It's a known fact that when it comes to competition, Chico State student-athletes strive to be the absolute best they can be. The same hard work and dedication the Wildcats display on the field of play also applies to their studies, and this year proved to be a high-water mark for productivity in the classroom. A record 119 Chico State athletes have been awarded California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Academic honors for the 2019–20 academic year.
It marks the first time Chico State athletes have numbered over the century mark in receiving academic year CCAA All-Academic awards, and the seventh straight year 50 or more Wildcats have earned the honor. The 119 athletes also represented a healthy 28-athlete jump from the 91 Chico State athletes recognized in 2018–19.
A total of 1,169 athletes from the conference's 13 schools received recognition for their scholastic achievements during the academic year.
The award is presented to letterwinners in CCAA-sponsored sports programs who post a grade point average of 3.40 or higher in a minimum of 24 semester units of undergraduate coursework during the academic year.
Forty-five of the 119 Chico State student-athletes honored have won multiple academic year CCAA All-Academic awards. Baseball's Tyler Stofiel, Madison Wong of the women's basketball team, women's cross country/track & field distance runner Nora Pizzella, Allysa Ashburn and MacKenzie Deeter of the Wildcat women's track & field team, and volleyball's Bekah Boyle and Kim Wright were honored for the fourth consecutive year.
Eleven others—Wyatt Baxter (men's cross country/track & field), Shelby Burdette (softball), Makaela Keeve (volleyball), Vanessa Holland (women's basketball), Alexandria Tucker (women's cross country/track & field), Natalie Kinney (women's golf), Isabella Moyer and Nadia Torkman (women's track & field), and Sarah Emigh, Madeline Joseph, and Nicole Marquez (women's soccer)—earned CCAA All-Academic distinction for the third time.
Chico State athletes winning CCAA All-Academic awards for the 2019-20 academic year:
Baseball—Tyler Erne, Brendan Henry, Grant Larson, Troy Maki, Gerardo Sandoval,
Tyler Stofiel***, Josh Verdon, and Cody Wissler*.
Men's Basketball—Colby Orr, Kevin Warren*, and Brennan Wheeler.
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field—Rory Abberton, Wyatt Baxter**, Zachary Chamberlain*, Garrett De Long, Brian Hastings, Scott Kruetzfeldt*, Conor Wells, Dylan White, and Christian Woolfolk.
Men's Golf—Kyle Katz.
Men's Soccer—Garrett Hogbin, Donovan Jackson, Samuel Licona*, Anais Mayo*, Jose Paredes, Juan Perez, and Cooper Renteria.
Men's Track & Field—Colton Cummings*, Max Daniels, Payton Fuller, Ian Hackett, Rory Hatcher, Chris Jaeger*, Anthony Kerrigan*, Paul Kostyshak, Alex Robie, Kevin Telford, and Hakim Tokhi*.
Softball—Rachael Atkins, Shelby Burdette**, Grace Gallagher, Brooke Larsen*, Amanda Metzger*, Sam Mulock, Alani Nguyen, Reilani Peleti, Drew Rodriguez, Courtney Springman, and Kristin Worley.
Volleyball—Bekah Boyle***, Evelyn Clonts, Ali Collins, Kennedy Greenwood*, Emma Hirschkorn, Makaela Keeve**, Gretta Kirkby*, Makenzie Salva, Grace Shepherd, Lauren Voelker, and Kim Wright***.
Women's Basketball—Caylee Hermanson, Vanessa Holland**, Haley Ison, Mikaila Wegenke, and Maddy Wong***.
Women's Cross Country—Kela Leamy.
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field—Esmeralda Aguayo, Taylor Bailey, Gracie Dupuis, Katie Hawley*, Sophia Lehmer-Peasley*, Carrie McDonough, Naila Ortiz, Sophia Pearson, Nora Pizzella***, Kirsten Purcell, Grace Scott, Talia Swangler*, and Alexandria Tucker**.
Women's Golf—Kelsey Blaylock, Clare Brady*, Julia Kalez*, Natalie Kinney**, Olivia Loeffler*, and Taylor Stewart.
Women's Soccer—Natalie Barrett, Ashley Bills, Mari DeStefani*, Sarah Emigh**, Susanna Garcia, Mackenzie Gill, Kylie Hansen*, Cody Johnson, Madeline Joseph**, Camille Lidster, Nicole Marquez**, and Kylie Martinez.
Women's Track & Field—Allysa Ashburn***, Savannah Bailey, Lindsey Bryant*, Ava Cavallaro, Lara Condosta*, MacKenzie Deeter***, Carmin Dolcini, Rebecca Graham*, Adrienne Jenkins, Taylor Lee, Jacqueline Massey-Blake*, Kylie McCloskey, Isabella Moyer**, Jacqueline O'Connor, Millierose Odurukwe, Victoria Ramirez, Kaylee Shoemaker, Chloe Taylor, Nadia Torkman**, Kyndall Vargas*, and Elizabeth Wiley.
* Two-time winner
** Three-time winner
*** Four-time winner
