The Big Sky Conference released the Academic All-Conference list for fall 2024 sports and Portland State had 64 student-athletes earn honors. The sports included men's and women's cross country, soccer, volleyball and football.
The impressive total of Viking honorees was part of a record-breaking fall term in academics for PSU athletes. Every team had a combined GPA over 3.00 and the overall student athlete GPA was 3.37 - the highest on record at Portland State. Sixty-two student-athletes from all sports earned 4.0 GPAs.
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To be eligible for academic All-Big Sky Conference honors, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution. For cross country student-athletes, they must have participated in at least half of the team's competitions or competed at the conference championship.Â
Academic All-Big Sky Conference Honorees for Fall 2024
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Volleyball (10)
Carisa Barron, Senior, Speech & Hearing Sciences
Reese Biesemeyer, Freshman, Child, Youth & Family Studies
Devon DeNecochea, Sophomore, Experiential Pathway: Urban/Public/Global Affairs
Kate Hansen, Senior, Public Health Studies: Health Service Administration
Ella Hartford, Senior, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Makayla Lewis, Post-Baccalaureate, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Delaney Nicoll, Graduate, Finance
Cali-Jo Shigemasa, Freshman, Chemistry
Sydney Stenson, Redshirt Sophomore, Communication Studies
Paige Stepaniuk, Sophomore, Experiential Pathway: Society & Identity
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Men's Cross Country (6)
Abdinajib Abade, Senior, Social Science
Abdi Ibrahim, Graduate, Nonprofit Leadership
Luis Muradas, Freshman, History
Lyness Ota, Sophomore, Business Administration: Finance
Ian Parks, Sophomore, Business Administration: Marketing
Victor Ramirez, Freshman, Business Administration: Accounting
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Women's Cross Country (9)
Addison Capozzi, Sophomore, Biology
Aida Coté, Freshman, Environmental Sciences
Campbell Faust, Senior, Business Administration: Marketing
Wendy Hare, Redshirt Sophomore, Science
Ania Kapustka, Redshirt Junior, Applied Health & Fitness
Irina López, Freshman, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Taylor Nichols, Redshirt Sophomore, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Emily Schmitke, Freshman, Communication Studies
Emma Stolte, Redshirt Sophomore, Biology
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Women's Soccer (14)
Alexi Cataldi, Sophomore, Business Administration: Marketing
Cameron Dixon, Senior, Applied Health & Fitness
Rachel Farr, Senior, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Elle Frazier, Junior, Business Administration: Marketing
Liv Frazier, Junior, Business Administration: Marketing
Kalo Iongi, Junior, Business Administration: Management & Leadership
Kainani Jacang, Sophomore, Business Administration: Marketing
Eden Millan, Graduate, Finance
Lucy Quinn, Senior, Film
Ocean Rideout, Junior, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Aliayha Saldana, Freshman, Business Economics
Grace Sarabia, Freshman, Business Administration: Marketing
Sydney Watson, Senior, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Maya Wells, Junior, Business Administration: Finance
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Football (25)
Tanner Beaman, Sophomore, Business Administration: Finance
Davin Beason, Sophomore, Business Administration: Finance
Jake Cooper, Sophomore, Public Health Studies: Community Health
Elijah Eason, Sophomore, Film
Richard Estrella, Senior, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Kennedy Freeman, Grad, Business Administration (MBA)
Ronan Gay, Junior, Applied Health and Fitness
Isaiah Green, Freshman, Psychology
Christian Grubb, Grad, Business Administration (MBA)
Jaxton Helmstetler, Sophomore, Business Administration: Management and Leadership
Kristian Ingman, Freshman, Civil Engineering
Tony Johnson, Junior, Business Administration: Management and Leadership
Tristan Lewis, Freshman, Mechanical Engineering
Frederick Lujan III, Freshman, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Nate Richter, Freshman, Business
Bryson Ross, Freshman, Business Administration: Finance
Elias Sanders, Sophomore, Social Science
Slade Shufelt, Junior, Public Health Studies
Keegan Stancato, Grad, Business Administration (MBA)
Anthony Tena, Sophomore, Business Administration: Human Resource Management
Delon Thompson, Freshman, Business Administration: Technology and Analytics
Mathias Uribe, Junior, Applied Health and Fitness
Travis West, Grad, Athletic Outdoor Industry
Peyton Wing, Sophomore, Business Administration: Management and Leadership
Zach Wusstig, Freshman, Business Administration: Finance
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