Former Canyon del Oro soccer standout Lizzie Walker was named ACCAC D-II Player of the Week for Pima. The Aztecs outscored their opponents 10-0 beating Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Paradise Valley Community College. Walker scored two goals in their 4-0 win against the Coyotes and a goal in the 6-0 win over the Pumas.
Former Dorado Ethan Krominga and former Empire standout Jake Lambert were named Co-Players of the Week for Hastings. Krominga was the Special Teams Player of the Week and Lambert was the Defensive Player of the Week in a 27-21 loss against Peru State.
This list will be updated all year in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to win 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.
153 athletes have been recognized for 2024 – we had 307 athletes recognized in 2023.
Lizzie Walker/Soccer
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (9/4)
Ethan Krominga/Football
CDO/Hastings
Player of the Week (9/2)
Jake Lambert/Football
Empire/Hastings
Player of the Week (9/2)
Jacob Medina/Golf
Ironwood Ridge/Northwestern
Raider Athlete of the Week (9/2)
Kenzie Fowler/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Arizona
Arizona Sports Hall of Fame (8/30)
Brooke Valencia/Soccer
Sabino/Pima
ACCAC Golaie of the Week (8/29)
Jamie Black/Soccer
CDO/FC Tucson Women
WPSL Desert Conference Best XI (8/14)
Carlie Scupin/Softball
Tucson/Arizona
D-I Softball Preseason Top 100-37 (1/19)
Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Top Cat of the Week (4/8)
Pac-12 Player of the Week nominee (4/8)
Pac-12 Second Team (5/7)
Pac-12 All-Defense (5/7)
NFCA West Region Third Team (5/18)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Allie Skaggs/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
D-I Softball Preseason Top 100-18 (1/19)
Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Ruby Award (4/29)
Pac-12 First Team (5/7)
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year (5/9)
NFCA West Region First Team (5/18)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
D1Softball All-American (5/28)
Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal (6/17)
CSC Academic All-American (6/18)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Yannixa Acuña/Softball
Salpointe/ASU
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Gianna Mares/Softball
Salpointe/BYU
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Dayanara Campos/Softball
CDO/Georgetown
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Julia Holt/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Howard
Most Improved (4/23)
MEAC All-Academic (5/6)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Riley Carley/Softball
Sabino/New Mexico State
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Zaylie Calderon/Softball
Mountain View/UTEP
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
CUSA Jim Castañeda Scholarship (6/6)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage/Softball
Salpointe/North Dakota State
Summit League Second Team (5/7)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
Summit League Academic Excellence (7/24)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Jessie Niegocki/Softball
Mountain View/Rider
All-MAAC Second Team (5/7)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Cassie Castaneda/Softball
Sabino/North Dakota
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (4/22)
Summit League Honorable Mention (5/7)
Summit League Academic Excellence (7/24)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Halle Morris/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Utah Valley
WAC Second Team (5/6)
NFCA West Region First Team (5/18)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Emma Almodoba/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac Player of the Week (3/4)
Cal Pac Player of the Year (4/30)
Cal Pac First Team (4/30)
Cal Pac All-Defense (4/30)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NAIA All-American (6/4)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Vanessa Brink/Softball
Empire/Embry-Riddle
Cal PAC Pitcher of the Week (3/11)
Cal PAC Pitcher of the Week (3/18)
Cal PAC Pitcher of the Week Nominee (3/18)
Cal PAC Pitcher of the Week Nominee (4/29)
Cal Pac First Team (4/30)
Cal Pac All-Academic Team (4/30)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Maddie Judge/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac Defense Team (4/30)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Diana Miranda Montano/Softball
Salpointe/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac First Team (4/30)
Cal Pac All-Defense SS (4/30)
Cal Pac All-Academic Team (4/30)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
NFCA Scholar Athlete All-American (8/6)
Isaiah Roebuck/Baseball
Marana/Jamestown
Iron Jimmie of the Month (3/29)
Sun Belt College League Player of the Week (6/11)
Sun Belt Playoffs Most Outstanding Player (7/18)
Amelie Buffill-Gutierrez/Basketball
Sabino/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Amber Conner/Soccer
Tanque Verde/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Tristin Duron/Soccer
Marana/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Daniel Ehler/Soccer
Marana/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Annalise Holthaus/Basketball
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Jasmin Joseph/Volleyball
Tanque Verde/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Gabriella Lopez/Basketball
Bisbee/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Bella Medina/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Elli Meinke/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Viviana Sanchez/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Christina Shaffer/Volleyball
Pusch Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Nick Arias/Baseball
Tucson/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (5/1)
2nd Team Region I, D-I (5/1)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Reatta Danhof/Track/Cross Country
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic Track (7/18)
NJCAA All-Academic Cross Country (7/18)
James Lynch/Soccer
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Ixta Mendez-Jimenez/Soccer
Catalina Foothills/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Abby Whatton/Volleyball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Makylee Wilson/Volleyball
Cienega/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Gabriela Amparano/Soccer
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Dillon Arvayo/Track
Mountain View/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Uriah Burrell/Soccer
Catalina Foothills/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Zack Comaduran/Track/Cross Country
Marana/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Elijah Conroy/Track/Cross Country
Rincon/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic Track (7/18)
NJCAA All-Academic Cross Country (7/18)
Mariah Cruz/Track/Cross Country
Mountain View/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic Track (7/18)
NJCAA All-Academic Cross Country (7/18)
Solaris Graves/Soccer
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Paden Hall/Track
Catalina Foothills/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Caleb Herd/Baseball
Cienega/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (5/1)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Cooper Jones/Basketball
Buena/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Declan Jorgenson/Cross Country
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Seanna Krantz/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Austin Madsen/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Cheyanne Ortiz/Softball
Tucson/Softball
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Wyatt Preble/Track
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Camila Razcon/Soccer
Marana/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Ariela Sanchez/Soccer
Sahuaro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Gabriella Sanchez/Basketball
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Tariq Sheriff/Track
Empire/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
David Teso/Track
Benson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Maylee Thompson/Track
Willcox/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Kayley Yanez/Golf
Marana/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (May 6)
2nd Team All-Region I (May 6)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Reese McFarland/Softball
Sabino/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Riley McFarland/Softball
Sabino/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Kaitlyn McLaughlin/Softball
Tanque Verde/Arizona Western
First team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Ariana Aguirre/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Mariah Cunningham/Softball
Buena/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Melanie Merrill/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/Eastern
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Anthony Berrios/Soccer
Tucson/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Mollie Forbes/Softball
Mountain View/Arizona Western
Third Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Colby Gaines/Baseball
Walden Grove/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Benjamin Staiger/Baseball
Cienega/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/18)
Eric Garigan/Lacrosse
Salpointe William Penn
HAAC Defensive Player of the Week (3/11)
HAAC Defensive Player of the Week (3/18)
NAIA Defensive Player of the Week (3/19)
HAAC Defensive Player of the Year (4/26)
HAAC First Team (4/26)
NAIA All-American (5/17)
Benji Cazares/Baseball
Tucson/Pima/Old Pueblo Kings
Sun Belt Player of the Week (7/3)
Joey Staiger/Baseball
Cienega/Old Pueblo Kings
Sun Belt Player of the Week (6/18)
Jacob Wiltshire/Baseball
Sabino/NE Oklahoma State/Gauchos
Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (6/18)
Rich Alday/Baseball
Tucson/Pima/New Mexico Coach
ABCA Hall of Fame (7/3)
Alyssa Aguilar/Softball
Salpointe/BYU
All-Big 12 Academic (7/2)
Tanner Aros/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Old Pueblo Kings
Sun Belt Player of the Week (6/20)
Max Lialios/Baseball
Sabino/Old Pueblo Kings
Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (6/20)
Mason White/Baseball
Salpointe/Arizona
Bobby Bragan Award Watch List (2/16)
Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/8)
Frisco Classic All-Tournament Team (3/6)
Pac-12 All-Conference Team (5/21)
Pac-12 Tournament MVP (5/25)
ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-West Region (6/11)
Carlos Molina/Baseball
Pueblo/Dickinson State
NSAA Second Team (5/2)
Wyatt Wilharm/Baseball
Benson/Dickinson State
NSAA Second Team (5/2)
Jonathan Lerma/Baseball
Catalina/Dickinson State
NSAA Honorable Mention (5/2)
Keanu Calamayan/Baseball
Empire/Dickinson State
NSAA Second Team (5/2)
Ian Mejia/Baseball
Sahuarita/Mississippi Braves
Pitcher of the Week (4/23)
Southern League Pitcher of the Week (5/6)
Pitcher of the Week (5/14)
Southern League Pitcher of the Week (5/20)
Pitcher of the Week (6/2)
Southern League Pitcher of the Month (6/5)
Camila Zepeda/Softball
Tucson/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Year (5/7)
First team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
NJCAA Second Team All-American (6/4)
Haley Ehlert/Softball
Empire/Waldorf
Champion of Character (5/2)
Rebekah Quiroz/Softball
Flowing Wells/Pima Coach
NJCAA District Coach of the Year (5/28)
Sydney Gray/Softball
Sabino/Nebraska
Big Ten Player of the Week (2/19)
Big Ten Player of the Week (2/21)
Big Ten Player of the Week (3/11)
Second-Team All-Big Ten (5/10)
NFCA Second-Team All-Midwest Region (5/18)
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
Isabel Tanabe/Softball
Douglas/Hastings
CSC Academic All-District (5/28)
Odalys Garcia-Peret/Softball
Empire/Ottawa AZ
CSC Academic All-District
Iliana Mendoza/Softball
Tucson/Colorado Mesa
RMAC First Team (5/1)
D2CAA South Central 1st Team (5/23)
D2CAA 3rd Team All-America (5/23)
Amiee Shanks/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Ft. Lewis
RMAC Golden Glove (5/1)
RMAC Academic All-Conference (5/15)
DII Rawlings Gold Glove Award (5/23)
Isaiah Jackson/Baseball
Cienega/Arizona State
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (5/21)
Morgan Pepe/Track & Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-American (5/18)
Nathaniel Curtiss/Track & Field
Rincon/UHS/Pima
NJCAA Pole Vault All-American (5/18)
Dylan Bradford/Baseball
Sabino/NW Oklahoma State
NCBWA All-Central Region First Team (5/15)
Kyle Crooks/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Central Missouri Coach
NCBWA Central Region Coach of the Year (5/15)
Mariah Lopez/Softball
Cienega/Utah
D-I Softball Preseason Top 100-23 (1/19)
Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Nominee (4/8)
Pac-12 First Team (5/7)
NFCA First-Team Pacific Region (5/18)
Miia Campos/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Regis
RMAC First Team (5/1)
RMAC Tournament Team (5/4)
NFCA South-Central Region – 2nd Team (5/9)
Rachel Barriga/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Regis
CSE Midseason Freshman All-American (4/4)
Sydney Lenhart/Soccer
Salpointe/Brandeis
Morris Sepinuck Award (5/8)
Alyssa Trejo/Softball
Tucson/UNLV
Mountain West Player of the Week (4/29)
Mountain West All-Tournament Team (5/11)
Reagan Grossi/Softball
Empire/Dakota Wesleyan
GPAC First Team (5/7)
Alexis Aguirre/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Eastern Arizona Coach
ACCAC Coach of the Year (5/7)
Jazmyne Waddell/Softball
San Manuel/Pima
ACCAC D-I Pitcher of the Week (2/28)
ACCAC D-I Pitcher of the Week (3/21)
ACCAC D-I Pitcher of the Week (4/10)
ACCAC D-I Pitcher of the Week (4/17)
First team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
Talia Martin/Softball
Mountain View/Pima
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (4/17)
Second Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
Aubrey Marx/Softball
Cienega/Pima
Second Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel/Softball
Sahuarita/Pima
Third Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
James Velasquez/Baseball
Walden Grove/Hastings
Mid-America Pitcher of the Week (4/23)
GPAC First Team (5/7)
Gabriel Escalera/Golf
Walden Grove/Hastings
Mid-America Men’s Golfer of the Week (4/24)
GPAC First Team (5/7)
Zach Vincent/Baseball
Pusch Ridge/Midland
GPAC Honorable Mention (5/7)
Christian Rodriguez/Softball
Catalina Foothills/North Central
64Analytics.D3 Pitcher of the Week (5/6)
Julian Encinas/Softball
Amphitheater/North Central
64Analytics.D3 Hitter of the Week (5/6)
Myranda Moreno/Golf
Tucson/Pima
1st Team All-ACCAC (May 6)
2nd Team All-Region I (May 6)
Vanessa Candito/Softball
Empire/Regis
RMAC Tournament MVP (5/4)
Gianna Pancost/Softball
Sabino/Colorado-Colorado Springs
RMAC Player of the Week (4/9)
RMAC Honorable Mention (5/1)
Jordan Morgan/Football
Marana/Arizona
Sapphire Award (4/29)
Rumur Rouille/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/Long Island
NEC Scholar Athlete (2/7)
NEC Academic Honor Roll (2/7)
LIU Scholar-Athlete of the Year (4/30)
Leah Salas/Softball
Sahuarita/Embry-Riddle
Cal PAC Player of the Week nominee (3/18)
NAIA Player of the Week (3/26)
Cal Pac First Team (4/30)
Abril Nerey/Softball
Rio Rico/Park-Gilbert
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week nominee (3/18)
Cal PAC Pitcher of the Week (3/25)
Cal PAC Pitcher of the Week (4/1)
Cal Pac Honorable Mention (4/30)
Diego Alvarez/Baseball
Sahuarita/Pima
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (4/18)
2nd Team All-ACCAC (5/1)
2nd Team Region I, D-I (5/1)
Elijah Reeves/Baseball
Marana/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (5/1)
Alec Larson/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Benedictine Mesa
Cal Pac Player of the Week nominee (3/4)
Cal Pac Player of the Week nominee (4/1)
Cal Pac 1st Team All-Conference (4/30)
Cal Pac All-Academic Team (4/30)
Cole Altherr/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week nominee (4/1)
Cal Pac Honorable mention (4/30)
Diego Bejarano/Baseball
Tucson/Park-Gilbert
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nominee (4/29)
Cal Pac Honorable mention (4/30)
Cal Pac All-Defense (4/30)
Evan Nelson/Basketball
Salpointe/Harvard
Harvard Humanitarian Award (4/20)
Sam Beskind/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Colorado School of Mines
RMAC Player of the Week (1/15)
RMAC First Team (3/6)
RMAC Academic First Team (3/13)
RMAC Academic Player of the Year (3/13)
Academic All-District (4/18)
Dillan Baker/Basketball
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (1/2)
ACCAC Player of the Week (1/9)
All-ACCAC DII First Team (3/6)
All-Region DII First Team (3/6)
NJCAA 3rd Team All-American (4/10)
AZ JUCO All-Star (4/13)
Majok Deng/Basketball
Salpointe/Colorado School of Mines
RMAC Player of the Week (1/29)
RMAC Player of the Week (2/26)
RMAC First Team (3/6)
RMAC All-Tournament Team (3/9)
D2CCA South Central 2nd Team (3/21)
NABC South Central 2nd Team (3/25)
Johnnie Blockburger/Track
Tucson/USC
Pac-12 Track Athletes of the Week (4/8)
Trayvion White-Austin/Track
Tucson/Arizona
Pac-12 Track Athletes of the Week (3/26)
Andrew Cook/Football
Ironwood Ridge/Colorado State Pueblo
NFF Hampshire Honor Society (4/10)
Hailie Mann/Softball
Mountain View/Ft. Lewis
RMAC Pitcher of the Week (4/9)
Levi Padilla/Baseball
Salpointe/Regis
RMAC Player of the Week Nominee (4/9)
Ainsley Malis/Volleyball
Tanque Verde/West Texas A&M
NCAA Graduate Scholarship (4/8)
Neysia Howard/Track
Tucson/GCU
WAC High Point Award (2/20)
WAC Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year (3/5)
GCU Thunder Award (4/1)
Abraham Valenzuela/Track and Field
Palo Verde/Pima
First Team All-ACCAC (3/29)
Nathaniel Curtiss/Track and Field
Rincon/UHS/Pima
First Team All-ACCAC (3/29)
Alyssa Brown/Basketball
Sahuaro/UNLV
Mountain West Player of the Week (1/8)
Mountain West Tourney MVP (3/13)
Outstanding Rebel of the Week (3/22)
Camilla Zepeda/Softball
Tucson/Pima
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (3/21)
Emily Darwin/Softball
Benson/Grand Canyon
WAC Pitcher of the Week (3/11)
Lual Lual/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Mesa
All-ACCAC DII Second Team (3/6)
All-Region DII Second Team (3/6)
Gabriella Lopez/Basketball
Bisbee/Pima
DII Defensive Player of the Year (3/6)
All-ACCAC DII Second Team (3/6)
All-Region DII Second Team (3/6)
Dominique Acosta/Basketball
Nogales/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (1/2)
All-ACCAC DII First Team (3/6)
All-Region DII Second Team (3/6)
Bria Medina/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox
Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year (2/27)
Midwest Conference First Team (2/27)
Kylee Callahan/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox
Midwest Player of the Week (1/3)
Midwest Conference First Team (2/27)
Aaliyah Ortiz/Basketball
Palo Verde/Culver-Stockton
All-Heart of America Team (3/1)
Dylan Dreis/Football
Salpointe/Arizona
Arizona Bow Intern of the Year (2/29)
Isaiah Miller/Wrestling
Sahuarita/Jamestown
GPAC Freshman of the Year
GPAC First Team (2/21)
Bryce Cotton/Basketball
Palo Verde/Perth
NBL Most Valuable Player (2/19)
Spencer Packard/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Arkansas Travelers
MLB Prospect (2/7)
Devyn Netz/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
D-I Softball Preseason Top 100-94 (1/19)
Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Aquarina Thomas/Volleyball
Tucson/Des Moines Area CC
Fall Academic All-Region (1/16)
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