SAN MARCOS, CA (January 26, 2016) –Based on recently posted semester grades, Palomar College’s 2015 fall-sport teams produced 70 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC) Scholar-Athletes. Qualifications for the award include active participation on an in-season intercollegiate athletic team, successful completion of 12-or-more credit units and a 3.0 (B) grade-point average.
The total includes 18 members of the Comet football team; 10 members of the men’s water polo team; nine members of the women’s basketball team; eight members of the women’s soccer team; five members each of the women’s golf and men’s soccer teams; four members each of the wrestling and women’s water polo teams; three members each of the men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams and a female cross country runner.
Ten Comet athletes achieved perfect 4.0 (straight-A) grade point averages for the semester, including: Aaron Ruth and Aaron Schroeder of the men’s soccer team; Samantha Swanson and Alexis Tietjen of the women’s soccer team; Kelly Iverson of the women’s volleyball team; Adam Kelsey, Paul Schaner and Tim Sheehy of the men’s water polo team; and Emilee Foltz and Lucy Gates of the women’s water polo team.
A total of 222 student athletes participated on Comet varsity athletic teams in the 2015 fall season of sport. Of those, 139 (63%) passed 12-or-more semester units and combined to post an aggregate grade-point average of 2.52. In addition to the program’s nine straight-A students, 18 others recorded grade point averages of 3.5 or better. Among the honorees, 19 sophomores earned academic all-conference distinction for a second time, while dual-sport participant Emilee Foltz (water polo/swim-dive) earned the honor a third time.
In addition to Palomar’s All-PCAC Scholar Athletes, the Comet Cheer Squad had five members meet the same academic standards, including Sara Engebretson, Emily Holland, Jennalin Partee, Domenique Sciuto and Rick Stevens.
By team, the 2015 Palomar College fall-sport All-Pacific Coast Conference Academic honorees follow:
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Matthew Duniphan*
Holden Haskett
Deven Riley
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Ashleigh Barnes*
Cheyenne Ertz
Adriana Hernandez
Alexandra Israel
Roshell Lamug
Tatiana Navarro*
Vanessa Perryman
Mikaela Shannon*
Regina Sheffield
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Sarah Martinez*
FOOTBALL
Bryce Ackert
Kameron Calhoun
Coleman Cowling
Austin Early
Zachary Gallina
Wayne Ganan
Alex Gaylis
Preston Johnson
Charles Long*
Roger Mann
Matthew Mata’u*
Michael Moore
Austin Parades*
Christian Prince
Michael Stevens
Malavai Taylor
Malique Taylor
Robert Ursua
WOMEN’S GOLF
Brittany Bilek*
Mia Cassel
Madison Rumic
Jessica Safford
Dana Zapanta
MEN’S SOCCER
Juan Garcia
Victor Gonzalez
Stone McElderry
Aaron Ruth
Aaron Schroeder
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Grace Busby
Yulithsa Chamu-Rojas
Regina Deanda
Melina Heredia
Justine Miranda*
Jillian Skinner
Samantha Swanson
Alexis Tietjen*
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Kayla Boatright
Kelly Iverson*
Savanna Sherbourne
MEN’S WATER POLO
Tristin D’Ambrosi
Neal Gorman*
Nicholas Hendricks*
Adam Kelsey*
Travis Lane
Cameron Rath*
Paul Schaner
Arnie Schmidt
Tim Sheehy
Abraham Turner
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
Morgan Brown
Dallas Fatseas
Emilee Foltz**
Lucy Gates*
WRESTLING
Ernie Chambers
Erik Collin*
Inyeob Na
Jorge Rodriguez
*Previous honors
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