Honors 2026-27

Biola University Athletics

Hall of Highlights

2026-27 Season Awards & Honors

Every award and honor earned by Biola student-athletes across all 17 programs. Each name links to the athlete’s bio, and each honor links to its story where available.

47Honors

28Student-Athletes Honored

17Programs

Baseball

Season underway

Honors will be added here once competition begins.

Men's Basketball

3 honorees · 3 honors

Picked T-7th in PacWest Preseason Coaches' Poll

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Ryder Elisaldez	PacWest Preseason Watch Team
Elijah Tshibangu	PacWest Preseason Watch Team
Christian Wise	PacWest Preseason Watch Team

Women's Basketball

1 honoree · 1 honor

Picked 4th in PacWest Preseason Coaches' Poll

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Laney Grider	PacWest Preseason Watch Team

Men's Cross Country

1 honoree · 4 honors

Ranked as high as No. 24 in the USTFCCCA DII National Poll (preseason) · No. 4 in the West Region (preseason) · PacWest Team of the Week x3 (2 shared)

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Zach Elam	PacWest Runner of the Week (9/7/26) PacWest Runner of the Week (9/22/26) PacWest Runner of the Week (10/13/26) PacWest Runner of the Week (10/20/26)

Women's Cross Country

2 honorees · 4 honors

No. 15 in the USTFCCCA DII National Poll · No. 3 in the West Region · PacWest Team of the Week x4

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Jaina Kang	PacWest Runner of the Week (9/7/26) PacWest Runner of the Week (9/22/26) PacWest Runner of the Week (10/13/26)
Claire Lesiw	PacWest Runner of the Week (10/20/26)

Men's Soccer

3 honorees · 7 honors

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Daniel Celis	Second Team All-PacWest
Kyle Denn	PacWest Player of the Year First Team All-PacWest PacWest Player of the Week (9/29/26) PacWest Player of the Week (10/5/26) PacWest Player of the Week (10/12/26)
Elijah Mineiro	PacWest Defender of the Week (11/2/26)

Women's Soccer

6 honorees · 14 honors

2026 PacWest Champions (tournament title, first in program history) · PacWest Team of the Week ×3

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Jade Alverio	Second Team All-PacWest
Taylor Bradshaw	Third Team All-PacWest PacWest Defender of the Week (9/29/26) PacWest Defender of the Week (10/12/26)
Riley Brumfield	Second Team All-PacWest
Briley Phelps	PacWest Player of the Year First Team All-PacWest PacWest Championship Most Outstanding Player PacWest Player of the Week (9/8/26) PacWest Player of the Week (9/29/26) PacWest Player of the Week (10/26/26)
Sami Robinson	Second Team All-PacWest PacWest Championship Most Outstanding Defender
Adrielle Salvador	Third Team All-PacWest

Softball

Season underway

Honors will be added here once competition begins.

Men's Swimming & Diving

3 honorees · 3 honors

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Jarrod Coy	PCSC Freshman Athlete of the Week (9/30/26)
Thomas Mackey	PCSC Diver of the Week (9/30/26)
Zach Ponder	PCSC Athlete of the Week (9/30/26)

Women's Swimming & Diving

1 honoree · 1 honor

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Riley Kiernan	PCSC Diver of the Week (9/30/26)

Men's Tennis

2 honorees · 4 honors

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Pol Masafret Hernandez	ITA West Regional Singles Runner-Up ITA Division II Individual Championships Qualifier
Guilherme Moraes Gracioli	ITA West Regional Singles Champion ITA Division II Individual Championships Qualifier

Women's Tennis

Season underway

Honors will be added here once competition begins.

Men's Track & Field

Season underway

Honors will be added here once competition begins.

Women's Track & Field

Season underway

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Volleyball

2 honorees · 2 honors

PacWest Team of the Week ×3

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Caprice Cooper	PacWest Defender of the Week (11/2/26)
Haylee LaFontaine	PacWest Player of the Week (9/14/26)

Men's Water Polo

4 honorees · 4 honors

Student-Athlete	Honor / Achievement
Cooper Smith	WWPA Defensive Player of the Week (9/2/26)
Noah Ryznar	WWPA Offensive Player of the Week (9/22/26)
Maddox Levandusky	WWPA Defensive Player of the Week (10/13/26)
Igor Pinheiro	WWPA Defensive Player of the Week (10/21/26)

Women's Water Polo

Season underway

Honors will be added here once competition begins.

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Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

Men's Cross Country

Women's Cross Country

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

Softball

Men's Swimming & Diving

Women's Swimming & Diving

Men's Tennis

Women's Tennis

Men's Track & Field

Women's Track & Field

Volleyball

Men's Water Polo

Women's Water Polo

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