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Â鶹ÊÓƵ excited to announce the District’s 2024-2025 Scholar Athletes and Scholar Athletes of the Year! The Scholar-Athlete award goes to senior student-athletes who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout their high school careers and have made significant and admirable contributions on the Varsity level for their respective sport(s).

Eight athletes from each comprehensive high school earned the title of Scholar-Athlete and were nominated for Scholar Athlete of the Year. Of the eight athletes recognized, one male and one female from each school were named Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Sports and athletics help to play a vital role in students' academic and personal development. Balancing sports and academics can support building qualities such as discipline, time management and teamwork, which are crucial in academics and beyond.

2024-25 Scholar Athletes and Athletes of the Year

Irvine High School

Scholar Athletes

• Daphne Garcia – Soccer, Competitive Cheer, Sideline Cheer

• Anya Srivastava – Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball

• Reese Villanueva – Softball, Golf

• Drake Brito – Baseball

• Ethan Knisely – Football

• Xavier Mao – Water Polo, Swimming

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Lauren Lai – Basketball

• Cooper Stearns – Golf, Basketball

Northwood High School

Scholar Athletes

• Lea Ahn – Flag Football, Basketball, Lacrosse

• Bridget Chantharath – Golf

• Baylie Wong – Softball, Tennis

• Will Chen – Swimming

• Kyle Schaffer – Soccer

• Linus Vo – Golf

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Elisa Kung – Flag Football, Soccer, Lacrosse

• Joseph Harper – Football, Baseball

Portola High School

Scholar Athletes

• Mariana Alvarado-Rivera – Volleyball

• Malaika Fawzi – Flag Football, Soccer, Lacrosse

• Serena Wang – Water Polo, Swimming

• Diego Reyna – Football, Soccer

• Nirmit Shah – Volleyball, Soccer

• Brock Smith – Basketball

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Bianca Morrell – Flag Football, Basketball, Softball, Track & Field

• Nash Luper – Football, Volleyball

University High School

Scholar Athletes

• Alexis Fazeli – Lacrosse

• Jade Fiumano – Soccer

• Sarina Rabiee – Golf, Lacrosse

• Jaden Gomez-Davenport – Soccer

• Sky Jafar – Volleyball

• Ian Sun – Swimming

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Halle Ewing – Swimming, Water Polo

• Brennan Tobin – Cross Country, Track

Woodbridge High School

Scholar Athletes

• Claire Ahn – Golf

• Zoey Ceman – Flag Football, Soccer

• Payton Harris – Softball, Soccer

• Aidan King – Lacrosse

• Nolan Stottlemyer – Baseball

• Nikhil Strasma – Soccer

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Mia Thompson – Flag Football, Soccer

• Robin Koehler – Swimming