USF's 2012-13 Honor Roll
6/11/2013 8:00:00 AM | General
USF's student-athletes certainly Aimed Higher during the 2012-13 athletic year.
Four teams and six individuals took part in NCAA Championship competition, while the women's cross country team won its fourth straight West Coast Conference championship.
Of the many student-athletes who earned All-WCC honors, two were recognized as the conference's player of the year while two others earned freshman of the year distinction.
Three Diamond Dons – Alex Balog, Adam Cimber and Justin Maffei – were selected in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft while junior golfer Cory McElyea qualified for the U.S. Open at historic Merion Golf Club.
USF also welcomed its 15th program this spring with the addition of women's sand volleyball.
Helen Lehman-Winters was named the WCC's Coach of the Year for women's cross country for the fifth time in her USF tenure. Gilad Doron became the winningest coach in the history of USF's women's volleyball program while Nino Giarratano (400th), Erik Visser (100th) and Rex Walters (100th) all recorded milestone coaching victories.
Six USF student-athletes earned Capital One All-Academic recognition, with senior pitcher Haden Hinkle, a physics major who carries a 3.68 grade point average, landing on spot on the third team baseball squad.
USF student-athletes combined to post a cumulative grade point average of 3.3, which was higher than the general student body population.
In the days ahead, USFDons.com will take a look back on the 2012-13 athletic year on the Hilltop with complete season recaps of each team along with memorable highlights of from great games and performances.
First up, let's take a look at USF's honor roll which highlights some of the notable individual achievements of our coaches and student-athletes from this past season.
Final Records
Baseball (35-24, 15-9 WCC/t-2nd)
Men's Basketball (15-16, 7-9 WCC/t-5th)
Women's Basketball (12-19, 4-12 WCC/t-8th)
Men's Cross Country (WCC/4th)
Women's Cross Country (WCC/1st)
Men's Golf (WCC/2nd)
Women's Golf (WCC/5th)
Men's Soccer (6-7-5, 4-5-3 WCC/5th)
Women's Soccer (7-8-4, 2-5-1 WCC/7th)
Men's Tennis (14-8, 4-4 WCC/t-4th)
Women's Tennis (14-9, 4-4 WCC/5th)
Men's Track and Field (NA)
Women's Track and Field (NA)
Volleyball (16-13, 7-9 WCC/7th)
Sand Volleyball (5-3/3rd Northern California Sand Consortium)
NCAA Championship Participants
Women's Cross Country (NCAA West Regional)
Men's Cross Country (NCAA West Regional)
Men's Golf (NCAA Columbus Regional)
Baseball (NCAA Eugene Regional)
NCAA Championship Individual Participants
Jana Soethout, women's track and field (10,000 meters)
NCAA Championship Individual Regional Appearances
Eric Causey, men's track and field (10,000 meters)
Sophie Curl, women's track and field (1,500 meters)
Steven Garboden, men's track and field (1,500 meters)
Jose Madera, men's track and field (10,000 meters)
Maor Tiyouri, women's track and field (10,000 meters)
Capital One/CoSIDA All-Academic Selections
Cody Doolin, men's basketball (All-District VIII)
Haden Hinkle, baseball (Third Team)
Eva Krchoca, cross country (All-District VIII)
Laura Suur, cross country (All-District VIII)
Sarah Pearson, cross country (All-District VIII)
Valentina Zaloznik, women's volleyball (All-District VIII)
WCC Team Champions
Women's Cross Country
WCC Players of the Year
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (WCC Champion)
Rebecca Kopilovitch, women's volleyball (Co-Defensive Player of the Year)
WCC Freshman of the Year
Elena Burkard, women's cross country (Freshman of the Year)
Andrea Ka, women's tennis (Freshman of the Year)
WCC Coaches of the Year
Helen Lehman-Winters, women's cross country
All-West Coast Conference
Miguel Aguilar, men's soccer (Second Team)
Alice Baker, women's cross country (First Team)
Abe Bobb, baseball (First Team)
Elena Burkard, women's cross country (First Team)
Jobim Carlos, men's golf (Honorable Mention)
Adam Cimber, baseball (Honorable Mention)
Megan Connor, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Thomas Cox, baseball (All-Freshmen)
Ester de Vries, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention; All-Freshmen)
Tim Derksen, men's basketball (All-Freshmen)
Mauricio Diaz De Leon, men's soccer (First Team)
Cole Dickerson, men's baskeball (First Team)
Zhane Dikes, women's basketball (All-Freshmen)
Cody Doolin, men's basketball (Honorable Mention)
Kevin Gould, men's soccer (Honorable Mention; All-Freshmen)
Haden Hinkle, baseball (First Team)
Sofia Holmberg, women's tennis (Second Team Singles)
Avry Holmes, men's basketball (All-Freshmen)
Brooke Irish and Marina Nikolic, women's tennis (Honorable Mention Doubles)
Andrea Ka, women's tennis (First Team Singles)
Andrea Ka and Sophia Holmberg, women's tennis (Second Team Doubles)
Peppiina Kaija, women's golf (Honorable Mention)
Rebecca Kopilovitch, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Liam Kelly, men's soccer (Second Team)
Mel Khlok, women's basketball (First Team)
Mackenzie Krieser, women's soccer (Second Team)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (First Team)
Jocelyn Levig, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Cory McElyea, men's golf (First Team)
Jose Madera, men's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Justin Maffei, baseball (Honorable Mention)
Jason Mahood, baseball (Honorable Mention)
Ryan Matranga, baseball (All-Freshmen)
Christina Moberg, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Taylor Proctor, women's basketball (All-Freshmen)
David Romney, men's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Brendan Roslund, men's soccer (Second Team)
Bernardo Saraiva, men's tennis (Second Team Singles)
Bernardo Saraiva and Nils Skajaa, men's tennis (First Team Doubles)
Joshua Smith, men's soccer (Honorable Mention; All-Freshmen)
Nils Skajaa, men's tennis (Honorable Mention Singles)
Laura Suur, women's cross country (First Team)
Maor Tiyouri, women's cross country (First Team)
Taylor Travis, men's golf (First Team)
Chloe Treleven, women's cross country (First Team)
Thai Tu, men's tennis (Second Team Singles)
Zachary Turner, baseball (First Team)
Valentina Zaloznik, women's volleyball (First Team)
Bradley Zimmer, baseball (First Team)
All-Region Selections
Elena Burkard, women's cross country (USTFCCCA)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (USTFCCCA)
Jose Madera, men's cross country (USTFCCCA)
Mauricio Diaz de Leon, men's soccer (Far West)
WCC Players of the Month
Taylor Travis, men's golf (October)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (October)
Mel Khlok, women's basketball (December)
Milica Hazdi-Tanovic and Yurie Hashiguchi, women's tennis (Doubles Team of Month/January)
Zachary Turner, baseball (April)
WCC Players of the Week
Jocelyn Levig, women's volleyball (Sept. 3)
Cole Dickerson, men's basketball (Dec. 3; Mar. 4)
De'End Parker, men's basketball (Feb. 11)
Bradley Zimmer, baseball (April 15)
Adam Cimber, baseball (May 6)
Bob Cruikshank, baseball (May 6)
WCC All-Academic Awards
Laura AbuAli, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Miguel Aguilar, men's soccer (First Team)
Germain Bahari, men's tennis (Honorable Mention)
Alice Baker, women's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Abe Bobb, baseball (First Team)
Ganbileg Bor, men's cross country (First Team)
Richard Bucalem, men's tennis (First Team)
Christian Cecilio, baseball (First Team)
Michelle Condry, women's golf (First Team)
Alycia Cox, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Cody Doolin, men's basketball (First Team)
Steven Garboden, men's cross country (First Team)
Alexa Hardick, women's basketball (Honorable Mention)
Yurie Hashiguchi, women's tennis (Honorable Mention)
Haden Hinkle, baseball (First Team)
Victoria House, women's golf (Honorable Mention)
Katherine Jamboretz, women's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Charlie Johansen, men's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Jonathan Knowlman, men's tennis (Honorable Mention)
Rebecca Kopilovitch, women's volleyball (First Team)
Mackenzie Krieser, women's soccer (First Team)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (First Team)
Jocelyn Levig, women's volleyball (First Team)
Leanna Ludes, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Jason Mahood, baseball (First Team)
Layla Martin, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Jaciara Mello, women's soccer (First Team)
Gustavo Mena, men's cross country (First Team)
Bob Mott, baseball (First Team)
Sarah Pearson, women's cross country (First Team)
Eyglo Oskarsdottir, women's golf (First Team)
Abigail Phillips, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
David Romney, men's soccer (First Team)
Mary Sandri, women's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Alicia Scafidi, women's basketball (First Team)
Will Schumacher, men's tennis (First Team)
Laura Suur, women's cross country (First Team)
Milica Hazdi-Tanovic, women's tennis (First Team)
Thai Tu, men's tennis (First Team)
Brian Visser, men's soccer (First Team)
Valentina Zaloznik, women's volleyball (First Team)
Notables
Four teams and six individuals took part in NCAA Championship competition, while the women's cross country team won its fourth straight West Coast Conference championship.
Of the many student-athletes who earned All-WCC honors, two were recognized as the conference's player of the year while two others earned freshman of the year distinction.
Three Diamond Dons – Alex Balog, Adam Cimber and Justin Maffei – were selected in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft while junior golfer Cory McElyea qualified for the U.S. Open at historic Merion Golf Club.
USF also welcomed its 15th program this spring with the addition of women's sand volleyball.
Helen Lehman-Winters was named the WCC's Coach of the Year for women's cross country for the fifth time in her USF tenure. Gilad Doron became the winningest coach in the history of USF's women's volleyball program while Nino Giarratano (400th), Erik Visser (100th) and Rex Walters (100th) all recorded milestone coaching victories.
Six USF student-athletes earned Capital One All-Academic recognition, with senior pitcher Haden Hinkle, a physics major who carries a 3.68 grade point average, landing on spot on the third team baseball squad.
USF student-athletes combined to post a cumulative grade point average of 3.3, which was higher than the general student body population.
In the days ahead, USFDons.com will take a look back on the 2012-13 athletic year on the Hilltop with complete season recaps of each team along with memorable highlights of from great games and performances.
First up, let's take a look at USF's honor roll which highlights some of the notable individual achievements of our coaches and student-athletes from this past season.
Final Records
Baseball (35-24, 15-9 WCC/t-2nd)
Men's Basketball (15-16, 7-9 WCC/t-5th)
Women's Basketball (12-19, 4-12 WCC/t-8th)
Men's Cross Country (WCC/4th)
Women's Cross Country (WCC/1st)
Men's Golf (WCC/2nd)
Women's Golf (WCC/5th)
Men's Soccer (6-7-5, 4-5-3 WCC/5th)
Women's Soccer (7-8-4, 2-5-1 WCC/7th)
Men's Tennis (14-8, 4-4 WCC/t-4th)
Women's Tennis (14-9, 4-4 WCC/5th)
Men's Track and Field (NA)
Women's Track and Field (NA)
Volleyball (16-13, 7-9 WCC/7th)
Sand Volleyball (5-3/3rd Northern California Sand Consortium)
NCAA Championship Participants
Women's Cross Country (NCAA West Regional)
Men's Cross Country (NCAA West Regional)
Men's Golf (NCAA Columbus Regional)
Baseball (NCAA Eugene Regional)
NCAA Championship Individual Participants
Jana Soethout, women's track and field (10,000 meters)
NCAA Championship Individual Regional Appearances
Eric Causey, men's track and field (10,000 meters)
Sophie Curl, women's track and field (1,500 meters)
Steven Garboden, men's track and field (1,500 meters)
Jose Madera, men's track and field (10,000 meters)
Maor Tiyouri, women's track and field (10,000 meters)
Capital One/CoSIDA All-Academic Selections
Cody Doolin, men's basketball (All-District VIII)
Haden Hinkle, baseball (Third Team)
Eva Krchoca, cross country (All-District VIII)
Laura Suur, cross country (All-District VIII)
Sarah Pearson, cross country (All-District VIII)
Valentina Zaloznik, women's volleyball (All-District VIII)
WCC Team Champions
Women's Cross Country
WCC Players of the Year
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (WCC Champion)
Rebecca Kopilovitch, women's volleyball (Co-Defensive Player of the Year)
WCC Freshman of the Year
Elena Burkard, women's cross country (Freshman of the Year)
Andrea Ka, women's tennis (Freshman of the Year)
WCC Coaches of the Year
Helen Lehman-Winters, women's cross country
All-West Coast Conference
Miguel Aguilar, men's soccer (Second Team)
Alice Baker, women's cross country (First Team)
Abe Bobb, baseball (First Team)
Elena Burkard, women's cross country (First Team)
Jobim Carlos, men's golf (Honorable Mention)
Adam Cimber, baseball (Honorable Mention)
Megan Connor, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Thomas Cox, baseball (All-Freshmen)
Ester de Vries, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention; All-Freshmen)
Tim Derksen, men's basketball (All-Freshmen)
Mauricio Diaz De Leon, men's soccer (First Team)
Cole Dickerson, men's baskeball (First Team)
Zhane Dikes, women's basketball (All-Freshmen)
Cody Doolin, men's basketball (Honorable Mention)
Kevin Gould, men's soccer (Honorable Mention; All-Freshmen)
Haden Hinkle, baseball (First Team)
Sofia Holmberg, women's tennis (Second Team Singles)
Avry Holmes, men's basketball (All-Freshmen)
Brooke Irish and Marina Nikolic, women's tennis (Honorable Mention Doubles)
Andrea Ka, women's tennis (First Team Singles)
Andrea Ka and Sophia Holmberg, women's tennis (Second Team Doubles)
Peppiina Kaija, women's golf (Honorable Mention)
Rebecca Kopilovitch, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Liam Kelly, men's soccer (Second Team)
Mel Khlok, women's basketball (First Team)
Mackenzie Krieser, women's soccer (Second Team)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (First Team)
Jocelyn Levig, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Cory McElyea, men's golf (First Team)
Jose Madera, men's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Justin Maffei, baseball (Honorable Mention)
Jason Mahood, baseball (Honorable Mention)
Ryan Matranga, baseball (All-Freshmen)
Christina Moberg, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Taylor Proctor, women's basketball (All-Freshmen)
David Romney, men's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Brendan Roslund, men's soccer (Second Team)
Bernardo Saraiva, men's tennis (Second Team Singles)
Bernardo Saraiva and Nils Skajaa, men's tennis (First Team Doubles)
Joshua Smith, men's soccer (Honorable Mention; All-Freshmen)
Nils Skajaa, men's tennis (Honorable Mention Singles)
Laura Suur, women's cross country (First Team)
Maor Tiyouri, women's cross country (First Team)
Taylor Travis, men's golf (First Team)
Chloe Treleven, women's cross country (First Team)
Thai Tu, men's tennis (Second Team Singles)
Zachary Turner, baseball (First Team)
Valentina Zaloznik, women's volleyball (First Team)
Bradley Zimmer, baseball (First Team)
All-Region Selections
Elena Burkard, women's cross country (USTFCCCA)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (USTFCCCA)
Jose Madera, men's cross country (USTFCCCA)
Mauricio Diaz de Leon, men's soccer (Far West)
WCC Players of the Month
Taylor Travis, men's golf (October)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (October)
Mel Khlok, women's basketball (December)
Milica Hazdi-Tanovic and Yurie Hashiguchi, women's tennis (Doubles Team of Month/January)
Zachary Turner, baseball (April)
WCC Players of the Week
Jocelyn Levig, women's volleyball (Sept. 3)
Cole Dickerson, men's basketball (Dec. 3; Mar. 4)
De'End Parker, men's basketball (Feb. 11)
Bradley Zimmer, baseball (April 15)
Adam Cimber, baseball (May 6)
Bob Cruikshank, baseball (May 6)
WCC All-Academic Awards
Laura AbuAli, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Miguel Aguilar, men's soccer (First Team)
Germain Bahari, men's tennis (Honorable Mention)
Alice Baker, women's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Abe Bobb, baseball (First Team)
Ganbileg Bor, men's cross country (First Team)
Richard Bucalem, men's tennis (First Team)
Christian Cecilio, baseball (First Team)
Michelle Condry, women's golf (First Team)
Alycia Cox, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Cody Doolin, men's basketball (First Team)
Steven Garboden, men's cross country (First Team)
Alexa Hardick, women's basketball (Honorable Mention)
Yurie Hashiguchi, women's tennis (Honorable Mention)
Haden Hinkle, baseball (First Team)
Victoria House, women's golf (Honorable Mention)
Katherine Jamboretz, women's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Charlie Johansen, men's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Jonathan Knowlman, men's tennis (Honorable Mention)
Rebecca Kopilovitch, women's volleyball (First Team)
Mackenzie Krieser, women's soccer (First Team)
Eva Krchova, women's cross country (First Team)
Jocelyn Levig, women's volleyball (First Team)
Leanna Ludes, women's volleyball (Honorable Mention)
Jason Mahood, baseball (First Team)
Layla Martin, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
Jaciara Mello, women's soccer (First Team)
Gustavo Mena, men's cross country (First Team)
Bob Mott, baseball (First Team)
Sarah Pearson, women's cross country (First Team)
Eyglo Oskarsdottir, women's golf (First Team)
Abigail Phillips, women's soccer (Honorable Mention)
David Romney, men's soccer (First Team)
Mary Sandri, women's cross country (Honorable Mention)
Alicia Scafidi, women's basketball (First Team)
Will Schumacher, men's tennis (First Team)
Laura Suur, women's cross country (First Team)
Milica Hazdi-Tanovic, women's tennis (First Team)
Thai Tu, men's tennis (First Team)
Brian Visser, men's soccer (First Team)
Valentina Zaloznik, women's volleyball (First Team)
Notables
- Women's cross country claimed its fourth straight WCC championship and was ranked as high as 18th in the nation
- Eva Krchova became the first USF runner to win the WCC cross country individual championship
- Women's volleyball posted two wins over top-25 teams, including its first two wins ever over California
- Head women's volleyball coach Gilad Doron became the winningest coach in program history.
- Women's volleyball participation in the "Dig Pink" initiative raised $3,202 for cancer research. The amount was the highest by all schools in the state and one that ranked 11th nationally.
- Men's soccer posted its best record since 2008
- Women's soccer posted its best record since 2009
- Women's basketball posted its best record and first double-digit win total since 2007-08
- Men's basketball set a single-season school record for three-pointers with 249
- Men's track and field set eight school records
- Women's track and field set 11 school records
- Men's and women's tennis more than doubled its win total from the previous year
- Women's tennis achieved its first-ever ITA ranking
- Women's sand volleyball became USF's 15th athletic program
- Baseball made its second NCAA Regional appearance in three seasons and finished with its third-highest win total in program history, which included victories over No. 3 Oregon State and No. 11 Arizona.
USF | USF vs. San Diego w/ Rob DiToma, Adrian Valdez, and Brendan Burke (Game 3)
Monday, April 13
BSB | USF vs. San Diego Highlights (Game 3)
Monday, April 13
BSB | USF vs. San Diego Highlights (Game 2)
Saturday, April 11
USF | USF vs. San Diego w/ Rob DiToma, Jackson Nystrom, Quentin Pohorski (Game 2)
Saturday, April 11
