Seventy Anteaters Named to 2021 Big West All-Academic Team
July 13, 2021 | Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine had 70 student-athletes named to the 2021 Big West Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Each of the Anteaters' winter and spring sports had at least two representatives on the all-academic team. Women's water polo (13) and women's track & field (11) led the way, combining for 24 selections.
Men's volleyball saw seven student-athletes earn all-academic recognition, while baseball, women's tennis and men's basketball had six each. Women's basketball (5), men's tennis (5), men's track & field (5), women's golf (4) and men's golf (2) also had multiple honorees.
To be eligible for the Big West All-Academic Team, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, complete one full year at their member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received and compete in at least 50% of their team's contests. Baseball pitchers are exempt from any minimum participation requirements, while track & field student-athletes must have competed in either 50% of their team's meets or participated in the conference championship.
Baseball (6)
Trenton Denholm, Jacob King, Connor McGuire, Jake Palmer, Nick Pinto, Luke Spillane
Men's Basketball (6)
Jeron Artest, Brad Greene, Isaiah Lee, Emmanuel Tshimanga, Ofure Ujadughele, Collin Welp
Women's Basketball (5)
Jayde Cadee, Tahlia Garza, Dani Guglielmo, Haleigh Talbert, Kayla Williams
Men's Golf (2)
Nathan Irwin, Jonathan Kang
Women's Golf (4)
Angela Bagasbas, Cameron Lee, Sienna Lyford, Megan Yang
Men's Tennis (5)
Ali Amiri, Mike Mkrtchian, Mark Peneff, Matthew Sah, Mateusz Smolicki
Women's Tennis (6)
Halla Alajeely, Dasee Carter, Alyssia Fossorier, Jenna Schlatter, Arianna Tilbury, Jessica Tsukiji
Men's Track & Field (5)
Seth Enochs, Josh Farmer, Christian Hernandez, Jason Messner, Malcolm Overbaugh
Women's Track & Field (11)
Chaselyn Amos, Elizabeth Celada Padilla, Hannah Chau, Nikki Fulcomer, Natalie Koppel, Claire Livengood, Tess Mathes, Cecily Montanez, Kayla Rodriguez, Cathy Salazar-Gasca, Brianna Villanueva
Men's Volleyball (7)
Jonny Bowles, Doug Dahm, Cole Gillis, Alexandre Nsakanda, Scott Stadick, Akhil Tangutur, Patrick Vorenkamp
Women's Water Polo (13)
Danielle Ayala, Ariana Bockstahler, Jensine Bugelli, Megan Falcon, Morgan Jones, Jessica Lynch, Maeve Murphy, Sarah Nichols, Christina Reyes, Mica Schiavone, Kayleigh Schultz, Piper Smith, Calysa Toledo
Each of the Anteaters' winter and spring sports had at least two representatives on the all-academic team. Women's water polo (13) and women's track & field (11) led the way, combining for 24 selections.
Men's volleyball saw seven student-athletes earn all-academic recognition, while baseball, women's tennis and men's basketball had six each. Women's basketball (5), men's tennis (5), men's track & field (5), women's golf (4) and men's golf (2) also had multiple honorees.
To be eligible for the Big West All-Academic Team, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, complete one full year at their member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received and compete in at least 50% of their team's contests. Baseball pitchers are exempt from any minimum participation requirements, while track & field student-athletes must have competed in either 50% of their team's meets or participated in the conference championship.
Baseball (6)
Trenton Denholm, Jacob King, Connor McGuire, Jake Palmer, Nick Pinto, Luke Spillane
Men's Basketball (6)
Jeron Artest, Brad Greene, Isaiah Lee, Emmanuel Tshimanga, Ofure Ujadughele, Collin Welp
Women's Basketball (5)
Jayde Cadee, Tahlia Garza, Dani Guglielmo, Haleigh Talbert, Kayla Williams
Men's Golf (2)
Nathan Irwin, Jonathan Kang
Women's Golf (4)
Angela Bagasbas, Cameron Lee, Sienna Lyford, Megan Yang
Men's Tennis (5)
Ali Amiri, Mike Mkrtchian, Mark Peneff, Matthew Sah, Mateusz Smolicki
Women's Tennis (6)
Halla Alajeely, Dasee Carter, Alyssia Fossorier, Jenna Schlatter, Arianna Tilbury, Jessica Tsukiji
Men's Track & Field (5)
Seth Enochs, Josh Farmer, Christian Hernandez, Jason Messner, Malcolm Overbaugh
Women's Track & Field (11)
Chaselyn Amos, Elizabeth Celada Padilla, Hannah Chau, Nikki Fulcomer, Natalie Koppel, Claire Livengood, Tess Mathes, Cecily Montanez, Kayla Rodriguez, Cathy Salazar-Gasca, Brianna Villanueva
Men's Volleyball (7)
Jonny Bowles, Doug Dahm, Cole Gillis, Alexandre Nsakanda, Scott Stadick, Akhil Tangutur, Patrick Vorenkamp
Women's Water Polo (13)
Danielle Ayala, Ariana Bockstahler, Jensine Bugelli, Megan Falcon, Morgan Jones, Jessica Lynch, Maeve Murphy, Sarah Nichols, Christina Reyes, Mica Schiavone, Kayleigh Schultz, Piper Smith, Calysa Toledo
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Jumps/Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Women's Golf
Utility
/ Women's Water Polo
OPP/OH
/ Men's Volleyball
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
RHP
/ Baseball
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
Decathlon
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Center
/ Women's Basketball
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
Center
/ Men's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Golf
Goalkeeper
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Men's Golf
RHP
/ Baseball
Jumps/Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Golf
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Golf
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
Middle Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
INF
/ Baseball
Middle Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Tennis
Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
Utility
/ Women's Water Polo
Center
/ Women's Water Polo
OPP/OH
/ Men's Volleyball
Middle Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
OF
/ Baseball
/ Men's Tennis
LHP
/ Baseball
Center
/ Women's Water Polo
Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Men's Tennis
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Utility
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Women's Tennis
Utility
/ Women's Water Polo
Center
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Men's Tennis
OF
/ Baseball
MB
/ Men's Volleyball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Tennis
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
Center
/ Men's Basketball
/ Women's Tennis
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
S
/ Men's Volleyball
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Golf
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