Winning In The Classroom; Spring Quarter Success
July 21, 2023 | Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine student-athletes were successful in the classroom once again following the 2023 Spring Quarter.
Following the Spring academic quarter, 117 student-athletes were honored on the Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, individuals need 12 or more undergraduate graded units in a quarter with a GPA of 3.500 or better.
Women's cross country finished with the top GPA for a women's team with a 3.65 GPA, while men's cross country posted the highest GPA (3.51) for a men's team. Overall, 12 UCI teams earned over a 3.0 GPA in the quarter.
"So proud of our men's and women's cross country teams for leading the department with the highest team GPAs for the Spring quarter," remarked assistant coach Casey Kear. "This group works extremely hard in everything they do – logging lots of miles early in the morning before most are awake and then taking on tough academic majors and courses all day long. After a fantastic year of athletic performances this is a great way to cap off the school year. In the recruiting process we talk a lot about UC Irvine being a place where you don't have to sacrifice academic or athletic success because of the other – you can do both well. This group has embodied that sentiment and we are very proud!"
DEAN'S LIST
Baseball (6)
Ryder Brooks, Jacob King, Cole McGowan, Michael Pirrello, Nick Rincover, Cameron Wheeler
Men's Basketball (1)
Akiva McBirney-Griffin
Women's Basketball (3)
Nevaeh Dean, Amelia Scharpf, Nikki Tom
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (12)
Zeid Hussain, Lukas Amare, Brandon Burns, Max Daniels, Josh Farmer, Henry McClish, Liam Miksic, Jake Preston, Carlo Reyes, AJ Sager, Jarel Sayles, Joshua Schuld
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (27)
Jackie Acosta, Tea Akiaten, Montgomery Allison, Chaselyn Amos, Sameen Andar, Lauren Aquino, Aryel Coats, Nadia Combs-Mahone, Makena Castillo, DeAna Davis, Naiya Edwards, Madison Elliott, Nikki Fulcomer, Malia Gay, Journee Harvey, Reina Kabbara, Stella Knobbe, Olivia Liuson, Claire Livengood, Diane Molina, Hana Nip, Alana Odom, Phoebe Roach, Laura Sangiacomo, Maggie Sczupak, Deandra Tyler, Laura Yontz
Women's Golf (3) Jasmine Chen, Gabby Gonzalez, Charlotte Ryoo
Men's Soccer (7)
Mario Anaya, Juan Barragan-Manzo, Justin Conyers, Rafael Espinoza, Agaton Pourshahidi, Roman Warren, Mathias Winum
Women's Soccer (13)
Ella Colombini, Mia Colombini, Gianna Creighton, Suus de Bakker, Sophie Gillies, Desiree Mendoza, Alyssa Moore, Jenae Perez, Lilli Rask, Kiera Smeenge, Halli Stewart, Autumn Thompkins, Laurynn Ziller
Men's Tennis (4)
Ali Amiri, Brandon Park, Thomas Smart, Noah Zamora
Women's Tennis (8)
Asha Gidwani, Mikaela Hinton, Haily Huynh, Nour Khayat, Kayla Meraz, Amanda Perez, Mia Totah, Cydney Yamamoto
Men's Volleyball (7) Gustavo Gomes, Maxim Grigoriev, Cade Martin, Cole Power, Aidan Schulten, Stefan Vartigov, Dylan Zhai
Women's Volleyball (8) Marianna Bertolone, Ally Bolden, Indy De Smet, Kendra MacDonald, Elizabeth Miller, Becca Sakuda, Ellen Veargason, Keelan Williams
Men's Water Polo (10) Zachary Baxter, Stewart Campbell, Thomas Cass, Jake Liechty, Samuel Otta, Tyler Padua, Jacob Pyle, Archer Sauer, Garrett Selby, Whittaker Worland
Women's Water Polo (8)
Jensine Bugelli, Airian Grisham, Delaney Kuepper, Alexandra Mould, Gabby Norris, Mica Schiavone, Kili Skibby, Faith Tedesco
Following the Spring academic quarter, 117 student-athletes were honored on the Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, individuals need 12 or more undergraduate graded units in a quarter with a GPA of 3.500 or better.
Women's cross country finished with the top GPA for a women's team with a 3.65 GPA, while men's cross country posted the highest GPA (3.51) for a men's team. Overall, 12 UCI teams earned over a 3.0 GPA in the quarter.
"So proud of our men's and women's cross country teams for leading the department with the highest team GPAs for the Spring quarter," remarked assistant coach Casey Kear. "This group works extremely hard in everything they do – logging lots of miles early in the morning before most are awake and then taking on tough academic majors and courses all day long. After a fantastic year of athletic performances this is a great way to cap off the school year. In the recruiting process we talk a lot about UC Irvine being a place where you don't have to sacrifice academic or athletic success because of the other – you can do both well. This group has embodied that sentiment and we are very proud!"
DEAN'S LIST
Baseball (6)
Ryder Brooks, Jacob King, Cole McGowan, Michael Pirrello, Nick Rincover, Cameron Wheeler
Men's Basketball (1)
Akiva McBirney-Griffin
Women's Basketball (3)
Nevaeh Dean, Amelia Scharpf, Nikki Tom
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (12)
Zeid Hussain, Lukas Amare, Brandon Burns, Max Daniels, Josh Farmer, Henry McClish, Liam Miksic, Jake Preston, Carlo Reyes, AJ Sager, Jarel Sayles, Joshua Schuld
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (27)
Jackie Acosta, Tea Akiaten, Montgomery Allison, Chaselyn Amos, Sameen Andar, Lauren Aquino, Aryel Coats, Nadia Combs-Mahone, Makena Castillo, DeAna Davis, Naiya Edwards, Madison Elliott, Nikki Fulcomer, Malia Gay, Journee Harvey, Reina Kabbara, Stella Knobbe, Olivia Liuson, Claire Livengood, Diane Molina, Hana Nip, Alana Odom, Phoebe Roach, Laura Sangiacomo, Maggie Sczupak, Deandra Tyler, Laura Yontz
Women's Golf (3) Jasmine Chen, Gabby Gonzalez, Charlotte Ryoo
Men's Soccer (7)
Mario Anaya, Juan Barragan-Manzo, Justin Conyers, Rafael Espinoza, Agaton Pourshahidi, Roman Warren, Mathias Winum
Women's Soccer (13)
Ella Colombini, Mia Colombini, Gianna Creighton, Suus de Bakker, Sophie Gillies, Desiree Mendoza, Alyssa Moore, Jenae Perez, Lilli Rask, Kiera Smeenge, Halli Stewart, Autumn Thompkins, Laurynn Ziller
Men's Tennis (4)
Ali Amiri, Brandon Park, Thomas Smart, Noah Zamora
Women's Tennis (8)
Asha Gidwani, Mikaela Hinton, Haily Huynh, Nour Khayat, Kayla Meraz, Amanda Perez, Mia Totah, Cydney Yamamoto
Men's Volleyball (7) Gustavo Gomes, Maxim Grigoriev, Cade Martin, Cole Power, Aidan Schulten, Stefan Vartigov, Dylan Zhai
Women's Volleyball (8) Marianna Bertolone, Ally Bolden, Indy De Smet, Kendra MacDonald, Elizabeth Miller, Becca Sakuda, Ellen Veargason, Keelan Williams
Men's Water Polo (10) Zachary Baxter, Stewart Campbell, Thomas Cass, Jake Liechty, Samuel Otta, Tyler Padua, Jacob Pyle, Archer Sauer, Garrett Selby, Whittaker Worland
Women's Water Polo (8)
Jensine Bugelli, Airian Grisham, Delaney Kuepper, Alexandra Mould, Gabby Norris, Mica Schiavone, Kili Skibby, Faith Tedesco
Players Mentioned
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Cross Country
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Tennis
Heptathlon
/ Women's Track & Field
M
/ Men's Soccer
/ Women's Cross Country
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
F
/ Men's Soccer
ATTACKER
/ Men's Water Polo
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
LHP
/ Baseball
ATT
/ Women's Water Polo
Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field
ATTACKER
/ Men's Water Polo
DEFENDER
/ Men's Water Polo
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Golf
Sprints/Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
M
/ Women's Soccer
M / D
/ Women's Soccer
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
M
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
Decathlon
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
D
/ Women's Soccer
S
/ Women's Volleyball
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
High Jump
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
F
/ Men's Soccer
Decathlon
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
F
/ Women's Soccer
L
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Golf
MB
/ Men's Volleyball
UT
/ Women's Water Polo
Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Middle Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Cross Country
GK
/ Women's Water Polo
DEFENDER
/ Men's Water Polo
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Men's Volleyball
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
OF
/ Baseball
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
Javelin
/ Men's Track & Field
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Women's Cross Country
F
/ Women's Soccer
DEF
/ Women's Water Polo
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
ATT
/ Women's Water Polo
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
ATTACKER
/ Men's Water Polo
CENTER
/ Men's Water Polo
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
M
/ Women's Soccer
RHP
/ Baseball
F
/ Men's Soccer
L
/ Men's Volleyball
Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field
GOALKEEPER
/ Men's Water Polo
D
/ Women's Soccer
Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field
LHP
/ Baseball
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Golf
/ Men's Cross Country
Heptathlon
/ Women's Track & Field
UTILITY
/ Men's Water Polo
Hurdles
/ Men's Track & Field
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
UT
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Men's Cross Country
S
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Cross Country
GOALKEEPER
/ Men's Water Polo
UT
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Men's Tennis
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Water Polo
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
OPP
/ Women's Volleyball
M
/ Men's Soccer
RHP
/ Baseball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
D
/ Men's Soccer
UTILITY
/ Men's Water Polo
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Tennis
S
/ Men's Volleyball
GK
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