Stormes Named to the All-Academic Team, Five Honored as Honorable Mentions
4/22/2026 12:00:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference (WCC) officially announced its annual All-Academic teams for the 2026 beach volleyball season on Wednesday afternoon.
For San Francisco, Kaydence Stormes was named to the WCC All-Academic Team for the third straight year while Branson Lennon, Lucy Speier, Rainie Stevens, Burkleigh Smith, and McKenna Towne earned Honorable Mention selections.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to their team and in at least their second year at their school.
The full 2026 West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team can be viewed below:
2026 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Joelyn Abougoush | Pacific | Sr. | 3.96 | Pre-Dentistry |
| Genevieve Bane | Saint Mary's | Gr. | 3.94 | Business Administration |
| Hannah Couch | Saint Mary's | Gr. | 3.95 | Single Subject Teaching |
| Ellie Davis | LMU | Sr. | 3.99 | Animation |
| Emma Eden | Pepperdine | So. | 3.931 | Biology |
| Chloe Hooker | LMU | Sr. | 3.9 | Health & Human Sciences |
| Clarissa Klein | Saint Mary's | Gr. | 4.0 | Business Administration |
| Elizabeth Ortiz | Portland | Sr. | 4.0 | Marketing |
| Kelea Saxton Vaka | Pacific | Sr. | 4.0 | Sport Management and Analytics |
| Kaydence Stormes | San Francisco | Sr. | 3.94 | Psychology |
WCC Beach Volleyball All-Academic Honorable Mention
LMU
Jaeya Brach
Anna Pelloia
Magdalena Rabitsch
Tanon Rosenthal
Pacific
Charlotte Gibson
Josephine Kinlan
Pepperdine
Emma Bubelis
Emi Erickson
Deanie Woodruff
Portland
Leonie Freytag
Elin Larsson
Saint Mary's
Angelina Bour
Hannah Glick
San Francisco
Branson Lennon
Burkleigh Smith
Lucy Speier
Rainie Stevens
McKenna Towne
Santa Clara
Ciara Cantlen
Noelle Niederman
Sadie Snipes
Ava Stoddard
Alexandra Urbina
Teagan Wilson
Sammy Wood
For updates and more information on the San Francisco beach volleyball team, follow the Dons on Instagram @USFDonsBeach.
