Long Beach State University Athletics
New High Of 78 Beach Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-Big West Honors Following Spring Semester
7/8/2020 2:22:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Golf, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Water Polo
The conference announced its winter and spring recipients on Wednesday.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State had a new high of 78 student-athletes who were recognized on the winter and spring Big West Academic All-Conference teams, recognizing student-athletes across 11 sports sponsored by the Big West as announced by the conference office.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big West honors, student-athletes must have completed at least a full year academically at the institution, carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and meet minimum competition requirements which varied from sport to sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Women's Track and Field had the most representatives, with 19 student-athletes garnering the honor in Alyssa Allen, Sydney Barnes, Sabrina Del Bello, Ryley Fick, Camille Finley, Anitha Graves, Lenaya Griffin, Azaria Hill, Bronsyn Ledgard, Erin McGuire, Erykah McNairy, Kelsie Newman, Samantha Perez, Naomi Peterson, Tiana Prince, Malia Talavou, Teresa Tamashiro, Amanda Truong and Julie Vargas. The men's side was also well represented by ten student-athletes in Derrick Affor, Faris Babineaux, Kent Harris, Michael Magula, Christian Mueller, Raymon Ornelas, Gabe Simpson, Jason Smith, Anthony Sommers and Charlie Vernoy.
Women's Water Polo also had double-digit honorees as Sarah Barker, Paige Bennett, Katie Dill, Olivia Grim, Orsi Hertzka, Ariana Honka, Katelyn Johnson, Gabriella Montefora-Adams, Eirini Patras and Isabel Riley were recognized.
Long Beach State's softball program also had a large number of honorees, as Ashley Coleman, Naomi Hernandez, Devyn Magnett, Sydney McCollum, Maddy Ruffin, Emily Salazar, Kellie White and Breezy Wise all met the requirements.
Other honorees including Bryce Kvick from Men's Golf, Maria Davis, Hannah Ko, Euna Pak, Hunter Pate and Holland Shourds from Women's Golf, and Emma Bardet, Lalita Devarakonda, Zara Lennon, Natalia Munoz, Wiktoria Rutkowska and Sadaf Sadeghvaziri from Women's Tennis.
The two-time defending national champions Men's Volleyball had six honorees in Simon Andersen, Grant Guinasso, Shane Holdaway, Matt Johnson, Ryan Poole and Carlos Rivera, while baseball rounded out the spring honorees with six selections as well in Tanner Carlson, Ethan Clough, Kaden Hogan, Cole Joy, Chase Luttrell and MLB Draft selection Adam Seminaris.
Aaryon Green, Lauren Green and Jasmine Hardy represented the Beach from women's basketball on the Winter Academic All-Conference Teams.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big West honors, student-athletes must have completed at least a full year academically at the institution, carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and meet minimum competition requirements which varied from sport to sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Women's Track and Field had the most representatives, with 19 student-athletes garnering the honor in Alyssa Allen, Sydney Barnes, Sabrina Del Bello, Ryley Fick, Camille Finley, Anitha Graves, Lenaya Griffin, Azaria Hill, Bronsyn Ledgard, Erin McGuire, Erykah McNairy, Kelsie Newman, Samantha Perez, Naomi Peterson, Tiana Prince, Malia Talavou, Teresa Tamashiro, Amanda Truong and Julie Vargas. The men's side was also well represented by ten student-athletes in Derrick Affor, Faris Babineaux, Kent Harris, Michael Magula, Christian Mueller, Raymon Ornelas, Gabe Simpson, Jason Smith, Anthony Sommers and Charlie Vernoy.
Women's Water Polo also had double-digit honorees as Sarah Barker, Paige Bennett, Katie Dill, Olivia Grim, Orsi Hertzka, Ariana Honka, Katelyn Johnson, Gabriella Montefora-Adams, Eirini Patras and Isabel Riley were recognized.
Long Beach State's softball program also had a large number of honorees, as Ashley Coleman, Naomi Hernandez, Devyn Magnett, Sydney McCollum, Maddy Ruffin, Emily Salazar, Kellie White and Breezy Wise all met the requirements.
Other honorees including Bryce Kvick from Men's Golf, Maria Davis, Hannah Ko, Euna Pak, Hunter Pate and Holland Shourds from Women's Golf, and Emma Bardet, Lalita Devarakonda, Zara Lennon, Natalia Munoz, Wiktoria Rutkowska and Sadaf Sadeghvaziri from Women's Tennis.
The two-time defending national champions Men's Volleyball had six honorees in Simon Andersen, Grant Guinasso, Shane Holdaway, Matt Johnson, Ryan Poole and Carlos Rivera, while baseball rounded out the spring honorees with six selections as well in Tanner Carlson, Ethan Clough, Kaden Hogan, Cole Joy, Chase Luttrell and MLB Draft selection Adam Seminaris.
Aaryon Green, Lauren Green and Jasmine Hardy represented the Beach from women's basketball on the Winter Academic All-Conference Teams.
Players Mentioned
Distance
/ Track and Field
MB
/ Men's Volleyball
Sprints
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Tennis
Defender
/ Women's Water Polo
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Center
/ Women's Water Polo
INF
/ Baseball
P
/ Baseball
P
/ Softball
/ Women's Golf
Distance
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Tennis
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
Distance
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
DS/L
/ Men's Volleyball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
Sprints
/ Track and Field
OF
/ Softball
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
Sprints
/ Track and Field
INF
/ Baseball
MB
/ Men's Volleyball
Utility
/ Women's Water Polo
Utility
/ Women's Water Polo
L
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Golf
/ Men's Golf
Distance
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Tennis
1B/OF
/ Baseball
P
/ Softball
Pole Vault
/ Track and Field
INF
/ Softball
Jumps/Hurdles
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
Goalie
/ Women's Water Polo
Throws
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
Distance
/ Track and Field
Attacker
/ Women's Water Polo
S
/ Men's Volleyball
OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
INF
/ Softball
P
/ Baseball
/ Women's Golf
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Pole Vault
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
P
/ Softball
OF
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