53 Broncos Recognized in CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll
By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona saw 53 student-athletes named to the 2023 CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll on Tuesday, ranking second in the conference behind only Cal State Monterey Bay. A record 551 men and women across the CCAA's 12 member institutions were honored.
The CCAA recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter and spring – for all CCAA-sponsored sports. The CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll consists of eligible student-athletes who compete in the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball. The Winter Academic Honor Roll will honor men's and women's basketball players, with the Spring Academic Honor Roll consisting of student-athletes from men's and women's track and field and baseball.
2023 Fall By School
65 - Cal State Monterey Bay
53 - Cal Poly Pomona
50 - Cal State San Marcos
41 - Cal State East Bay
36 - Chico State
32 - Cal State LA
32 - Stanislaus State
31 - Cal Poly Humboldt
29 - Cal State San Bernardino
29 - Sonoma State
28 - San Francisco State
25 - Cal State Dominguez Hills
To be eligible for the honor, student-athletes must be of sophomore standing athletically at the start of the playing season and may include graduate students, shall have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.3, and shall have competed in the sport in that season.
Below is a list of the CPP student-athletes that earned the honor in the Fall of 2023.
Men's Cross Country (7)
David Flores - So. - Construction Engineering Management
Evan Franco* - Jr. - Civil Engineering
Tom McDonnell - So. - Electromechanical Systems Engineering Tech
Gideon Pichardo!* - Sr. - Animal Science
Vincent Sarino^!* - Sr. - Kinesiology
Ricardo Vargas - So. - Nutrition- Dietetics
Francisco Zavaleta* - Jr. - Chemical Engineering
Women's Cross Country (3)
Angela Arellano* - Jr. - Kinesiology
Julia Butler - So. - Visual Communication Design
Paige Moore - So. - Computer Science
Men's Soccer (15)
Woody Angell - So. - Economics
Christian Bru - So. - Kinesiology
Mads Frederiksen - So. - Business
Luke Garciduenas - So. - Psychology
Fin Jackson* - Jr. - Business
Marcus Jorgensen - So. - Business
Sam Lena - So. - Civil Engineering
Melvin Leon - Jr. - Kinesiology
Mike Moser* - Jr. - Business
Eric Pearce* - Jr. - Kinesiology
Melvyn Perez Cortez - Sr. - Credential
Mikey Sedano* - Jr. - Kinesiology
Jakob Singh - So. - Kinesiology
CJ Walker - Jr. - Communications
Jasper Winslow* - Jr. - Agricultural Science
Women's Soccer (17)
Kat Aguayo* - Jr. - Liberal Studies
Phoëbe Amaro* - Sr. - Animal Health Science
Auburn Burnett - Jr. - Business
Bridget Carbonneau^!* - Sr. - Business
Katie Cheng - So. - Biotechnology
Bella Hara - Jr. - Biology
Haley Hong - So. - Business
Alexis Macias - Jr. - Psychology
Bailey McNitt - Gr - Kinesiology
Tara Oper* - Jr. - Criminology
Liberty Ortiz - So. - Business
Kalani Oyama* - Jr. - Credential
Marisa Salazar - So. - Kinesiology
Anna Schellpeper - So. - Biology
Lindsay Sung* - Jr. - Mechanical Engineering
Nicole Thompson* - Jr. - Animal Health Science
Nicolle Villarreal* - Jr. - Biology/Finance
Volleyball (11)
Sophie Biehler - So. - Biology
Samantha Campion* - Jr. - Communication
Daisy Duke!* - Sr. - Criminology
Emeline Hudson - So. - Electromechanical Systems Engineering Tech
Helen McMullin* - Jr. - Liberal Studies
Sydney Mego - So. - Hospitality Management
Caitie Mueller* - Jr. - Liberal Studies
Jenna O'Shea* - Jr. - Kinesiology
Emily Payne - Jr. - Early Childhood Studies
Avery Percival* - Jr. - Communication
Kaitlan Tucker^!* - Sr. - Biology
*-2022 CCAA Fall All-Academic
!-2021 CCAA Fall All-Academic
^-2020 CCAA Fall All-Academic
#-2019 CCAA Fall All-Academic
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