By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
POMONA, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona spring sports saw 11 student-athletes earn recognition on Tuesday for the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Three student-athletes earned the recognition in the winter, while four earned it in the fall – bringing this year's total to 18 for the department.
The 2024 Academic All-District® teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Outstanding student-athletes are nominated for Academic All-District recognition by their athletic communications directors and must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average.
For Baseball, a student-athlete must have played in 90 percent of the team's games or must start in at least 66 percent of the team's games. For pitchers, it is 17 appearances or 25 innings pitched. For Track & Field, a student-athlete must have finished in the top-50 regionally in an individual event based on the TFRRS performance lists. Though Cross Country is a fall sport, it is recognized in conjunction with Track & Field in the spring.
Spring Sports
BASE - Darius Price, Biology
MTFXC - Joshua Johnson, Electronic Systems Engineering Technology
MTFXC - Camden Patterson, Kinesiology
MTFXC - Alessio Sommacal, Biotechnology
MTFXC - Ricardo Vargas, Nutrition
MTFXC - Francisco Zavaleta, Chemical Engineering
WTFXC - Ayana Fields, Kinesiology
WTFXC - Amelia Adamson, Kinesiology
WTFXC - Sarah Lindenthal, Animal Science
WTFXC - Jaelyn Thomas, Kinesiology
WTFXC - Angela Arellano, Kinesiology
Winter Sports
MBB - Kevin Simeth, Chemical Engineering
WBB - Andrea Stajic, Industrial Engineering
WBB - Skylar Dillon, Kinesiology
Fall Sports
VB - Jenna O'Shea, Kinesiology
VB - Caitie Mueller, Liberal Studies
VB - Kaitlan Tucker, Biology
VB - Avery Percival, Communications
The Division II CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division II Academic All-America® program. For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
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