Chico State student-athletes continue to top the CCAA in nearly every conceivable way. Already the 2021-22 Commissioner's Cup champions for overall athletics excellence and boasting the 2022 CCAA Impact Award winner, Taylor Stewart, for "leadership through participation in community service and engagement activities as a member of her team, as well as demonstrating actions that exemplify leadership outside of team activities," the Wildcats also earned bragging rights as the top-performing academic institution in 2021-22 with a CCAA-high 118 student-athletes earning CCAA All-Academic honors and conference-best 105 named Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Award winners.
 
"These last few years have been extremely challenging, but I am continually amazed at the way our student-athletes have shown their commitment to our University and exhibited excellence in every way," Executive Director of Athletics Anita Barker said. "We are so proud of them and grateful that they continue to raise the bar for what it means to be part of the Wildcat Family."
 
The 118 Wildcats who earned the All-CCAA Academic Award posted an academic year undergraduate GPA of 3.40 or higher while completing a minimum of 24 semester units at Chico State during the 2021-22 academic year, while earning a varsity letter in one of University's 13 NCAA sport offerings. The school record for All-CCAA Academic Award winners is 119, set in 2019-20. This year's total marks the most in a non-COVID year.
 
This also marks the third consecutive time Chico State athletes have gone up and over the century mark in CCAA All-Academic awards, and the ninth straight year 50 or more Wildcats have earned the honor. San Francisco State finished second with 109 award winners, while Cal State San Marcos settled for third with 100. Meanwhile, the Wildcats' 105 D2 ADA honors were also the most in the CCAA. Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State East Bay were next with 96 apiece.
 
Each of Chico State's school-record 105 D2 ADA Academic Award winners boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher following a minimum of four semesters of college level work and was an active member of at least one of the NCAA programs on campus. Graduate students, ineligible for the CCAA All-Academic Award, are eligible for the D2 ADA honor. The Wildcats' total number honored smashed the previous record of 82 set one year ago.  Chico State's 105 D2 ADA award winners tied for the most among public schools in the NCAA Division II West Region.

"During my first year as Chico State's Faculty Athletics Representative I saw first-hand the extraordinary effort our student athletes put forth to prepare for competition, and they backed that hard work up with consistent success in competition," said Chico State Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Matt Thomas. "These student athletes bring the same energy to their studies, and it is no surprise, having had exceptional student athletes in my classes for years, that they set the standard for the CCAA for both the CCAA All-Academic awardees and Division II ADA Academic Achievement awardees."
 
The Chico State student-athletes with the most impressive number of honors are as follows: Wyatt Baxter, Nadia Torkman, Sarah Emighm, and Natalie Kinney each earned their fifth CCAA All-Academic honor and fourth D2 ADA Award; Anais Mayo now has four of each; Amanda Metzger, Gretta Kirkby, Lara Condosta, and Rebecca Graham all have four All-CCAA and three D2 ADA awards; and Brooke Larsen, Joshua Verdon, Dylan White, Esmeralda Aguayo-Ruiz, Jacqueline Massey-Blake, Kevin Telford, Kelsey Blaylock, Kevin Warren, Colby Orr, and Haley Ison have three D2 ADA honors apiece.
 
Following is a list of Chico State Academic Award Winners
2C = two-time CCAA Academic Award winner
3C = three-time CCAA Academic Award winner
4C = four-time CCAA Academic Award winner
5C = five-time CCAA Academic Award winner
2D = two-time D2 ADA Award winner
3D = three-time D2 ADA Award winner
4D = four-time D2 ADA Award winner
 
 
SOFTBALL
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Rachael Atkins
Tayler Berens
Grace Gallagher-3C/2D
Jade Henry
Amanda Metzger-4C/3D
Alani Nguyen-3C
 
CCAA All-Academic
Anastacia Alba
Mari Takeda Bajan
Rachael Bles
Lanie Blomquist
Kyra Gooler
Sara Mitrano
Reilani Peleti
Nina Revoir
Hailey Seva
Grace Stover
Blaire Willson
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Brooke Larsen-3D
 
 
BASEBALL
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Michael Bennin
Kyle Dobson
Cody Gentry
 
CCAA All-Academic
Julian Eskridge
Kevin Lyons
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Jarret Lindsay
Jack Murphy
Joshua Verdon-3D
 
 
VOLLEYBALL
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Ali Collins-3C/2D
Zoe DiNardo-2C/2D
Kennedy Greenwood
Emma Hirschkorn-3C/2D
Gretta Kirkby-4C/3D
Lauryn Osendorf
Taylor Whyte
 
CCAA All-Academic
Bree Rodriguez
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Grace Shepherd-2D
 
 
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Wyatt Baxter-5C/4D
Charlie Giannini-2C/2D
Brian Hastings-3C/2D
Brayden Mclaughlin-2C/2D
Joshua O'Neill-2C/2D
Hunter Sweet-2C/2D
Dylan White-3C/3D
 
CCAA All-Academic
Rory Abberton
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Matthew Herrera
 
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Esmeralda Aguayo-Ruiz-3C/3D
Jacqueline Cascione-2C/2D
Nahkia Clements-2C
Natalie Dinin
Gracie Dupuis-3C/2D
Avery Lambrite
Sophie Pelletier
Jennifer Ruiz
Alexi Steinmaus
Hannah Wirth
 
CCAA All-Academic
Jaclyn Denham
Paulina Guerrero
Hannah Ryan-2C
Rachel Sabbe
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Hannah Tiffany-2D
 
 
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Elise Barnum
Samantha Brackett
Ashley Brown
Ava Cavallaro-3C/2D
Lara Condosta-4C/3D
Alyssa Evans
Sara Filter
Rebecca Graham-4C/3D
Natalie Muse
Talyn Steffens
Chloe Taylor-3C/2D
Nadia Torkman-5C/4D
 
CCAA All-Academic
Kaitlyn Gonzales
Victoria Vally
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Jacqueline Massey-Blake-3D
Millierose Odurukwe-2D
Selina Schillig-2D
 
 
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Walker Doucette-2C
Payton Fuller-3C/2D
Ian Hackett-3C/2D
Rory Hatcher-3C
Kevin Telford-3C/3D
Conor Wells
Bennett Yasin-2C/2D
 
CCAA All-Academic
Cristian Brady-2C
Justin Craven
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Patrick Roehling
 
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Melanie Anderson
Kelsey Blaylock-3C/3D
Natalie Kinney-5C/4D
Kelly More
Taylor Stewart-3C/2D
 
 
MEN'S GOLF
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Mark Noonan-2C/2D
 
CCAA All-Academic
Grant Leppek
 
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Klayre Barres
Emily Billena
Kaitlin Carlton
Hunter Casperson-2C/2D
Sarah Emigh-5C/4D
Susanna Garcia-3C
Mackenzie Gill-3C
Camille Lidster-3C/2D
Kelli Litchfield-2C/2D
Madison Noll
Amber Nunes-2C/2D
Madison Parsons-2C/2D
Mikayla Robertson
Taylor Russell
Audriana Templeman
Madison Wilson
 
CCAA All-Academic
Summer Baron
Emma Hofmann
Brynn Howard
Kylie Rolling
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Emilia Kling
Piper Matson
Mia Mendoza
Mikayla Smith
Kyhlie Weed
 
 
MEN'S SOCCER
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Kristoffer Brown-2C
Anais Mayo-4C/4D
Ben Ralph
 
CCAA All-Academic
Gabriel Delich
Alex Low
Luke Redman
Noah Ristovski
Noah Ross-2C
 
D2 ADA Academic Award
Donovan Jackson
Kameron Kascht
Cooper Renteria-2D
Manuel Tovar
 
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
CCAA All-Academic AND D2 ADA Academic Award
Haley Ison-3C/3D
Jordan Morris
Stella Rollo
India Starr
 
CCAA All-Academic
Charity Gallegos
Makenzi Laporte
 

MEN'S BASKETBALL
D2 ADA Academic Award
Malik Duffy
Colby Orr-3D
Kevin Warren-3D