Mitchell and Steffes Honored as BWC Scholar-Athletes

Maylynn Mitchell and Shane Steffes BWC All-Academic

Mitchell and Steffes Honored as BWC Scholar-Athletes

3/4/2016 11:27:00 AM | Men's Soccer, Men's Track & Field, Softball, 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

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The Big West Conference has announced its 2015 selections for Male and Female Big West Scholar-Athletes of the Year from its nine conference institutions. CSUN's honorees are softball senior Maylynn Mitchell and men's soccer junior Shane Steffes. Mitchell and Steffes will be honored at a banquet on Thursday, March 10 at the Wyndham Hotel in Anaheim, CA.

Shane Steffes, CSUN (Lancaster, Calif.) - A junior midfielder, Shane started every contest for the men's soccer team in 2015. He picked up his first two career assists in the campaign, including an assist on the game-winning goal in the team's opening contest. He is a two-time CSUN Scholar-Athlete Honor Society member and he earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the Fall. He volunteers coaching children with special needs and also spends time reading to elementary school children. During the summer, he works soccer camps in the community. A Psychology major, Shane hopes to play professional soccer and to attend Law School.

Steffes is also a member of CSUN's Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and was named to the Big West Conference's 2014 and 2015 Academic All-Big West teams. He regularly reads to children at Granada Hills Elementary School and will be a team captain for the men's soccer team this coming fall.

Maylynn Mitchell, CSUN (Covington, Wash.) - A senior playing third base for the Matadors softball team, Maylynn earned second team All Big West Conference honors in 2015. She started every game for the Big West champions and earned career high marks in nearly every statistical category at the plate. She has spent time volunteering both at the Seattle Veterans Affairs Hospital and at the Northridge Hospital. She is a two-time NFCA All American Scholar Athlete and is pursuing her degree in Health Sciences. She plans to work in the health field before returning to school to earn her Masters in Health Administration. Maylynn's ultimate goal is to be a hospital administrator.

Mitchell also earned Honoroable Mention All-Big West honors in 2013 and was named to the 2014 and 2015 Academic All-Big West teams.

The Big West Conference also named 131 CSUN student-athletes to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.

CSUN
Highest Honors
Taylor Cudequest, Men's Track & Field
Jorge Serrano, Men's Track & Field
Jordan Taylor, Men's Track & Field
Madalyne Handy, Softball
Tara Kliebenstein, Softball
Maylynn Mitchell, Softball
Kaitlin Toerner, Softball
Jennifer Tyler, Softball
Travis Newman, Women's Basketball
Claudia Ramos, Women's Basketball
Katie Alvarenga, Women's Cross Country
Elizabeth Nelson, Women's Cross Country
Kimberly Newton, Women's Cross Country
Sharon Shin, Women's Golf
Jenna Koziol, Women's Soccer
Lindsay Kutscher, Women's Soccer
Cynthia Tafoya, Women's Soccer
Nicole Thompson, Women's Soccer
Ariana Tran, Women's Soccer
Kirsten Vonmeter, Women's Soccer
Camille Watson, Women's Soccer
Rachel Webb, Women's Soccer
Leslie Chang, Women's Tennis
Minchi "Mickey" Hsu, Women's Tennis
Samantha Judan, Women's Tennis
Wingman Lin, Women's Tennis
Corinne Schynder, Women's Tennis
Scout Shutter, Women's Tennis
Mari Taslagyn, Women's Tennis
Jakayla Daniels, Women's Track & Field
Elena Lopez, Women's Track & Field
Emma Millard, Women's Track & Field
Marissa Rossi, Women's Track & Field
Rachel Gam, Women's Volleyball
Julie Haake, Women's Volleyball
Cassandra Hinger, Women's Volleyball
Erin Indermill, Women's Volleyball
Kristey Markle, Women's Volleyball
Nicolette Pinkney, Women's Volleyball
Kathryn Sato, Women's Volleyball
Katelyn Fairchild, Women's Water Polo
Emily Fuller, Women's Water Polo
Shannon Hovanesian, Women's Water Polo
McKenzie Pollei, Women's Water Polo
Dannika Van Vugt, Women's Water Polo
Marisa Young, Women's Water Polo
Amy Yule, Women's Water Polo

Honors
Logan Cantrell, Men's Track & Field
Jacob Harbin, Men's Track & Field
Joshua Ji, Men's Track & Field
Brenden Scott, Men's Track & Field
Rebecca Bell, Softball
Taylor Glover, Softball
Katelyn Hooper, Softball
Savannah Horvath, Softball
Taylor Nate, Softball
Carissa Sherman, Softball
Taylor Troost, Softball
Miranda Friess, Women's Basketball
Caroline Gilling, Women's Basketball
Ashlee Guay, Women's Basketball
Camille Mahlknecht, Women's Basketball
Katelin Richey (King), Women's Basketball
Raenna Cortez, Women's Cross Country
Rachael Duriez, Women's Cross Country
Rachel Naumann, Women's Cross Country
Elisabeth Haavardsholm, Women's Golf
Tabatha Dickson, Women's Soccer
Michaela Giordano, Women's Soccer
Amanda Martin, Women's Soccer
Cynthia Sanchez, Women's Soccer
Justine Silvers, Women's Soccer
Katelyn Vonmeter, Women's Soccer
Wendy Warner, Women's Soccer
Elizaveta Nosenko, Women's Tennis
Jessica Warren, Women's Tennis
Kelsi Dunne, Women's Track & Field
Lydia French, Women's Track & Field
Monique Griffiths, Women's Track & Field
Megan Kittlitz, Women's Track & Field
Kelly McGiffney, Women's Track & Field
Tiffain Reneau, Women's Track & Field
Bailey Rossi, Women's Track & Field
Tiarah Umu, Women's Track & Field
Jenna Vincej, Women's Track & Field
Katrina Wilbanks, Women's Track & Field
Lauren Conati, Women's Volleyball
Stephanie Serna-Arreola, Women's Volleyball
Paula Abellan-Garcia, Women's Water Polo
Jade Arner, Women's Water Polo
Natalie Averell, Women's Water Polo
Geneva Capos, Women's Water Polo
Kelcie Ferreira, Women's Water Polo
Mackenzy Fowler, Women's Water Polo
Taitum Herrington, Women's Water Polo
Carly Wickman, Women's Water Polo

Commissioner's Honors
Jared Cape, Men's Track & Field
Daniel Jones, Men's Track & Field
James Knowles, Men's Track & Field
Derion Taylor, Men's Track & Field
Cameron Van Dieren, Men's Track & Field
Katelyn Chenault, Softball
Allison Lacey, Softball
Daphne Pofek, Softball
Jessica Rothanzl, Softball
Jordan Saucedo, Softball
Emily Cole, Women's Basketball
Vanessa Garner, Women's Basketball
Serafina Maulupe, Women's Basketball
Lindsay Neuner, Women's Basketball
Jocelyne Ferrufino, Women's Cross Country
Victoria Olaiz, Women's Cross Country
Arinda Bhanaraksa, Women's Golf
Shennalyn Deleon, Women's golf
Kayla Diekmann, Women's Soccer
Kourtney Kutscher, Women's Soccer
Brittanie Sakajian, Women's Soccer
Victoria Womble, Women's Soccer
Samantha Dirks, Women's Track & Field
Stephanie Hicks, Women's Track & Field
Maddi Ittner, Women's Track & Field
Alyana Nicolas, Women's Track & Field
Caitlin Nilssen, Women's Track & Field
Leshel Vines, Women's Track & Field
Nada Dragovic, Women's Volleyball
Melissa Eaglin, Women's Volleyball
Anissa Haina, Women's Volleyball
Aeryn Owens, Women's Volleyball
Kelcy Barott, Women's Water Polo
Bianca Brown-Adams, Women's Water Polo
Taryn Kamimoto, Women's Water Polo

Portions of this press release were provided courtesy of the Big West Conference.