The rosters of the Sun Belt College League teams in the championship series, the Show Sluggers and Old Pueblo Kings, were loaded with Southern Arizona talent who are with college programs near and far. Tucson High grad @JuanHer86334785, the Show's right-handed starter bound for… pic.twitter.com/XCoQJtD5fV
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 17, 2025
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 recognition. 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.
Mychal Castillo/Baseball
Salpointe/Northland College
UMAC Academic All-Conference (6/11)
Demetrio Crisantes/Baseball
Nogales/ Hillsboro Hops (Diamondbacks A)
MLB Pipeline Top 10 (7/16)
Juan Hernandez/Baseball
Tucson/Pima
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Sun Belt Player of the Game (7/15)
Sun Belt Most Outstanding Player (7/16)
Aciel Guillen/Baseball
Salpointe/Pima
Sun Belt Player of the Game (7/16)
Aleksander Krupa/Baseball
Cienega/Embry-Riddle
Sun Belt Player of the Game (7/15)
Noah Miller/Baseball
Pusch Ridge/Cochise
Sun Belt Player of the Game (7/14)
Jose Angel Olivarez/Baseball
Buena/Emporia State
Sun Belt Player of the Game (7/13)
Dominic Phillips/Baseball
Sahuaro/Adams State
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Sun Belt Player of the Game (7/11)
Benji Cazares/Baseball
Tucson/Oklahoma Christian
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Michel Muniz/Baseball
Sunnyside/Pima
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Giovanni Toledo/Baseball
Sunnyside/Emporia State
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Austin Monge/Baseball
Buena/Central Christian
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Francisco Aldan-Sablan/Baseball
Sahuaro/Dickinson State
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Ruben Villaescusa/Baseball
Tucson/Cochise College
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Ruben Castro/Baseball
Tucson/Oklahoma Christian
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Branden Franz/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Ottawa Kansas
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Maddox Jones/Baseball
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Tucson/Bemidji State
Ezra Vidal/Baseball
Sahuarita/Pima
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Jacob Solis/Baseball
Sahuaro/Arizona Christian
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Liam Padden/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Ottawa University
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Austin Cushman/Baseball
Buena/Cochise
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Camren Hanamoto/Baseball
Mica Mountain/Ottawa
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Michael Escalante/Baseball
Flowing Wells/Crown College
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Sammy Padilla/Baseball
Flowing Wells/Emporia State
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
Andre Jackson/Baseball
Cienega/Yokohama DeNA BayStars
NPB All-Star (7/7)
Miia Campos/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Texas at Tyler
CSC Academic All-America (6/17)
Leah Salas/Softball
Sahuarita/Embry Riddle
GSAC Player of the Week (3/10)
GSAC Player of the Year (4/28)
GSAC All-Conference (4/28)
GSAC Gold Glove Team (4/28)
NFCA NAIA All-Region (5/23)
CSC Academic All-America (6/17)
Rumur Rouille/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/LSU
SEC Academic Honor Roll (6/27)
Libby Axen/Golf
Catalina Foothills/Embry-Riddle
CSC Academic All-America (6/17)
Hope Hisey/Soccer
Canyon del Oro/Spokane
USL Super League Team of the Month (3/4)
Player of the Match (4/4)
Player of the Match (4/27)
USL Super League First Team (6/10)
USL Super League Keeper of the Year (6/13)
USL Super League Save of the Year Nominee (6/26)
Mason White/Baseball
Salpointe/Arizona
Perfect Game Preseason Third Team All-American (1/7)
Preseason All-Big 12 Team (1/23)
NCBWA Preseason All-American (2/7)
Big 12 Player of the Week (4/21)
Bobby Bragan Slugger Award watch list (4/27)
Big 12 Second Team (5/20)
Big 12 All-Tournament (5/24)
Big 12 Tourney MVP (5/24)
All-Regional Tournament Team (6/2)
All-Regional Most Valuable Player (6/2)
Perfect Game All-American (6/10)
D1Baseball All-American (6/27)
Sam Hala’ufia/Track and Field
Mountain View/Arizona
CSC Academic All-District (4/24)
Diego Marquez/Track and Field
Salpointe/Arizona
CSC Academic All-District (4/24)
Richard Legarra/Track and Field
Flowing Wells/Arizona
CSC Academic All-District (4/24)
Jenica Bosko/Track and Field
Tucson/Arizona
All-American (6/12)
Jesse Avina/Track and Field
Buena/Arizona
All-American (6/12)
Aquarina Thomas/Volleyball
Tucson/Des Moines CC
ICCAC All-Region Academic (6/10)
Devyn Netz/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
D1Softball Top 100 (1/13)
Top Cat of the Week (2/10)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (2/25)
Softball America Star of the Week (4/2)
Top Cat of the Week (4/1)
Arizona Ruby Award Finalist (4/25)
Arizona Highlight of the Year (4/28)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/29)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team (5/10)
Big 12 Player of the Year (5/7)
Big 12 First Team (5/7)
Big All-Defense Team (5/7)
NFCA West Region First Team (5/15)
Softball America First Team (5/20)
NCAA Division I Rawlings Gold Glove (5/28)
NFCA All-American (5/28)
Liliana Vigil German/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona Western
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (3/26)
All-ACCAC First Team (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
NFCA NJCAA West Region (5/27)
Vanessa Brink/Softball
Empire/Embry Riddle
GSAC Pitcher of the Week (3/10)
GSAC Pitcher of the Year (4/28)
GSAC All-Conference (4/28)
NFCA NJCAA West Region (5/27)
Bria Medina/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox College
MWC Performer of the Week (1/12)
MWC Performer of the Week (2/17)
Midwest All-Conference (3/4)
Knox Athlete of the Year (5/28)
Alexa Corona/Softball
Marana/Cornell
Cornell Freshman of the Year (5/10)
All-Midwest Conference (5/10)
Alyssa Noriega/Softball
Pueblo/Pima
Second Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Larry Toledo Award (5/28)
Isaiah Jackson/Baseball
Cienega/Arizona State
Big 12 First Team (5/20)
Owen Kramkowski/Baseball
Walden Grove/Arizona
Big 12 Honorable Mention (5/20)
Rebekah Quiroz/Softball
Flowing Wells/Pima Coach
NJCAA West Coach of the Year (5/18)
Jaeleigha Abalos/Track and Field
Walden Grove/PVCC
All-American (5/17)
Morgan Pepe/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA Indoor All-American Pole Vault (3/9)
All-American (5/17)
Nathaniel Curtiss/Track and Field
Rincon/UHS/Pima
All-American (5/17)
Hannah Droeg/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
All-American (5/17)
Ella Allred/Track and Field
Benson/Pima
All-American (5/17)
Reatta Danhof/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
All-American (5/17)
Linda Rivero/Track and Field
Desert View/Pima
All-American (5/17)
Angel Addleman/Basketball
Palo Verde/ OUAZ
GSAC Winter Scholar Athlete (2/25)
GSAC All-Conference (2/25)
Tanvi Narendran/Tennis
Rincon/UHS/Arizona
Big Scholar Athlete of the Year (4/30)
Olivia Rubio/Beach Volleyball
Catalina Foothills/Arizona
XII Student Athlete of the Month (3/22)
Arizona Unsung Hero Award Finalist (4/24)
Arizona Unsung Hero Award (4/28)
Julia Holt/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Howard
MEAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year (1/30)
MEAC Preseason First Team (1/30)
CSE Top 50 (1/25)
MEAC Pitcher of the Week (3/4)
MEAC All-Academic (5/5)
MEAC All-Conference (5/6)
Alexis Aguirre/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Eastern AZ Coach
ACCAC Coach of the Year (5/7)
Arianna Flores/Softball
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (1/29)
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (2/5)
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (2/13)
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (2/20)
ACCAC D-II Co-Pitcher of the Year (5/7)
First Team All-ACCAC Division II (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Jiselle Nunez/Softball
Tucson/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/13)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/26)
First Team All-ACCAC D-II (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Natalya Rivera/Softball
Sunnyside/Pima
NJCAA D-II National Player of the Week (2/20)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/20)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (1/29)
First Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Talia Martin/Softball
Mountain View/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (3/12)
First Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Jessica Thompson/Softball
Tanque Verde/Pima
Second Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Aubrey Marx/Softball
Cienega/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (4/25)
Second Team All-ACCAC (5/7)
All-Region I, Division II (5/7)
Destanee Nez/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Eastern AZ
All-ACCAC First Team (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
Brianna Wunderle/Softball
Marana/Central Arizona
ACCAC Player of the Week (4/18)
All-ACCAC First Team (5/7)
All-Region I, Division I (5/7)
Mya Hernandez/Softball
Sahuaro/Central Arizona
All-ACCAC First Team (5/7)
Reese McFarland/Softball
Sabino/Eastern Arizona
All-ACCAC First Team (5/7)
Luis Pablo Navarro/Baseball
Walden Grove/Pima
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (2/20)
ACCAC D-II Second Team (4/29)
All-Region Second Team (4/29)
Belen Camacho/Softball
Pueblo/Pima
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (4/13)
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (4/25)
Paul Vasquez/Wrestling
Pueblo/Sahuarita Coach
NWCA Coach of the Year (4/2)
Savannah Gutierrez/Soccer
Tucson/Texas A&M International
Defensive Player of the Year (4/29)
Gianna Pancost/Softball
Sabino/Colorado Springs
All-RMAC Second Team (4/30)
Daniel Miranda/Wrestling
Mountain View/ASU
NWCA Scholar All-American (4/2)
Trayvion White-Austin/Track
Sahuaro/Arizona
NCAA Indoor All-American (3/15)
Arizona Sapphire Ward Finalist (4/26)
Michael Masunas/Football
Sabino/Michigan State
Spartan Academic Highest Honor (4/15)
Brianna Arizmendi/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox
CSC Academic All-District (3/27)
Audrey Jimenez/Wrestling
Sunnyside/Lehigh
MOW US U20 World Team (4/6)
Brian Peabody/Basketball
Sahuaro/Pima Coach
NJCAA West District COY (3/25)
Joey Staiger/Baseball
Cienega/National Park
NJCAA Region 2 Pitcher of the Week (3/1)
Isaiah Roebuck/Baseball
Marana/Jamestown
Kennedy S. Wanner Award (4/4)
Lucas Casey/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (1/29)
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (3/26)
Diego Bejarano/Baseball
Tucson/ Park-Gilbert
GSAC Champion of Character (3/26)
Lauryn Carbajal/Softball
Sunnyside/Western New Mexico
Athlete of the Week (3/24)
D-II Top Hitter (3/25)
Lillian Gradillas-Flores/Wrestling
Mountain View/Southern Oregon
NAIA All-America (3/15)
Marisol Peña/Wrestling
Cienega/GCU
NCWC All-American (3/15)
Paris Mikinski/High Jump
Salpointe/Arizona
NCAA Indoor All-American (3/15)
Maddie Hairgrove/Softball
Catalina Foothills/Jamestown
NSAA Pitcher of the Week (3/10)
Alma Garcia/Softball
Salpointe/Benedictine
Midwest College Classic Player of the Tournament (3/7)
Maylee Thompson/Track and Field
Willcox/Pima
NJCAA Indoor All-American Long Jump (3/9)
NJCAA Indoor All-American Pentathlon (3/9)
Coben Bourguet/Football
Salpointe/ASU
NFF Valley of the Sun Scholar Athlete (3/8)
Trenton Bourguet/Football
Marana/ASU
NFF Valley of the Sun Scholar Athlete (3/8)
Sean Elliott/Basketball
Cholla/Arizona
UA Humanities Alumni of the Year (3/3)
Alyssa Bronw/Basketball
Sahuaro/UNLV
Player of the Game (2/23)
Mat’Tanaya Vital/Basketball
Amphitheater/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/27)
Makayla Holthaus/Basketball
Ironwood Ridge/OUAZ
GSAC Winter Scholar Athlete (2/25)
Landyn Lewis/Golf
Tucson/PGA Southwest
PGA Southwest Patriot Award (2/28)
Bruno Fina/Football
Salpointe/Duke
CSC Academic All-District (1/7)
CSC Academic All-America 2nd Team (1/28)
Nayeli Nidez Acuña/Basketball
Sunnyside/Knox College
MWC Performer of the Week (1/21)
Lathan Ransom/Football
Salpointe/Ohio State
PFF Highest Graded Run Defender (1/17)
Bryce Cotton/Basketball
Palo Verde/Perth Wildcats
Game 23 MVP (1/16)
Game 22 MVP (1/15)
Game 21 MVP (1/6)
Wes Ball/Basketball
Marana/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (1/9)
Dylan Cook/Football
Ironwood Ridge/Morehead State
CSC Academic All-District (1/7)
Tyler Mustain/Football
Pusch Ridge/Arizona
CSC Academic All-District (1/7)
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