Biola University Athletics

Hall of Highlights

2025-26 Season Awards & Honors — All 18 Programs

All awards and season highlights from all 18 programs. Each athlete's name links to their bio page; each honor links to the associated article where available.

Prior Season Honors Pages

2024-25 Honors Page ↗ 2023-24 Honors Page ↗ 2022-23 Honors Page ↗

Baseball

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Luke Ballantyne	PacWest Pitcher of the Week
Nick Madole	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Gabe Magallan	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Male Iron Eagle Award
Jonny Tewinkle	PacWest Player of the WeekBiola Athletics 2025-26 Breakout Performance of the Year
Adiel Torres	PacWest Player of the Week

Men's Basketball

15-13 overall · 11-11 in PacWest play · Won on senior day in last ever Cornerstone Cup matchup with APU · Coach Holmquist finishes season at 1,095 career coaching victories · T-9th in PacWest

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Facundo Aranda	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Cameron Brown	Second Team All-PacWest
Tyus Parrish-Tillman	PacWest Player of the Week PacWest Defender of the Week Third Team All-PacWest

Women's Basketball

13-14 overall · 10-12 in PacWest play · Went 9-6 in home games · Played in six overtime games during the season (2-4) · 8th in PacWest

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Laney Grider	PacWest Player of the Week Second Team All-PacWest PacWest Newcomer of the Year
Alyssa Kubo	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award

Men's Cross Country

PacWest Champions · Sean Henning named PacWest Coach of the Year · 4th Place at NCAA DII West Regional · 22nd Place at NCAA DII Nationals · Ranked as high as No. 2 in the West Region Poll · Ranked as high as No. 23 in the National Poll · PacWest Team of the Week ×2

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Andrew Bel	49th Place at the PacWest Championships
Aiden Burr	27th Place at the PacWest Championships57th Place at the West Regional
Jeremiah Echeverria	Second Team All-PacWest13th Place at the PacWest Championships91st Place at the West Regional
Nicholas Geringer	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Carter Hawley	41st Place at the PacWest Championships
Joshua Klausmeier	Second Team All-PacWest11th Place at the PacWest Championships49th Place at the West Regional
Grant Miller	PacWest Freshman of the Year First Team All-PacWest4th Place at the PacWest Championships32nd Place at the West RegionalBiola Athletics 2025-26 Male Newcomer of the Year
Melt von Molendorff	PacWest Runner of the Year First Team All-PacWestPacWest Conference Individual Champion1st Place at the PacWest Championships16th Place at the West RegionalPacWest Runner of the Week (×2)Biola Athletics 2025-26 Male Student-Athlete of the Year
Marcin Stanglewicz	PacWest Newcomer of the Year First Team All-PacWest6th Place at the PacWest Championships52nd Place at the West Regional
Zachary Wallace	51st Place at the PacWest Championships

Women's Cross Country

PacWest Champions · Sean Henning named PacWest Coach of the Year · 7th Place at NCAA DII West Regional · Ranked as high as No. 4 in the West Region Poll · Ranked as high as No. 13 in the National Poll · PacWest Team of the Week ×3

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Karis Brown	22nd Place at the PacWest Championships84th Place at the West RegionalBiola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Ellie Demitrashchuk	44th Place at the PacWest Championships
Maddie Ebright	First Team All-PacWest8th Place at the PacWest Championships37th Place at the West Regional132nd Place at the NCAA DII National Championship
Serenity Fausto	30th Place at the PacWest Championships
Sara Johnson	190th Place at the NCAA DII National Championship
Jaina Kang	First Team All-PacWest6th Place at the PacWest Championships69th Place at the West Regional156th Place at the NCAA DII National Championship
Elizabeth Kurtz	Third Team All-PacWest18th Place at the PacWest Championships42nd Place at the West Regional144th Place at the NCAA DII National Championship
Claire Lesiw	Third Team All-PacWest16th Place at the PacWest Championships57th Place at the West Regional157th Place at the NCAA DII National Championship
Bethany Mapes	West Region Runner of the YearPacWest Runner of the YearAll-RegionFirst Team All-PacWestNCAA DII West Region Individual ChampionPacWest Conference Individual Champion1st Place at the PacWest Championships1st Place at the West Regional88th Place at the NCAA DII National ChampionshipPacWest Runner of the Week (×2)Dr. Dave Holmquist Career Achievement Award
Hailey Wurzbach	Second Team All-PacWest11th Place at the PacWest Championships27th Place at the West Regional126th Place at the NCAA DII National Championship

Men's Soccer

6-7-4, 3-5-2 in PacWest · Finished 8th in the PacWest · PacWest Team of the Week ×1

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Kyle Denn	CSC Academic All-District
Ethan Hardin	CSC Academic All-DistrictBiola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Eoin Kingsley	CSC Academic All-District
Jeremy Larson	CSC Academic All-District
David Setters	CSC Academic All-District
Francesco Tricarico	Defender of the Week

Women's Soccer

3-5-9, 0-4-6 in PacWest · Finished 12th in the PacWest · PacWest Team of the Week ×1

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Riley Brumfield	CSC Academic All-District
Ella Grannis	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Leah Kakigi	CSC Academic All-District
Autum Monty	CSC Academic All-District
Peyton Nelson	Second Team All-PacWest CSC Academic All-District
Briley Phelps	Second Team All-PacWest PacWest Player of the Week CSC Academic All-District
Marije Rechin	PacWest Player of the Week

Softball

PacWest Team of the Week ×1

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Ariana Banos	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Female Iron Eagle Award
Kayla Bousquette	2026 NorCal Crossover All-Tournament TeamPacWest Pitcher of the Week (3/23/26)
Lillianna Garcia	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Female Newcomer of the Year
Mikala Huskey	2026 NorCal Crossover All-Tournament Team
Kendall Nakano	NCAA DII West Coast All-Tournament Team
Kennadie Tsue	2026 NorCal Crossover All-Tournament TeamBiola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award

Men's Swimming & Diving

2nd in PCSC · 2025-26 Fall CSCAA Fall Scholar All-America Team

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Tate Fitzgerald	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Caleb Pook	PCSC Diver of the Week (week 5)PCSC Diver of the Week (week 1)PCSC Diver of the Week (week 8)PCSC Diver of the Week (week 15)PCSC Championship Diver of the MeetDr. Dave Holmquist Career Achievement Award
Anthony Ramirez	PCSC Freshman of the Week (week 3)
Ben Smith	PCSC Freshman of the Week (week 5)
Koen Vos	PCSC Swimmer of the Week (week 5)

Women's Swimming & Diving

3rd in PCSC · 2025-26 Fall CSCAA Fall Scholar All-America Team

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Morgan Carles	PCSC Freshman of the Week (week 5)
Rachel Munch	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Peyton Nelson	PCSC Diver of the Week (week 15)

Men's Tennis

PacWest Team of the Week ×2...David Goodman - Biola Athletics Head Coach of the Year

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Angel Guerrero	West Regional Men's Open Doubles Champion
Alejandro Flores Monteverde	PacWest Player of the Week (×2)West Regional Men's Open Doubles Champion
Mateo Rivas	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award

Women's Tennis

David Goodman - Biola Athletics Head Coach of the Year

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Alessia Radu	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award

Men's Track & Field

Justin Johnson - Biola Athletics Assistant Coach of the Year

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Grant Miller	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Male Newcomer of the Year
Melt von Molendorff	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Male Student-Athlete of the Year
Caleb Pook	Dr. Dave Holmquist Career Achievement Award
Jack Sapyta	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award

Women's Track & Field