COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A school-record 77 San José State University student-athletes from five sports were named to the Fall 2025 Academic All-Mountain West team.
Football led the fall teams with 32 players honored, followed by women’s soccer with 18, volleyball with 11 and men’s and women’s cross country with eight each.
Football player Jalen Apalit-Williams is the only Spartan among the 77 honorees to receive the recognition for the fourth time during his San José State career.
To earn Academic All-Mountain West recognition, a student-athlete must complete at least one academic term at the institution, maintain a 3.00 or better cumulative grade-point average and participate in at least 50 percent of the contests for the season.
Across the league, a record 956 student-athletes have been named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-MW team. Sports recognized include men’s and women’s cross country, football, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.
San José State University Honorees
Men’s Cross Country (8)
**Will Bujake JR History
Diego Cortes SO Kinesiology
Rowan Henige SO Kinesiology
Nathan Lau JR Business Administration/Finance
***Cristian Lopez JR Business Administration/Finance
**Alex Mendoza SO Biological Sciences/Microbiology BS
***Alexander Walker JR Chemical Engineering
Brandon Wofford FR Design Studies
Women’s Cross Country (8)
**Nereyda Alvarez-Gonzalez SR Kinesiology
Isabela Arreola SR Business Administration/Marketing
**Gabriella Hernandez JR Packaging
Jaylene Martinez FR Business Administration/Management
Jocelyn Martinez FR Business Administration/Management
Elizabeth Scott FR Climate Science
Malia Seki SO Environmental Studies
**Samantha Villavicencio SO Business Administration/Business Analytics
Football (32)
Simeon Afalava JR Sociology
Tama Amisone FR Exploratory Studies
****Jalen Apalit-Williams RS-SR Masters - Interdisciplinary Studies
Ryan Boultwood RS-SO Communication Studies
AJ Campos SR Communication Studies
***Jackson Canaan RS-SR Adv. Comms Research Methods
**Trent Carrizosa RS-JR Communication Studies
**Tyler Chen RS-SO Kinesiology
**Naseri Danielson RS-SO Business Administration/Management Information Systems
**Walker Eget RS-SR Justice Studies
Matthew Fadelli RS-SR Sociology
**Nate Hale RS-SO Communication Studies
***Joseph Harbert RS-JR Communication Studies
**Cooper Hoch RS-SO Communication Studies
***Taniela Latu RS-SR Communication Studies
***Nate Lewis RS-JR Business Administration/Management
Denis Lynch RS-SR Adv. Comms Research Methods
**Hudson Mesa RS-SR Business Administration/Management
**Sione Nomani RS-SR Philosophy
**Grant Norberg RS-SR Interdisciplinary Studies MA
***John Norwood JR Aviation
Caleb Presley RS-SO Philosophy
Isiah Revis RS-SR Grad-Teaching Credential
Danny Scudero RS-SO Communication Studies
Noa Siaosi SO Business Administration/Management Information Systems
Leland Smith JR Economics
Justin Stearns RS-JR Communication Studies
Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa FR Communication Studies
Jaylen Thomas RS-FR Communication Studies
Larry Turner-Gooden RS-JR Philosophy
Brady Van Bennekum RS-SO Business Administration/Management
**Caleb Womack RS-JR Mechanical Engineering
Women’s Soccer (18)
Kiara Anima FR Psychology
Joliye Brass FR Business Administration/HTEM
Amaya Cabrales-Estrada FR Kinesiology
Mercedes Cioffi FR Psychology
Alexis Dueker FR Biological Sciences/Systems Physiology
Paige Fry SO Kinesiology
Gabrielle Germain FR Kinesiology
Cecile Giguere FR Aviation
Carmen Hinton JR Biological Sciences
Leslie Jacobo-Duran JR Justice Studies
Sophia Johnson FR Biological Sciences/Molecular Biology BS
**Sophia Martel SO Business Administration/Management Information Systems
Charlotte Memoly SO Kinesiology
Lily Montesinos JR Business Administration/Management Information Systems
Lillyana Rodriguez SO Exploratory Studies
Sophia Sick RS-FR Communication Studies
Daisy Torres JR Business Administration/Management
Leilani White JR Business Administration/Finance
Volleyball (11)
**Alyssa Bjork GR Masters – Nutritional Science & Dietetics
Morgan Castaneda JR Psychology
Clara Christensen FR Global Studies
Talita Gonçalves FR Journalism
Morgan Graves FR Biological Sciences
Fatimah Hall JR Communication Studies
Ava Hewitt-Smith JR Psychology
Sariah Johnson FR Business Administration/Business Analytics
Learden Lee SO Psychology
**Katie O’Sullivan SO Political Science
**Randilyn Reeves SR Philosophy
* - number of honors earned including this year
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