Irvine, CA—The Big West Conference announced this week that 14 of the Highlanders' fall sports student-athletes were honored with inclusion on the 2016 Big West Conference Fall All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically), and compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.
UC Riverside
Big West Fall 2016 All-Academic Members |
| Men's Cross Country |
| Solomon Demeku-Ousman |
Jr. |
Political Science |
Brentwood, CA |
| Arman Irani |
Sr. |
UND Sciences |
San Diego, CA |
| Carlos Lopez |
Gr. |
MBA |
Santa Clarita, CA |
| Women's Cross Country |
| MaryAnn Holiday |
Sr. |
Gender & Sexuality Studies |
Pacifica, CA |
| Emily Sanchez |
So. |
Microbiology |
West Covina, CA |
| Weslie Totten |
Sr. |
Linguistics |
Santa Clarita, CA |
| Women's Volleyball |
| Cristina Maietta |
Sr. |
Media &
Cultural Studies |
Los Alamitos CA |
| Women's Soccer |
| Amanda Apelian |
Sr. |
English |
Westlake Village, CA |
| Sammy Arellano |
Sr. |
Psychology |
San Ysidro, CA |
| Blanca Barrio |
Sr. |
Psychology |
San Bernardino, CA |
| Nerissse Bugho |
So. |
Psychology |
Moreno Valley, CA |
| Tayler Dragoo |
Sr. |
Media &
Cultural Studies |
La Habra, CA |
| Kyra Taylor |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Elk Grove, CA |
| Men's Soccer |
| Tyler Miguel |
Sr. |
Biology |
Fair Oaks, CA |
