2019-20 Awards and Accomplishments
8/21/2020 10:45:00 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, which came to a premature end on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic:
-- Seven teams finished with top 25 national rankings.
-- One team won a conference championship.
-- Two student-athletes earned National Player of the Year honors.
-- 11 student-athletes earned All-American honors.
-- 40 student-athletes earned all-conference honors (25 on the first team).
-- One student-athlete was a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
-- Three student-athletes earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honors.
-- 61 student-athletes earned conference all-academic honors (27 on the first team).
-- Five student-athletes were Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars.
-- 123 student-athletes earned a place on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
-- 169 student-athletes earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status.
-- Eight 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 October 2019), the Waves had an overall rate of 90 percent, better than the national rate of 89 percent. Seven teams had perfect 100 percent GSR rates (women's cross country and track, men's golf, women's swimming and diving, 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 ninth time in 11 years with a score of 10.5 to 4.5.
-- The NACDA/Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings were canceled for 2019-20.
Following is a listing of each team and student-athlete's accomplishments:
SEASONS COMPLETED
MEN'S BASKETBALL (16-16, 8-8)
-- Reached the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Sixth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Sedrick Altman: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Kameron Edwards: All-WCC second team ... WCC Player of the Week (1/27) ... Senior CLASS Award candidate.
-- Kessler Edwards: All-WCC second team.
-- Colbey Ross: NABC All-District first team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Tournament team ... WCC Player of the Week (12/23) ... Set school career record for assists (647) and single-season record for assists per game (7.2) ... Set Pepperdine record for most points in a WCC Tournament game (43).
-- Robbie Skead: NABC Honors Court.
-- Michael Wexler: NABC Honors Court.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (16-15, 8-10)
-- Reached the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Sixth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Monique Andriuolo: WCC Player of the Week (2/3).
-- Deezha Battle: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Paige Fecske: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Hannah Friend: WCC All-Tournament team.
-- Jayda Ruffus-Milner: WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Jayla Ruffus-Milner: WCC All-Freshman team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Barbara Sitanggan: All-WCC first team ... Set school career record for assists (503).
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 13th place at the NCAA West Regional (best-ever finish).
-- Seventh place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Alex Egan: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jackson Felkins: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Jalen Frantal: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Preston Gromer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Kyle McCabe: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Karl Winter: WCC All-Academic first team.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 35th place at the NCAA West Regional.
-- 10th place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Izabela Garcia-Arce: WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Annelies Ondersma: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Key Pearson: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Cori Persinger: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Tatum Rask: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Riley Wright: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (11-6-3, 7-2-0)
-- Competed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Received a Team Academic Award from United Soccer Coaches.
-- Joelle Anderson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Zoe Clevely: Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (8/27).
-- Chloe Gaynor: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Madi Cook: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Kinsey Ehmann: WCC All-Freshman team ... Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (9/17).
-- Devyn Gilfoy: All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC Player of the Week (11/4).
-- Laura Ishikawa: WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Isabel Nelson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region third team ... All-WCC second team ... WCC Player of the Week (9/16).
-- Olivia Packer: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Erin Sinai: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Trinity Watson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Brie Welch: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Brooke Zenner: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
-- Second place at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Championships.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American team awards for both the fall and spring semesters.
-- Jana Vincent: PCSC Championships Coach of the Meet.
-- Caroline Anderson: All-PCSC first team (200 fly) ... All-PCSC second team (100 fly).
-- Sophia Anderson: All-PCSC second team (mile) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (500 free and 1000 free).
-- Julianna Birlin: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 IM, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ... Set school record in the 100 IM ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Paige Brackett: PCSC champion (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (200 free, 500 free) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Kendall Brown: All-PCSC first team (100 breast, 200 breast, 400 medley relay) ... All-PCSC second team (200 IM).
-- Amy Griffin: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (100 back).
-- Sarah Hamilton: All-PCSC second team (100 fly, 200 fly).
-- Paulina Holmberg: All-PCSC first team (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving).
-- Trinity Ishikawa: All-PCSC first team (100 fly, 400 medley relay) ... All-PCSC second team (100 back, 200 back).
-- Olivia Kayye: All-PCSC second team (mile) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (400 IM, 1000 free).
-- Nohea Lileikis: PCSC champion (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 free, 500 free, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (100 free) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Khloe McCarthy: All-PCSC first team (400 IM) ... All-PCSC second team (500 free, 1000 free).
-- Megan Minor: All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back, 200 back).
-- Emily Morton: PCSC champion (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay) ... Set school records in the 200 back and 400 IM.
-- Anna Riekhof: All-PCSC first team (100 breast, 200 breast).
-- Jenna Sanchez: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 breast, 200 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (200 breast) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Sammie Slater: PCSC champion (200 free, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (100 free, 200 free, 800 free, 400 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (50 free) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Olivia Stotz: All-PCSC first team (1-meter diving) ... All-PCSC second team (3-meter diving).
-- Isabella Wanninger: All-PCSC second team (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving).
-- Jasmine Williams: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (100 back, 200 back, 50 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Four relay teams set school records: the 200 free relay (Birlin, Griffin, Williams, Sanchez), the 400 free relay (Slater, Griffin, Birlin, Williams), the 800 free relay (Lileikis, Slater, Morton, Brackett) and the 200 medley relay (Williams, Morton, Hamilton, Griffin).
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL (18-11, 14-4)
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Received the AVCA Team Academic award.
-- Rachel Ahrens: All-WCC second team ... Set school single-season record for service aces (49).
-- Hannah Frohling: All-WCC first team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District second team ... WCC All-Academic first team ... WCC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
-- Hana Lishman: All-WCC honorable mention ... Earned a spot on U.S. National Team Spring Training Roster.
-- Alli O'Harra: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Shannon Scully: AVCA All-Pacific South Region honorable mention ... All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (10/7) ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Collegiate National Team Gold Roster and the Spring Training Roster.
-- Madison Shields: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Tarah Wylie: AVCA All-Pacific South Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (11/4) ... Set school career record for sets played (455).
-- Isabel Zelaya: WCC All-Freshman team.
MEN'S WATER POLO (25-8, 4-1)
-- Final national ranking of #4 by the CWPA.
-- Reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament (first appearance since 1997).
-- First place at the Golden Coast Conference Tournament (first school to win the tournament twice).
-- Second place in the GCC regular season.
-- Terry Schroeder: GCC Coach of the Year.
-- Marko Asic: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC Player of the Week (10/17).
-- Chris Dilworth: ACWPC All-American second team ... All-GCC first team ... NCAA All-Tournament team ... GCC Player of the Week (11/14).
-- Balazs Kosa: ACWPC All-American second team ... All-GCC first team ... NCAA All-Tournament team ... GCC All-Tournament team ... GCC Player of the Week (10/10).
-- John Claude Marco: All-GCC honorable mention.
-- Kyle McKenney: GCC All-Academic.
-- Austin Smit: GCC All-Freshman team.
-- Sean Thomas: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... GCC Tournament MVP.
-- Mate Toth: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC All-Tournament team ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Jacob Watson: GCC All-Academic.
SEASONS CANCELED WHILE IN PROGRESS
BASEBALL (12-3, 0-0)
-- Final national rankings of #16 by Baseball America, #20 by Collegiate Baseball and #21 by D1Baseball.
-- Cooper Chandler: WCC Pitcher of the Week (2/24) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Billy Cook: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Gunnar Groen: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Michael Mahony: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Mike Malinchak: WCC Player of the Week (3/9).
-- Aharon Modlin: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Wyatt Young: Preseason All-WCC team.
MEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #1 in Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll, #1 by Golfstat and #2 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
-- Won three tournaments (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Southwestern Invitational, Amer Ari Invitational).
-- Received a GCAA Outstanding Team Academic Award.
-- Michael Beard: Dave Williams Award winner (national coach of the year).
-- Joe Highsmith: Ranked #75 by Golfstat and #91 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region.
-- Derek Hitchner: GCAA All-America Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- RJ Manke: GCAA All-America Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- William Mouw: GCAA/PING All-American first team ... Golfweek All-American second team ... GCAA Freshman All-American ... Ranked #10 nationally by Golfstat and #15 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... Named to U.S. Arnold Palmer Cup team ... Won the Amer Ari Invitational ... Watch list for Fred Haskins and Ben Hogan awards.
-- Austin Murphy: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Sahith Theegala: Unanimous National Player of the Year (won Fred Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award and Jack Nicklaus Award) ... GCAA/PING All-American first team ... Golfweek All-American first team ... Ranked #1 nationally by both Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... Won the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and the Southwestern Invitational ... School single-season record for scoring average (69.04) ... Set career records for scoring average (70.61) and below-par rounds (74) and tied records for top-20 finishes (36) and wins (four) ... Ben Hogan Award Player of the Month (January).
WOMEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #46 by Golfstat and #53 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Kathrine Chan: WGCA All-American Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Momoka Kobori: WGCA All-American honorable mention ... Ranked #49 nationally by Golfstat and #57 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Won the Dick McGuire Invitational ... WCC Player of the Month (September) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
MEN'S TENNIS (11-0, 2-0)
-- Final national ranking of #19 by the ITA.
-- Final remaining unbeaten team in the country.
-- Received ITA All-Academic Team status.
-- Daniel De Jonge: ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year ... WCC Player of the Week (3/10) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Pietro Fellin: ITA Scholar-Athlete.
-- Adrian Oetzbach: WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10).
-- Enrique Luque Rico: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Corrado Summaria: Ranked #101 nationally by the ITA in singles ... Preseason All-WCC team.
-- Tim Zeitvogel: WCC Sportsmanship Award ... WCC Player of the Week (2/18) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (8-4, 0-0)
-- Final national ranking of #13 by the ITA.
-- Received ITA All-Academic Team status.
-- Jessica Failla: Ranked #35 nationally by the ITA in singles and #55 in doubles with Anastasia Iamachkine ... Preseason All-WCC team ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Anastasia Iamachkine: Ranked #33 nationally by the ITA in singles and #55 in doubles with Jessica Failla ... Two-time WCC Player of the Week (2/18, 2/25) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Ashley Lahey: ITA Senior National Player of the Year ... ITA All-American ... Ranked #1 nationally by the ITA in singles ... ITA Southwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award ... ITA Southwest Region Senior Player of the Year ... WCC Player of the Week (3/10) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10) ... Two-time ITA Player of the Month (September, October) ... Won three fall singles titles: Oracle/ITA Masters, Women's Collegiate Invitational at Pepperdine and the ITA All-American Championships ... Preseason All-WCC team .. CoSIDA Academic All-American first team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Astrid Olsen: WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
-- Lisa Zaar: ITA Scholar-Athlete.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TRACK
-- Both teams received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Skyler Danley: Set women's records in the indoor 3,000 meters and the indoor 5,000 meters.
-- Cori Persinger: Set the women's record in the outdoor mile.
-- Karl Winter: Set men's records in the 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (8-6, 3-2)
-- Final national ranking of #8 by the AVCA.
-- JT Ardell: MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2/17) ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Noah Dyer: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF first team ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Alex Gettinger: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Joe Karlous: MPSF All-Freshman team.
-- Diego Perez: MPSF All-Freshman team ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/20).
-- Jacob Steele: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Spencer Wickens: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Austin Wilmot: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF second team.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL (2-5, 0-0)
-- Final national ranking of #10 by the AVCA.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Received the AVCA Team Academic award.
-- Brook Bauer: Preseason All-WCC team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jordan Ferrari: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Alexis Filippone: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Hannah Frohling: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Katie Gavin: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Savana Greene: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Gigi Hernandez: Preseason All-WCC team.
-- Michaela Kasper: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Deahna Kraft: Preseason All-WCC team.
-- Peyton Lewis: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Melanie Paul: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Simone Priebe: WCC All-Academic first team.
PEPPERDINE STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS
The following awards were given during Pepperdine's Student-Athlete Honors Ceremony on April 19.
-- Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mate Toth, water polo
-- Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ashley Lahey, tennis
-- Male "Wave of the Year": Jalen Frantal, cross country/track
-- Female "Wave of the Year": Hannah Frohling, volleyball
-- Maurice Hilliard Award: Jalen Frantal, cross country/track
-- Seven teams finished with top 25 national rankings.
-- One team won a conference championship.
-- Two student-athletes earned National Player of the Year honors.
-- 11 student-athletes earned All-American honors.
-- 40 student-athletes earned all-conference honors (25 on the first team).
-- One student-athlete was a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
-- Three student-athletes earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honors.
-- 61 student-athletes earned conference all-academic honors (27 on the first team).
-- Five student-athletes were Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars.
-- 123 student-athletes earned a place on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
-- 169 student-athletes earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status.
-- Eight 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 October 2019), the Waves had an overall rate of 90 percent, better than the national rate of 89 percent. Seven teams had perfect 100 percent GSR rates (women's cross country and track, men's golf, women's swimming and diving, 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 ninth time in 11 years with a score of 10.5 to 4.5.
-- The NACDA/Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings were canceled for 2019-20.
🕰Travel back in time with us as we reflect on the 2019-20 year in athletics and jump into a new one this week.
— Pepperdine Athletics (@PepperdineWaves) August 21, 2020
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Following is a listing of each team and student-athlete's accomplishments:
SEASONS COMPLETED
MEN'S BASKETBALL (16-16, 8-8)
-- Reached the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Sixth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Sedrick Altman: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Kameron Edwards: All-WCC second team ... WCC Player of the Week (1/27) ... Senior CLASS Award candidate.
-- Kessler Edwards: All-WCC second team.
-- Colbey Ross: NABC All-District first team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Tournament team ... WCC Player of the Week (12/23) ... Set school career record for assists (647) and single-season record for assists per game (7.2) ... Set Pepperdine record for most points in a WCC Tournament game (43).
-- Robbie Skead: NABC Honors Court.
-- Michael Wexler: NABC Honors Court.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (16-15, 8-10)
-- Reached the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Sixth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Monique Andriuolo: WCC Player of the Week (2/3).
-- Deezha Battle: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Paige Fecske: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Hannah Friend: WCC All-Tournament team.
-- Jayda Ruffus-Milner: WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Jayla Ruffus-Milner: WCC All-Freshman team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Barbara Sitanggan: All-WCC first team ... Set school career record for assists (503).
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 13th place at the NCAA West Regional (best-ever finish).
-- Seventh place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Alex Egan: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jackson Felkins: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Jalen Frantal: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Preston Gromer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Kyle McCabe: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Karl Winter: WCC All-Academic first team.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 35th place at the NCAA West Regional.
-- 10th place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Izabela Garcia-Arce: WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Annelies Ondersma: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Key Pearson: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Cori Persinger: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Tatum Rask: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Riley Wright: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (11-6-3, 7-2-0)
-- Competed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Received a Team Academic Award from United Soccer Coaches.
-- Joelle Anderson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Zoe Clevely: Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (8/27).
-- Chloe Gaynor: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Madi Cook: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Kinsey Ehmann: WCC All-Freshman team ... Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (9/17).
-- Devyn Gilfoy: All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC Player of the Week (11/4).
-- Laura Ishikawa: WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Isabel Nelson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region third team ... All-WCC second team ... WCC Player of the Week (9/16).
-- Olivia Packer: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Erin Sinai: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Trinity Watson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Brie Welch: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Brooke Zenner: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
-- Second place at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Championships.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American team awards for both the fall and spring semesters.
-- Jana Vincent: PCSC Championships Coach of the Meet.
-- Caroline Anderson: All-PCSC first team (200 fly) ... All-PCSC second team (100 fly).
-- Sophia Anderson: All-PCSC second team (mile) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (500 free and 1000 free).
-- Julianna Birlin: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 IM, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ... Set school record in the 100 IM ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Paige Brackett: PCSC champion (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (200 free, 500 free) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Kendall Brown: All-PCSC first team (100 breast, 200 breast, 400 medley relay) ... All-PCSC second team (200 IM).
-- Amy Griffin: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (100 back).
-- Sarah Hamilton: All-PCSC second team (100 fly, 200 fly).
-- Paulina Holmberg: All-PCSC first team (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving).
-- Trinity Ishikawa: All-PCSC first team (100 fly, 400 medley relay) ... All-PCSC second team (100 back, 200 back).
-- Olivia Kayye: All-PCSC second team (mile) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (400 IM, 1000 free).
-- Nohea Lileikis: PCSC champion (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 free, 500 free, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (100 free) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Khloe McCarthy: All-PCSC first team (400 IM) ... All-PCSC second team (500 free, 1000 free).
-- Megan Minor: All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back, 200 back).
-- Emily Morton: PCSC champion (800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay) ... Set school records in the 200 back and 400 IM.
-- Anna Riekhof: All-PCSC first team (100 breast, 200 breast).
-- Jenna Sanchez: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 breast, 200 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (200 breast) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Sammie Slater: PCSC champion (200 free, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (100 free, 200 free, 800 free, 400 free relay) ... All-PCSC second team (50 free) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Olivia Stotz: All-PCSC first team (1-meter diving) ... All-PCSC second team (3-meter diving).
-- Isabella Wanninger: All-PCSC second team (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving).
-- Jasmine Williams: PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (100 back, 200 back, 50 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay) ... Qualified for the National Invitational Championships.
-- Four relay teams set school records: the 200 free relay (Birlin, Griffin, Williams, Sanchez), the 400 free relay (Slater, Griffin, Birlin, Williams), the 800 free relay (Lileikis, Slater, Morton, Brackett) and the 200 medley relay (Williams, Morton, Hamilton, Griffin).
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL (18-11, 14-4)
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Received the AVCA Team Academic award.
-- Rachel Ahrens: All-WCC second team ... Set school single-season record for service aces (49).
-- Hannah Frohling: All-WCC first team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District second team ... WCC All-Academic first team ... WCC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
-- Hana Lishman: All-WCC honorable mention ... Earned a spot on U.S. National Team Spring Training Roster.
-- Alli O'Harra: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Shannon Scully: AVCA All-Pacific South Region honorable mention ... All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (10/7) ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Collegiate National Team Gold Roster and the Spring Training Roster.
-- Madison Shields: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Tarah Wylie: AVCA All-Pacific South Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Week (11/4) ... Set school career record for sets played (455).
-- Isabel Zelaya: WCC All-Freshman team.
MEN'S WATER POLO (25-8, 4-1)
-- Final national ranking of #4 by the CWPA.
-- Reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament (first appearance since 1997).
-- First place at the Golden Coast Conference Tournament (first school to win the tournament twice).
-- Second place in the GCC regular season.
-- Terry Schroeder: GCC Coach of the Year.
-- Marko Asic: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC Player of the Week (10/17).
-- Chris Dilworth: ACWPC All-American second team ... All-GCC first team ... NCAA All-Tournament team ... GCC Player of the Week (11/14).
-- Balazs Kosa: ACWPC All-American second team ... All-GCC first team ... NCAA All-Tournament team ... GCC All-Tournament team ... GCC Player of the Week (10/10).
-- John Claude Marco: All-GCC honorable mention.
-- Kyle McKenney: GCC All-Academic.
-- Austin Smit: GCC All-Freshman team.
-- Sean Thomas: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... GCC Tournament MVP.
-- Mate Toth: ACWPC All-American honorable mention ... All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC All-Tournament team ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Jacob Watson: GCC All-Academic.
SEASONS CANCELED WHILE IN PROGRESS
BASEBALL (12-3, 0-0)
-- Final national rankings of #16 by Baseball America, #20 by Collegiate Baseball and #21 by D1Baseball.
-- Cooper Chandler: WCC Pitcher of the Week (2/24) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Billy Cook: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Gunnar Groen: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Michael Mahony: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Mike Malinchak: WCC Player of the Week (3/9).
-- Aharon Modlin: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Wyatt Young: Preseason All-WCC team.
MEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #1 in Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll, #1 by Golfstat and #2 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
-- Won three tournaments (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Southwestern Invitational, Amer Ari Invitational).
-- Received a GCAA Outstanding Team Academic Award.
-- Michael Beard: Dave Williams Award winner (national coach of the year).
-- Joe Highsmith: Ranked #75 by Golfstat and #91 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region.
-- Derek Hitchner: GCAA All-America Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- RJ Manke: GCAA All-America Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- William Mouw: GCAA/PING All-American first team ... Golfweek All-American second team ... GCAA Freshman All-American ... Ranked #10 nationally by Golfstat and #15 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... Named to U.S. Arnold Palmer Cup team ... Won the Amer Ari Invitational ... Watch list for Fred Haskins and Ben Hogan awards.
-- Austin Murphy: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Sahith Theegala: Unanimous National Player of the Year (won Fred Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award and Jack Nicklaus Award) ... GCAA/PING All-American first team ... Golfweek All-American first team ... Ranked #1 nationally by both Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... Won the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and the Southwestern Invitational ... School single-season record for scoring average (69.04) ... Set career records for scoring average (70.61) and below-par rounds (74) and tied records for top-20 finishes (36) and wins (four) ... Ben Hogan Award Player of the Month (January).
WOMEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #46 by Golfstat and #53 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Kathrine Chan: WGCA All-American Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
-- Momoka Kobori: WGCA All-American honorable mention ... Ranked #49 nationally by Golfstat and #57 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Won the Dick McGuire Invitational ... WCC Player of the Month (September) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
MEN'S TENNIS (11-0, 2-0)
-- Final national ranking of #19 by the ITA.
-- Final remaining unbeaten team in the country.
-- Received ITA All-Academic Team status.
-- Daniel De Jonge: ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year ... WCC Player of the Week (3/10) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Pietro Fellin: ITA Scholar-Athlete.
-- Adrian Oetzbach: WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10).
-- Enrique Luque Rico: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Corrado Summaria: Ranked #101 nationally by the ITA in singles ... Preseason All-WCC team.
-- Tim Zeitvogel: WCC Sportsmanship Award ... WCC Player of the Week (2/18) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (8-4, 0-0)
-- Final national ranking of #13 by the ITA.
-- Received ITA All-Academic Team status.
-- Jessica Failla: Ranked #35 nationally by the ITA in singles and #55 in doubles with Anastasia Iamachkine ... Preseason All-WCC team ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Anastasia Iamachkine: Ranked #33 nationally by the ITA in singles and #55 in doubles with Jessica Failla ... Two-time WCC Player of the Week (2/18, 2/25) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Ashley Lahey: ITA Senior National Player of the Year ... ITA All-American ... Ranked #1 nationally by the ITA in singles ... ITA Southwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award ... ITA Southwest Region Senior Player of the Year ... WCC Player of the Week (3/10) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10) ... Two-time ITA Player of the Month (September, October) ... Won three fall singles titles: Oracle/ITA Masters, Women's Collegiate Invitational at Pepperdine and the ITA All-American Championships ... Preseason All-WCC team .. CoSIDA Academic All-American first team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Astrid Olsen: WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/10) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
-- Lisa Zaar: ITA Scholar-Athlete.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TRACK
-- Both teams received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Skyler Danley: Set women's records in the indoor 3,000 meters and the indoor 5,000 meters.
-- Cori Persinger: Set the women's record in the outdoor mile.
-- Karl Winter: Set men's records in the 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (8-6, 3-2)
-- Final national ranking of #8 by the AVCA.
-- JT Ardell: MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2/17) ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Noah Dyer: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF first team ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Alex Gettinger: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Joe Karlous: MPSF All-Freshman team.
-- Diego Perez: MPSF All-Freshman team ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/20).
-- Jacob Steele: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Spencer Wickens: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Austin Wilmot: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF second team.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL (2-5, 0-0)
-- Final national ranking of #10 by the AVCA.
-- Received an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition award.
-- Received the AVCA Team Academic award.
-- Brook Bauer: Preseason All-WCC team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Jordan Ferrari: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Alexis Filippone: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Hannah Frohling: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Katie Gavin: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Savana Greene: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Gigi Hernandez: Preseason All-WCC team.
-- Michaela Kasper: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Deahna Kraft: Preseason All-WCC team.
-- Peyton Lewis: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Melanie Paul: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Simone Priebe: WCC All-Academic first team.
PEPPERDINE STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS
The following awards were given during Pepperdine's Student-Athlete Honors Ceremony on April 19.
-- Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mate Toth, water polo
-- Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ashley Lahey, tennis
-- Male "Wave of the Year": Jalen Frantal, cross country/track
-- Female "Wave of the Year": Hannah Frohling, volleyball
-- Maurice Hilliard Award: Jalen Frantal, cross country/track
Players Mentioned
OH/OPP
/ Women's Volleyball
G
/ Men's Basketball
Fly/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
M/F
/ Women's Soccer
Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
F
/ Women's Basketball
UTL/ATK
/ Men's Water Polo
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Free/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
Free/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Women's Golf
RHP
/ Baseball
GK
/ Women's Soccer
INF
/ Baseball
/ Cross Country
C
/ Men's Water Polo
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
Distance
/ Track
GK
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Cross Country
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Distance
/ Track
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Distance
/ Track
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
RHP
/ Baseball
Distance
/ Track
Free/Fly
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
Diving
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Women's Tennis
D
/ Women's Soccer
S
/ Men's Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Free/Breast
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Women's Golf
ATK
/ Men's Water Polo
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
L
/ Women's Volleyball
RHP
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
/ Men's Golf
GK
/ Men's Water Polo
Distance
/ Track
Free/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
GK
/ Men's Water Polo
Back/Free
/ Women's Swim/Dive
INF
/ Baseball
Back/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
D
/ Women's Soccer
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Cross Country
M/F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Cross Country
Distance
/ Track
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Distance
/ Track
/ Men's Tennis
Breast/IM
/ Women's Swim/Dive
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
Free/Breast
/ Women's Swim/Dive
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's Volleyball
D
/ Women's Soccer
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
C
/ Men's Water Polo
OPP
/ Men's Volleyball
Diving
/ Women's Swim/Dive
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Golf
2M-D
/ Men's Water Polo
Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
ATK
/ Men's Water Polo
D/F
/ Women's Soccer
G
/ Men's Basketball
OH
/ Men's Volleyball
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim/Dive
MB
/ Men's Volleyball
Distance
/ Track
Mid-Distance
/ Track
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
INF
/ Baseball
/ Women's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
S/OPP
/ Women's Volleyball
D/F
/ Women's Soccer
