For 15 years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona.
We are excited to introduce the first ever Sports360AZ Preseason All-Academic Teams brought to you by OrthoSport AZ to recognize excellence of student athletes not only in competition but in the classroom as well.
This is different from our usual All-Academic Team.
Thank you to all schools that helped recognize these student athletes.
**SCHOOLS THEMSELVES SUBMITTED STUDENT ATHLETES FOR CONSIDERATION**
Football
Flag Football
Golf
Cross Country
Swim & Dive
Badminton
Girls Volleyball
Spiritline
Here is the link for student-athlete certificates:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tbd9koczLI_BqYUK1p_Lx9ZbeekSmJrK?usp=sharing
Without further ado, we’re proud to present the 2026 Sports360AZ Preseason Fall All-Academic Team:
Football
Benjamin Wolfley – Trivium Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Braxton Tate – Brophy College Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Bryce Villeroel – ALA Ironwood – 3.92 weighted GPA
Bryson Stewart – San Tan Charter School – 4.33 weighted GPA
Cole Allen – Highland – 3.79 weighted GPA
Colton Garrett – Buena – 4.4 weighted GPA
Cyrus Ray – Cactus Shadows – 4.66 weighted GPA
Dallas Slade – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.67 weighted GPA
Gabe Caballero – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Grady Bix – Payson – 3.95 weighted GPA
Henry Tauscher – San Tan Charter School – 3.94 weighted GPA
Kage Finch – Round Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Mason Jewett – Benjamin Franklin – 4.5 weighted GPA
Nathaniel Milios – Coconino – 4.3 weighted GPA
Nhattan Pham – Arete Prep – 4.6 weighted GPA
Sean Valenzuela – Mayer – 3.93 weighted GPA
Shayli Brooks – ALA Ironwood – 4.32 weighted GPA
Thomas Godfrey – ALA Mesa North – 4.41 weighted GPA
Zaiden Verani – Easmtark – 3.81 unweighted GPA
Flag Football
Alexa Montoya – Mesquite – 4.13 weighted GPA
Alyssa Cervantez – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Amari Zincke – Benjamin Franklin – 3.7 weighted GPA
Aspyn Colquitt – Mayer – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Bella Blum – Highland – 4.16 weighted GPA
Isabella Restivo – Arete Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Kate Wesche – Coconino – 4.3 weighted GPA
Lillielani Lockett – Carl Hayden – 3.875 Weighted GPA
Olivia Merrill – ALA Mesa North – 4.32 weighted GPA
Riley Thomson – Xavier College Prep – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Rylan Bonar – Buena – 4.4 weighted GPA
Sanaa Holliday – Verrado – 4.33 unweighted GPA
Savannah Holm – Eastmark – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Serenidy Rojas – Skyline – 4.0 weighted GPA
Golf
Alexis Lamadrid – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.21 weighted GPA
Cassandra Byron – Verrado – 4.0 weighted GPA
Cooper Frost – Eastmark – 4.18 weighted GPA
Evan Tyree – Brophy College Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jazmin Boyce – Coconino – 4.2 weighted GPA
Nash Yogurtian – Highland – 4.74 weighted GPA
Samantha Evangelista – Casteel – 4.3 weighted GPA
Teagan Spilbury – Buena – 4.0 weighted GPA
Theo Whiting – Cactus Shadows – 4.62 weighted GPA
Cross Country
Asa Jones – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Brock Colyar – ALA Mesa North – 4.18 weighted GPA
Chantel Newman – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.6 weighted GPA
Clark Gilbert – Brophy College Prep – 4.35 weighted GPA
Davis LaVetter – Mesquite – 4.7 weighted GPA
Gavin Morgan – Round Valley – 3.68 unweighted GPA
Hannah Lavin – Casteel – 4.3 weighted GPA
John Bruns – Arete Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Kate Callahan – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.54 weighted GPA
Kyleigh Hosteen – Winslow – 4.3 unweighted GPA
Lilyana Jones – Winslow – 4.0 weighted GPA
MacElvane Cailliau – Payson – 3.92 weighted GPA
Matthew Broadbent – Coconino – 4.2 weighted GPA
Megan Mullenmeister & Brooks Spencer – Cactus Shadows – 4.67 weighted GPA’s
Olivia Melito – Buena – 4.5 weighted GPA
Shayla Snow – Trivium Prep – 4.88 weighted GPA
Tommy Shill – Benjamin Franklin – 4.4 weighted GPA
Trek Dutcher – Eastmark – 4.38 weighted GPA
Tristan Hibbs – Highland – 4.76 weighted GPA
Swim & Dive
Brooke Horton – Gilbert Christian – 4.35 weighted GPA
Emma Ferguson – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.16 weighted GPA
Hallie Mason – Payson – 3.92 weighted GPA
Jonah Black – Highland – 4.62 weighted GPA
Jordyn Villicana – Buena – 4.33 weighted GPA
Joshua Zifcak – Williams Field – 4.89 unweighted GPA
Laura Bird – Cactus Shadows – 4.5 weighted GPA
McKenna Guymon – Trivium Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Natalee Stratton – Eastmark – 4.41 weighted GPA
Patrick Dunn – Brophy College Prep – 4.42 weighted GPA
Sophia Adams – Buena – 4.8 weighted GPA
Valentina Castillo-Goldsworthy – Cienega – 4.7 weighted GPA
Badminton
Janie Brower – Highland – 4.77 weighted GPA
Catalina Diaz-Bosque – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.6 weighted GPA
Girls Volleyball
Aleena Torres – Trivium Prep – 4.86 weighted GPA
Anastyn Lee – ALA Ironwood – 4.5 unweighted GPA
Bailey – Lambert – 4.78 weighted GPA
Brynlee Turner – Eastmark – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Caroline Seamans – Buena – 4.6 weighted GPA
Ella Brinker – Trivium Prep – 4.71 weighted GPA
Gracey Pearson – Queen Creek – 4.65 weighted GPA
Isabella Stojkovic – Highland – 4.44 weighted GPA
Jizell Avila – Coconino – 4.2 weighted GPA
Katelyn McKinley – Millennium – 5.11 weighted GPA
Katie Matson – Cactus Shadows – 4.61 weighted GPA
Kylar Penrod – Round Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Lexie Kolberg – Benjamin Franklin – 4.6 weighted GPA
Lillie Duitsman – Gilbert Christian – 4.02 weighted GPA
Madison Plain – Payson – 4.03 weighted GPA
Olivia Ramirez – Mayer – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Sophia King – Cienega – 4.56 weighted GPA
Tessa Larkin – Xavier College Preparatory – 4.18 weighted GPA
Tomi Atolagbe – Arete Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Spiritline
Hayden Roberts – San Tan Charter School – 3.61 unweighted GPA
Arlee Rogers – Payson – 3.78 weighted GPA
Casey Hutchison – Eastmark Cheer – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Cassidy Elmer – Round Valley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jaycie Peterson – Queen Creek – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jocelyn Santos – Carl Hayden Community – 4.64 weighted GPA
Katie Sippel – San Tan Charter School – 4.24 weighted GPA
Kaylynn Josephson – Gilbert Christian – 3.65 weighted GPA
Kennedy Quan – ALA Mesa North – 4.25 weighted GPA
Olivia Roberts – Cactus Shadows – 4.65 weighted GPA
Tylie Moore – ALA Ironwood – 4.39 weighted GPA
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