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Orion Barger, Joel Gardner, Luisa Chavez and Angel Addleman earn collegiate honors

Pima standouts Orion Barger (Canyon del Oro) and Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge) earned All-American status at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships held Friday and Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Barger took second place in the 600-meter race (1:18.10) and Gardner took seventh in the 5,000-meter race (14:36.50)

Pima basketball standouts Luisa Chavez (Rio Rico) was named Second Team All-ACCAC and NJCAA D-II All-Region and Angel Addleman (Palo Verde) was named Third Team All-ACCAC and NJCAA D-II All-Region.

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. amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com

Portions from news release.

32 athletes have been recognized for 2023 – we had 201 athletes recognized in 2022.

Luisa Chavez/Basketball
Rio Rico/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (1/25)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/24)
All-ACCAC 2ND TEAM (3/4)
NJCAA All-Region D-II 1ST Team (3/2)

Angel Addleman/Basketball
Palo Verde/Pima
All-ACCAC 2ND TEAM (3/4)
NJCAA All-Region D-II 2nd Team (3/2)

Orion Barger/Track and Field
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/4)

Joel Gardner/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/4)

Abril Nerey/Softball
Rio Rico/Park University
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week Nominee (2/20)
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week (2/27)

Chase Verdugo/Basketball
Walden Grove/Embry-Riddle
Academic All-District (2/21)
Cal Pac Winter All-Academic (2/26)

Conner Verdugo/Basketball
Walden Grove/Embry-Riddle
Academic All-District (2/21)
Cal Pac Winter All-Academic (2/26)
Cal Pac Honorable Mention (2/26)

Jerry Carrillo/Basketball
Salpointe/Cochise Coach
ACCAC Coach of the Year (3/2)

Cesar Saenz/Basketball
Sabino/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (3/1)
All-ACCAC 2ND TEAM (3/2)
NJCAA All-Region D-II 1ST Team (3/2)

Cassidy Morrow/Softball
Sahuaro/Eastern Arizona
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (3/1)

Brody Boisvert/Baseball
Empire/Seward County
KJCCC West Player of the Week (2/28)

Asiah Bell/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Central Arizona
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (2/24)

Antonio Fernandez/Baseball
Sabino/McPherson College
KCAC Player of the Week (2/28)

Alex Parkhurst/Beach Volleyball
Salpointe/Arizona
Pac-12 Pair of the Week Nominee (2/28)

Kylee Callahan/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox College
MWC Newcomer of the Year (2/28)

Devyn Netz/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
Pac-12 Player of the Week (2/27)

Delaney Schnell/Diving
Tucson/Arizona
Pac 12 Diver of the Week (1/17)
Pac 12 Diver of the Week (1/24)
Pac 12 Diver of the Week (2/7)
Pac-12 Diver of the Meet (2/25)
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year (2/24)

Alexis Cortez/Basketball
Tucson/Bucharest Agronomy
Player of the Game (2/24)

Alyssa Brown/Basketball
Sahuaro/UNLV
Academic All-District (2/21)

Bryanne Olson/Basketball
Pusch Ridge/Hawaii at Hilo
Academic All-District (2/21)

Emma Morris/Basketball
Tanque Verde/Chaminade
Academic All-District (2/21)

Sam Beskind/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Colorado School of Mines
Academic All-District (2/21)

Cassie Castaneda/Softball
Sabino/North Dakota
Summit League Players to Watch (2/8)

Dominique Acosta/Basketball
Nogales/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/2)

Allie Skaggs/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Softball America Preseason 1st Team (1/31)

Yannira Acuña/Softball
Salpointe ASU
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Softball America Preseason 1st Team (1/31)

Carlie Scupin/Softball
Tucson/Arizona
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
USA Softball Top 50 Watch List (1/25)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Softball America Preseason 2nd Team (1/31)

Ellessa Bonstrom/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Utah
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)

Kiko Romero/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Arizona
d1baseball Top 50 JUCO Transfer (1/4)

Nick Gonzales/Baseball
Cienega/AA Altoona Curve
N0. 8 Pittsburgh Pirate Prospect (1/17)

Jessie Niegocki/Softball
Mountain View/Rider
Extra Inning Softball Top 15 (1/17)

Dillan Baker/Basketball
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (1/14)

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