SAN JOSE, Calif.—Continuing to build champions in the classroom, San José State University student-athletes excelled in the classroom as 135 student-athletes and cheer squad members were recognized as either a President's Scholar or Dean's Scholar at San José State.
The 60th annual Honors Convocation, held virtually on Friday, May 6, recognized undergraduate students designated as President's Scholars for the Spring and/or Fall 2021 semesters. The celebration honored the 2,719 undergraduate students who achieved the distinction of President's Scholars. Dean's Scholars are recognized by their respective colleges.
60th Honors Convocation Website
To earn a President's Scholar designation, a student must earn a 4.00 grade-point average in one of the two semesters (Spring 2021 & Fall 2021) before the Honors Convocation. A Dean's Scholar is a San José State student with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average in a semester during the same academic calendar.
There are 24 student-athletes from 12 sports who are designated as a President's Scholar. Two Spartans are President's Scholars for the fourth time – Kai Bohannon, cross country/track & field and Andrew Jenkins, football.
All 22 sports are represented among the 135 honorees, including six teams who have double-digit honorees – women's soccer with 16 honorees; women's gymnastics and baseball each with 12 honorees; and football, women's swimming and dive and women's water polo with 11 honorees each. Football had four President's Scholars, followed by women's golf, women's water polo and women's swimming diving with three each.
President's Scholars (24)
Kajsa Arwefjäll Women's Golf Business Administration/Finance
Jovana Babic Women's Tennis Psychology
Kai Bohannon Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Applied Mathematics/Econ & Actuarial
Louisa Carlbom Women's Golf Applied Mathematics
Kayla Fortenberry Women's Soccer Sociology
Mark Kis Men's Water Polo Business Administration/Finance
Alexus Jackson Women's Soccer Biological Sciences
Andrew Jenkins Football Political Science
Tre Jenkins Football Justice Studies
Sophia Jones Women's Basketball Radio-Television-Film
Kielle Leggo Women's Water Polo Psychology
Antonia Malate Women's Golf Communication Studies
Nick Marchione Men's Water Polo Anthropology
Lara Marco Mas Women's Tennis Nutritional Science
Reagan Mathieson Women's Swimming & Diving Biomedical Engineering
Emma Milne Women's Gymnastics Psychology
Lucy Miszewski Women's Water Polo Mechanical Engineering
Rebecca Petoe Women's Swimming & Diving BioChemistry
Mia Schafer Volleyball/Beach Volleyball Child & Adolescent Development
Ellie Shorten Women's Swimming & Diving Undeclared
Isabelle Sistek Beach Volleyball Environmental Studies
Tre Smith Football Communication Studies
Clarissa Wandinger Women's Water Polo Business Administration/Marketing
Malik Welch Football Communication Studies
Dean's Scholars (111)
Allyson Alden Volleyball/Beach Volleyball Psychology
Adam Bado Men's Water Polo Aerospace Engineering
Johnny Balderas Football Communication Studies
Andy Barajas Men's Soccer Communication Studies
Brooklyn Behenna Women's Water Polo Undeclared
Lior Ben David Women's Water Polo Business Admin./Management Information Systems
Travis Benham Football Behavioral Science
Alyssa Bjork Volleyball Public Health
Madeline Boerstra Volleyball/Beach Volleyball Public Health
Ellie Boni Women's Basketball Psychology
Dalton Bowling Baseball Communication Studies
Caroline Bowman Softball Mechanical Engineering
Siena Brewster Beach Volleyball Business Administration/Entrepreneurship
Carly Burns Women's Soccer Justice Studies/Criminology
Jackson Burrill Football Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
Reiley Burton Women's Water Polo Psychology
Alvaro Cardenas Men's Basketball Kinesiology
R.J. Cesario Men's Golf Communication Studies
Keaton Chase Baseball Economics
Alice Ciobanu Women's Swimming & Diving Kinesiology
Daria Cocol Women's Swimming & Diving Business Admin./Corporate Accounting & Finance
Jack Colette Baseball Communication Studies
Emiliano Corona Men's Soccer Kinesiology
Elaina Davey Women's Water Polo English/Creative Writing
Cila David Women's Water Polo Business Admin./Global Operations & Management
Matt Der Torossian Football Business Administration/Finance
Olga Descalzi Women's Water Polo Mechanical Engineering
Jalend Dinwiddie Football Computer Science
Morgan Eoff Cheerleading Business Administration/Entrepreneurship
Trevor Ernt Baseball Communication Studies
Jicel Fernandez Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Liberal Studies/Integrated Teacher Education Program
Jillian Figueroa Softball Justice Studies/Criminology
Yahav Fire Men's Water Polo Computer Science
Elijah Fischer Football Kinesiology
Bella Flocchini Women's Soccer Animation & Illustration
Alani Fluker Women's Basketball Public Health
Jackson Forbes Baseball Psychology
Natasha Forrand Women's Gymnastics Undeclared
Hailey Fortner Cheerleading Undeclared – Pre-Nursing
Ashley Goard Softball English (Teaching Prep)
Jadan Gonzalez Women's Golf Business Administration/Management
Alyssa Graham Softball Public Health
Lacie Ham Softball Communication Studies
Robert Hamchuk Baseball Communication Studies
Kaison Hammonds Men's Basketball Communication Studies
Theo Hardy Baseball Kinesiology
Niels Hofmeijer Men's Water Polo Mechanical Engineering
Trinity Johnson Women's Gymnastics Kinesiology
Taylor Justus Baseball Public Health
Madison Kirsch Women's Gymnastics Kinesiology
Sophia Konieczny Women's Gymnastics Forensic Science/Biology
Réka Kovács Women's Swimming & Diving Philosophy
Juliane Laurent Women's Soccer Communication Studies
Nysiah LeGardye Women's Track & Field Psychology
Sophie Liao Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Sociology
Jaudai Lopes Women's Gymnastics Justice Studies
Lucia Lopez Ortega Women's Golf Chemistry/BioChemistry
Connor Macmillan Men's Water Polo General Engineering
Lauren Macpherson Women's Gymnastics Biological Sciences
Makenna Mathieson Women's Swimming & Diving Psychology
Jada Mazury Women's Gymnastics Business Administration/Entrepreneurship
Jaiden McClellan Women's Soccer Political Science
Makayla McMahon Women's Gymnastics Kinesiology
Julieta Mendiola Women's Gymnastics Liberal Studies
Ruben Mercado Baseball Sociology
Evelin Meza Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Political Science
Kiana Miyazato Women's Soccer Public Health
Autum Monty Women's Soccer Biological Sciences
Christian Moreno Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Public Relations
Shelby Mullendore Women's Swimming & Diving Economics
Kotaro Murata Men's Golf Philosophy
Zsófia Muzsnay Women's Swimming & Diving Communication Studies
Natalia Nava Women's Soccer Business Administration/Human Resources
Sabrina Nava Women's Soccer Justice Studies/Criminology
Trent Nielsen Baseball Business Admin./Corporate Accounting & Finance
Juliette Noyer Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Biomedical Engineering
Carli Orcutt Women's Gymnastics Public Health
Maiken Pardon Women's Water Polo Mechanical Engineering
Jordyn Parr Women's Golf Business Administration/Management
Leslee Patino Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Psychology
Alba Pedrero Galindo Women's Tennis Business Administration/Management
Taylor Phillips Women's Soccer Business Administration
Omar Pina Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Kinesiology
Deshna Quincy Cheerleading Kinesiology
Bryan Quintero Men's Track & Field Biological Sciences
Marko Radanovich Men's Water Polo Psychology
Phoebe Rapoza Women's Soccer Kinesiology
Christian Rodriguez Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Sociology
Adrianna Ross Cheerleading Undeclared
Sebastian Ruiz-Hurst Men's Soccer Aviation
Daniela Salazar Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Kinesiology
Emily San Jose Women's Swimming & Diving Undeclared
Corey Sanchez Baseball Business Administration/Management
Sarah Santos Women's Soccer Biological Sciences
Taren Schive Football Kinesiology
Sarah Smevog Volleyball/Beach Volleyball Environmental Studies
Gabby Spencer Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Justice Studies
Sophie Spivack Women's Water Polo Business Administration/General Business
Kristopher Stiles Men's Golf Business Admin./Corporate Accounting & Finance
Danielle Suh Women's Golf Kinesiology
Laszlo Szieben Men's Water Polo Business Administration/International Business
Aubrie Thomas Softball Psychology
Maddie Toomer Women's Soccer Kinesiology
Nik Trapani Baseball Communication Studies
Carina Valceschini Cheerleading Kinesiology
Jaida Ward Volleyball/Beach Volleyball Justice Studies/Criminology
Sabrina Weinman Women's Soccer Kinesiology
Katherine Weyhmiller Women's Gymnastics Psychology
Jada Wilson Women's Soccer Psychology
Finlay Wood Men's Soccer Communication Studies
Angelika Yngson Women's Swimming & Diving Recreation/Recreation Therapy
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