The Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) released its annual Commissioner’s Honor Roll and former Sunnyside and Pima standout Adam Moraga made the grade playing for the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma.
On the mound, Moraga (6-1, 190) went 2-0 on four starts with 27 strikeouts (1.46 ERA) to help lead the Drovers to an 18-1 record and 6-0 in conference play before the season was canceled in March. Moraga will be a senior next year.
This list will be updated all year in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to achieve either academic and/or athletic awards at the next level. These are not high school awards but collegiate and professional recognitions. NOT CHAMPIONSHIPS. If you are aware of anything I have missed along the way, please let me know.
Portions from news release.
We have recognized 74 athletes so far this year. We recognized 195 athletes in 2019.
Adam Moraga/Baseball
Sunnyside/Science & Arts of Oklahoma
SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (7/1)
Jaide Stepter/Track
Canyon del Oro/USC
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 16 (6/4)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade Final 8 (6/23)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade Final 4 (6/23)
Milesplit Female Athlete of the Decade (6/28)
Allie Schadler/Track & Field
Rio Rico/Washington
Indoor T&F All-American 3000M (5/26)
Indoor T&F All-American Distance Med Relay (5/26)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 16 (6/4)
Michaela Crunkleton Wilson/Track
Salpointe/Stanford
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Alyssa Thompson/Track
Salpointe/Arizona
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Neysia Howard/Track
Tucson/Arizona
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Andy Trouard/Track
Salpointe/NAU
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Turner Washington/Track & Field
Canyon del Oro/ASU
Indoor T&F All-American Shot Put (5/26)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 16 (6/4)
Cameron Crandall/Track & Field
Canyon del Oro/Pima
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 16 (6/4)
Carlos Villarreal/Track & Field
Rio Rico/Arizona
Indoor T&F All-American Mile (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 16 (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 8 (5/26)
Justice Summerset/Track & Field
Mountain View/Arizona
Indoor T&F All-American High Jump (5/26)
Milesplit Athlete of the Decade 32 (5/26)
Zachary Bohnenkamp/Football
Canyon del Oro/Northern State
NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence (4/21)
NSIC Sanford Health Scholarship (6/26)
Maggie Morales/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Crookston
Minnesota Crookston All-Decade Team (6/16)
Robin Landrith/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Baylor
Baylor All-Decade Team (4/11)
Efrain Cervantes/Baseball
Salpointe/South Mountain
First Team NJCAA All-Academic (6/15)
Samuel Salisbury/Golf
Walden Grove/South Mountain
Third Team NJCAA All-Academic (6/15)
Alec Larson/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Eastern Arizona
Third Team NJCAA All-Academic (6/2)
Solymar Navarro/Softball
Sahuarita/Eastern Arizona
Third Team NJCAA All-Academic (6/2)
Tristan Peterson/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/New Mexico State
Perfect Game Preseason All-American (1/7)
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/5)
NMSU Scholar Athlete Award (5/13)
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (5/14)
CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team (6/11)
Nick Gonzales/Baseball
Cienega/New Mexico State
Perfect Game Preseason All-American (1/7)
NCAA Baseball Player of the Year Contender (1/15)
D1Baseball Preseason First Team All-American (1/21)
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/5)
Preseason WAC Player of the Year (2/5)
USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List (2/13)
WAC Hitter of the Week (2/16)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (2/17)
WAC Hitter of the Week (2/24)
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (5/14)
Collegiate Baseball First Team (5/26)
Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year (5/26)
CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team (6/11)
Tairia Mims-Flowers/Softball
Salpointe/UCLA
ESPN All-Time Softball Team (6/10)
Briggs Duce/Golf
Buena/Arizona
GCAA D I West Region Team (4/16)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Izzy Pacho/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
CATS Academics Student-Athlete of the Month (3/4)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Trevor Volpe/Track
Salpointe/Arizona
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Yannira Acuña/Softball
Salpointe/ASU
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Ellessa Bonstrom/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Utah
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Katie Faulk/Softball
Marana/Utah
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (6/8)
Marco Dominguez/Wrestling
Ironwood Ridge/Coast Guard
Adm. Frank Ashton Leamy Award (5/26)
Zaylie Calderon/Softball
Mountain View/UTEP
UTEP Student-Athlete of the Week (3/11)
C-USA Honor Roll (5/8)
Heriberto Hernandez Jr./Volleyball
Desert View/Rosemont
Rosemont Rookie of the Year Finalist
Abram Carrasco/Basketball
Cholla/ Westmont College
GSAC Player of the Week (1/6)
GSAC Player of the Week (1/13)
GSAC All-Conference (3/3)
GSAC Player of the Year (3/3)
NAIA 1st Team All-American (3/26)
SBART Athlete of the Year (5/3)
Mikayla Edris/Soccer
Cienega/Northwestern Oklahoma State
GAC Academic All-Star (3/19)
Cody Treatch/Baseball
Mountain View/Southwestern College
KCAC Scholar Athlete (4/23)
Analeisa Bejarano/Softball
Tucson/Tabor College
KCAC Scholar Athlete (4/20)
Marlee Baxter/Softball
Rio Rico/Tabor College
KCAC Scholar Athlete (4/20)
Trevor Werbylo/Golf
Salpointe/Arizona
GCAA D I West Region Team (4/16)
GCAA D I All-American (4/24)
Jonathan Walters/Golf
Canyon del Oro/South Mountain
GCAA NJCAA D II All-American (4/20)
Jake Engel/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Dixie State
NCBW Preseason All-American (1/30)
RMAC Player of the Week (3/10)
Dixie Baseball MVP (4/22)
Roman Bravo-Young/Wrestling
Sunnyside/Penn State
NWCA First-Team All-American (4/17)
Dominick Parkhurst/Baseball
Sabino/Minot State
NSIC All-Academic honor (4/21)
Shae Bushey/Softball
Cienega/Colorado-Colorado Springs
RMAC All-Academic Team (4/15)
Lauren Wedman/Softball
Sahuaro/Colorado Mesa
RMAC All-Academic Team (4/15)
Kelly Decker/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Fort Lewis
RMAC All-Academic Team (4/15)
Julia Roberts/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Fort Lewis
RMAC All-Academic Team (4/15)
Carly Gray/Softball
Sabino/Regis
RMAC All-Academic Team (4/15)
Derek Daly/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Colorado School of Mines
RMAC All-Academic Team (4/15)
Jessica Williams/Golf
Amphitheater/Embry-Riddle
Embry-Riddle Athlete of the Year (4/14)
Brooks Fail/Swim
Catalina Foothills/Arizona
Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week (1/8)
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (3/30)
CSCAA All-American 500, 1650, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay (4/8)
Taylor Nations/Swim
Sabino/Arizona
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (3/30)
Sam Beskind/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Stanford
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (3/30)
Alexandra Quihuis/Golf
Salpointe/NM State
WAC Golfer of the Week (3/11)
Bryce Cotton/Basketball
Palo Verde/Perth Wildcats
National Basketball League MVP (2/16)
All-NBL First Team (2/16)
Grand Final MVP (3/18)
Noelle Kerr/Softball
Empire/Puget Sound
Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/9)
Logger of the Week (3/9)
Nic Conway/Softball
Catalina Foothills/Yale
Ivy League Honor Roll (2/24)
Ivy League Honor Roll (3/9)
Abby Doughty/Softball
Cienega/Utah Valley
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/4)
WAC Hitter of the Week (3/9)
Lesly Cazares/Softball
Desert View/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (3/3)
Lual Magot/Basketball
Cholla/McPherson College
KCAC Offensive Player of the Week (1/20)
KCAC All-Conference (2/26)
Alyssa Perez/Basketball
Marana/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/4)
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/19)
ACCAC Second Team (2/26)
All Region D2 (2/26)
Reece LaFaye/Track
Marana/Weber State
Weber State Athlete of the Decade (2/17)
Nicole Ley/Softball
Rio Rico/Central Arizona
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/19)
Angel Ochoa/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/19)
Scott Bockisch/Swim
Catalina Foothills/Marymount
AEC First Team 200 Medley Relay (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 100 Fly (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 200 Relay (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 400 Relay (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 400 Medley Relay (2/16)
Nick Estrella/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Azusa Pacific
PacWest Player of the Week (2/17)
Reece Nilsen/Golf
Catalina Foothills/Grand Canyon
WAC Men’s Golfer of the Week (4/12)
Bailey Thompson/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Seattle
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/4)
Brianna Aguilar/Softball
Salpointe/Grand Canyon
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/4)
Kevin Jimenez/Baseball
Nogales/New Mexico State
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/5)
Spencer Packard/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Campbell
Big South Preseason All-Conference (1/27)
Perfect Game Preseason Big South Player of the Year (1/27)
Mandy Lorenson/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Fort Lewis
RMAC Players to Watch (1/27)
Luis Aguilar/Football
Nogales/NAU
Athlon Sports FCS Postseason All-American (1/15)
Alex Robles/Baseball
Tucson/Naranjeros de Hermosillo
Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Rookie of the Year (1/8)
Jamee Swan/Basketball
Marana/Colorado
Colorado All-Decade Team (1/2)
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