LOS ANGELES – Cal State LA had a new record of 63 student-athletes earn California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic distinction for 2024-25, the conference announced on Wednesday.
A total of 1,150 student-athletes from the 12 CCAA institutions collected CCAA All-Academic honors in 2024-25 for posting a 3.40 grade-point average or higher and competing in a conference-sponsored sport during the designated academic year.
The CCAA began handing out All-Academic honors in 2005-06, and the 1,150 selections set the conference record, eclipsing the 1,030 selections set last year.
"Congratulations to all of the CCAA All-Academic honorees for once again setting a new conference record," CCAA Commissioner Allen Hardison said. "The dedication our student-athletes have towards academics and athletics is on full display with the impressive lists of names. I am so impressed with the hard work these student-athletes put into academics, training, competition, and being leaders in our communities. It is something our conference is very proud of. Thank you also to our coaches, academic advisors, and administrators who help drive our student-athletes towards success daily."
Cal State LA was one of 10 universities that showed an increase in 2024-25, climbing from 53 to 63.
The CCAA and NCAA Division II support the educational mission of college athletics by fostering a balanced and inclusive approach in which student-athletes learn and develop through their desired academic pursuits, in civic engagement with their communities and in athletics competition, creating a life in the balance.
The award is designed to be a demonstration of the academic achievements of each of the CCAA's 12 conference constituents. It illustrates just one of the many ways student-athletes in the conference take advantage of the unique opportunity Division II provides to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms.
In addition to the 63 student-athletes who earned CCAA All-Academic honors, the Golden Eagles also had seven student-athletes receive PacWest Conference All-Academic honors earlier this summer, bringing the total of student-athletes earning conference academic honors for the 2024-25 academic year to 70. The tennis players honored were Charlotte Downs, Courtlyn Lam, Sarah Olmos, Lea Rolland, Summer Roybal, Maldini Simic, Hideka Takamura.
The following student-athletes from Cal State LA were among those honored by the CCAA:
Burrell Adams, men's track and field
Felix Alverdale, men's soccer
Sarah Amaya, women's golf
Alejandra Andalon, women's soccer
Daniela Andrade, women's golf
Ariana Ayala, women's track and field
Joshlyn Ayala, women's golf
Mariah Blake, women's basketball
Damian Bonds, men's cross country/track and field
David Bonds, men's cross country/track and field
Lily Buggs, women's basketball
Ashari Cassell, women's basketball
Zuhal Cetin, women's volleyball
Tehya Chadwick, women's volleyball
Madison Clark, women's volleyball
Mary Cotton, women's basketball
John Covarrubias, men's cross country/track and field
Neely Craig, women's volleyball
Matalasi Danielson, women's volleyball
Nicholas Delgado, men's cross country/track and field
Presli Dillon, women's soccer/women's track and field
Emily Elliott, women's volleyball
Drew Emmons, baseball
Sofia Fidelus, women's basketball
Carissa Freeman, women's golf
Atticus Gonzalez, baseball
Olivia Hodges, women's basketball
Mikaela Holguin, women's cross country/track and field
Taylor Jones, women's track and field
Madison Juarez, women's soccer
Robin Kniss, men's basketball
Katerina Korre, women's volleyball
Joshua Lovato, men's cross country/track and field
Jacqueline Marin, women's soccer
Isaiah Marquez, baseball
Joel Martinez, baseball
Taiten McKiver, men's track and field
Peytyn Mize, women's soccer
AJ Moreno, baseball
Ignacio Moreno, men's soccer
Trent Osburn, men's cross country/track and field
Jace Paderez, baseball
Jenna Pagan, women's track and field
Brooke Paige, women's volleyball
Carson Panarisi, baseball
Michael Pearson Jr., men's basketball
Sinaiah Pointer, women's track and field
Alyssa Polk, women's track and field
Damarion Pouncil, men's basketball
Jordan Rosales, men's basketball
Harley Richardson, women's golf
Brandon Rivas-Gramajo, men's cross country
Liam Saban, men's soccer
Connor Scales, men's basketball
Juliana Speiski, women's volleyball
Kento Tani, men's soccer
Rebecca Topete, women's volleyball
Syra Valdez, women's soccer
Havannah Vogel, women's volleyball
Ski'lar Wallace, women's track and field
Kyara Walter, women's basketball
Oscar Warne, men's soccer
Lino Zepeda, baseball
