SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced the 2024 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team on Wednesday, with four Pilots receiving honorable mention: Taylor Helle, Erin Larsson, Sophie Lee and Annika Sternberger. .
This is the second year in a row that Helle has earned recognition from the academic world, having broken into the first team last year. Helle majors in Political Science and World Affairs and boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.88. She has competed in every Pilot event this season, primarily in the second and third flights, and has a 4-3 record, tying Valerie Brouk in the 3-second range. Larsson had a great second year with the Beach team, posting nine wins in flight over the course of her year. Larsson recorded her cumulative GPA of 3.53, and she played primarily with Leonie Freitag on Flights 1 and 2 in Portland.
Lee earned her first academic honor as a psychology major with a cumulative GPA of 3.56. Mr. Sternberger recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.35 as an English major, rounding out the Pilot's honor roll. The two played together for most of the season, posting a record of 6 wins and 8 losses in various flights.
Portland is coming off its best year in program history, posting a 10-win season for the first time in program history. They will play the St. Mary's Gaels tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in Santa Monica in the opening game of the 2024 WCC Tournament. Check out PortlandPilots.com for live stats.
2024 WCC Beach Volleyball All-University Team
name | school | class | GPA | Selection subjects |
casey campbell | santa clara | Senior | 3.97 | finance |
Kathy Chin | LMU | Senior | 3.78 | psychology |
Kate Clermont | pepperdine | junior | 3.80 | liberal studies for education |
hannah couch | st mary's | So. | 3.85 | English |
Maddie Farnett | LMU | Senior | 3.79 | environmental studies |
chloe hooker | LMU | So. | 3.75 | Health and welfare services |
Josephine Kinlan | Pacific | So. | 3.60 | media x |
Jacinda Ramirez | LMU | Senior | 3.86 | marketing |
cadence storms | San Francisco | So. | 4.00 | psychology |
mckenna thomas | pepperdine | junior | 3.82 | psychology |
WCC Beach Volleyball Honorable Mention
LMU
Anna Peroia
Isabel Leffel
Michelle Shafer
pepperdine
Christine Breede
Emi Erickson
madison oriskovic
Gracie Pedersen
aubrey roberts
Portland
taylor helle
Erin Larson
Sophie Lee
Annika Sternberger
st mary's
carmine brown
Allie Cataldo
holy haller
Paola Peralta
Sadie Shipman
San Francisco
Leticia Aquilino
Francesca Stanshus
branson lennon
riley reeves
mckenna town
santa clara
jordan bennett
Ella Dufner
Alexi Epstein
katie kishton
Elena Radev
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