Fifty-Five Matadors Earn Academic Honors from Big West, MPSF

Fifty-Five Matadors Earn Academic Honors from Big West, MPSF

6/30/2016 8:41:00 AM | Baseball, Men's Golf, Men's Track & Field, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Water Polo, Beach Volleyball

Baseball, Women's Water Polo Each Place Eight on Big West Spring Team

By: by Geoffrey Herberg

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2015-16 Big West Academic All-Conference - Winter Sports Team
2015-16 Big West Academic All-Conference - Spring Sports Team
2016 MPSF All-Academic Men's Volleyball Team

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- A total of 55 CSUN student-athletes were named to the 2016 Academic All-Big West Winter and Spring Sports Teams and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) All-Academic Men's Volleyball team. To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and meet participation thresholds based on the sport. CSUN softball led the way with nine appointments while baseball and women's water polo added eight. The Big West announced the 52 CSUN student-athletes on Thursday while the MPSF honored three Matadors in late May.

CSUN Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Brandon E. Martin was proud of this group of successful Matador student-athletes across an array of sports.

"All Matadors understand the importance of academic excellence and I'm incredibly proud that so many of our student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors this year," said Dr. Martin. "We also had a record number of student-athletes celebrated at Varsity N and at the new Matador Scholar-Athlete Honor Society breakfasts this year, and I know I speak for the coaches and staff when I reinforce how pleased we are that Matadors know how to succeed in the classroom as well as on the field of play."

"My staff and I are proud to see so many student-athletes honored for their academic work," CSUN softball head coach Tairia Flowers said. "Creating a culture of competition both on the field and in the classroom and having that balance gives the team a lot of confidence as they prepare for life after softball."

Women's Basketball (3)
Caroline Gilling
Serafina Maulupe
Katelin King

Beach Volleyball (5)
Lauren Conati
Nada Dragovic
Julie Haake
Nicolette Pinkney
Katie Sato

Women's Tennis (3)
Mickey Hsu
Vivian Lin
Mari Taslagyan

Men's Golf (3)
Sam Engel
Tim Snyder
Conrad White

Baseball (8)
Yusuke Akitoshi
Nolan Bumstead
Matt Campbell
Nolan Flashman
Kenny Rosenberg
Justin Toerner
Nick Viola
Albee Weiss

Women's Water Polo (8)
Paula Abellan Garcia
Katelyn Fairchild
Emily Fuller
Taitum Herrington
Shannon Hovanesian
McKenzie Pollei
Niki Van Vugt
Amy Yule

Men's Track & Field (4)
Taylor Cudequest
Alexander Diaz
Jacob Harbin
Joshua Ji

Women's Track & Field (7)
Jakayla Daniels
Rachel Duriez
Maddison Ittner
Elena Lopez
Kimberly Newton
Caitlin Nilssen
Beth Rossi

Women's Golf
Arinda Bhanaraksa

Softball (9)
Rebecca Bell
Taylor Glover
Madalyne Handy
Katie Hooper
Savannah Horvath
Tara Kliebenstein
Maylynn Mitchell
Taylor Nate
Daphne Pofek

MPSF All-Academic Men's Volleyball Selections (3)
Bradley Sakaida
Eric Chance
Mitch Theisen