Placer United Soccer Club
History of Collegiate Players
2024 marked another amazing year for Placer County for collegiate soccer as thirty-two student-athletes earned the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. 2025 graduates may outpace last year’s numbers as twenty-three players have already committed with Spring season still to come.
Check out the the impressive historical list of players who have gone on to play soccer at colleges and universities since 1986, which includes players across MLS, USL, WPSL, Women’s Champions League, PDL, a Gatorade Player of the Year winners, a ESPN Goal of the Week winner, NCAA Div. 1 and Div. 2 National Title winners, and U.S. Soccer National Team players.
Listed By Graduation Year
1986 Boys |
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| Daron Anderson | San Diego State |
1997 Boys |
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| Jason Gantt | Sacramento State University |
| Leo Marin | Sacramento State University |
2001 Boys |
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| Jeremy Butcher | University of San Diego |
| Brian Flynn | UC Davis |
| Tim Maycock | Sonoma State |
| Sean McMahon | Sacramento State University |
| Connor Voss | UC Davis |
2003 Girls |
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| Elise Garvey | Sonoma State University |
| Jenae Kee | San Francisco State University |
2004 Boys and Girls |
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| Premila Carlson | Chico State University |
| Ashley Holder | Baylor University |
| Scott Hollingshead | UCLA |
| Meredith Magher | Pepperdine University |
| Petra Schaef | CSU Stanislaus |
2005 Boys and Girls |
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| Stacie Anderson | UC Riverside |
| Sean Asplenlind | Cumberland (KY) |
| Morgan Birkenhoff | Southern Utah University |
| Courtney Blanchard | Humboldt State University |
| Andy Breault | Cal State Monterey Bay |
| Katie Brown | CSU Stanislaus |
| Kalee Campbell | CSU Stanislaus |
| Corrine Cooley | UC Davis |
| Danny DeHart | University of the Ozarks |
| Johannes De Marzi | Missouri State |
| Erica Jahn | University of the Redlands |
| Sarah Langley | CSU Bakersfield |
| Sigrid Nachtergaele | University of Chicago |
| Adam Owens | Sacramento State University |
| Courtney Paquin | UNC Charlotte |
| Melissa Phillips | CSU Stanislaus |
| Chelsea Poovey | Jacksonville State University |
| John Rasmussen | Cal State Northridge |
| Kaleah Rozario | Sierra College |
| Bryan Salata | Chico State |
| Katie Schuery | Humboldt State University |
| Kaley Whitehead | Sonoma State University |
| Kristin Williams | UC Riverside |
| Josh Zimbrick | Sacramento State University |
2006 Boys and Girls |
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| Katherine Carpenter | Sacramento State University |
| Leigh Collins | Biola University |
| Gabby Coronado | San Francisco State University |
| Toni Hill | Chico State University |
| Carter Kominski | Biola University |
| Nikki Mathis | Biola University |
| Tyson Reiz | UC Irvine |
| Kasey Rodgers | Notre Dame de Namur |
| Sarah Welty | BYU Hawaii |
2007 Boys and Girls |
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| Casey Bernard | Sonoma State University |
| Ali HItch | UC San Diego |
| Oscar Ruiz | Holy Faith University |
| Genevive Speas | Southern Oregon University |
| Stacey Szeto | Southern Oregon University |
2008 Boys and Girls |
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| Matt Foy | Sacramento State University |
| Karissa Garcia | Pepperdine University |
| Ryan Hollingshead | UCLA |
| Luis Martinez | Chico State |
| Brian Oliver | Sacramento State University |
| Moises Oseguero | Chico State |
| Caitlyn Pulver | Sacramento State University |
| Jocelyn Rapp | UC San Diego |
| Mitch Seaman | Azuza Pacific |
2009 Girls |
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| Shelby Cargile | CSU Stanislaus |
| Bridgette Duffy | Westmont College |
| Sarah Harris | South Carolina State University |
| Danielle Murphy | South Carolina State University |
| Nicole Rodine | University of Texas-Permian Basin |
2010 Boys and Girls |
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| Brooke Apodaca | Dominican University |
| Austin Bravo | St. Mary’s |
| Eric Bryant | San Diego State |
| Caitlin Clark | Emory University |
| Keslie Cooper | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Connor Delaney | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Jake Feener | Seattle University |
| Megan Foy | Sonoma State University |
| Morgan Garcia | Barry University |
| Christian Grapell | Stevens College |
| Evan Hodge | University of Vermont |
| Evan Johnson | Chico State University |
| Carisse Little | Idaho State University |
| Casey Meuser | San Diego State |
| Gabe Padilla | Georgetown |
| Matt Thayer | UC Santa Barbara |
2011 Boys and Girls |
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| Mikayla Anderson | Gonzaga University |
| Melanie Bertrand | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Eric Bryant | San Diego State University |
| Seth Casiple | Cal Berkeley |
| Savannah Coiner | Clemson University |
| Austin Dunn | University of San Diego |
| Candace Edwards | University of Arizona |
| Mackenzie Edwards | Chico State University |
| Morgan Edwards | Chico State University |
| Erika Garcia | Harvard University |
| Lexi Giusti | Lesley University |
| Shea Glaspey | UNC Greensboro |
| Connor Hallisey | Cal Berkeley |
| Kim Hernandez | Jackson State University |
| Kevin Hollingshead | UCLA |
| Lindsey Matlock | Houston Baptist |
| Casey McCavitt | UNC Greensboro |
| Kolby Mitnick | Dominican University |
| Kendal Modiste | San Diego State University |
| Uriel Moreno | William Jessup University |
| Chelsea Putman | Point Loma University |
| Daylon Schiffel | Central Arkansas |
| Grant Silvester | Virginia |
| Marlo Smith | University of Nevada-Reno |
2012 Boys and Girls |
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| Michaela Arnstein | UCLA |
| Miranda Bailey | Brigham Young University |
| Kendall Boshart | Point Loma University |
| Shelby Brown | UNC Greensboro |
| Mary Mae Caldwell | Cal State Fullerton |
| Emily Chalfant | Point Loma University |
| Christy Cooper | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Kelsey DeCarlo | Humboldt State University / Dominican University |
| Maria DeLaCruz | Idaho State University |
| Rachel Dortch | Sonoma State University |
| Mariah Fairbanks | University of Dallas |
| Cody Giddings | West Point |
| Anna Goddi | University of Chicago |
| Lauren Gollnick | Dominican University |
| Marissa Griffin | Sierra College |
| Devon Hammersely | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Megan Hanson | Dominican University |
| Lauren Hayano | San Francisco State University |
| Emily Huska | Humboldt State University |
| Avery Hutchinson | Willian Jessup University |
| Sam Hutchinson | Colorado Mesa University |
| Dorien Johnk | Loyola Marymount University |
| Caitlin Jones | Chico State University |
| Kayla Karlsson | University of Cincinnati / Dominican University |
| Kaitlyn Kassis | UC San Diego |
| Caitlyn Kretzchmar | University of San Diego |
| Jennifer Lum | Sacramento State University |
| Mike Mazoni | William Jessup University |
| Jessie McGinley | UNC Greensboro |
| Kellyn Morning | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Jessica Santos | Notre Dame de Namur |
| Daylon Schiffel | University of Central Arkansas |
| Madalyn Schiffel | University of San Francisco |
| Rachel Sloss | Sierra College / Cal State East Bay |
| Connor Swartz | Virginia Tech |
| Ashley Sweeting | Chapman University |
| Ty Thompson | Stanford University |
| Alexis Wallace | American River College |
2013 Boys and Girls |
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| Tara Armstrong | Texas Lutheran |
| Billy Baker | Lesley University |
| Jamie Baker | Bethany College / Sierra College |
| Austin Burrows | Macalester College |
| Paige Crouch | University of Arizona |
| Mallory Erl | Case University |
| Kristen Grattan | Sierra College |
| Marissa Grattan | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Jessica Hinksin | Dominican University |
| Jena Keffer | Boston College |
| Michaela Kelsey | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Kaleigh Landberg | Westmont |
| Ryan Longley | William Jessup University |
| Zeassja Madamba | Idaho State University |
| Molly McConnell | Sierra College / Sac State |
| Ashleigh Nelin | Menlo College |
| Brittney Neumann | Bethany College / Sierra College |
| Ashley O’Connor | Sierra College |
| Zaida Pineda | Sierra College |
| Mitch Pingree | William Jessup |
| Chandler Rossi | Dominican University |
| Kyle Sakurada | William Jessup University |
| Nick Schnable | CSU Dominguez Hills |
| Dominic Scotti | Wake Forest |
| Lauren Stafford | Montana State University |
| Melissa Stoakley | Dominican University |
| Marissa Vaughn | Sierra College |
2014 Boys and Girls |
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| Dali Alarian | Rensselaer Poly Tech |
| Julia Beck | University of the Pacific |
| Mackenzie Brito | UC San Diego |
| Destiny Butcher | Sacramento State University |
| Madison Dunn | Colorado College |
| Abbie Faingold | Portland State University |
| Chase Goulart | Dominican University |
| Sarah Hollinghaus | Weber State University |
| Elizabeth Hutchison | UC Irvine |
| Andrew Ireland | Adams State University |
| Me-Lei Madamba | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Jessica Raybe | Arizona State University |
| Bianca Tabuso | Sacramento State University |
| Matt Tarr | Chico State University |
| Sara Wagner | Chapman University |
| Alex Walsh | Academy of Arts |
| Cienna Wilkins | Dominican University |
| Alivya Wimmer | Boston University |
2015 Boys and Girls |
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| Megan Aaron | Troy University |
| Brendan Allen | Southern Oregon University |
| Corban Anderson | University of Washington |
| Luc Barbe | West Point |
| Diego Buenrostro | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Allie Carmickle | UC Davis |
| Matt Carnefix | San Jose State University |
| Samantha Clark | Humboldt State University |
| Lily Dubuc | Dominican University |
| Connor Entz | William Jessup University |
| Lindsey Erl | Chapman University |
| Ellie Estes | Cal State Bakersfield |
| Max Feriera | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Nikolai Figueroa | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Cal Franze | University of Colorado – Colorado Springs |
| Gonzalo Garcia | Westmont |
| Jesse Gonzales | Sacramento State University |
| Anna Gregg | Colorado College |
| Kiki Guzman | Sacramento State University |
| Kristian Heptner | UC Davis |
| Abby Huizenga | Chico State University |
| Alex Jenkins | Humboldt State University |
| Tamren Johnk | UC Davis |
| Max Kearney | Cal Baptist University |
| Emily Lemos | William Jessup University |
| Carlos Lomeli | William Jessup University |
| Sydney Pagador | University of New Mexico |
| David Pineda | South Dakota School of the Mines |
| Robert Quintero | Humboldt State University |
| James Ramos | Otero Junior College |
| Kirsten Robinson | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Savannah Schultz | Cal State East Bay |
| Lance Shope | Northwest Nazarene / University of Idaho |
| Jensen Smith | Humboldt State University |
| Brayden Sullivan | Gonzaga University |
| Sydney Talmi | Claremont Mackena |
| Sophia Vallas | Occidental College |
| Scott Walsh | Cal State Monterey Bay |
2016 Boys and Girls |
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| Brendan Adame | Dominican University |
| Zac Anderson | Brown University |
| Maggie Bell | Cal Berkeley |
| Garrett Bonzell | South Dakota School of Mines |
| Isabella Casto | University of Washington |
| Kayleen Cendana | Sonoma State University |
| Katelyn Chandler | University of Pacific |
| Kennedy Christie | Azusa Pacific |
| Emily Curry | Chico State University |
| Emma Darragh | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Faith Holloway | Chapman University |
| Sarah Jeffries | Biola University |
| Ryan Kelly | Sonoma State |
| Megan Kuo | Pomona Pitzer |
| Justin LaPerle | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Alyssa Leaman | Presbyterian College |
| Izzie Lueken | University of San Francisco |
| Hunter Loomis | West Point |
| Hailey Lovering | American River College |
| Jio Mamola | UC Irvine |
| Macey Moen | Sacramento State University |
| Britni Myrhe | Las Positas College |
| Mikayla Reed | Sacramento State University |
| Colin Richardson | Humboldt State University |
| Ruben Sanabia | Notre Dame de Namur |
| Gracie Schouten | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Savannah Thompson | University of San Diego |
2017 Boys and Girls |
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| Ariana Avila | Fresno Pacific |
| Gabby Barquet | Sierra College |
| Dani Brannam | Sierra College |
| Ryanne Chapman | Folsom Lake College |
| Samantha Craig | San Francisco State University |
| Andres Cuevas | Yuba College |
| Jack Devlin | Yale University |
| Cameron Douglas | UCLA |
| Taylor Evinger | Dominican University |
| Rachel Gensch | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Cole Henderson | Dominican University |
| Jordan Higgins | Minot State |
| Adrian Hoyos | Yuba College |
| Kyle Kellogg | Montana State University-Billings |
| Cassidy Marquez | Dominican University |
| Paige Martinsen | Sonoma State University |
| Maleah Milner | St. Mary’s College |
| Keegan Ness | Oregon State University |
| Jordan O’Roy | Whitman College |
| Ivan Oseguera | Sacramento State University |
| Omar Oseguera | Sacramento State University |
| Clayton Sato | San Francisco State |
| Logan Siemers | Dominican University |
| Clayton Smith | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs |
| Hannah Souza | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Hylena Tamez | Dominican University |
| Riley Terando | MIT |
| Wyatt Walsh | Dominican University |
| Kylie Whipple | Sierra College |
2018 Boys and Girls |
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| Abena Aidoo | Cal Berkeley |
| Frances Andrade | Sierra College |
| Dallis Andreasen | Folsom Lake College |
| Elisha Burnbridge | Seattle Pacific |
| Ayden Burnett | UC Davis |
| Kara Burns | San Jose State University |
| Manny Cabrerra | Cal Maritime |
| Makayla Cheema | Sierra College |
| Dylan Finley | Dominican University |
| Brittney Flint | Academy of Art |
| Anjelena Garcia | Dominican University |
| Cassidy George | University of San Francisco |
| Mackenzie George | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo |
| Ayla Harris | Dominican University |
| Quincy Kaplan | San Francisco State University |
| Benji Kikanovich | Sacramento State University |
| Nicolette Lewis | Pepperdine |
| Mason Lopez | Folsom Lake College |
| Adriana Maldonado | University of Nebraska |
| Kylie Martinez | Sierra College |
| Teagan Matye | Westmont College |
| Jack McGrail | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Clare Murphy | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo |
| Amena Nelson | Colorado School of Mines |
| Jacob Ramos | Western Washington |
| Emma Roche | Belmont Abbey |
| Rachel Roche | Belmont Abbey |
| Sydney Schultz | Loyola Marymount |
| Josie Sherman | St. Mary’s |
| Nate Sherwood | Corban University |
| Eddie Silverbush | Dominican University |
| Sylvia Sloss | University of San Francisco |
| Noah Sonenstein | UC San Diego |
| Cody Sundquist | UCLA |
| Emily Talmi | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo |
| Grace Vargas | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Jordan Vice | UC Davis |
| Zach Wong | UC San Diego |
| Kat Yarbrough | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Esteban Zepeda | San Diego State |
2019 Boys and Girls |
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| Alejandro Barrajas | Yuba College |
| Orlando Basurto | CSU Bakersfield |
| Tanya Bills | Dominican University |
| Molly Branigan | Santa Barbara City College |
| Olivia Calderone | Point Loma University |
| Andrea Cuevas | Sierra College |
| Josh Gaeckle | Cal State East Bay |
| Jeff Garcia | Folsom Lake College |
| Josh Golka | UC Merced |
| Abbie Gould | Dominican University |
| Jenna Ladrech | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo |
| Atziri Lopez | Sierra College |
| Elizabeth Lopez | Sierra College |
| Darian Louthan | Sacramento State University |
| Aiden Marquez | Dominican University |
| Zack Mason | Cal State East Bay |
| Matteo Ognissanti | Dominican University |
| Cyrus O’Neal | Sacramento State University |
| Samantha O’Roy | Morningside College (Iowa) |
| Selena Osorio | Humboldt State |
| Dom Paielli | Loyola Marymount University |
| Bridget Pelzman | Humboldt State University |
| Laura Prine | Sierra College |
| Kyle Prusia | Folsom Lake College |
| Sedona Robinson | Sacramento State University |
| Victoria Sanchez | Sacramento State University |
| Kirsten Webb | UC San Diego |
| Austin Wehner | San Diego State University |
| Ava Willey | Sierra College |
| Baleigh Zamudio | Sierra College |
2020 Boys and Girls |
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| Manuri Alwis | UC Santa Barbara |
| Marli Bannai | UC San Diego |
| Donocan Carillo | William Jessup University |
| Connor Edwards | William Jessup University |
| Lauren Helwig | UC Santa Barbara |
| Amber Jackson | Oregon State University |
| Tatiana Ledesma | Lesley University |
| Lindsey Lucas | Sierra College |
| Alexa Madueno | San Diego State University |
| Kiara Matson | Eastern Washington University |
| Natalie Mendoza | Chico State University |
| Abby Morgado | CSU San Marcos |
| Amber Pon | Chapman University |
| Ali Rasheed | American River College |
| Ashley Ryan | Aurora College, Illinois |
| Taylor Russell | Chico State University |
| Alexa Sanchez | Sierra College |
| Emma Scott | Portland State University |
| Jake Sieber | Dominican University |
| Kate Thompson | California Institute of Technology |
| Lillie Vogt | Sierra College |
| Emilie Wallin | Humboldt State Univeristy |
2021 Boys and Girls |
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| Serena Andrade | Biola University |
| Isabel Barragan | Sierra College |
| Bella Bueno | Dominican University |
| Paulina Caja | Sierra College |
| Aynsley Connor | University of Minnesota |
| Emily Connick | Chico State University |
| Jordan Davis | William Penn University (Iowa) |
| Jena Howard | Vanguard University |
| Keely Hunt | Domincan University |
| Alyssa Irwin | William Jessup University |
| Stacy Johnson | Umpqua Community College |
| Cambria Kingman | St. Mary’s |
| Alyssa Luna | Sierra College |
| James Marvin | Folsom Lake College |
| Miranda Matson | Eastern Washington University |
| Ciana Miller | Eastern Kentucky University |
| Hannah Olariu | William Jessup Univeristy |
| Kellie Pagador | Stanford University |
| Jalissa Pena | Sierra College |
| Kyle Reilly | Northern Michigan University |
| Tyson Roberts | Folsom Lake College |
| Ali Sadankah | Sacramento State University |
| Evan Schoer | Folsom Lake College |
| Ariana Scholten | University of San Diego |
| Alia Sinoff | Long Beach State University |
| Audrey Talmi | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo |
| Kalia Uehara | Jackson State University |
| Emily Valdez | Sierra College |
| Jonathan Wergedal | Folsom Lake College |
| Kate Willey | Sierra College |
| Hannah Zieour | Sierra College |
2022 Boys & Girls |
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| Alhasan Alsakati | California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo |
| Lucas Bost | Chico State University |
| Daryn Connor | Drexel University |
| Makenna Curtis | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Ava Espinoza | Newberry College |
| Hannah Finley | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Jake Goehring | Gonzaga University |
| Valerie Gomez | Sierra College |
| Riley Hyde | Santa Barbara City College |
| Kate Killer | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Isaiah Martinez | William Jessup University |
| Sammie Miller | Clarke University (IA) |
| Robbie Mora | Gonzaga University |
| Lucy Newlin | University of Washington |
| Myah Newton | Ottawa University (AZ) |
| Kaliahyah Pangelia-Noriega | Sierra College |
| Ali Sasankhah | Sacramento State University |
| Jordyn Scott | California Polytechnic University, Pomona |
| Hector Serrano-Martin | St. Mary’s College |
| Ben Sieber | Trevecca Nazarene University |
| Angela Shannon | University of California, Davis |
| Abigail Souza | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Kristi Truong | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Keith Willey | Utah Valley University |
2023 Boys & Girls |
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| Chelyn Ackerman | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Riley Allred | Sierra College |
| Hannah Andreasen | Sierra College |
| Farrah Bender | Chico State University |
| Meghan Bennion | Sierra College |
| Riley Brumfield | Biola University |
| Devyn Costo | Chico State University |
| Jenna Dean | Sonoma State University |
| Darius Dukes | Chico State University |
| Leylan Echeverria | Pioneers of Pacific Union College |
| Gwen Forman | Adams State University |
| Jazmine Gomez | Sierra College |
| Emma Hardy | California Polytechnic University, Humboldt |
| Brooklyn Hayes | Souther Oregon University |
| Andrea Hernandez | Folsom Lake College |
| Shaelee Killorn | Corban University, Salem OR |
| Shannel Killorn | Corban University, Salem OR |
| Artem Kravchenko | Cosumnes River College |
| Lalo Martinez | Cosumnes River College |
| Alyssa Savig | Stanford University |
| Lexi Schroeder | Sacramento State University |
| Julian Smith | American River College |
| Andrew Yang | William Jessup University |
| Daniel Yoon | Pomona College |
| Caitlyn Winter | Cal Lutheran University |
2024 Boys & Girls |
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| Angelo Bunning | American River College |
| Reese Burke | University of Puget Sound |
| Tayah Burkhart | San Francisco State University |
| Bailey Dick | Sierra College |
| Kiana Faucette | University of San Francisco |
| Jack Gerber | Bethel University, MN |
| Payton Griffin | Southern Oregon University |
| Ayla Hardeburgh | Dominican University |
| Reina Herndon | University of North Carolina, Asheville |
| Samantha Liaty | Tarleton State University |
| Mikayla Olarui | William Jessup University |
| Olivia Marsh | California State University, San Marcos |
| Savannah Miller | Colorado Mesa University |
| Lakelee Perkins | University of California, Davis |
| Andrew Perry | Sonoma State University |
| Tierra Pickell | Sacramento State University |
| Shannon Porubski | California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo |
| Shelbie Roberts | Sierra College |
| Daniel Sanchez | American River College |
| Isabel Scott | Sacramento State University |
| Paige Silva | Chico State University |
| Olivia Sisto | Sierra College |
| Tahlia Smith | Dominican University |
| Caroline Souza | Chico State University |
| Gabby Starr | Chico State University |
| James Tibbetts | American River College |
| Jake Tyberg | Chico State University |
| Ava Vargas | Linfield College |
| Chloe Van Winkle | California State University, Monterey Bay |
| Josie Young | Sierra College |
| Hiroshi Yang | Sacramento State University |
| Tyler Yzuel | Chapman University |
2025 Boys & Girls |
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| Mia Alvarez | University of Portland |
| Mia Andrade | Biola University |
| Ella Atherton-Turner | Boise State University |
| Allison Canchola | Menlo College |
| Siri Coyne | California State University, Long Beach |
| Kania Destin | Sierra College |
| Bailey Fuller | Sacramento State University |
| Ella Griffin | Cal State Los Angeles |
| Taylor Grover | Austin Peay University |
| Krista Hardesty | Arizona Christian University |
| Carter Haynes | Chico State University |
| Ella Hershey | Sacramento State University |
| Mia Hoffman | William Jessup University |
| Ella Hyde | Eastern Washington University |
| Payton Hyde | Eastern Washington University |
| Karlee Larson | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Pierce LaVine | Chico State University |
| Molly Newlin | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Vince Noble | Menlo College |
| Peyton Rochholz | Clark University (Iowa) |
| Kambria Steele | Biola University |
| Brooklyn Tanon | University of California, Davis |
| Makena Tapia | Ottawa University (Kansas) |
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