2021-22 PEPPERDINE ATHLETICS YEAR-IN-REVIEW
 
MALIBU, California – Pepperdine Athletics had another banner year in 2021-22, winning the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association All-Sports Trophy and accumulating many excellent performances, including NCAA runs by the men's golf (semifinalists), women's tennis (quarterfinalists) and women's soccer (round of 16) teams.
 
Here are some numbers on the school year:
 
-- Pepperdine won the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association All-Sports Trophy for the fourth time in school history, and the first time since 2011-12.
-- Pepperdine finished 62nd in the NACDA/Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings, which was second among WCC schools.
-- Seven teams finished with top 25 national rankings (men's golf, women's soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's volleyball, women's beach volleyball, men's water polo).
-- Five teams won a total of six conference championships (men's golf, men's volleyball, women's golf, women's swimming & diving, women's tennis).
-- Nine teams competed at NCAA Championships or NCAA Regional events (men's cross country, women's cross country, men's golf, women's golf, women's soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's volleyball, women's indoor volleyball).
-- 15 student-athletes earned All-American honors.
-- Three student-athletes earned conference player of the year honors (Shiori Fukuda in women's tennis, Lauren Gomez in women's golf, Dylan Menante in men's golf).
-- Four student-athletes earned other top league awards (Savannah Broadus Freshman of the Year in women's tennis, Grace Chillingworth Freshman of the Year in women's indoor volleyball, Lauren Gomez Freshman of the Year in women's golf, Bryce Dvorak MPSF Tournament MVP in men's volleyball).
-- Three coaches earned conference coach of the year honors (Michael Beard in men's golf, Laurie Gibbs in women's golf, David Hunt in men's volleyball) and another earned conference coach of the championship meet (Ellie Monobe in women's swim/dive).
-- 64 student-athletes earned all-conference honors (44 on the first team).
-- 85 student-athletes earned conference all-academic honors (39 on the first team).
-- 119 student-athletes earned a place on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
-- 178 student-athletes earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status.
-- In the NCAA Graduation Success Rate report (released December 2021), the Waves had an overall rate of 91 percent, better than the national rate of 90 percent. Eight teams had perfect 100 percent GSR rates (men's cross country and track, women's cross country and track, men's golf, women's golf, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's tennis and men's volleyball).
-- Nine Pepperdine teams had perfect 1,000 scores in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate data (released June 2022): men's track, women's basketball, women's beach volleyball, women's cross country, women's golf, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's track and women's indoor volleyball.
-- Pepperdine won the PCH Cup -- its annual series with rival Loyola Marymount -- for the 11th time in 13 years with a score of 15.0 to 6.0.
 
Following is a listing of each team and student-athlete's accomplishments:
 
BASEBALL (24-26, 12-15)
-- 7th place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Grant Georges: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Quintt Landis: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Nolan Lingley: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Mike Malinchak: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Charles Masino: All-WCC honorable mention.
-- Greg Mehlhaff: WCC Player of the Week (2/21) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- John Peck: All-WCC first team.
-- Cole Sheehan: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Shane Telfer: WCC Pitcher of the Week (5/16).
-- Michael Winaker: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL (7-25, 1-15)
-- Competed in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- 10th place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Maxwell Lewis: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Houston Mallette: WCC All-Freshman team ... Two-time WCC Freshman of the Week (12/13, 2/14).
-- Mike Mitchell Jr.: WCC All-Freshman Team ... WCC Freshman of the Week (12/20).
-- Jan Zidek: Southern California Challenge All-Tournament team.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (8-17, 4-11)
-- Competed in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Eighth place in the WCC's regular season.
-- Eve Braslis: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Jane Nwaba: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Ally Stedman: WCC All-Freshman team ... WCC Freshman of the Week (11/15).
 
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 24th place at the NCAA West Regional.
-- Sixth place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Jackson Felkins: Set school record in 8K ... WCC Postgraduate Scholarship ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Austin Gromer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Ryan Hemphill: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Nathaniel Lannen: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Nathaniel Lerch: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Kyle McCabe: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Karl Winter: Won the Mark Covert Classic ... WCC All-Academic first team.
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
-- 33rd place at the NCAA West Regional.
-- 10th place at the West Coast Conference Championships.
-- Skyler Danley: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Skylar Davis: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Paula Leigh: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Olivia Miller: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Annelies Ondersma: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Riley Wright: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
 
MEN'S GOLF
-- Tied for third place at NCAA Championships (national semifinalist)
-- Final national rankings of #4 by Golfweek/Sagarin, #5 in the Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll and #6 by Golfstat.
-- Second place at NCAA Bryan Regional (program's best-ever finish at a regional).
-- West Coast Conference champions (fourth in a row, 22nd all-time).
-- Won three tournaments.
-- Michael Beard: WCC Coach of the Year.
-- Joe Highsmith: Golfweek All-American honorable mention ... GCAA/PING All-American honorable mention ... Ranked #47 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #97 by Golfstat ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... All-WCC first team ... Ben Hogan Award watch list ... Won two tournaments (Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, NCAA Bryan Regional).
-- Derek Hitchner: Golfweek All-American honorable mention ... Ranked #48 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #61 by Golfstat ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Ian Maspat: Won individual tournament at The Prestige.
-- Dylan Menante: Golfweek All-American honorable mention ... GCAA/PING All-American honorable mention ... Ranked #39 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #42 by Golfstat ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... WCC Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Month (March) ... Haskins Award watch list ... Won two tournaments (Valspar Collegiate Invitational, Western Intercollegiate) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- William Mouw: GCAA/PING All-American honorable mention ... Ranked #50 by Golfstat and #65 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... All-WCC first team ... Haskins Award watch list.
-- Joey Vrzich: Ranked #67 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #89 by Golfstat ... GCAA/PING All-West Region ... All-WCC first team.
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
-- Final national rankings of #47 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #55 by Golfstat.
-- Sixth place at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional.
-- First place at West Coast Conference Championships (19th all-time).
-- Laurie Gibbs: WCC co-Coach of the Year.
-- Lauren Gomez: Ranked #95 by Golfstat and #136 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... WCC Player of the Year ... WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC first team ... Medalist at WCC Championships ... WCC Player of the Month (April).
-- Lion Higo: All-WCC first team.
-- Kaleiya Romero: All-WCC first team ... WCC Player of the Month (September) ... Won the Dick McGuire Invitational ... WGCA All-American Scholar ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... WCC All-Academic first team.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER (17-4-1, 6-2-1)
-- Final national ranking of #13 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
-- Made the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament (fourth time in program history, matching best finish).
-- Third place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Joelle Anderson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... MAC Hermann Trophy watch list ... Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (9/7) ... Two-time WCC Offensive Player of the Week (9/6, 9/13) ... One of 10 finalists for Senior CLASS Award ... Senior CLASS Award All-American second team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Zoe Clevely: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC honorable mention ... Two-time WCC Defensive Player of the Week (8/23, 10/11) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Carlee Giammona: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC second team ... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (10/5) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Kelsey Hill: WCC Defensive Player of the Week (10/18) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Tabitha LaParl: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Olivia Packer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Kam Pickett: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Calista Reyes: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Helen Schaefer: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Tori Waldeck: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (9/21) ... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (11/16) ... WCC Offensive Player of the Week (9/20) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Trinity Watson: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team ... All-WCC second team ... Two-time Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (8/24, 9/14) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
-- First place at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Championships (first in program history).
-- Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American team awards the fall and spring semesters.
-- Ellie Monobe: PCSC Championships Coach of the Meet.
-- Sophia Anderson: All-PCSC honorable mention (1000 free, 1650 free) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Haley Bergthold: All-PCSC first team (100 fly, 100 back) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (200 fly) ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (2/1) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Alexandra Browne: Competed at National Invitational Championships ... PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... Set school record in 200 free relay ... All-PCSC first team (50 free, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 breast, 200 breast).
-- Jessica Calderoni: All-PCSC first team (200 fly) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (400 IM).
-- Bri Cannon: All-PCSC first team (1M and 3M diving) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Kara Coughlin: PCSC champion (100 back, 200 medley relay) ... Set school records in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 medley relay ... All-PCSC first team (100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (11/23) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Lexie Deitemeyer: All-PCSC first team (100 fly, 200 IM, 400 medley relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 back).
-- Lindsay Hemming: All-PCSC first team (200 back, 200 free, 500 free, 800 medley relay).
-- Ellie Hendren: All-PCSC first team (1000 free) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (200 free) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Paulina Holmberg: NCAA Zone Diving qualifier ... All-PCSC first team (1M and 3M diving) ... Set school records in 1M and 3M diving ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (2/1) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Anna Johnson: All-PCSC first team (1M and 3M diving) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Olivia Kayye: PCSC champion (200 medley relay) ... Set school record in 200 medley relay ... All-PCSC first team (100 breast, 200 breast, 1000 free, 200 medley relay) ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (11/9) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Mckenzie Kelly: Competed at National Invitational Championships ... PCSC champion (200 free relay) ... Set school record in 200 free relay) ... All-PCSC first team (200 free relay, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (50 free, 100 free, 200 free) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Lindsey Marian: PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Lexie Martin: NCAA Zone Diving qualifier ... All-PCSC first team (1M and 3M diving) ... Two-time PCSC Athlete of the Week (10/19, 11/23) ... CSCAA Scholar All-American second team.
-- Gianna May: All-PCSC first team (1M and 3M diving).
-- Eleanor Mashkovich: All-PCSC honorable mention (200 fly).
-- Emily Morton: Competed at National Invitational Championships ... All-PCSC first team (200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 free relay) ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (1/18) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Emma Purdy: Competed at National Invitational Championships ... PCSC champion (200 free relay, 200 medley relay) ... Set school records in 200 free relay and 800 free relay ... All-PCSC first team (50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 fly) ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (10/19).
-- Jenna Sanchez: Competed at National Invitational Championships ... PCSC champion (200 free relay, 200 medley relay) ... Set school records in 100 IM, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay ... All-PCSC first team (100 breast, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (50 free, 100 free) ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (won top swimmer award) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Paige Tattersall: All-PCSC first team (400 free relay, 800 free relay) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 free, 200 free, 500 free) ... PCSC All-Academic first team.
-- Tay Thomas: All-PCSC first team (100 back) ... All-PCSC honorable mention (100 fly, 200 fly) ... PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Jasmine Williams: PCSC All-Academic second team.
-- Jordan Williams: PCSC All-Academic first team.
 
MEN'S TENNIS (18-8, 8-1)
-- Final national rankings of #21 by Tennis Channel/USTA and #24 by the ITA.
-- Reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
-- Second place at West Coast Conference Tournament.
-- Second place in the West Coast Conference regular season.
-- Tassilo Schmid: ITA Southwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year.
-- Linus Carlsson Halldin: ITA Scholar-Athlete.
-- Daniel De Jonge: Ranked #30 in singles and #51 in doubles by the ITA ... NCAA Singles Tournament participant ... ITA Southwest Region Most Improved Senior ... All-WCC first team (singles and doubles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/12) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Pietro Fellin: Ranked #80 in singles by the ITA ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Eric Hadigian: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Enrique Luque Rico: All-WCC honorable mention (singles and doubles) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (4/12) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Andrew Rogers: Ranked #90 in singles by the ITA ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (doubles) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
-- Corrado Summaria: All-WCC honorable mention (singles and doubles) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Eero Vasa: Ranked #51 in doubles by the ITA ... All-WCC first team (doubles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles).
-- Tim Zeitvogel: Ranked #69 in singles by the ITA ... ITA National Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award ... ITA Southwest Region Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award ... ITA Southwest Region Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (doubles) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (4/12) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS (23-7, 7-0)
-- Reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
-- Final national rankings of #8 by both the ITA and Tennis Channel/USTA.
-- Won the West Coast Conference Tournament (30th all-time, eighth straight)
-- First place in the West Coast Conference regular season (10th all-time, 10th straight).
-- Savannah Broadus: ITA All-American in doubles ... Ranked #15 in doubles and #69 in singles by the ITA ... Reached semifinals of NCAA Doubles Tournament ... ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year ... WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC first team (doubles) ... All-WCC second team (singles) ... Three-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/15, 3/22, 4/12).
-- Victoria Flores: Ranked #50 in doubles and #67 in singles by the ITA ... Selected to NCAA Singles Tournament (withdrew) ... All-WCC first team (doubles) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/29, 4/26).
-- Shiori Fukuda: ITA All-American in singles ... Ranked #14 in singles by the ITA ... NCAA Singles Tournament participant ... ITA Southwest Region Senior Player of the Year ... WCC Player of the Year ... All-WCC first team (singles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (3/22) ... WCC Doubles Team of the Week (4/12) ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Anastasia Iamachkine: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Taisiya Pachkaleva: Ranked #49 in singles by the ITA ... Selected to NCAA Singles Tournament (withdrew) ... All-WCC honorable mention (singles) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Nikki Redelijk: Ranked #112 in singles by the ITA ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Janice Tjen: ITA All-American in doubles ... Ranked #15 in doubles and #61 in singles by the ITA ... Reached semifinals of NCAA Doubles Tournament ... All-WCC first team (singles and doubles) ... WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/19) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/15, 3/22).
-- Lisa Zaar: ITA All-American in singles ... Ranked #17 in singles and #50 in doubles by the ITA ... Reached quarterfinals of NCAA Singles Tournament ... All-WCC first team (singles and doubles) ... Two-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (3/29, 4/26) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... WCC All-Academic first team.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TRACK
-- Jaad Abduljawad: Set school record in the men's 100 meters.
-- Ryan Hemphill: Set school record in the men's 800 meters.
-- Thomas Lewer: Set school record in the men's 400-meter hurdles.
-- Kyle McCabe: Set school record in the men's 10,000 meters.
-- William Watkins: Set school record in the men's 200 meters.
-- Karl Winter: Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary in the men's 1,500 and 5,000 meters ... Set school records in the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters and mile.
-- Additional school records were set by the men's 4x800 relay team (Hemphill, Winter, Jakob Knox, Colin Proctor) and the men's distance medley relay team (McCabe, Winter, Austin Gromer, William Watkins).
 
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (19-10, 7-5)
-- Final national ranking of #5 by the AVCA.
-- Played in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
-- Won the MPSF Tournament (sixth all-time).
-- Third place in the MPSF regular season
-- David Hunt: MPSF Coach of the Year.
-- Bryce Dvorak: AVCA All-American second team ... All-MPSF second team ... MPSF Tournament MVP ... MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (1/17) ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2/28).
-- Trey Cole: MPSF All-Academic ... Two-time MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2/21, 4/18).
-- Andersen Fuller: MPSF All-Academic.
-- Alex Gettinger: All-MPSF Tournament ... MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (3/21) ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Jaylen Jasper: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF honorable mention ... MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (2/14).
-- Jacob Steele: All-MPSF honorable mention ... All-MPSF Tournament ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Spencer Wickens: All-MPSF honorable mention ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (3/21) ... MPSF All-Academic.
-- Austin Wilmot: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... All-MPSF second team ... MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (1/17) ... MPSF All-Academic.
 
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL (22-12)
-- Final national ranking of #17 by the AVCA.
-- Reached the championship match of the WCC Tournament.
-- Deahna Kraft: AVCA Thirty Under 30 Coaches Award.
-- Delaney Mewhirter: AVCA Thirty Under 30 Coaches Award.
-- Cameron Baklenko: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Kate Clermont: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Savana Greene: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Peyton Lewis: WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Melanie Paul: AVCA All-American second team ... AVCA Top Flight award ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Simone Priebe: AVCA Top Flight award ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Juju Quintero: WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Madison Shields: AVCA All-American second team ... AVCA Top Flight award ... All-WCC first team ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Mary Sinclair: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- McKenna Thomas: AVCA Top Flight award ... WCC co-Freshman of the Year ... WCC All-Freshman team.
 
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL (22-6, 14-4)
-- Receiving votes in the final AVCA national rankings.
-- Competed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
-- Tied for second place in the West Coast Conference.
-- Rachel Ahrens: AVCA All-American honorable mention ... AVCA All-Pacific South Region first team ... All-WCC first team ... AVCA National Player of the Week (11/9) ... Three-time WCC Offensive Player of the Week (8/30, 11/8, 11/15) ... Set Pepperdine records for career aces (153) and aces in a season, rally-scoring era (51) ... Senior CLASS Award candidate ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Emma Ammerman: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Meg Brown: All-WCC second team ... WCC Defensive Player of the Week (8/30).
-- Grace Chillingworth: WCC Freshman of the Year ... All-WCC honorable mention ... WCC All-Freshman team.
-- Kayla Joyce: WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
-- Madison Shields: All-WCC second team ... Four-time WCC Defensive Player of the Week (9/27, 11/1, 11/8, 11/24) ... WCC All-Academic first team.
-- Isabel Zelaya: All-WCC first team ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention.
 
MEN'S WATER POLO (14-13, 1-4)
-- Final national ranking of #10 by the CWPA.
-- Competed in the first round of the GCC Tournament.
-- Tied for fifth place in the GCC regular season.
-- Zach Arthur: ACWPC All-Academic ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Connor Cohen: ACWPC All-Academic.
-- Sean Ferrari: All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Nicholas Fichman: All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Jake Howerton: GCC Player of the Week (10/7) ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Clay Kaneko: ACWPC All-Academic ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Balazs Kosa: ACWPC All-American second team ... All-GCC first team ... GCC All-Academic.
-- Nico Tierney: All-GCC honorable mention ... GCC All-Academic.
 
PEPPERDINE STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS
The following awards were given during Pepperdine's Student-Athlete Honors Ceremony on April 13.
-- Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tim Zeitvogel, tennis
-- Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Peyton Lewis, beach volleyball, and Lindsey Marian, swimming
-- Male "Wave of the Year": Karl Winter, cross country/track
-- Female "Wave of the Year": Madison Shields, volleyball
-- Maurice Hilliard Award: Key Pearson, cross country/track