2018-19 Awards and Accomplishments
7/16/2019 10:13:00 AM | Baseball, Cross Country, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Track, Women's Basketball, Women's Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swim/Dive, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball
Here are some numbers on the school year:
-- In the final NACDA/Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings, Pepperdine finished in 78th place overall (second among WCC schools and second among I-AAA teams). Pepperdine improved on its 89th place finish from last year. This is the sixth time in the last 15 years that Pepperdine has finished in the top two in the I-AAA standings.
-- Five teams finished with top 25 national rankings.
-- Four teams won a total of six conference championships.
-- 10 student-athletes earned All-American honors.
-- 65 student-athletes earned all-conference honors (38 on the first team).
-- One student-athlete earned CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.
-- Three student-athletes earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honors.
-- 58 student-athletes earned conference all-academic honors (25 on the first team).
-- Four student-athletes were Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars.
-- 124 student-athletes earned a place on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
-- 190 student-athletes earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status.
-- Nine teams earned public recognition awards from the NCAA for their outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
-- In the most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rate report (released November 2018), the Waves had an overall rate of 90 percent, better than the national rate of 87 percent. Five teams had perfect 100 percent GSR rates (men's golf, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's volleyball and women's volleyball).
-- Pepperdine won the PCH Cup, its annual series with rival Loyola Marymount, for the eighth time in 10 years, with a score of 15.5 to 7.5.
Following is a listing of each team and student-athlete's accomplishments:
BASEBALL (24-25, 14-13)
-- Tied for sixth place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Joe Caparis: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Billy Cook: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Wil Jensen: 28th-round MLB Draft choice of the Oakland Athletics.
-- Matthew Kanfer: WCC All-Academic first team ... 36th-round MLB Draft choice of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
-- Trevor Kniskern: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Easton Lucas: All-WCC second team ... 14th-round MLB Draft choice of the Miami Marlins.
-- Michael Mahony: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Quincy McAfee: 26th-round MLB Draft choice of the Cincinnati Reds.
-- Aharon Modlin: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jonathan Pendergast: WCC Pitcher of the Week (4/29) ... 28th-round MLB Draft choice of the Baltimore Orioles.
-- Saul Sandoval-Estrada: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Christian Stoutland: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Wyatt Young: All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC All-Freshman team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL (16-18, 6-10)
-- Reached the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament (third time in five years).
-- Eighth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- One of only nine teams in the country to improve by 10 or more wins from the previous season.
-- Kameron Edwards: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Kessler Edwards: WCC All-Freshman team ... Invited to USA Basketball U19 camp.
-- Colbey Ross: All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Tournament team ... Islands of the Bahamas Showcase All-Tournament team ... WCC Player of the Week (1/28) ... Set single-season records for assists, free throws made and attempted and minutes played.
-- Jade' Smith: WCC Player of the Week (1/7).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (22-12, 12-6)
-- Reached the Round of 16 of the WNIT (earned first postseason wins in modern era).
-- Reached the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament (first time since 2010).
-- Tied for third place in the WCC's regular season (best since 2011).
-- One of only nine teams in the country to improve by 12 or more wins from the previous season.
-- Malia Bambrick: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Megan House: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Rose Pflug: CoSIDA Academic All-District second team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Yasmine Robinson-Bacote: WCC Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Tournament team ... Two-time WCC Player of the Week (11/26, 2/25) ... Set school single-game record with 47 points vs. Sacramento State (11/23).
-- Barbara Sitanggan: All-WCC honorable mention ... Set Pepperdine single-season record for free throws made (167) ... WCC Sportsmanship Award.
-- Keyari Sleezer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 15th place at the NCAA West Regional (best-ever finish).
-- Seventh place at the West Coast Conference Championships (best since 2009).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Adam Fahey: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Alex Egan: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Preston Gromer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Nick Heath: Broke own school record in the 8K ... WCC All-Academic first team.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 34th place at the NCAA West Regional (best since 2014).
-- 10th place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Caroline Archer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Izabela Garcia-Arce: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Cori Persinger: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Tatum Rask: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Lindsay Sanger: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
MEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #14 by Golfstat and #16 by Golfweek/Sagarin (best ranking since 2004).
-- 11th place at the NCAA Championships (best finish since 2004).
-- Fourth place at the NCAA Austin Regional.
-- First place at the West Coast Conference Championships (second in a row, 20th overall).
-- Michael Beard: WCC Coach of the Year.
-- Clay Feagler: Ranked #54 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin and #64 by Golfstat ... GCAA All-West Region ... All-WCC first team ... Co-medalist at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... WCC Player of the Month (October).
-- Joe Highsmith: Ranked #99 nationally by Golfstat ... WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC first team.
-- RJ Manke: All-WCC first team ... Won two tournaments (WCC Championships, Alister MacKenzie Invitational) ... Set Pepperdine 18-hole (10-under) and 54-hole (21-under) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Joshua McCarthy: Ranked #70 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin and #93 by Golfstat ... GCAA All-West Region ... All-WCC first team.
WOMEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #36 by Golfstat and #38 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
-- 15th place at the NCAA Norman Regional.
-- First place at the West Coast Conference Championships (first since 2015, 18th overall).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Laurie Gibbs: WCC Coach of the Year (for the 13th time).
-- Hannah Haythorne: All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Momoka Kobori: All-WCC first team.
-- Hira Naveed: WGCA All-American honorable mention ... Golfweek All-America honorable mention ... Ranked #31 nationally by both Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin ... WCC Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Won three tournaments (WCC Championships, Dick McGuire Invitational, Stanford Intercollegiate) ... Three-time WCC Player of the Month (September, October, March) ... Set a Pepperdine single-season record with 16 below-par rounds ... Named to Arnold Palmer Cup international team.
-- Patricia Wong: All-WCC first team.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (11-6-2, 6-1-2)
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Joelle Anderson: All-WCC second team.
-- Hailey Harbison: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... WCC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... First-round NWSL Draft selection by North Carolina Courage.
-- Laura Ishikawa: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Michelle Maemone: Third-round NWSL Draft selection by Utah Royals FC.
-- Isabel Nelson: WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC second team ... WCC All-Freshman team ... WCC Player of the Week (10/15) ... Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (10/15).
-- Brielle Preece: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... WCC Goalkeeper of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Set Pepperdine career record for goals-against average (0.59) ... WCC Player of the Week (10/8) ... Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (10/8) ... Senior CLASS Award candidate ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Christina Settles: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Brie Welch: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
-- Second place at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Championships (best since 2008).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Earned CSCAA Scholar-America team status for the 10th consecutive semester.
-- Lauren Allard: All-PCSC first team (200 breast) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 breast, 100 IM) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Cassie Anderson: All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back, 200 back).
-- Sophia Anderson: All-PCSC first team (1650 free) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (1000 free).
-- Haley Bergthold: All-PCSC first team (200 fly) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 fly).
-- Caroline Boone: All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Paige Brackett: All-PCSC first team (400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free, 200 free, 500 free).
-- Julianna Chan: All-PCSC first team (100 breast) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (200 breast, 100 IM) ... Set school record in the 100 IM ... Swam at CSCAA National Invitational Championships ... PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Amy Griffin: All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Paulina Holmberg: All-PCSC first team (3-meter diving) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (1-meter diving).
-- Trinity Ishikawa: All-PCSC first team (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 IM).
-- Olivia Kayye: All-PCSC first team (1650 free, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (500 free, 400 IM).
-- Maggie Leist: PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Gabriela Maffly: PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Lindsey Marian: All-PCSC honorable mention (1650 free).
-- Sam Marlott: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Nicole Matheson: PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Khloe McCarthy: All-PCSC first team (500 free, 1000 free, 400 IM) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Megan Minor: All-PCSC first team (200 back) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back).
-- Anne Mummery: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Ali North: All-PCSC first team (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Anna Riekhof: All-PCSC first team (200 breast) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 breast, 100 IM) ... Swam at CSCAA National Invitational Championships ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Sofia Shah: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Ryane Skinner: All-PCSC first team (200 IM) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (400 IM, 200 back) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Sammie Slater: All-PCSC first team (200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Kayla Smith: PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Julia Sneden: PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Lexie Wanninger: All-PCSC honorable mention (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving) ... PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Four relay teams set school records: the 200 free relay (Boone, Griffin, Slater, Ishikawa), the 400 free relay (Slater, Griffin, Boone, Brackett), the 800 free relay (Boone, Slater, Kayye, Brackett) and the 200 medley relay (Ishikawa, Chan, Bergthold, Griffin).
MEN'S TENNIS (11-13, 5-4)
-- Played in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Tied for fourth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Enrique Luque Rico: All-WCC second team (singles).
-- Matias Sborowitz: All-WCC second team (singles).
-- Corrado Summaria: All-WCC second team (singles).
-- Tim Zeitvogel: All-WCC honorable mention (singles).
WOMEN'S TENNIS (24-4, 9-0)
-- Final national ranking of #6 by the ITA (best since 1991).
-- Reached the quarterfinals at the NCAA Tournament (seventh time, matching best finish in program history).
-- Won the West Coast Conference Tournament (seventh consecutive, 29th time overall).
-- First place in the WCC's regular season (eighth consecutive).
-- Per Nilsson: ITA Southwest Region Coach of the Year.
-- Jessica Failla: Ranked #53 nationally by the ITA in singles ... Ranked #24 in doubles (with Anastasia Iamachkine) ... Played in first round of NCAA Singles Tournament ... All-WCC second team (singles and doubles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (2/12) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Anastasia Iamachkine: Ranked #24 nationally by the ITA in doubles (with Jessica Failla) ... All-WCC second team (doubles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/9) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (2/19, 3/12).
-- Daria Kuczer: Ranked #64 nationally by the ITA in doubles (with Ashley Lahey) ... All-WCC second team (doubles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/19, 4/9).
-- Ashley Lahey: Ranked #27 nationally by the ITA in singles ... Ranked #64 in doubles (with Daria Kuczer) ... Reached second round of NCAA Singles Tournament ... ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... All-WCC second team (doubles) ... Three-time WCC Singles Player of the Week (2/5, 2/26, 3/19) ... Three-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (2/12, 3/19, 4/9) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Adrijana Lekaj: Ranked #84 nationally by the ITA in singles ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/2).
-- Dzina Milovanovic: All-WCC second team (singles).
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TRACK
-- Received public recognition awards (men and women) from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Brandon Davis: Set school records in the men's 400 meters and 400-meter hurdles.
-- Jackson Felkins: Set the school record in the men's 10,000 meters.
-- Nick Heath: CoSIDA Academic All-American second team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team.
-- Talya Holenstein: Set the school record in the women's 800 meters (indoor).
-- Abbey Meck: Set school records in the women's mile (both indoor and outdoor) and the 5,000 meters (indoor).
-- Caila Tongco: Set school records in the women's 100-meter hurdles (outdoor) and 60-meter hurdles (indoor).
-- The quartet of Connor Shahadi, Kieran Halewyn, Brandon Davis and Treet Allison set the school record in the men's 4x400 relay.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (15-8, 8-4)
-- Final national ranking of #3 by the AVCA.
-- Reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament (first appearance since 2008).
-- Won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament (first since 2008, fifth overall).
-- First place in the MPSF regular season (first since 2014, seventh overall).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- David Hunt: MPSF Coach of the Year.
-- Kaleb Denmark: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... Volleyball Magazine All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF second team ... AVCA National Player of the Week (4/2) ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2/25) ... MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (4/1) ... Hawai'i Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament team ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Noah Dyer: MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/21) ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- J.T. Martin: Named to U.S. Men's Junior National Team.
-- Robert Mullahey: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF honorable mention ... MPSF All-Tournament team ...
-- Kevin Vaz: Two-time MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/7, 4/1).
-- Michael Wexter: Volleyball Magazine All-American second team ... AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF first team ... MPSF All-Tournament team ... Hawai'i Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament team.
-- Spencer Wickens: MPSF All-Academic.
-- David Wieczorek: AVCA All-American first team ... Volleyball Magazine All-American first team ... MPSF Player of the Year ... All-MPSF first team ... MPSF Tournament MVP ... AVCA National Player of the Week (2/12) ... Two-time MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (2/11, 4/8) ... MPSF All-Academic.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL (20-11)
-- Final national ranking of #7 by the AVCA.
-- Tied for seventh place at the NCAA Championships.
-- Second place at the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Brook Bauer: AVCA All-American first team ... Volleyball Magazine All-American second team ... DiG Volleyball All-American second team ... WCC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Second place at USA Collegiate Beach Championships (with Deahna Kraft) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Skylar Caputo: All-WCC second team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... WCC Pair of the Month (March).
-- Maddie Dilfer: NCAA Elite 90 Award ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Heidi Dyer: AVCA All-American first team ... DiG Volleyball All-American first team ... Volleyball Magazine All-American second team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Alexis Filippone: WCC Pair of the Month (March).
-- Gigi Hernandez: All-WCC second team.
-- Deahna Kraft: DiG Volleyball All-American second team ... All-WCC first team ... Second place at USA Collegiate Beach Championships (with Brook Bauer).
-- Nikki Lyons: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Simone Priebe: WCC All-Freshman team.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL (22-9, 14-4)
-- Finished the season receiving votes in the AVCA coaches poll.
-- Reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament (first appearance since 2012).
-- Second in the West Coast Conference (best since 2011).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Rachel Ahrens: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Heidi Dyer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jaiden Farr: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Hannah Frohling: All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (9/24) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District second team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Hana Lishman: Selected to U.S. Collegiate National Team.
-- Alli O'Harra: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Blossom Sato: All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (10/15).
-- Shannon Scully: All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC Player of the Week (11/21) ... Attended U.S. Collegiate National Team tryout.
-- Tarah Wylie: All-WCC honorable mention ... Attended U.S. Collegiate National Team tryout.
MEN'S WATER POLO (16-11, 3-1)
-- Final national ranking of #9 by the CWPA.
-- Third place at the Golden Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Tied for second place in the GCC regular season.
-- Michael Dakis: GCC All-Academic team.
-- Chris Dilworth: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... All-GCC first team ... GCC Player of the Week (10/4).
-- Curtis Jarvis: GCC All-Academic team.
-- Balazs Kosa: ACWPC All-American third team ... All-GCC second team ... GCC All-Freshman team ... GCC All-Tournament team.
-- Mate Toth: All-GCC second team ... GCC Player of the Week (10/11) ... GCC All-Academic team.
-- Jacob Watson: GCC All-Academic team.
PEPPERDINE STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS
The following awards were handed out at Pepperdine's Student-Athlete Honors Ceremony on April 14.
-- Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Nick Heath, cross country/track
-- Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jenna Tunnell, indoor/beach volleyball
-- Male "Wave of the Year": Chris Dilworth, water polo
-- Female "Wave of the Year": Skylar Caputo, beach volleyball
-- Maurice Hilliard Award: Megan House, women's basketball
-- In the final NACDA/Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings, Pepperdine finished in 78th place overall (second among WCC schools and second among I-AAA teams). Pepperdine improved on its 89th place finish from last year. This is the sixth time in the last 15 years that Pepperdine has finished in the top two in the I-AAA standings.
-- Five teams finished with top 25 national rankings.
-- Four teams won a total of six conference championships.
-- 10 student-athletes earned All-American honors.
-- 65 student-athletes earned all-conference honors (38 on the first team).
-- One student-athlete earned CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.
-- Three student-athletes earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honors.
-- 58 student-athletes earned conference all-academic honors (25 on the first team).
-- Four student-athletes were Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars.
-- 124 student-athletes earned a place on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
-- 190 student-athletes earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status.
-- Nine teams earned public recognition awards from the NCAA for their outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
-- In the most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rate report (released November 2018), the Waves had an overall rate of 90 percent, better than the national rate of 87 percent. Five teams had perfect 100 percent GSR rates (men's golf, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's volleyball and women's volleyball).
-- Pepperdine won the PCH Cup, its annual series with rival Loyola Marymount, for the eighth time in 10 years, with a score of 15.5 to 7.5.
Following is a listing of each team and student-athlete's accomplishments:
BASEBALL (24-25, 14-13)
-- Tied for sixth place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Joe Caparis: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Billy Cook: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Wil Jensen: 28th-round MLB Draft choice of the Oakland Athletics.
-- Matthew Kanfer: WCC All-Academic first team ... 36th-round MLB Draft choice of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
-- Trevor Kniskern: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Easton Lucas: All-WCC second team ... 14th-round MLB Draft choice of the Miami Marlins.
-- Michael Mahony: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Quincy McAfee: 26th-round MLB Draft choice of the Cincinnati Reds.
-- Aharon Modlin: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jonathan Pendergast: WCC Pitcher of the Week (4/29) ... 28th-round MLB Draft choice of the Baltimore Orioles.
-- Saul Sandoval-Estrada: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Christian Stoutland: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Wyatt Young: All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC All-Freshman team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL (16-18, 6-10)
-- Reached the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament (third time in five years).
-- Eighth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- One of only nine teams in the country to improve by 10 or more wins from the previous season.
-- Kameron Edwards: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Kessler Edwards: WCC All-Freshman team ... Invited to USA Basketball U19 camp.
-- Colbey Ross: All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Tournament team ... Islands of the Bahamas Showcase All-Tournament team ... WCC Player of the Week (1/28) ... Set single-season records for assists, free throws made and attempted and minutes played.
-- Jade' Smith: WCC Player of the Week (1/7).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (22-12, 12-6)
-- Reached the Round of 16 of the WNIT (earned first postseason wins in modern era).
-- Reached the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament (first time since 2010).
-- Tied for third place in the WCC's regular season (best since 2011).
-- One of only nine teams in the country to improve by 12 or more wins from the previous season.
-- Malia Bambrick: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Megan House: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Rose Pflug: CoSIDA Academic All-District second team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Yasmine Robinson-Bacote: WCC Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Tournament team ... Two-time WCC Player of the Week (11/26, 2/25) ... Set school single-game record with 47 points vs. Sacramento State (11/23).
-- Barbara Sitanggan: All-WCC honorable mention ... Set Pepperdine single-season record for free throws made (167) ... WCC Sportsmanship Award.
-- Keyari Sleezer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 15th place at the NCAA West Regional (best-ever finish).
-- Seventh place at the West Coast Conference Championships (best since 2009).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Adam Fahey: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Alex Egan: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Preston Gromer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Nick Heath: Broke own school record in the 8K ... WCC All-Academic first team.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 34th place at the NCAA West Regional (best since 2014).
-- 10th place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Caroline Archer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Izabela Garcia-Arce: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Cori Persinger: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Tatum Rask: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Lindsay Sanger: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
MEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #14 by Golfstat and #16 by Golfweek/Sagarin (best ranking since 2004).
-- 11th place at the NCAA Championships (best finish since 2004).
-- Fourth place at the NCAA Austin Regional.
-- First place at the West Coast Conference Championships (second in a row, 20th overall).
-- Michael Beard: WCC Coach of the Year.
-- Clay Feagler: Ranked #54 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin and #64 by Golfstat ... GCAA All-West Region ... All-WCC first team ... Co-medalist at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... WCC Player of the Month (October).
-- Joe Highsmith: Ranked #99 nationally by Golfstat ... WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC first team.
-- RJ Manke: All-WCC first team ... Won two tournaments (WCC Championships, Alister MacKenzie Invitational) ... Set Pepperdine 18-hole (10-under) and 54-hole (21-under) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Joshua McCarthy: Ranked #70 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin and #93 by Golfstat ... GCAA All-West Region ... All-WCC first team.
WOMEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #36 by Golfstat and #38 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
-- 15th place at the NCAA Norman Regional.
-- First place at the West Coast Conference Championships (first since 2015, 18th overall).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Laurie Gibbs: WCC Coach of the Year (for the 13th time).
-- Hannah Haythorne: All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Momoka Kobori: All-WCC first team.
-- Hira Naveed: WGCA All-American honorable mention ... Golfweek All-America honorable mention ... Ranked #31 nationally by both Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin ... WCC Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Won three tournaments (WCC Championships, Dick McGuire Invitational, Stanford Intercollegiate) ... Three-time WCC Player of the Month (September, October, March) ... Set a Pepperdine single-season record with 16 below-par rounds ... Named to Arnold Palmer Cup international team.
-- Patricia Wong: All-WCC first team.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (11-6-2, 6-1-2)
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Joelle Anderson: All-WCC second team.
-- Hailey Harbison: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... WCC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... First-round NWSL Draft selection by North Carolina Courage.
-- Laura Ishikawa: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Michelle Maemone: Third-round NWSL Draft selection by Utah Royals FC.
-- Isabel Nelson: WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC second team ... WCC All-Freshman team ... WCC Player of the Week (10/15) ... Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (10/15).
-- Brielle Preece: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... WCC Goalkeeper of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Set Pepperdine career record for goals-against average (0.59) ... WCC Player of the Week (10/8) ... Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (10/8) ... Senior CLASS Award candidate ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Christina Settles: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Brie Welch: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
-- Second place at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Championships (best since 2008).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Earned CSCAA Scholar-America team status for the 10th consecutive semester.
-- Lauren Allard: All-PCSC first team (200 breast) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 breast, 100 IM) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Cassie Anderson: All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back, 200 back).
-- Sophia Anderson: All-PCSC first team (1650 free) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (1000 free).
-- Haley Bergthold: All-PCSC first team (200 fly) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 fly).
-- Caroline Boone: All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Paige Brackett: All-PCSC first team (400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free, 200 free, 500 free).
-- Julianna Chan: All-PCSC first team (100 breast) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (200 breast, 100 IM) ... Set school record in the 100 IM ... Swam at CSCAA National Invitational Championships ... PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Amy Griffin: All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Paulina Holmberg: All-PCSC first team (3-meter diving) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (1-meter diving).
-- Trinity Ishikawa: All-PCSC first team (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 IM).
-- Olivia Kayye: All-PCSC first team (1650 free, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (500 free, 400 IM).
-- Maggie Leist: PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Gabriela Maffly: PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Lindsey Marian: All-PCSC honorable mention (1650 free).
-- Sam Marlott: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Nicole Matheson: PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Khloe McCarthy: All-PCSC first team (500 free, 1000 free, 400 IM) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Megan Minor: All-PCSC first team (200 back) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back).
-- Anne Mummery: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Ali North: All-PCSC first team (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Anna Riekhof: All-PCSC first team (200 breast) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 breast, 100 IM) ... Swam at CSCAA National Invitational Championships ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Sofia Shah: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Ryane Skinner: All-PCSC first team (200 IM) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (400 IM, 200 back) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Sammie Slater: All-PCSC first team (200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Kayla Smith: PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Julia Sneden: PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Lexie Wanninger: All-PCSC honorable mention (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving) ... PCSC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Four relay teams set school records: the 200 free relay (Boone, Griffin, Slater, Ishikawa), the 400 free relay (Slater, Griffin, Boone, Brackett), the 800 free relay (Boone, Slater, Kayye, Brackett) and the 200 medley relay (Ishikawa, Chan, Bergthold, Griffin).
MEN'S TENNIS (11-13, 5-4)
-- Played in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Tied for fourth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Enrique Luque Rico: All-WCC second team (singles).
-- Matias Sborowitz: All-WCC second team (singles).
-- Corrado Summaria: All-WCC second team (singles).
-- Tim Zeitvogel: All-WCC honorable mention (singles).
WOMEN'S TENNIS (24-4, 9-0)
-- Final national ranking of #6 by the ITA (best since 1991).
-- Reached the quarterfinals at the NCAA Tournament (seventh time, matching best finish in program history).
-- Won the West Coast Conference Tournament (seventh consecutive, 29th time overall).
-- First place in the WCC's regular season (eighth consecutive).
-- Per Nilsson: ITA Southwest Region Coach of the Year.
-- Jessica Failla: Ranked #53 nationally by the ITA in singles ... Ranked #24 in doubles (with Anastasia Iamachkine) ... Played in first round of NCAA Singles Tournament ... All-WCC second team (singles and doubles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (2/12) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Anastasia Iamachkine: Ranked #24 nationally by the ITA in doubles (with Jessica Failla) ... All-WCC second team (doubles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/9) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (2/19, 3/12).
-- Daria Kuczer: Ranked #64 nationally by the ITA in doubles (with Ashley Lahey) ... All-WCC second team (doubles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/19, 4/9).
-- Ashley Lahey: Ranked #27 nationally by the ITA in singles ... Ranked #64 in doubles (with Daria Kuczer) ... Reached second round of NCAA Singles Tournament ... ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... All-WCC second team (doubles) ... Three-time WCC Singles Player of the Week (2/5, 2/26, 3/19) ... Three-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (2/12, 3/19, 4/9) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Adrijana Lekaj: Ranked #84 nationally by the ITA in singles ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/2).
-- Dzina Milovanovic: All-WCC second team (singles).
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TRACK
-- Received public recognition awards (men and women) from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Brandon Davis: Set school records in the men's 400 meters and 400-meter hurdles.
-- Jackson Felkins: Set the school record in the men's 10,000 meters.
-- Nick Heath: CoSIDA Academic All-American second team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team.
-- Talya Holenstein: Set the school record in the women's 800 meters (indoor).
-- Abbey Meck: Set school records in the women's mile (both indoor and outdoor) and the 5,000 meters (indoor).
-- Caila Tongco: Set school records in the women's 100-meter hurdles (outdoor) and 60-meter hurdles (indoor).
-- The quartet of Connor Shahadi, Kieran Halewyn, Brandon Davis and Treet Allison set the school record in the men's 4x400 relay.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (15-8, 8-4)
-- Final national ranking of #3 by the AVCA.
-- Reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament (first appearance since 2008).
-- Won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament (first since 2008, fifth overall).
-- First place in the MPSF regular season (first since 2014, seventh overall).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- David Hunt: MPSF Coach of the Year.
-- Kaleb Denmark: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... Volleyball Magazine All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF second team ... AVCA National Player of the Week (4/2) ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2/25) ... MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (4/1) ... Hawai'i Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament team ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Noah Dyer: MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/21) ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- J.T. Martin: Named to U.S. Men's Junior National Team.
-- Robert Mullahey: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF honorable mention ... MPSF All-Tournament team ...
-- Kevin Vaz: Two-time MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/7, 4/1).
-- Michael Wexter: Volleyball Magazine All-American second team ... AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF first team ... MPSF All-Tournament team ... Hawai'i Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament team.
-- Spencer Wickens: MPSF All-Academic.
-- David Wieczorek: AVCA All-American first team ... Volleyball Magazine All-American first team ... MPSF Player of the Year ... All-MPSF first team ... MPSF Tournament MVP ... AVCA National Player of the Week (2/12) ... Two-time MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (2/11, 4/8) ... MPSF All-Academic.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL (20-11)
-- Final national ranking of #7 by the AVCA.
-- Tied for seventh place at the NCAA Championships.
-- Second place at the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Brook Bauer: AVCA All-American first team ... Volleyball Magazine All-American second team ... DiG Volleyball All-American second team ... WCC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Second place at USA Collegiate Beach Championships (with Deahna Kraft) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Skylar Caputo: All-WCC second team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... WCC Pair of the Month (March).
-- Maddie Dilfer: NCAA Elite 90 Award ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Heidi Dyer: AVCA All-American first team ... DiG Volleyball All-American first team ... Volleyball Magazine All-American second team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Alexis Filippone: WCC Pair of the Month (March).
-- Gigi Hernandez: All-WCC second team.
-- Deahna Kraft: DiG Volleyball All-American second team ... All-WCC first team ... Second place at USA Collegiate Beach Championships (with Brook Bauer).
-- Nikki Lyons: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Simone Priebe: WCC All-Freshman team.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL (22-9, 14-4)
-- Finished the season receiving votes in the AVCA coaches poll.
-- Reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament (first appearance since 2012).
-- Second in the West Coast Conference (best since 2011).
-- Received a public recognition award from the NCAA for an outstanding Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
-- Rachel Ahrens: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Heidi Dyer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jaiden Farr: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Hannah Frohling: All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (9/24) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District second team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Hana Lishman: Selected to U.S. Collegiate National Team.
-- Alli O'Harra: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Blossom Sato: All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (10/15).
-- Shannon Scully: All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC Player of the Week (11/21) ... Attended U.S. Collegiate National Team tryout.
-- Tarah Wylie: All-WCC honorable mention ... Attended U.S. Collegiate National Team tryout.
MEN'S WATER POLO (16-11, 3-1)
-- Final national ranking of #9 by the CWPA.
-- Third place at the Golden Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Tied for second place in the GCC regular season.
-- Michael Dakis: GCC All-Academic team.
-- Chris Dilworth: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... All-GCC first team ... GCC Player of the Week (10/4).
-- Curtis Jarvis: GCC All-Academic team.
-- Balazs Kosa: ACWPC All-American third team ... All-GCC second team ... GCC All-Freshman team ... GCC All-Tournament team.
-- Mate Toth: All-GCC second team ... GCC Player of the Week (10/11) ... GCC All-Academic team.
-- Jacob Watson: GCC All-Academic team.
PEPPERDINE STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS
The following awards were handed out at Pepperdine's Student-Athlete Honors Ceremony on April 14.
-- Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Nick Heath, cross country/track
-- Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jenna Tunnell, indoor/beach volleyball
-- Male "Wave of the Year": Chris Dilworth, water polo
-- Female "Wave of the Year": Skylar Caputo, beach volleyball
-- Maurice Hilliard Award: Megan House, women's basketball
Players Mentioned
OH/OPP
/ Women's Volleyball
Sprint Free/Breast
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Distance
/ Track
Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
M/F
/ Women's Soccer
Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Cross Country
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Fly/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Free/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
C
/ Baseball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Fly/Breast/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
INF
/ Baseball
ATK/C/D
/ Men's Water Polo
Mid-Distance
/ Track
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
C
/ Men's Water Polo
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
Distance
/ Track
/ Cross Country
/ Women's Tennis
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Men's Golf
/ Cross Country
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
Distance
/ Track
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Cross Country
Mid-Distance
/ Track
D/F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Golf
/ Cross Country
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Men's Golf
Diving
/ Women's Swim/Dive
C
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Tennis
D/M
/ Women's Soccer
Back/Free/Fly
/ Women's Swim/Dive
ATK
/ Men's Water Polo
RHP/INF
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
Free/Breast
/ Women's Swim/Dive
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Golf
ATK
/ Men's Water Polo
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Free/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Women's Tennis
L
/ Women's Volleyball
LHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
D/F
/ Women's Soccer
Sprint Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Men's Golf
Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Fly/Back/Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Free/Back/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
INF
/ Baseball
/ Men's Golf
Free/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Cross Country
/ Women's Tennis
Back/Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
INF
/ Baseball
S
/ Men's Volleyball
Back/Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Women's Golf
D/F
/ Women's Soccer
Diving
/ Women's Swim/Dive
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Cross Country
G
/ Women's Basketball
GK
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Cross Country
/ Men's Tennis
Breast/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
INF
/ Baseball
Distance
/ Track
S
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
M
/ Women's Soccer
Free/Fly
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Mid-Distance
/ Track
G
/ Women's Basketball
Breast/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
Back/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Fly/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Men's Tennis
Sprints
/ Track
OPP/S
/ Women's Volleyball
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
ATK
/ Men's Water Polo
F
/ Women's Soccer
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
L
/ Men's Volleyball
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Golf
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
INF
/ Baseball
/ Men's Tennis
