WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Chico State student-athletes are encouraged to reach for new heights in the field of competition, and that determination seems to have crossed over to their work ethic – and success – in the classroom. A school record 47 Wildcats are among the 511 recipients of the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) All-Academic award for the 2012-13 academic year.
Chico State racked up the third-highest total of academic awards among conference schools, trailing only UC San Diego and Cal State Monterey Bay.
The total of 47 All-Academic recipients also marks the fifth straight year that the number of Chico State student-athletes cited by the conference for their academic achievements has increased. The Wildcats boasted 42 CCAA All-Academic winners in 2011-12; 41 during the 2010-11 academic year; 38 in 2009-10, and 37 honored in both 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Twenty of the 47 Chico State student-athletes honored have won multiple CCAA All-Academic awards.
Varsity student-athletes who participated in one of Chico State's 12 CCAA-sponsored sports, totaled a minimum of 24 semester units and earned a 3.40 or higher grade point average for the 2012-13 academic year were eligible for All-Academic recognition.
Chico State athletes winning CCAA All-Academic awards for the 2012-13 academic year:
Baseball – Luke Barker, Blake Gibbs and Ben Manlove.
Men's Basketball – Nate Appel, Jake Lovisolo and Sean Park.
Women's Basketball – McKenzie Dalthorp and Courtney Hamilton.
Men's Soccer – Adam Black.
Women's Soccer – Denni Jo Berger, Ashlyn Conlin, Danielle Leiva and Cassi Scroggins.
Men's Track & Field – Chad Baur, Eric Garibay, Sean Goetzl, Chris Kaiakapu, Chase Roldan, Nick Sloggy, Taylor Toretto and Justin Woo.
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field – Kasey Barnett, Emily Denton, Gabrielle Finley-Vaquera, Natalie Galvan, Kelly Gundert, Robin Hannah, Tiffany Heflin, Paige Henker, Lora James, Michelle Johnson, Jackie Mansoor, Bridget McClarrinon, Sara Mikesell, Jessica Mixon, Amy Schnittger, Ashley Simon, Emily Stickney, Hayley Swanson, Jordan Walsh, Olivia Watt and Jonah Weeks.
Softball – Lilli Consiglio and Taylor Hanamaikai.
Volleyball – Jessica Leek, Lindsay Quigley and Sable Villaescusa.
