Sixty Broncos Named to CCAA Honor Roll From Winter and Spring Sports
By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
POMONA, Calif. – The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced its academic awards for the winter and spring sports on Tuesday morning, with 60 Broncos being recognized. That mark is the fifth-most in the conference, however, it ranks first in the CCAA on a per-sport basis.
The CCAA recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter and spring – for all CCAA-sponsored sports. The CCAA Winter and Spring Academic Honor Roll consists of eligible student-athletes who compete in the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, baseball, softball, and men's and women's track & field – five of which are sponsored at Cal Poly Pomona. A total of 636 men and women (109 Winter, 527 Spring) from across the CCAA's 12 member institutions have been honored for their efforts in the classroom for winter and spring of 2024.
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.
The Broncos ranked second in the conference with 53 student-athletes named to Fall Academic Honor Roll back in March. In total, 113 Broncos earned the distinction during the 2023-24 academic year, ranking third-most in the conference.
2023-24 Winter & Spring By School
73 - Chico State (8 sports)
72 - Cal State San Marcos (8 sports)
66 - Cal State East Bay (8 sports)
61 - San Francisco State (6 sports)
60 - Cal Poly Pomona (5 sports)
55 – Sonoma State (7 sports)
52 - Cal State Monterey Bay (8 sports)
46 - Cal State San Bernardino (6 sports)
44 - Cal Poly Humboldt (5 sports)
41 - Cal State Dominguez Hills (6 sports)
34 - Cal State LA (6 sports)
32 – Stanislaus State (7 sports)
2023-24 Total By School (Fall, Winter, Spring)
122 – Cal State San Marcos
117 – Cal State Monterey Bay
113 – Cal Poly Pomona
109 – Chico State
107 – Cal State East Bay
89 – San Francisco State
84 – Sonoma State
75 – Cal Poly Humboldt
75 – Cal State San Bernardino
66 – Cal State Dominguez Hills
66 – Cal State LA
64 – Stanislaus State
Below is a list of the CPP student-athletes that earned the honor in the Winter and Spring of 2023-24.
Men's Basketball (4)
Brase Dottin ! - Jr. - Psychology
Caleb Nelson ! - Jr. - Business Administration
Michael Ofoegbu - So. - Business Administration
Kevin Simeth - So. - Chemical Engineering
Women's Basketball (8)
Kalaya Buggs - Jr. - Kinesiology
Skylar Dillon - Jr. - Kinesiology
Sydney Fedinec ! - Jr. - Communication
Jeanette Fine - Jr. - Business Administration
Kayla Keshmeshian - So. - Business Administration
Reina Sausedo ! - Jr. - Kinesiology
Keke Scott - So. - Kinesiology
Andrea Stajic - So. - Industrial Engineering
Baseball (13)
Aren Alvarez - Gr. - Masters Business Administration
Cole Anderson - Gr. - Masters Business Administration
Ruben Del Castillo - Gr. - Masters Business Administration
Tyler Chaffee !$ - Jr. - Mathematics
Brent Cota ! - Jr. - Business Administration
Carlo Flores ! - Jr. - Communication
Bobby Hook ! - Jr. - Communication
Ben Lee - So. - Business Administration
Jacob Lopez ! - Jr. - Business Administration
Darius Price ! - Jr. - Biology
Caleb Reyes ! - Sr. - Masters Business Administration
Noel Soto - Sr. - Masters Business Administration
Luc Stuka - Jr. - Business Administration
Men's Track & Field (17)
Lorenzo Boyd - Jr. - Liberal Studies
Christian Coley !$ - Gr. - Masters Business Administration
Ryan Fields !$^% - Sr. - Masters Business Administration
David Flores - Jr. - Construction Engineering Management
Evan Franco ! - Jr. - Civil Engineering
Gavin Hanes - So. - History
Joshua Johnson !$^ - Jr. - Electrical Sys Engineering Technology
Matteo Madrassi - Sr. - Industrial Engineering
Tom McDonnell - Jr. - Electrical Sys Engineering Technology
Josh Morrison ! - Jr. - Agricultural Science
Camden Patterson ! - Jr. - Biology
Jared Rhett ! - Jr. - Kinesiology
Vincent Sarino !$^ - Sr. - Masters Kinesiology
Kailen Smith - Sr. - Masters Business Administration
Alessio Sommacal ! - Jr. - Biotechnology
Ricardo Vargas - Jr. - Nutrition
Francisco Zavaleta - So. - Chemical Engineering
Women's Track & Field (18)
Amelia Adamson - Jr. - Kinesiology
Angela Arellano ! - Jr. - Kinesiology
Alondra Arias - So. - Animal Science
Julia Butler - So. - Visual Communication Design
Isabelle Carreon - Gr. - Masters Business Administration
Kelsey Ehinlaiye ! - Jr. - Kinesiology
Victoria Escanuelas - So. - Biology
Ayana Fields !$^% - Sr. - Masters Kinesiology
Andrea Guadian - So. - Kinesiology
Keiana Hamm - Sr. - Masters Business Administration
Cynthia Hurtado ! - Jr. - Biology
Tianna Jardstrom ! - Jr. - Business Administration
Natalie Lin !$^ - Sr. - Masters Kinesiology
Sarah Lindenthal ! - Jr. - Animal Science
Paige Moore - So. - Computer Science
Yuna Queniat ! - Gr. - Masters Business Administration
Maya Rodriguez ! - Jr. - Business Administration
Jaelyn Thomas ! - Jr. - Kinesiology
! 2023 CCAA Winter/Spring Honor Roll
$ 2022 CCAA Winter/Spring Honor Roll
^ 2021 CCAA Winter/Spring Honor Roll
% 2020 CCAA Winter/Spring Honor Roll
# 2019 CCAA Winter/Spring Honor Roll
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