{"id":748,"date":"2017-01-30T16:18:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T00:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=748"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:09:25","slug":"seventy-palomar-college-fall-sport-comets-earn-scholar-athlete-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/seventy-palomar-college-fall-sport-comets-earn-scholar-athlete-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventy Palomar College Fall-Sport Comets Earn Scholar-Athlete Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN MARCOS, CA \u2014 Participants in the recently concluded 2016 Palomar College fall season of sport produced 70 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete honors. Qualification for the award includes active participation on an in-season team, successful completion of 12-or-more semester units and a 3.0 (B equivalent) grade-point average.<\/p>\n

For the current year\u2019s assessment, men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball was eliminated from the fall-sport grouping to be evaluated in the spring, owing to the in-progress status of the now three unit intercollegiate class. Also and for a first time, the fall semester totals include the Athletic Department\u2019s coed cheerleading program, which although not recognized as a California Community College Athletic Association or PCAC sanctioned activity, is institutionally administrated according to similar eligibility standards.<\/p>\n

The honored students include 14 members of the Comet football team; 10 members of the men\u2019s water polo team; eight men\u2019s soccer players; seven members each of the women\u2019s water polo team, wrestling team and cheerleading squad; five women\u2019s soccer players; four members each of the men\u2019s cross country and women\u2019s volleyball teams; and two women\u2019s golfers.<\/p>\n

Six Comet athletes achieved perfect 4.0 (straight-A) grade point averages for the semester, including Grant Curry, Elijah Foli, Tim Sheehy and Paul Shaner of the men\u2019s water polo team; Matt DeHaven of the men\u2019s cross country team; and Dana Zapanta of the women\u2019s golf team. No fewer than 24 additional fall-sport athletes achieved grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. Overall, of the 202 fall-sport participants, 139 (69%) passed 12-or-more semester units and achieved an aggregate grade-point average of 2.77.<\/p>\n

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Following is the complete list of 2016 Palomar College fall sport scholar athletes, grouped according to the individual sport programs.<\/p>\n

CHEERLEADING<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Taylor Frank
\nKelly Hale-Kocinski
\nEmily Holland
\nPriscilla Morelos
\nMaryann Perea
\nAllison Staub
\nChristina Truong<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S CROSS COUNTRY<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Matthew DeHaven
\nJoshua Lyda
\nEdgar Romero
\nMark Yabarra<\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S CROSS COUNTRY<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Marlen Amador
\nMaya Guerrero<\/p>\n

FOOTBALL<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lamont Chaney
\nZachary Lofting
\nRoger Mann*
\nJoshua Pichette
\nChristian Prince*
\nEthan Reber
\nJustin Sattelmaier
\nHarry Sio
\nJames Taumaoe
\nCurrie Thomason
\nChandler Wachholz
\nBryce Willette
\nSemaj Wren
\nNicholas Zimmerman<\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S GOLF<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michelle DeLaCruz
\nDana Zapanta*<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S SOCCER<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tyler Burdick
\nJoshua Clay
\nKyle Gemmell
\nIan Jaime
\nMarcus Lactawen
\nStone McElderry*
\nJiovani Molinero
\nGilberto Vasquez<\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S SOCCER<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Grace Busby*
\nCheyanne Edwards
\nArdiana Gutierrez
\nLindsay Pelchat
\nBrittney Rosillo<\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ashley Aubele
\nKayla Boatright*
\nLisa Eldridge
\nSamanatha Radebaugh<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S WATER POLO<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Grant Curry
\nTristin D\u2019Ambrosi*
\nElijah Foli
\nAaron Oreb
\nRyan Rhoads
\nPaul Schaner*
\nTim Sheehy*
\nAbraham Turner*
\nDylan Van Horn
\nZach Wagonis<\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S WATER POLO<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rebekah Blackburn
\nDallas Fatseas**
\nJordann Heimback
\nTorrey Hirning
\nKelly Rowan
\nEmma Thomas
\nSydney Thomas<\/p>\n

WRESTLING<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cameron Cox
\nMiguel Flores
\nSeville Hayes
\nSean McDannold
\nTrevor Torres
\nBruce Valdez
\nLe Valdez<\/p>\n

*Previous honors<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Media contacts:
\nMelinda Finn, Public Affairs Office, 760-744-1150 ext. 2365
\nLaura Gropen, Director, Public Affairs Office, 760-744-1150 ext. 2152
\nTom Saxe, Athletics, 760-744-1150, ext. 2989<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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