University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team Includes 172 Bruins
June 10, 2026 | Baseball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Softball, Track & Field, Women's Golf, Women's Rowing, Women's Tennis, Women's Water Polo, Beach Volleyball
LOS ANGELES โ This spring, 172 UCLA student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday. The sports included are baseball, beach volleyball, men's and women's golf, rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, men's volleyball, and men's and women's water polo.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The UCLA rowing program had 39 student-athletes recognized, women's water polo had 21, while women's track & field had 20, and men's water polo had 19 student-athletes earn academic honors to lead the way for the Bruins.
Baseball (11)
Blake Balsz (Sociology), Michael Barnett (Political Science), Payton Brennan (Sociology), Phoenix Call (Sociology), Cashel Dugger (Sociology), Aidan Espinoza (Political Science), Roman Martin (Sociology), Wylan Moss (Political Science), David Mysza (Business Economics), Jack O'Connor (Economics), Landon Stump (Sociology)
Beach Volleyball (12)
Ensley Alden (Microbiology Immunology & Molecular Genetics), Maggie Boyd (Psychology), Kenzie Brower (Psychobiology), Harper Cooper (Psychology), Cassie Dodd (Political Science), Alexa Fernandez (Physiological Science), Hannah Fleming (Communication), Taylor Ford (Linguistics & Computer Science), Kaley Mathews (Sociology), Adelina Okazaki (Psychology), Sally Perez (Psychology), Jayla Shanks (Biology)
Men's Golf (5)
Kyle An (Sociology), Luciano Conlan (Psychology), Trevor Garus (Sociology), Alex Papayoanou (Political Science), Matthew Yamin (Political Science)
Women's Golf (3)
Maye Huang (Psychology), Angela Liu (Psychology), Meghan Royal (Sociology)
Rowing (39)
Sophie Beck (English), Stella Bittman (English), Sarah Brunel (Public Affairs), Sandra Compagnucci (Political Science), Savannah Cunningham (Political Science & Economics), Danielle DeFrancisci (Stats and Data Science), Andrea Djuric (Public Health), Kaija Frassrand (Psychobiology), Maia Freeman (Sociology), Lydia Hales (Psychology), Jovana Hester (English), Teah Holbrook (Psychology), Emma Jacquay (Human Biology and Society), Alina Jon (Cognitive Science), Sophie Kahler (Geography/Environmental Studies), Rachel Katz (Human Biology and Society), Adella Kraski (Applied Mathematics), Audrey Loeb (Anthropology), Maggie Loonam (Cognitive Science), Siena McDermott (Sociology), Bridget McLaughlin (Political Science), Bridget McTear (Political Science), Zola Mininger-Clark (Biology), Kamryn Monster (Education), Cora Pearlstein (Anthropology), Bella Perez (Physiological Science), Claire Prindiville (Education and Social Transformation), Anika Roche (Political Science & Gender Studies), Francesca Rubeo (Stats and Data Science), Sophie Sannes-Eckhoff (Physiological Science), Natalia Serov (Political Science), Kate Shackelford (Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution), Ruby Southwick (Mechanical Engineering), Zoe Staelens (Economics), Rowan Symanski (Biology), Annie Tatum (Psychology), Faye Turcotte (Cognitive Science), Kate Vail (Psychology), Noelle Walsh (Sociology)
Softball (7)
Kaniya Bragg (Psychology), Aleena Garcia (Psychology), Sofia Mujica (Sociology), Alexis Ramirez (Education and Social Transformation), Ramsey Suarezย (Sociology), Taylor Tinsley (Sociology), Jordan Woolery (Sociology)
Men's Tennis (8)
Gianluca Ballotta (Economics), Cassius Chinlund (History), Andrei Crabel (Sociology), Rudy Quan (Psychology), Will Steinberg (Computer Science), Aadarsh Tripathi (Economics), Emon van Loben Sels (Political Science), Leo von Bismarck (Economics)
Women's Tennis (6)
Olivia Center (Cognitive Science), Kate Fakih (Psychology), Bianca Fernandez (Economics) Ahmani Guichard (Communication), Mia Jovic (Business Economics), Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (Environmental Science)
Men's Track & Field (16)
Aaron Cantu (Psychology), Everett Capelle (Psychology), Joshua Chu (Computational Biology), Henry Coughlan (Sociology), Dev Doshi (Psychology), Andreas Dybdahl ย ย (Business Economics), Jack Falkowski (Business Economics), Karson Gordon (Political Science), Benjamin Kirk (Economics), Elijah Major (Psychology), Cade Sommers (Business Economics), Jake Stafford (Communication), Terrence Sweetman (Economics), Ameen Tokhi (Applied Mathematics), Shawn Toney (Business Economics), Jeremy Zammit (Communication)
Women's Track & Field (20)
Kaho Cichon (Psychology), Olivia Foody (Psychology), Ailish Hawkins (Biochemistry), Mia Holden (Bioengineering), Georgia Jeanneret (Business Economics), Naomi Johnson (Communication), Sydney Johnson (Education), Ava Kellenberg (Political Science), Quinci Lott (Psychobiology), Kayla McBride (Psychology), Ella McGillis (Communication), Celeste Polzonetti (Psychology), Jordan Robinson (Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology), Annika Salz (Mathematics & Linguistics), Ava Simms (Psychology), Hannah Slover (Psychology), Taylor Snaer (Psychology), Marie Warneke (Comparative Literature), Amia Witt (Education and Social Transformation), Bella Witt (Education)
Men's Volleyball (5)ย
Spencer Graves (Economics), Sean Kelly (Business Economics), Caleb Sapp (Psychology), Trent Taliaferro (Political Science), Micah Wong Diallo (Psychology)
Men's Water Polo (19)
Bode Brinkema (Political Science), Gray Carson (Economics), Peter Castillo (Political Science), Chase Dodd (Environmental Science), Trey Doten (Economics), Alex Heenan (Mathematics/Economics), Frederico Jucá Carsalade (International Development Studies), Joey Kentย (Economics), Ben Larsen (Political Science), Ben Liechty (Political Science), Eli Liechty (Political Science), Max Matthews (Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology), Vinnie Merk (Political Science), Noah Rowe (Geography/Environmental Studies), Wade Sherlock (Political Science), Andrew Spencer (Business Economics), Nate Tauscher (Political Science), Nick Tovani (Political Science), Harry Tucker (Economics)
Women's Water Polo (21)
Ryan Chalupnik (Psychology), Lily Gess (History), Alexsa Gimenez (Psychology), Aubrey Graham (Psychology), Dania Innis (Sociology), Natasha Kieckhafer (Public Affairs), Emma Lineback (Psychology), Bia Mantellato (Economics), Carly McMurray (Sociology), Becca Melanson (Sociology), Joey Niz (Sociology), Olivia Ouellette (Sociology), Anna Pearson (Psychology), Ana Pieper (Political Science), Izzy Rosensitto (Psychobiology), Genoa Rossi (Sociology), Taylor Smith (Psychobiology), Lauren Steele (Political Science), Tali Stryker (Undeclared), Maile Turner (Psychology), Jojo Walters (Business Economics)
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