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Each athletics season, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) presents a special award to the team with the highest grade point average (GPA) in each sport’s division. At the Sage Ridge Fall 2024 Sports Banquet on Nov. 6, Athletic Director Sierra Starbuck presented the NIAA first-place All-State Academic Team awards to the Varsity Volleyball and Soccer Teams.
The team GPA is determined using varsity team members’ unweighted GPAs from the last semester and computing an overall GPA. The NIAA “considers the State Academic Championship award equal to the Athletic Championship award. As the NIAA’s coaches and administrators always stress, the participants are students first, then athletes.”
- Varsity Boys Soccer: First place with an unweighted 3.85 overall team GPA in the 3A division.
- Varsity Girls Volleyball: First place with an unweighted 3.93 overall team GPA in the 1A division.
- Varsity Girls Golf: Second place with an unweighted 3.89 overall team GPA in the 2A division.
The NIAA Academic Team State Championship “celebrates teamwork not only in sports competitions but also in the classroom.”
All-State Academic Team Honorees
The NIAA and Jostens also recognized the following Sage Ridge varsity student-athletes by naming them to the All-State Academic Team for earning a 4.0 unweighted GPA from the previous semester:
- Varsity Boys Soccer: Aiden Charles ‘26, Kaidan Collins ‘25, Dean Curis ‘26, Jeremy Gupta ‘25, Wes Kennedy ‘27, Caleb Mulvaney ‘25, Michael Skaria ‘25, and Andrew Zhang ‘26
- Varsity Girls Volleyball: Beatrice Liwanag ‘26, Nanki Sandhu ‘25, Lauren Sherven ‘26
- Varsity Girls Golf: Maggie Jensen-Eykamp ‘27, Jade Sharma ‘27
- Varsity Boys Cross Country: Tyler Jensen-Eykamp ‘26
End-of-Season Awards
Sage Ridge Varsity Head Coaches also presented the following awards, celebrating Scorpion commitments and achievements.
Most Improved Athlete Award
This award is given to the student-athlete who made the most improvement during the season.
- Varsity Cross Country: Rushil Mahadevu ‘28
- Varsity Girls Golf: Anastasia Treadway ‘27
- Varsity Boys Soccer: Bradley Joyer ‘27
- Varsity Girls Volleyball: Sophie Najjar ‘26
Team Captain Award
This award is given to the student-athlete who has exhibited the qualities that the coach looks for in their team captains: leadership, dedication, respect, work ethic, and being a role model for their teammates and peers.
- Varsity Cross Country: Rhys Ferrito ‘28
- Varsity Girls Golf: Morgan Hayes ‘26
- Varsity Boys Soccer: Caleb Mulvaney ‘25
- Varsity Girls Volleyball: Lauren Sherven ‘26
Bill Heim Coach’s Award
Given annually by the coach to an athlete who best demonstrates, throughout the season, the true spirit of Sage Ridge Athletics. It is given not only for hard work and personal improvement, but for a willingness to understand, to learn, and to enter into a partnership with coach and teammates in an effort to recognize one’s full potential.
- Varsity Cross Country: Tyler Jensen-Eykamp ‘26
- Varsity Girls Golf: Hannah Joyer ‘28
- Varsity Boys Soccer: Michael Skaria ‘25
- Varsity Girls Volleyball: Nanki Sandhu ‘25
Outstanding Athlete Award
This award is given to the student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic ability and talent in their respective sport.
- Varsity Cross Country: William Adams ‘28
- Varsity Boys Soccer: Jeremy Gupta ‘25
- Varsity Girls Volleyball: Beatrice Liwanag ‘26
Congratulations, Scorpions!
Sage Ridge Varsity Soccer Team earned the NIAA 1st-Place Academic State Champion award for the team's unweighted 3.85 overall team GPA in the 3A division. The 2024 Sage Ridge Varsity Soccer team includes five seniors: Lance Zhou '25, Michael Skaria '25, Caleb Mulvaney '25, Kaidan Collins '25 and Jeremy Gupta '25.
Sage Ridge Varsity Volleyball Team with their NIAA 1st-Place Academic State Champion award for the team's unweighted 3.93 overall team GPA in the 1A division.
The Sage Ridge Varsity Girls Golf Team placed second in the NIAA Academic State in the 2A division with an unweighted overall team GPA of 3.89.
The Sage Ridge Varsity Cross Country team will compete for the NIAA All-State Academic Team Champion title next year. The team GPA is determined using varsity team members’ unweighted GPAs from the last high school semester and computing an overall GPA. The 2024 Sage Ridge Varsity Cross Country team includes four freshmen--who were not in high school last semester--and one junior.
The 2024 Sage Ridge Varsity Volleyball team includes senior Nanki Sandhu '25.
