Former Salpointe standout Izaiah Moraga (South Mountain) earned ACCAC Region and All-Conference honors. Former Catalina Foothills standout Cooper Kruk (Pima) earned ACCAC Region and All-Conference honors. Kruk committed to play for Arizona and the standout catcher also earned Golden Glove honors.
Former Canyon del Oro standouts Mike Jones (Pima) and Ernie Alvarez (South Mountain) also earned ACCAC Region and All-Conference honors along with former Desert View standout Damian Lorta (Pima).
Former Tucson standout Jiselle Nunez (Pima), former Pueblo standout Belen Camacho (Pima) and former Canyon del Oro standout Grant Young (South Mountain) all earned ACCAC weekly honors.
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. If you are aware of anything I have missed along the way, please let me know. amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
Portions from news release.
Izaiah Moraga/Baseball
Salpointe/South Mountain
ACCAC All-Region First Team (4/29)
ACCAC All-Conference (4/29)
Cooper Kruk/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Pima
ACCAC All-Region First Team (4/29)
ACCAC All-Conference (4/29)
ACCAC Golden Glove (4/29)
Mike Jones/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC All-Region First Team (4/29)
ACCAC All-Conference (4/29)
Ernie Alvarez/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/South Mountain
ACCAC All-Region Second Team (4/29)
ACCAC All-Conference Second Team (4/29)
Damien Lorta/Baseball
Desert View/Pima
ACCAC All-Region Second Team (4/29)
ACCAC All-Conference Second Team (4/29)
Jiselle Nunez/Softball
Tucson/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (4/29)
Belen Camacho/Softball
Pueblo/Pima
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (4/29)
Grant Young/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/South Mountain
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (4/29)
Julia Holt/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Howard
MEAC Preseason First Team (2/1)
MEAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year (1/29)
MEAC Pitcher of the Week (2/10)
Howard Soul of the Team Award (4/16)
Destanee Nez/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Eastern Arizona
ACCAC D-I Pitcher of the Week (2/23)
ACCAC D-I Pitcher of the Week (4/15)
Adriana Machado/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (4/15)
Cody Raetzman/Football
Salpointe/Minot State
NFF Hampshire Honor Society (4/9)
Isaiah Hill/Basketball
Pueblo/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (1/22)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/5)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Year (3/2)
ACCAC D-II Freshman of the Year (3/2)
Region First Team (3/2)
Best Small Man Award (320)
First Team NJCAA Division II All-American (4/8)
Audrey Jimenez/Wrestling
Sunnyside/Lehigh
Super Region 2 Champion (2/21)
USA Wrestler to Watch (3/5)
NCAA All-American (3/6)
NCAA National Champion (3/7)
NCAA Outstanding (3/7)
NCAA Most Dominant (3/7)
NCAA Scholar All-American (3/13)
NCAA Region 2 Wrestler of the Year (3/20)
NCAA Women’s Wrestler of the Year (3/24)
USA Wrestling Anthony-Maroulis Trophy (4/3)
Belen Camacho/Softball
Pueblo/Pima
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (3/18)
Lillian Gradillas-Flores/Wrestling
Mountain View/Southern Oregon
NAIA National Duo star performer (1/14)
Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion (3/1)
NAIA Scholar All-American (3/13)
NAIA National Champion (3/14)
NAIA All-American (3/14)
Sergio Vega/Wrestling
Sunnyside/Oklahoma State
Big 12 Champion (3/7)
NCAA All-American (3/20)
NCAA National Champion (3/21)
Anthony Echemendia/Wrestling
Sunnyside/Iowa State
NCAA All-American (3/21)
Michael Masunas/Football
Sabino/Texas
Texas Football Student of the Week (3/13)
Owen Kramkowski/Baseball
Walden Grove/Arizona
Big 12 Preseason Team (2/5)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (3/9)
Danny Knapp/Track and Field
Rio Rico/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/8)
Tayvien Biancuzzo/Track and Field
Mica Mountain/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/8)
Noah Macias/Track and Field
Mica Mountain/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/8)
Elizabeth Ugwu/Track and Field
Sahuaro/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/8)
Brian Peabody/Basketball
Sahuaro/Pima Coach
ACCAC D-II Coach of the Year (3/2)
Dylan Arvayo/Track and Field
Mountain View/Colorado Springs
RMAC Indoor Heptathlon Champion (2/28)
Bryce Cotton/Basketball
Palo Verde/Adelaide 36ers
NBL MVP (2/23)
NBL26 Three Pointer Award (2/23)
Adelaide MVP (2/27)
Members’ Choice Award (2/27)
Bria Medina/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox
Midwest Conference Player of the Year (2/26)
Midwest Conference First Team (2/26)
Kylee Callahan/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox
Midwest Conference 2nd Team (2/26)
Nayeli Nidez Acuna/Basketball
Sunnyside/Knox
Midwest Conference 2nd Team (2/26)
Belen Camacho/Softball
Pueblo/Pima
ACCAC D-II Pitcher of the Week (2/23)
NJCAA D-II National Pitcher of the Week (2/25)
Analise Montiel/Softball
Cholla/Eastern Arizona
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (2/23)
Carter Dooling/Swimming
Ironwood Ridge/GCU
Big West Swimmer of the Week (1/20)
Noah Macias/Track
Mica Mountain/Pima
ACCAC Athlete of the Week (2/12)
Clarissa Figueroa/Softball
Mountain View/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/10)
Laila Ruiz/Softball
San Manuel/Maryville
GLVC Player of the Week (2/1)
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