Nevada student-athletes honored by Mountain West

Wolf Pack student-athletes receive academic recognition

Campus Life & Athletics | July 29, 2025
Nevada Wolf Pack mascots posing in a group photo on the Mackay Stadium field.

Nevada student-athletes honored by Mountain West

Wolf Pack student-athletes receive academic recognition

Campus Life & Athletics | July 29, 2025
Nevada Wolf Pack mascots posing in a group photo on the Mackay Stadium field.

Nevada student-athletes were honored by the Mountain West with the announcements of the conference's spring academic all-conference team and its Scholar-Athlete Award list.

The Wolf Pack had 94 student-athletes named to the 2025 Spring Academic All-Mountain West Team, and the department had 121 student-athletes named 2024-25 recipients of the conference's Scholar-Athlete Award.

To be eligible for 2025 Spring academic all-conference honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and must have competed in 50 percent of the team's completed varsity contests.

To be eligible for 2025 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have completed two academic terms (semesters) at the respective institution.

Nevada student athletes continued to raise the bar in the classroom in the Spring 2025 semester, posting a combined GPA of 3.278 to eclipse last fall's mark of 3.183.

The Spring 2025 figure was also an increase from the department's GPA of 3.147 last spring.

Twelve Wolf Pack programs posted team GPAs of at least 3.0 for the semester. Women's Golf set the department record for highest term GPA, posting a collective 3.898 with four of the eight team members getting a 4.00 for the semester.

Below are the lists for each honor.

Spring 2025 Academic All-Mountain West Nevada Student-Athletes (by sport)

Baseball

Michael Ball
Casey Burfield
Alessandro Castro
Dominic Desch
Jayce Dobie
Jacob Doyle
Billy Ham
Taylor Holder
Caedon Kottinger
Ethan O'Neal
Logan Saloman
Eddie Tierney
Jackson Waller

Men's Basketball

Nick Davidson
Xavier DuSell
Daniel Foster
Kobe Sanders

Women's Basketball

Kendra Hicks
Tori Davis
Lexie Givens
Imbie Jones
Dymonique Maxie
Audrey Roden
Izzy Sullivan

Men's Golf

Liam Gobin
Jonathan Kim
Aaron Leach
Ben Ortwien

Women's Golf

Nikki Chindavong
Gabby Kano
Payton Lovisa
Amy Na
Raesa Sheikh
Anna Shultse

Softball

Saige Alfaro
Ainsley Berlingeri
Tess Bumiller
Madison Clark
Hannah Di Genova
Haylee Engelbrecht
Aaliyah Jenkins
Maya Larsen
Matlyn Leetch
Tatum Maytorena
Hailey McLean
Lexi O'Gorman
Haley Painter

Women's Swimming & Diving

Huska Batbayar
Charlotte Berndt
Audrey Bull
Scarlett Ferris
Evie Floate
Lucia Gabino
Noelle Harvey
Bailey Heydra
Louise Jones
Henley Kerr
Makena Malkemus
Sara Mihalic
Riley Parker
Abby Parks
Yasmin Perry
Katie Schwarze
Molly Von Seggern
Caitlin Smith
Olivia Stevenson

Men's Tennis

Max Contet
Lucas Hammond
Rayen Hermassi
Youssef Kadiri
Paul Theate
Remy Tregoures
Greg Valente

Women's Tennis

Wiem Boubaker
Silvia Costache
Amaheé Charrier
Marlene Foerster
Lou-Anne Guerbert
Petra Janigova
Kennedy Robinson

Women's Track & Field

Mary DeMartini
Kylee Denver
Hazel Gaspaire
Magdalene George
Vivian Groppe
Jasmine Harris
Caitlynn Holt
Annalies Kalma
Stina Larsson
Kaja Maltaric
Natalia Martino
Valeria Paez-Rueda 
Kylee Parsons
Natalie Roberts
Lilly Urban 

2024-25 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award (Nevada student athletes by sport)

Baseball

Alessandro Castro
Dominic Desch
Jacob Doyle
Billy Ham
Jack Helmholz
Caedon Kottinger
Ethan O'Neal
Donovan Ratfield
Daniel Tovar

Men's Basketball

Nick Davidson
Xavier DuSell
Daniel Foster
Jordan Malmlov

Women's Basketball

Kendra Hicks
Izzy Sullivan

Men's Cross Country

Soma Baligad
James Gramling
Austin Key
Pierce Simpkins

Eddie Yunker

Women's Cross Country

Skylar Bennett
Paulina Hultberg
Natalia Martino
Claire Nelson
Marina Renna
Natalie Roberts
Madelyn Shipman
Audrey Thompson

Football

Kian Afrookhteh
Kola Babalola
Carter Eck
Denon Fagan
Hayden George
Austin Harnetiaux
Andrew Madrigal
Tyler Manship
Malcolm McClure
Jayden O'Rourke
Chubba Purdy
Henry Sellards
Tanner Vaughan
Anthony Wolter

Men's Golf

Aaron Leach
Ryan Sear

Women's Golf

Nikki Chindavong
Gabby Kano
Nicole (Coco) Kolbas
Payton Lovisa
Amy Na
Marina Nonaka
Anna Shultse

Women's Soccer

Caly Ah Soon
Jade Beard
Cassidy Bell
Charlotte Bonney
Morgan Duke
Sydnie Fong
Gianna Hall
Ally Larkin
Ally Little
Olivia Loomis
Lauren Muff
Penny Murphy
Emily Rich
Natalie Sippos
Eva Wees

Softball

Saige Alfaro
Tess Bumiller
Avery Cordell
Taryn Irimata
Aaliyah Jenkins
Lexi O'Gorman
Haley Painter

Women's Swimming & Diving

Huska Batbayar
Charlotte Berndt
Audrey Bull
Evie Floate
Lucia Gabino
Noelle Harvey
Bailey Heydra
Sara Mihalic
Riley Parker
Abby Parks
Yasmin Perry
Katie Schwarze
Molly Von Seggern
Caitlin Smith

Men's Tennis

Max Contet
Lucas Hammond
Paul Theate

Women's Tennis

Wiem Boubaker
Silvia Costache
Marlene Foerster
Petra Janigova
Kennedy Robinson

Women's Track & Field

Skylar Bennett
Hazel Gaspaire
Dylan Graf
Vivian Groppe
Jasmine Harris
Caitlynn Holt
Hallee Hughes
Paulina Hultberg
Annalies Kalma
Alma Kathan
Stina Larsson
Kaja Maltaric
Natalia Martino
Claire Nelson
Marina Renna
Natalie Roberts
Anne Schuch
Halyn Senegal
Madelyn Shipman
Aubrey Thompson
Kyra Thornhill
Lilly Urban

Women's Volleyball

Carissa Chainey
Lara Pacheco
Malia Pilimai
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