The CCAA proudly bestowed the Dr. Hal Charnofsky Memorial Award upon two student-athletes at each CCAA member institution for the 2024-25 academic year. The recipients have distinguished themselves in the classroom and their sport.
 
The 24 award recipients ranged from freshmen to graduate students. Eleven of the 13 conference-sponsored sports were represented on the list. The Charnofsky Awards also saw student-athletes from many different academic disciplines, including Biology, Energy Systems Engineering, Psychology, and multiple Master's degrees.
 
"This award acknowledges the accomplishments both on and off the field these student-athletes have achieved," said CCAA Commissioner Allen Hardison. "The late Dr. Charnofsky was a dedicated faculty member at Cal State Dominguez Hills who truly valued the student-athlete experience, and we are proud to continue to honor his legacy with this annual award."
 
Each individual was chosen by their athletic department for their efforts as a true student-athlete representing their school and the CCAA to the highest athletic and academic performance standards.
 
Hal Charnofsky graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Los Angeles in 1949, and he went on to play at USC with his twin brother Stan, where both would earn All-America honors. He would go on to earn a stint with the Yankees before returning to California and becoming a faculty member at Cal State Dominguez Hills. He helped found the Sociology department at CSUDH and was the coordinator of the master’s degree program in marriage, family, and child counseling from 1980-2002.
 
Below is a list of all the 2024-25 Dr. Hal Charnofsky Award winners.
 

School	Winner 1	Winner 2
Cal Poly Humboldt	Hollis Downing (Volleyball)	Kaz Kinoshita (Men's Soccer)
Cal Poly Pomona	Hanna Schneider (Volleyball)	Kailen Smith (Men's Track & Field)
Cal State Dominguez Hills	Leloni Ervin (Women's Track & Field)	DJ Guest (Men's Basketball)
Cal State East Bay	Jasmin Krishna (Women's Golf)	Mia Jordan (Volleyball)
Cal State LA	Morgan Sjoerdsma (Women's Golf)	Malik Clayton (Baseball)
Cal State Monterey Bay	Tilda Kvarnrud (Women's Golf)	Jimmy Garcia (Baseball)
Cal State San Bernardino	Alaina O’Connell (Women's Soccer)	Dylan O’Connor (Baseball)
Cal State San Marcos	Rasha Badrani (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country)	Nick Melanese (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country)
Chico State	Kendra Pearson (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country)	Brayden McLaughlin (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country)
San Francisco State	Kai DeLeon (Softball)	Nathan Shinn (Baseball)
Sonoma State	Mia Cecilio (Women's Track & Field)	Brian Chang (Men's Soccer)
Stanislaus State	Haley Burdo (Volleyball)	Aliah Avila (Women's Soccer)