FULLERTON – The Great Southwest Athletic Conference announced its 2025-26 Spring Sports Scholar-Athletes, and Hope International had 23 individuals recognized on the prestigious list. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence both academically and athletically throughout the academic year while competing in GSAC spring sports.

To be eligible for selection, nominees must meet GSAC academic standards, which include being a sophomore or above in academic standing, maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale – without rounding – and satisfying enrollment requirements. Student-athletes must have completed two full semesters at their current institution if they began as non-transfers, or one full year of attendance if they enrolled as transfer students. 

For the Royals, baseball led the way with seven all-academic selections, followed by men's tennis with five and softball with three. Flag football, beach volleyball and men's volleyball also had two apiece. Women's golf and women's track and field each had one representative.

The 23 GSAC Spring Sport Scholar-Athletes are as follows:

Flag Football
Alaina Afogho, Senior, Criminal Justice
Larissa Perez, Senior, Psychology

Men's Tennis
Dylan Barrett, Graduate, Master of Marriage and Family Therapy
Kaito Henderson, Sophomore, Business and Management
Kento Henderson, Junior, Criminal Justice
Reid Lizardo, Graduate, Master of Business Administration
James Nicols, Junior, Kinesiology

Women's Golf
Ylianna Fernandez, Graduate, Master of Education

Beach Volleyball
Sabrina Galassi, Junior, Business and Management
Maci Hendry, Senior, Communication Studies

Men's Volleyball
Danny Helou, Graduate, Master of Marriage and Family Therapy
Sean Seaman, Junior, Business and Management

Baseball
Spencer Davis, Senior, Business and Management
Jimmy Lane, Senior, Business and Management
Logan Long, Sophomore, Business and Management
Colby Moran, Senior, Kinesiology
David Shackelford, Senior, Sport Psychology
Ryder Stowasser, Sophomore, Business and Management
Tyler Tilton, Graduate, Master of Business Administration

Softball
Breanna Lucero, Senior, Kinesiology
Kaitlyn Maaske, Sophomore, Kinesiology
Emma McCraw, Senior, Liberal Studies: Teacher Preparation

Women's Track and Field
Jazmin Zambrano, Junior, Psychology