WALNUT CREEK – Chico State's student-athletes have once again proven they take their classwork just as seriously as when they compete on the field of play. A department-record 64 earned California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Academic awards in 2014-15, the conference office announced Friday.
It marks the seventh consecutive year that the number of Chico State student-athletes cited by the conference for their academic achievements has increased. The award is presented to letterwinners in CCAA-sponsored sports who earn a grade point average of 3.40 or higher in a minimum of 24 semester units of undergraduate coursework.
What may be more impressive is that the 64 CCAA All-Academic recipients represented 20 percent of all Chico State's student-athletes.
Chico State racked up the third-highest total of CCAA All-Academic awards among the 12 conference schools.
The Wildcats broke their own record by six. They boasted 58 CCAA All-Academic award winners in 2013-14, 47 in 2012-13, 42 in 2011-12, 41 during the 2010-11 academic year, 38 in 2009-10, and 37 were honored in both 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Twenty-six of the 64 Chico State student-athletes honored have won multiple CCAA All-Academic awards. Lindsay Quigley was honored for the fourth year in a row, while eight others – Chad Baur, Sean Goetzl, Brock Kraus, Lora James, Ashley Simon, Cassi Scroggins, Emily Denton and Emily Duran – earned CCAA All-Academic distinction for the third time.
Chico State athletes winning CCAA All-Academic awards for the 2014-15 academic year: * Two-time winner
** Three-time winner
*** Four-time winner
Baseball – Robert Engels*, Clayton Gelfand, James Hatano and Jeff Ortega*.
Men's Basketball – Mike Rosaroso.
Men's Golf – Zach Sardina*.
Men's Soccer – Isaiah Dargan, Russell Ellyson, Michael Janjigian and Dylan Wakefield.
Men's Track & Field – Chad Baur**, Brian Egge, Sean Goetzl**, Brock Kraus**, Dalton McBride, Kelly McConnell, Aaron Thomas* and Justin Woo*.
Women's Basketball – Whitney Branham, Haley Cremen, Lauren Johnson and Michelle Walker.
Women's Cross Country – Ashley Simon**.
Women's Cross Country/Women's Track & Field – Katie Coleman, Madison Grenier, Bailey Henshaw*, Lora James** and Jessica Varela.
Softball – Kelli Keefe*, Katy Weger and Tori Zimmermann.
Women's Soccer – Halima Abdelshife, Sarah Andersen*, Sam Boeger, Katie Brown*, Lindsay Dias*, Hannah Halstenson*, Danica Koos, Shelby Lanksbury*, Cassi Scroggins**, Courtney Sharrah, Emily Shleppey*, Torri Sims, Jojo Smyth and Stephanie Vaquerano.
Women's Track & Field – Marina Berrios, Kristen Brunk, Aryana Carvahlo-Mires*, Emily Denton**, Jami Duarte, Seychelle Kauffman, Kapri Madrid, Lauren Schnelli, Kelsey Short, Annelise Spargo, Rose Stephens-Dileo*, Jenavieve Turner and Kayla Vasquez.
Volleyball – Anna Baytosh, Kristyn Casalino*, Shannon Cotton, Emily Duran**, Lindsay Quigley*** and Hannah Wilkins*.
