Former Tucson High standout Kiera Hamilton was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year along with All-Rookie Team honors and All-Conference First Team honors. She recorded 326 kills as a freshman at George Mason.
Former Cienega football standout Ritchie McCormack was named to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) First Team as a defender.
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.
Kiera Hamilton/Volleyball
Tucson/George Mason
Rookie of the Week (9/29)
Rookie of the Week (10/13)
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (11/20)
All-Rookie Team (11/20)
All-Conference First Team (11/20)
Ritchie McCormack/Football
Cienega/Seton Hill
PSAC Western Division Defensive First Team
Leo Gutierrez/Soccer
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (9/17)
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Robert Castenada/Soccer
Nogales/Pima
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Eythan Mancilla/Soccer
Sunnyside/Pima
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Kendra Veliz/Softball Coach
Sahuaro/Pima Coach
ACCAC/Region I, D-II Coach of the Year (11/7)
Brooke Valencia/Soccer
Sabino/Pima
Pima Keeper of the Week (8/25)
ACCAC Keeper of the Week (9/16)
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Meredith Galus/Soccer
Walden Grove/Pima
Pima Player of the Week (8/25)
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Anjeli DesRosier/Soccer
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (10/1)
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Samantha Mendez/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Yajaira Cervantes/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II First Team (11/7)
Ava Dagnino/Soccer
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA National POY (10/16)
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II Second Team (11/7)
Kristal Navarro/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
Pima Player of the Week (8/25)
All-ACCAC/Region I, D-II Honorable Mention (11/7)
Maggie McReynolds/Volleyball
Mountain View/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (10/22)
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)
Week One MVP (10/13)
Phoebe Knisley/Soccer
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
ACCAC Keeper of the Week (9/10)
ACCAC Goalie of the Week (10/1)
Conner Hangartner/Football
Mica Mountain/Simpson
Scout Team Player of the Week (9/14)
D3football.com Team of the Week (9/30)
Ian Mejia/Baseball
Sahuarita/Columbus Clingstones
Southern League All-Star (9/24)
Orlando Gonzalez/Football
Salpointe/Saddleback
Defensive Player of the Week (9/22)
Jamie Black/Soccer
Canyon del Oro/FC Tucson Women
FC Tucson MVP (7/22)
WPSL Desert Player of the Year (7/31)
Shania Walters/Soccer
Cienega/FC Tucson Women
WPSL Desert Best XI (7/30)
Anissa El-Ali/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/Scottsdale
Volleyball Player of the Week (9/2)
Volleyball Player of the Week (9/16)
Jayden Thoreson/Football
Mica Mountain/Simpson
Offensive Player of the Week (9/14)
Jordan Thomas/Football
Canyon del Oro/Ft. Lewis
RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/8)
Tanvi Narendran/Tennis
Rincon/UHS/Arizona
Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year (4/30)
Big 12 High Academic Honor (8/27)
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)
Big 12 High Academic Honor (8/27)
Diego Marquez/Track
Salpointe/Arizona
Big 12 High Academic Honor (8/27)
Coben Bourguet/Football
Salpointe/ASU
NFF Valley of the Sun Scholar Athlete (3/8)
Big 12 High Academic Honor (8/27)
Sam Mendez/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
Pima Player of the Week (8/25)
Angelina Morage/Soccer
Sabino/Pima
Pima Player of the Week (8/25)
Ana Martinez/Soccer
Sunnyside/Pima
Pima Player of the Week (8/25)
Gunner Geile/Baseball
Salpointe/Arizona
Big 12 Academic Rookie Team (8/5)
Kayden Luke/Football
Canyon del Oro/Arizona
Big 12 Academic Rookie Team (8/5)
Carsyn O’Daniels/Softball
Salpointe/Monroe
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Bailey Nichols/Softball
Sabino/Scottsdale CC
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Annalise Holthaus/Basketball
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Mat’Tanaya Vital/Basketball
Amphitheater/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Katie Burns/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Amelie Buffill-Gutierrez/Basketball
Sabino/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Trevor Carlson/Baseball
Tanque Verde/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Oscar Rocha/Baseball
Sabino/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Clarissa Figueroa/Softball
Mountain View/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
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)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Sariah Ferrentino/Softball
Sabino/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Julissa Lopez/Softball
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
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)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Taiya Teixeira/Softball
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Belen Camacho/Softball
Pueblo/Pima
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (4/13)
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (4/25)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Cheyanne Ortiz/Softball
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
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)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Jasmin Joseph/Volleyball
Tanque Verde/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Julia Weatherbie/Volleyball
Mountain View/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Julia Ford/Volleyball
Catalina Foothills/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Elli Meinke/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Kendall Snyder/Volleyball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Viviana Sanchez/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Uriah Burrell/Soccer
Catalina Foothills/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Solaris Graves/Soccer
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Emma Beach/Soccer
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Savannah Michel/Soccer
Walden Grove/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Ella Allred/Track and Field
Benson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Elexia Aragon/Track and Field
Flowing Wells/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Maylee Thompson/Track and Field
Willcox/Pima
NJCAA Indoor All-American Long Jump (3/9)
NJCAA Indoor All-American Pentathlon (3/9)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Elizabeth Coppola/Track and Field
Pusch Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Reatta Danhof/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Elsie Ibarra-Borboa/Track and Field
St. Augustine/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Layla Konski/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Morgan Pepe/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA Indoor All-American Pole Vault (3/9)
All-American (5/17)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
D’Andre Pickett/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Eric Nguyen/Soccer
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Missael Montilla/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Mateo Soto/Soccer
Tucson/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Cooper Jones/Basketball
Buena/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Kota Benson/Basketball
Baboquivari/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Noah Brunet/Track and Field
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Jace Schaub/Track and Field
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Tayvien Biancuzzo/Track and Field
Mica Mountain/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Jackson Koontz/Track and Field
Salpointe/Pima
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Yasmin Villa/Softball
Tucson/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Analise Montiel/Softball
Cholla/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Ariana Aguirre/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Malayah Renteria/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Ailani Rodriguez/Softball
Rio Rico/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Kason Jacquez/Baseball
St. David/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Reese McFarland/Softball
Sabino/Eastern Arizona
All-ACCAC First Team (5/7)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Riley McFarland/Softball
Sabino/Eastern Arizona
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
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)
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
Kaitlyn McLaughlin/Softball
Tanque Verde/Arizona Western
NJCAA All-Academic (7/24)
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
Tucson/Bemidji State
Sun Belt All-Star (7/4)
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)
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)
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)
Jessica Thompson/Softball
Tanque Verde/Pima
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)
Mya Hernandez/Softball
Sahuaro/Central 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)
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)
James Armstrong/ Wrestling
Sunnyside/West Liberty
MEC Wrestler of the Week (3/3)
MEC Freshman of the Year (4/8)
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 II 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)
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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