SAN RAMON, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona athletics department was well represented on the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) 2015 Fall All-Academic Award Winners list. The conference officials announced the list on Tuesday.
To earn a spot on the list, the student-athlete must be of at least a sophomore standing academically, tally a 3.3 cumulative grade point average, and the SA must have competed in the conference-sponsored sport during the Fall.
There were 22 members of the Broncos that worked their way onto the list.
Representing cross country, the Green and Gold had six winners.
Justin Ogan was the CPP men's cross country winner and the women's team had five student-athletes earn the accolade.
Micayla Anderson,
Symone Booker,
Geanna Gallegos,
Marissa Nickles, and
Leslie Perez Cazarez speak for the Green and Gold women's team.
The Broncos' soccer programs produced some solid student-athletes as well.
Elliott Bonde and
Eshel Chardon acquired the award for men's soccer who finished ranked second in the country this past season.
CPP women's soccer also obtained a number of the accolades and were the Broncos' most well represented team. In alphabetical order, the women's soccer players who earned the honor were
Stacey Atwater,
Amanda Gomez,
Ricki Ives,
Shavonn Johnson,
Sam Jones,
Rachel Killigrew,
Megan Kisslan,
Melanie Ortiz,
Tori Tappero, and
Kalin Tomlinson.
Closing out the Broncos' fall sports was the Volleyball team who earned a spot in the first-ever CCAA postseason tournament this past season. Four members of the CPP volleyball team were recognized on the list.
Alexandria Bollier,
Samantha Figueroa,
Hannah Harrer, and
Alexa Hasen hit each of the marks necessary to secure the award.
