Seventy-One Anteaters Earn Big West Spring All-Academic Honors
July 03, 2025 | Baseball, General, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine had 71 student-athletes named to the 2025 Big West Spring All-Academic Team the conference office announced Thursday afternoon.
Each of the Anteaters' nine spring sports had at least one representative on the all-academic list. Women's track & field, which won the program's first Big West Championship in May, led the way with 25 honorees. Men's track & field added 13, and women's water polo was also in double figures with 10.
Baseball saw six of its student-athletes earn all-academic recognition to complement a successful season on the field where they claimed the Big West regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Los Angeles Regional Final. Women's tennis and men's volleyball had five selections each, while back-to-back Big West champion men's tennis (3) and men's golf (3) had multiple award winners.
To be eligible for the Big West Spring All-Academic Team, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, complete one full year at their member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically), 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 regular-season meets or participated in the Big West Championships.
2025 BIG WEST SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC
Baseball (6)
Ryder Brooks
Chase Call
Andrew Grove
Ricky Ojeda
David Utagawa
Finnegan Wall
Men's Golf (3)
Rei Harashima
JJ Nakao
Jason Tang
Women's Golf (1)
Jasmine Chen
Men's Tennis (3)
Andy Nguyen
Lawee Sherif
Noah Zamora
Women's Tennis (5)
Carolyna Fowler
Haily Huynh
Nour Khayat
Kayla Meraz
Amanda Perez
Men's Track & Field (13)
Bryce Bushnell
Juan Chantaca
Max Daniels
Ashton Fegel
Garren Haynes
Zeid Hussain
Jimmy Markowicz
Kenechukwu Okonkwo
Chimobi Onye
Jake Reed
Juan Sanchez
Joshua Schuld
Alan Vuong
Women's Track & Field (25)
Jackie Acosta
Sarah Ajayi
Montgomery Allison
Lauren Aquino
Nyla Baker
Samantha Bartz
Makena Castillo
Nadia Combs-Mahone
DeAna Davis
Jazzmine Davis
Savannah Duke
Malia Gay
Reyna Johnson
Stella Knobbe
Olivia Liuson
Sophie Lopez
Kaitlene Ofilan
Jolie Robinson
Kaia Schmidt
Maggie Sczupak
Halle Sutherland
Lauren Thai
Amelia Trautman
Anna Vogtmann
Laura Yontz
Men's Volleyball (5)
Shane Aitken
Maxim Grigoriev
Hilir Henno
Joe Karlous
Aidan Rigg
Women's Water Polo (10)
Libby Alexander
Vivian Bailey
Charley Birdsall
Kennedy East
Mary Hassett
Lauren Hett
Maja Layden
Annabelle Mundelius
Sara Naulty
Madi O'Hara
Each of the Anteaters' nine spring sports had at least one representative on the all-academic list. Women's track & field, which won the program's first Big West Championship in May, led the way with 25 honorees. Men's track & field added 13, and women's water polo was also in double figures with 10.
Baseball saw six of its student-athletes earn all-academic recognition to complement a successful season on the field where they claimed the Big West regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Los Angeles Regional Final. Women's tennis and men's volleyball had five selections each, while back-to-back Big West champion men's tennis (3) and men's golf (3) had multiple award winners.
To be eligible for the Big West Spring All-Academic Team, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, complete one full year at their member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically), 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 regular-season meets or participated in the Big West Championships.
2025 BIG WEST SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC
Baseball (6)
Ryder Brooks
Chase Call
Andrew Grove
Ricky Ojeda
David Utagawa
Finnegan Wall
Men's Golf (3)
Rei Harashima
JJ Nakao
Jason Tang
Women's Golf (1)
Jasmine Chen
Men's Tennis (3)
Andy Nguyen
Lawee Sherif
Noah Zamora
Women's Tennis (5)
Carolyna Fowler
Haily Huynh
Nour Khayat
Kayla Meraz
Amanda Perez
Men's Track & Field (13)
Bryce Bushnell
Juan Chantaca
Max Daniels
Ashton Fegel
Garren Haynes
Zeid Hussain
Jimmy Markowicz
Kenechukwu Okonkwo
Chimobi Onye
Jake Reed
Juan Sanchez
Joshua Schuld
Alan Vuong
Women's Track & Field (25)
Jackie Acosta
Sarah Ajayi
Montgomery Allison
Lauren Aquino
Nyla Baker
Samantha Bartz
Makena Castillo
Nadia Combs-Mahone
DeAna Davis
Jazzmine Davis
Savannah Duke
Malia Gay
Reyna Johnson
Stella Knobbe
Olivia Liuson
Sophie Lopez
Kaitlene Ofilan
Jolie Robinson
Kaia Schmidt
Maggie Sczupak
Halle Sutherland
Lauren Thai
Amelia Trautman
Anna Vogtmann
Laura Yontz
Men's Volleyball (5)
Shane Aitken
Maxim Grigoriev
Hilir Henno
Joe Karlous
Aidan Rigg
Women's Water Polo (10)
Libby Alexander
Vivian Bailey
Charley Birdsall
Kennedy East
Mary Hassett
Lauren Hett
Maja Layden
Annabelle Mundelius
Sara Naulty
Madi O'Hara
Players Mentioned
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
L
/ Men's Volleyball
Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
UTILITY
/ Women's Water Polo
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
ATTACKER
/ Women's Water Polo
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
UTILITY
/ Women's Water Polo
LHP
/ Baseball
Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field
OF
/ Baseball
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Golf
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Decathlon
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Heptathlon
/ Women's Track & Field
Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
ATTACKER
/ Women's Water Polo
Hurdles
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
MB
/ Men's Volleyball
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Men's Golf
ATTACKER
/ Women's Water Polo
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
ATTACKER
/ Women's Water Polo
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Hurdles/Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
S
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
CENTER
/ Women's Water Polo
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Middle Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
DEFENDER
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Men's Golf
ATTACKER
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Men's Tennis
UTILITY
/ Women's Water Polo
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
LHP
/ Baseball
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Pole Vault
/ Men's Track & Field
S
/ Men's Volleyball
Heptathlon
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Men's Tennis
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Men's Golf
Hurdles/Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
RHP
/ Baseball
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
RHP
/ Baseball
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Men's Tennis
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