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

26-26 overall, 22-22 in PacWest · Finished 8th in PacWest regular season · PacWest Team of the Week x1

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Luke Ballantyne	PacWest Pitcher of the Week (2/02/26)
Luke Caruso	Second Team All-PacWest
Oscar Knapp	Second Team All-PacWest
Nick Madole	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic Award
Gabe Magallan	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Male Iron Eagle Award
Jonny Tewinkle	PacWest Player of the Week (2/23/26)NCBWA West Region Player of the Week (2/25/26)Biola Athletics 2025-26 Breakout Performance of the YearFirst Team All-PacWest First Team NCBWA All-Region First Team D2CCA All-RegionABCA/Rawlings First Team West All-Region
Adiel Torres	PacWest Player of the Week (2/02/26)
James Whitman	PacWest Player of the Year First Team All-PacWest Second Team NCBWA All-Region Second Team D2CCA All-RegionABCA/Rawlings Regional Position Player of the YearABCA/Rawlings First Team West All-Region

Men's Basketball

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

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Facundo Aranda	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic AwardCSC Academic All-District
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 · Finished 8th in PacWest regular season · Went 9-6 in home games · Played in six overtime games during the season (2-4)

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Laney Grider	PacWest Player of the Week Second Team All-PacWest PacWest Newcomer of the YearCSC Academic All-PacWest
Alyssa Kubo	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic AwardCSC Academic All-PacWest
Grace Moyers	CSC Academic All-PacWest
Hanne Nybo	CSC Academic All-PacWest

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
Marcin Stanglewicz	PacWest Newcomer of the Year First Team All-PacWest6th Place at the PacWest Championships52nd Place at the West Regional
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
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 overall, 3-5-2 in PacWest · Finished 8th in PacWest regular season · 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 overall, 0-4-6 in PacWest · Finished 12th in PacWest regular season · 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 (9/29/26)CSC Academic All-District
Marije Rechin	PacWest Player of the Week (9/15/26)

Softball

42-23 overall, 28-8 in PacWest · Ended season at the Super Regional at Cal State San Marcos · Won the West Regional at Cal State East Bay · Finished 2nd at PacWest Championships · Finished 2nd in PacWest regular season · PacWest Team of the Week x4

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Ariana Banos	Biola Athletics 2025-26 Female Iron Eagle AwardThird Team All-PacWest
Kayla Bousquette	2026 NorCal Crossover All-Tournament TeamPacWest Pitcher of the Week (3/03/26)PacWest Pitcher of the Week (3/23/26)Wilson/NFCA Division II Pitcher of the Week (3/24/26 Third Team All-PacWestCSC Academic All-District
Lizzie Byer	PacWest Freshman of the Year
Lillianna Garcia	PacWest Player of the Week (3/30/26)Biola Athletics 2025-26 Female Newcomer of the YearFirst Team All-PacWest First Team D2CCA All-West Region
Mikala Huskey	2026 NorCal Crossover All-Tournament Team
Jackie Ibarra	First Team All-PacWest Second Team NFCA All-West Region Second Team D2CCA All-West RegionCSC Academic All-District
Kendall Nakano	NCAA DII West Coast All-Tournament TeamPacWest Player of the Week (4/20/26)PacWest Player of the Year First Team All-PacWest First Team NFCA All-West Region First Team D2CCA All-West Region
Leilani Salgado	Third Team All-PacWest
Alexa Medley Sheard	First Team All-PacWestCSC Academic All-District
DJ Symons	PacWest Pitcher of the Week (3/30/26)PacWest Pitcher of the Week (4/13/26)PacWest Pitcher of the Year First Team All-PacWest Second Team NFCA All-West Region Second Team D2CCA All-West RegionCSC Academic All-District
Kennadie Tsue	2026 NorCal Crossover All-Tournament TeamPacWest Player of the Week (4/13/26)Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic AwardThird Team All-PacWestCSC Academic All-District

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

17-5 overall · Ended season at the NCAA DII National Championships · Won the West Regional at Biola · Finished 2nd at PacWest Championships · Nationally ranked by the ITA for six weeks, reaching as high as No. 22 · David Goodman named PacWest Coach of the Year & Biola Athletics Head Coach of the Year · Jackson Boxall named ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year · PacWest Team of the Week ×2

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Thiago Canessa	CSC Academic All-District
Adam Large	Second Team All-PacWest Singles
Angel Guerrero Melgar	West Regional Men's Open Doubles ChampionFirst Team All-PacWest Singles First Team All-PacWest Doubles
Alejandro Flores Monteverde	West Regional Men's Open Doubles ChampionPacWest Player of the Week (2/24/26)PacWest Player of the Week (3/02/26)First Team All-PacWest Singles First Team All-PacWest Doubles
Mateo Rivas	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic AwardCSC Academic All-District

Women's Tennis

13-9 overall · Finished 5th at PacWest Championships · Earned a National Ranking by ITA (#50) · David Goodman named Biola Athletics Head Coach of the Year · Jackson Boxall named ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year

Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Dafne Andres	Third Team All-PacWest SinglesCSC Academic All-District
Isabelle Karam	CSC Academic All-District
Yeo Kyung Kim	Second Team All-PacWest Singles Third Team All-PacWest Doubles
Alessia Radu	Biola Athletics Elite17 Academic AwardThird Team All-PacWest SinglesCSC Academic All-District
Alexis Romano	Third Team All-PacWest DoublesCSC Academic All-District
Ivet Stancheva	Third Team All-PacWest Singles

Men's Track & Field

Justin Johnson named Biola Athletics Assistant Coach of the Year

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

Women's Track & Field