It was a great evening to celebrate another successful Porterville College Athletics season. On Monday, the Pirates honored their best and brightest from the 2022-23 sports season at the 13th annual Academic and Athletic Achievement Awards. The event was held at the PC Student Center on campus.
Highlights from the event include an impressive 45 Pirate student-athletes being named to the President's Honors List (3.50-4.0 GPA) while 22 more earned Dean's List honors (3.0-3.49 GPA).
A complete list of award winners is below:
President's Honors: Student-athletes that finished the fall semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0 while completing at least 12 units
Andrea Frausto – Women's Volleyball
Rilynn Fien – Women's Volleyball
Davina Lopez – Women's Volleyball, Women's Basketball
Samantha Cavazos – Women's Soccer
Melissa Marquez – Women's Soccer
Carlos Rodriguez – Cross Country, Track
Ty Robinson – Cross Country, Track, Baseball
Robert Buckenberger – Men's Basketball
Demir Conliffe – Men's Basketball
Jalen Foy – Men's Basketball
Justin Sabater – Men's Basketball
Mylo Santos – Men's Basketball
Elijah Sterling - Men's Basketball
Cameron Walker – Men's Basketball
Kaija Ambriz – Women's Basketball
Cienna Enriquez – Women's Basketball, Softball
Kate Lowry – Softball
Taylor Norman – Softball
Hailee Smutz – Softball
Alexandria Boyd – Softball
Kelsey Moen – Softball
Madelynne Pierce – Softball
Ashlyn Houston – Softball
Kayla Ponting – Softball
Sunny Felix – Tennis
Nick Torres - Baseball
August Malom – Baseball
Aiden Lessnau – Baseball
Stefan Leo – Baseball
Evan Drummond - Baseball
Luca Dincola – Baseball
Ryan Blondell – Baseball
Garrett Dykstra – Baseball
Nicholas Frey – Baseball
Kaden Twyman – Baseball
Domanik Brady – Baseball
Justice Loflin - Baseball
Tristan Jacobson – Baseball
Nicholas Segura – Baseball
Kyle Rader – Baseball
Koda Larson – Baseball
Keenan Shaw – Baseball
Dylan Novatny – Baseball
Jason Kramlich – Baseball
Bradley Cooper – Baseball
Dean's List: Student-athletes that finished the fall semester with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 while completing at least 12 units
Victoria Dabney – Women's Volleyball
Reyna Ennis – Women's Volleyball
Molly Ortega – Women's Volleyball, Tennis
Gabriella Camacho – Women's Soccer, Tennis
Divine Cruz – Women's Soccer
Luisa Merino – Women's Soccer
Isabel Jaramillo – Women's Soccer
Mariah Castanon – Women's Basketball
Paola Chavez Tapia – Tennis
Rose Gutierrez – Tennis
Gregorio Barrera – Baseball
Assad Madassalia – Men's Basketball
Kiya McQueen – Men's Basketball
Maurice Peyton – Men's Basketball
Jaden Pena – Men's Basketball
Julio Phipps – Men's Basketball
Levi Hall – Baseball
Cristian Sanchez – Baseball
Kuhron Patrick – Baseball
CJ Fish – Baseball
Blake Evans – Baseball
Michael Diaz – Baseball
Freshmen of the Year: First-year student-athlete, demonstrated excellence in his or her sport
Blake Evans – Baseball
Gabby Camacho – Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis
Davina Lopez – Women's Volleyball, Women's Basketball
Sophomores of the Year: Second-year student-athlete, must have competed two years at PC, demonstrated excellence in his or her sport
Ally Boyd – Softball
Cameron Walker – Men's Basketball
Victoria Dabney – Women's Volleyball
Kuhron "Boogie" Patrick – Baseball
Jazlynne Medrano – Women's Basketball
Pirates of the Year: Student-Athlete that demonstrates a "team-first" attitude, shows heart, spirit and dedication to his or her teammates and coaches
Melissa Marquez – Women's Soccer
Evan Drummond – Baseball
Tyler Curry Sportsmanship Award: Student-Athlete who consistently displays outstanding behavior and conducted themselves with a high degree of character and good sportsmanship
Jaden Pena – Men's Basketball
Rose Gutierrez – Women's Tennis
Tiffanee Anderson Most Inspirational Award: Eligible Student-Athlete (1st or 2nd year) who has overcome personal odds/adversity and is an inspirational and valuable member of his or her team
Jenna Holder – Women's Basketball, Softball
Deven Gomez – Baseball
Kathie Gifford Special Recognition Award: Individual from campus who demonstrates interest, support and/significant contribution to PC Athletics
Dolores Meurer – PC Graphics
Above and Beyond Award: Individual from campus who demonstrates interest, support and/significant contribution to PC Athletics
Saul Vidziunas – The VOICE of Pirate Basketball
Athletic Director's Award:
Kaija Ambriz – Women's Basketball
Julio Phipps – Men's Basketball
Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Second-year student-athletes with the top overall Grade Point Average, also must have competed two years at PC
Andrea Frausto – Women's Volleyball
Carlos Rodriguez – Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
Cienna Enriquez – Women's Basketball, Softball
Luca Dincola – Baseball
PC Athletics would like to thank:
Dr. Claudia Habib, President
Primavera Arvizu, VP of Student Services
Thad Russell, VP of Instruction
Maria Battisti, VP of Business & Administrative Services
Osvaldo Del Valle, Dean of Instruction
Michelle Miller-Galaz, Dean of Instruction
Kim Behrens, Associate Dean of Instruction
Erin Wingfield, Dean of Student Services
Anja Goebel, Athletic Trainer
Hilary King, Athletic Trainer
Miranda Warren, Administrative Assistant
Kristen Plunk, Administrative Assistant
Hector Briseno, Athletic Academic Counselor
Monica Daniels, Educational Advisor
Janice Halopoff, Eligibility Clerk
Chris Ruiz, Web Content Specialist
Angie Johnson, Social Media Coordinator
Greg & Kari Curry and the Curry Family
Stacy & Melodee Anderson and the Anderson Family
Dolores Meurer, Graphics Technician
Fernando Jimenez and the M & O Staff
Glory Graphics
Freddy Q Catering
And our outstanding coaching staff. Thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of our student-athletes!
2023 PC Academic & Athletic Achievement Awards
