2019-20 CCAA Winter All-Academic Team Announced
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A record 99 men’s and women’s basketball competitors from across the conference were honored for their work in the classroom as members of the 2019-20 CCAA Winter All-Academic Team.
Instituted in 2014, the seasonal academic awards showcase individuals who are a sophomore in athletic standing or higher who maintain at least a 3.3 cumulative grade-point average while competing in a Conference-sponsored sport. New this season, these awards were based on the complete academic year grades, providing a more robust representation of classroom success throughout the year.
Although the requirement for distinction is a 3.3 cumulative gpa, over two-thirds of the men and women honored hold at least a 3.5 in their respective studies with 67 reaching the higher threshold in their academic pursuits. At an even more stringent minimum of 3.8, 17 individuals make the grade. Impressively, San Francisco State’ Zane Paddon graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s in business keeping a perfect gpa during his collegiate career.
Of the 99 honorees, 39 are making a repeat appearance on the Winter All-Academic Team. Thirteen in in the bunch have earned Winter All-Academic honors on three occasions, with Isaac Davidson (Sonoma State) and Alec Frank (Cal State San Marcos) representing men’s basketball.
On the women’s side, seven programs have at least one three-time honoree, with the Cal State East Bay trio of Morgan Greene, Kayley Hsing and Kincso Kelemen leading the way. Cal State LA is represented by sisters Rachael and Rebeccah DiRegolo, while Humboldt State has a pair of three-time honorees in Madeline Hatch and Tyra Turner. Also seeing their names on the listing for the third season are Stephanie Custodio (Cal State San Marcos), Jackie Ricketson (Cal Poly Pomona), Kim Savio (Sonoma State), and Madison Wong (Chico State).
By program, Cal State East Bay again tops the lists for the second straight season, boasting 14 men and women earning distinction as the Pioneers make up 14.1 percent of the total awards recipients. Both the men and women’s squads see seven student-athletes apiece maintaining at least a 3.3 gpa.
In total, five schools reached double-digit honorees, with 11 selections for Cal State San Marcos, followed by the grouping of San Francisco State, Sonoma State and UC San Diego each with 10 honorees. Next on the list is Humboldt State (9) and Cal State Monterey Bay (8), followed by Chico State (7). Cal State LA’s five honorees is next, with the trio of Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State San Bernardino and Stanislaus State at 4, as Cal Poly Pomona (3) rounds out the breakdown by program.
Impressively, the men’s basketball tally increased by 53.6 percent in 2019-20, and eight institutions saw their total tally rise. Cal State San Marcos recorded the biggest leap of 175 percent.
The CCAA recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter, and spring – for all CCAA sponsored sports. The CCAA Winter All-Academic Team consists of eligible student-athletes who compete in the sports of men's and women's basketball.
The Spring All-Academic Team, slated to be released tomorrow, consists of student-athletes from men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, softball and baseball. A record tally of
351 student-athletes were already recognized on the Fall All-Academic Team, honoring those eligible competitors in men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.