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46 student-athletes recognized by WCC as academic honorees

Soccer player Ryanne Molenaar on the field

Ryanne Molenaar

The classroom success of 糖心vlog鈥檚 student-athletes continued during the 2021-22 academic year with 46 Tigers honored by the West Coast Conference with All-Conference academic status.

Twelve Tigers were selected first team WCC All-Academic and 34 were honorable mentions.

Pacific student-athletes also had an overall average grade-point average of 3.21 for the academic year鈥3.17 in fall semester and 3.26 in the spring.

Also, 97 Pacific student-athletes were named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2021-22 academic year. The honorees came from the 12 Pacific sports in which the WCC conducts championships and recognizes student-athletes that have successfully balanced athletic success with academic excellence.听

鈥淥ur commitment remains dedicated to fostering the development of our student-athletes academically, athletically and personally,鈥 said Janet Lucas, Pacific鈥檚 Director of Athletics. 鈥淭he focus and commitment needed to balance the rigor of academics and college athletics is challenging but also rewarding. 听This makes us particularly proud of those student-athletes who consistently demonstrate excellence in the classroom.鈥

In the all-conference recognition, women鈥檚 soccer had 11 athletes honored, the most of any Pacific team. Ryanne Molenaar 鈥23, Camryn Scully 鈥22 and Jenea Packard 鈥22 were first-team honorees.听

"We are thrilled at the academic achievements of our women's soccer players,鈥 said Co-Head Women鈥檚 Soccer Coaches Danesha Adams and J.J. Wozniak. 鈥淔or 11 of them to be named to the WCC All-Academic team and three honored with first-team selection speaks to the commitment and dedication our entire team places on academics and how important it is for them to do well in the classroom.鈥

Men鈥檚 golf also had an impressive showing with eight student-athletes honored, including two first-team selections, Petr Janik 鈥23 and Haakon Mathiesen 鈥24. Women鈥檚 basketball and softball each had five honorees and volleyball and men鈥檚 soccer had four each.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 important to focus on academics because it builds discipline that will carry over into your sport,鈥 said Cooper Riley 鈥22, a men鈥檚 soccer player who is one of the first-team honorees.

Pacific鈥檚 first-team All-WCC honorees

Men鈥檚 golf: Petr Janik, Haakon Mathiesen
Men鈥檚 tennis: Ran Amar
Softball: Rian Dirmeyer, Carly Lucchetti
Volleyball: Gabby Leo
Women鈥檚 basketball: Rosie Schweizer
Men鈥檚 soccer: Cooper Riley, Avery Whipple
Women鈥檚 soccer: Ryanne Molenaar, Jenea Packard, Camryn Scully

Pacific鈥檚 honorable mention All-WCC honorees

Baseball: Hunter Schilperoort, Jackson Vaughan
Men鈥檚 golf: Alex Barclay, Riley Killip, Griffin Long, Thomas O鈥橰ourke, Maverick Pavletich, Leonardo Rigamonti
Men鈥檚 soccer: Emory Rappaport, Samuel Villaltra听
Men鈥檚 tennis: Manroop Saini听
Softball: Marissa Fabian, Reagan Hamilton, Vanessa Strong
Volleyball: Lucy Carpenter, Alexa Edwards, Jaydn Tubbs
Women鈥檚 basketball: Sam Ashby, Madelene Ennis, Cecilia Holmberg, Josephine Millard
Women鈥檚 cross country: Alyssa Hershey, Sophia Pazzo, Emma Winkler
Women鈥檚 soccer: Erin Brown, Brenna Crump, Lauren Frohan, Nikki Lee, Ryann Martinez, Hunter More, Kelsey Oeh, Abigail Wolf
Women鈥檚 tennis: Zoe Clydesdale-Eberle, Danielle Zamora