School – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Grace Youngker – Canyon View High School – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Kameron Kober – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Marley Berumen – Mohave High School – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Payton Waymire – Gila Ridge High School – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Patryk Grabiec – St. John Paul II Catholic High School – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Ashley Tank – Crismon High School – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Shane Jensby – Mesquite High School – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Tage Brown – Marana High School – 3.75 unweighted GPA
McKenna Hill – Crismon High School – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Makenzie Guglielmo – Red Mountain High School – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Joe Houghton – Perry High School – 3.69 unweighted GPA
JJ Palmer – Perry High School – 3.68 unweighted GPA
Nathan Brawley – Liberty High School – 3.68 unweighted GPA
Jackson Howey – Arizona College Prep High School – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Preston Jones – Liberty High School – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Isabella Piazza – Xavier College Preparatory – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Jose Plascencia Matus – Camelback High School – 3.61 unweighted GPA
Allie Williams – Casteel High School – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Lola Kinsey – Cactus Shadows High School – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Kieran Tracy – Casa Grande Union High School – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Russell Roodenburg – Pinnacle High School – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Laitlin Anderson – Liberty High School – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Caden Petersen – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Gabriella Suarez – Arizona College Prep High School – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Elizabeth Brown – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Ethan Amador – Tucson High Magnet School – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Alyssa Davidson – Skyline High School – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Austin Bullard – Casteel High School – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Parker Broemmer – Arizona College Prep High School – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Kyle Koski – Perry High School – 3.48 unweighted GPA
Landon Ashcraft – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Torrey Guerrero – Sahuarita High School – 3.42 unweighted GPA
David Martinez – Tucson High Magnet School – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Emily Donia – Sahuarita High School – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Jack McDonough – Perry High School – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Blake Phillips – Mohave High School – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Henry Dall – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Aubriana Rodriquez – Sahuarita High School – 3.30 unweighted GPA
Easton Leon – Skyline High School – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Leo Kelly – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Lucas Cerneka – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Logan Margo – Highland High School – 3.19 unweighted GPA
Francisco Felix – Tucson High Magnet School – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Makayla Bocanegra – Gila Ridge High School – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Sara Truman – Eastmark High School – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Luke Bratetic – Perry High School – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Nolan Richards – Eastmark High School – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Daniel Garcia – Highland High School – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Addison Miller – Skyline High School – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Aubrey Schube – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Cody Richardson – Casteel High School – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Issac Gomez – Mesquite High School – 3.04 unweighted GPA
Xander Mulder – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.04 unweighted GPA
Chance Green – Casteel High School – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Parker Hix – Thunderbird – 3.69 weighted GPA
Parker Stanley – Thunderbird – 3.67 weighted GPA
Bella Keselman – Perry – 3.8 weighted GPA
Harper Mowry – Perry – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Makaleigh Churan – Perry – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Gabrielle Cone – Perry – 3.76 weighted GPA
Lily Wirth – Perry – 3.09 unweighted GPA