California State University Northridge Athletics
Four Women's Soccer Student-Athletes Named Academic All-District
11/15/2022 12:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---Four student-athletes from the CSUN Women's Soccer team received placement on the 2022 Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday. The quartet included senior Gabriela Robles, graduate Ashley Cruz and juniors Cindy Arteaga and Kacie Garrity.
A Simi Valley native, Robles has earned two Big West All-Academic awards at CSUN. Robles has been a stalwart on the backline in her Matador career, which concluded this past season. The four-year letterwinner played in 18 matches, starting 17 times on defense. Robles played in the third-most minutes on the team with over 1,500 this past season. Over her career, Robles has appeared in 75 matches, starting 59 times, while scoring two goals. Robles graduated cum laude with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2021 while she is curently working to attain a teaching credential.
Cruz has also earned two Big West All-Academic honors at CSUN. She started 15 of the team's 19 matches in 2022, producing two goals and two assists for six points. The Oxnard native tallied 24 shots with 13 on goal while one of her two goals was a game-winning strike. A three-year letterwinner, Cruz has appeared in 46 matches and started 28 of those contests. She has registered 12 points in her career, which began in 2017. Cruz graduated in 2020 with a degree in Public Health. She has been enrolled in CSUN's Public Health master's program since the fall of 2021.
Originally from Santa Rosa, Arteaga earned her first career Big West All-Academic honor last fall. Arteaga had a banner year on the field for the Matadors, recording a team-high nine goals and 19 points while playing in all 19 matches. For her efforts on the field, Arteaga received her first career All-Big West First Team selection in October. A three-year letterwinner, Arteaga has played in 60 career matches and tallied 12 career goals and five assists. Arteaga participated in Senior Day activities and will graduate this spring with a degree in Criminology and Justice Studies.
Another Big West All-Academic selection in her career, Garrity played in all 19 matches on the defensive side of the ball this past season. The Yorba Linda native dished out four assists while also tallying five shots with two on goal. A stalwart on the backline since 2019, Garrity has lettered three seasons at CSUN. She has appeared and started in 58 matches in her career, registering two goals and five assists. Garrity is currently working to attain a degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in Secondary Teaching.
This year, the academic qualifications for distinction have been strengthened, with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average required. Nominated student-athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games this season, and should be a starter or important reserve on the field of play. All Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees in four divisions - NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA - will be announced in early December.
College Sports Communicators began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 38,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors.
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A Simi Valley native, Robles has earned two Big West All-Academic awards at CSUN. Robles has been a stalwart on the backline in her Matador career, which concluded this past season. The four-year letterwinner played in 18 matches, starting 17 times on defense. Robles played in the third-most minutes on the team with over 1,500 this past season. Over her career, Robles has appeared in 75 matches, starting 59 times, while scoring two goals. Robles graduated cum laude with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2021 while she is curently working to attain a teaching credential.
Cruz has also earned two Big West All-Academic honors at CSUN. She started 15 of the team's 19 matches in 2022, producing two goals and two assists for six points. The Oxnard native tallied 24 shots with 13 on goal while one of her two goals was a game-winning strike. A three-year letterwinner, Cruz has appeared in 46 matches and started 28 of those contests. She has registered 12 points in her career, which began in 2017. Cruz graduated in 2020 with a degree in Public Health. She has been enrolled in CSUN's Public Health master's program since the fall of 2021.
Originally from Santa Rosa, Arteaga earned her first career Big West All-Academic honor last fall. Arteaga had a banner year on the field for the Matadors, recording a team-high nine goals and 19 points while playing in all 19 matches. For her efforts on the field, Arteaga received her first career All-Big West First Team selection in October. A three-year letterwinner, Arteaga has played in 60 career matches and tallied 12 career goals and five assists. Arteaga participated in Senior Day activities and will graduate this spring with a degree in Criminology and Justice Studies.
Another Big West All-Academic selection in her career, Garrity played in all 19 matches on the defensive side of the ball this past season. The Yorba Linda native dished out four assists while also tallying five shots with two on goal. A stalwart on the backline since 2019, Garrity has lettered three seasons at CSUN. She has appeared and started in 58 matches in her career, registering two goals and five assists. Garrity is currently working to attain a degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in Secondary Teaching.
This year, the academic qualifications for distinction have been strengthened, with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average required. Nominated student-athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games this season, and should be a starter or important reserve on the field of play. All Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees in four divisions - NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA - will be announced in early December.
College Sports Communicators began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 38,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors.
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