UC Santa Cruz Announces Second Induction Class of Chi Alpha Sigma

UC Santa Cruz Announces Second Induction Class of Chi Alpha Sigma

5/21/2026 3:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Swim and Dive, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men's Cross Country, Men's Swim and Dive

SANTA CRUZ, Ca. - On Tuesday evening, the UC Santa Cruz Athletics and Recreation department proudly inducted 66 student-athletes to the National College Athlete Honor Society Chi Alpha Sigma. UC Santa Cruz was awarded the California Sigma Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma in September 2024. This is the second class to be inducted at UC Santa Cruz and this group carried a cumulative average GPA of 3.79.

Founded in 1996 by DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis, the mission of Chi Alpha Sigma is to recognize student-athletes who exemplify superior academic achievement, participation in intercollegiate athletics, outstanding and continued leadership, and dedicated service to their university community.

In order to be inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, a student-athlete must achieve junior or senior academic standing at their institution and sports team, and complete four full time semesters or six quarters of college course work after high school, as determined by the certifying institution, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Congratulations to our 2026 Inductees:

Women's Volleyball
Kate Lau
Gabia Paliulis
Sasha Ponza

Men's Volleyball
Evan Erickson
Kyle Ownbey
Johndiego White

Women's Tennis
Emily Belezzuoli
Chloe Wu

Men's Tennis
Spencer Hidas
Peter Liang
Ben Wang
Adam Kahn
Hari Raghavan
Caden Wong

Women's Swim and Dive
Kirsten Boyle
Sadie Breen
Keaton Canaday
Erin Gidley
Katy Hawk
Fiona Lei
Ella Matson
Medha Raghuraman
Madison Stein
Paiten Tobey

Men's Swim and Dive
Sam Caplan
Michael Fusinati
Karsten Hsiao
Kyle Reitan
Jayden Stoen

Women's Soccer
Tyler Beaman
Emilie Brack
Amaya Espardinez
Cadence Fisher
Susanaitzel Juarez-Mancera
Lili Loney
Cassidy Segrell
Kaamna Shankar
Alex Torres
Caiti Walters

Men's Soccer
Michael Braun
Soren Groessl
Jake Kluka
Lawyer Mamaril

Women's Golf
Elana McGrew

Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Kelvin Chan
Camden Jaureguy
Viktor Kieturakis
Liam Manley
Alex Wille
Men's Track and Field
Erik Dodge
Jeremy Hall
Nathan Leroy
David Olmo Marchal
Jack Richards

Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Jordan Baden
Hope Martin
Ryanne Reynolds
Kenzie Seymour
Elena Stanciu

Women's Track and Field
Marianne Chuang
Kailey Leba
Mae Stafford

Women's Basketball
Alyssa Jackson

Men's Basketball
Miles Burrows
Thomas Lawrence
Leo Wagner