California State University Northridge Athletics
CSUN Places 76 on 2026 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Teams
6/30/2026 2:06:00 PM | General
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- A total of 76 CSUN student-athletes who competed in the spring sports of baseball, beach volleyball, men's and women's golf, softball, women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, men's volleyball, and women's water polo were honored for their work in the classroom and in athletic competition as members of the 2026 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team on June 30.
A total of 812 Big West student-athletes were honored for their work in the classroom and in athletic competition as members of the 2026 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team. The 812 student-athletes honored is an improvement from 756 a year ago, 771 in 2024 and 751 in 2023.
In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athlete's respective sport, with the exception of track & field student-athletes. In the sport of track & field, a student-athlete must have competed in either 50 percent of the institution's events or participated in the Conference Championship.
20 of the 812 student-athletes honored have a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. Logan Miller (baseball), Ainsley Patrick (beach volleyball), Nicole West (women's tennis), Sakura Divecchio (women's track & field), were the four CSUN athletes that reached this honor.
The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter, and spring – for all conference-sponsored sports. The Fall Academic All-Conference Team honored student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball and the Winter Academic All-Conference Team consisted of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming & diving student-athletes.
Calix Armijo
Jackson Banuelos
Andrew Becker
Cameron Calvillo
Gabriel Hernandez
Kody King
Jehee Lee
Will Linberg
Logan Miller
Kyle Panganiban
Xavier Rios
Hannah Heflin
Austia Mendiola
Maleya Miles
Ainsley Patrick
Jillian Rodig
Gracie Piar
Ariya Soldwisch
Nicole Tanoue
Kim Ilayda Turgut
Mackenzie Kila
Madison Padilla
Raegan Jackson
Angela Ho
Emma Moratalla Sanz
Madison Shepperson
Nicole West
Layne Buck
Tzu Ting Chan
Tylor Connelly
James Crawford
Cesar Cuevas
Tui Edwin
Elijah Ignacio
Francisco Isiordia
Darrick Jacob
Jay Louison-Roe
Gabriel Martinez
Ramiro Mateos
Walter Pierce
Diego Rodriguez
Jayden Smith
Elijah Stenberg
Camilo Torres
Wyatt Wiggins
Treasure Brown
Sakura Divecchio
Savannah Ganter
Camryn Harris
Danielle Irvin
Ami Jacobson
Summer Mosley
Anna Negulic
Ashleigh Porter
Katherine Shipp-Davis
Chandler Smith
Simone Smith
Joao Pedro Calvi De Avila
Owen Douphner
Jordan Lucas
Shane Nhem
Boaz Serson
Lucie Lapuz
Kianna Melvin
Alexis Smith
Erika Staine
#GoMatadors
A total of 812 Big West student-athletes were honored for their work in the classroom and in athletic competition as members of the 2026 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team. The 812 student-athletes honored is an improvement from 756 a year ago, 771 in 2024 and 751 in 2023.
In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athlete's respective sport, with the exception of track & field student-athletes. In the sport of track & field, a student-athlete must have competed in either 50 percent of the institution's events or participated in the Conference Championship.
20 of the 812 student-athletes honored have a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. Logan Miller (baseball), Ainsley Patrick (beach volleyball), Nicole West (women's tennis), Sakura Divecchio (women's track & field), were the four CSUN athletes that reached this honor.
The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter, and spring – for all conference-sponsored sports. The Fall Academic All-Conference Team honored student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball and the Winter Academic All-Conference Team consisted of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming & diving student-athletes.
Baseball
Trent AbelCalix Armijo
Jackson Banuelos
Andrew Becker
Cameron Calvillo
Gabriel Hernandez
Kody King
Jehee Lee
Will Linberg
Logan Miller
Kyle Panganiban
Xavier Rios
Beach Volleyball
Haley CogginsHannah Heflin
Austia Mendiola
Maleya Miles
Ainsley Patrick
Jillian Rodig
Men's Golf
Liam JudkinsWomen's Golf
Meghan ParacuellesGracie Piar
Ariya Soldwisch
Nicole Tanoue
Kim Ilayda Turgut
Softball
Sheridan GonzalezMackenzie Kila
Madison Padilla
Raegan Jackson
Women's Tennis
Tallia HarperAngela Ho
Emma Moratalla Sanz
Madison Shepperson
Nicole West
Men's Track & Field
Thomas AchtenLayne Buck
Tzu Ting Chan
Tylor Connelly
James Crawford
Cesar Cuevas
Tui Edwin
Elijah Ignacio
Francisco Isiordia
Darrick Jacob
Jay Louison-Roe
Gabriel Martinez
Ramiro Mateos
Walter Pierce
Diego Rodriguez
Jayden Smith
Elijah Stenberg
Camilo Torres
Wyatt Wiggins
Women's Track & Field
Amani BrittonTreasure Brown
Sakura Divecchio
Savannah Ganter
Camryn Harris
Danielle Irvin
Ami Jacobson
Summer Mosley
Anna Negulic
Ashleigh Porter
Katherine Shipp-Davis
Chandler Smith
Simone Smith
Men's Volleyball
Grayson AlbersJoao Pedro Calvi De Avila
Owen Douphner
Jordan Lucas
Shane Nhem
Boaz Serson
Women's Water Polo
Jade CuevasLucie Lapuz
Kianna Melvin
Alexis Smith
Erika Staine
#GoMatadors
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