McCullough, Hernandez Earn Academic Honors
November 09, 2017 | Women's Soccer
UCLA women's soccer players Kaiya McCullough and Julia Hernandez have earned second-team Academic All-District honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
McCullough, a sophomore defender from Mission Viejo, Calif., has maintained a 3.86 GPA. A second-team All-Pac-12 honoree, McCullough is one of just two Bruins who have started in every game for UCLA this season. A center back who has contributed to seven UCLA shutouts this year, McCullough scored her first career goal in the overtime win over USC last week and has totaled two assists.
Hernandez, a junior forward from Madrid, Spain, has compiled a 3.85 GPA in Applied Mathematics. Hernandez, who transferred to UCLA from Eastern Florida State College in Spring 2016, has scored five goals for the Bruins this season. A year ago, she was selected to UCLA's All-Academic Team.
The Bruin duo's academic honors add on to the team honors the Bruins have received this year, including a United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award and the UCLA Athletics Most Improved Team GPA Award (large teams).
2017 Women's Soccer Academic All-District 8
First Team
GK - Alison Jahansouz, Stanford, 3.56, Computer Science
D - Gudrun Arnardottir, Santa Clara, 3.65, Economics
D - Kathryn Baker, Oregon State, 3.87, Environmental Engineering
D - Haley Lukas, California, 3.74, Business Administration
D - Stephanie Ney, BYU, 3.83, Psychology
D - Madison Stark, Arizona State, 4.00, Journalism & Mass Communication
M - Maggie Bell, California, 3.31, Undeclared
M - Kayla Fong, California, 3.75, Undeclared
M - Michelle Xiao, Stanford, 4.05, Engineering
F - Alex Anthony, USC, 3.90, Masters of Public Policy
F - Marissa Everett, Oregon, 3.89, Human Physiology
F - Clara Richter, Colorado College, 3.96, Computer Science
Second Team
GK - Bella Geist, Oregon State, 3.78, Biology
D - Maritza Acuna, UC Irvine, 3.80, Nursing Science
D - Mealii Enos, Utah State, 4.00, Special Education
D - Kaiya McCullough, UCLA, 3.86, Undeclared
D - Kelsey Smith, Grand Canyon, 3.96, Biology
D - Katherine Uhl, Santa Clara, 3.91, Marketing
M - Nicole Molen, USC, 3.92, Human Biology
M - Erin Rickenbach, Utah State, 3.96, Physics
M - Bri Visalli, Pepperdine, 3.81, Economics
F - Julia Hernandez UCLA 3.85 Applied Mathematics
F - Dörthe Hoppius, San José State, 3.75, Justice Studies
F - Hailey Skolmoski, Utah, 3.90, Human Development & Family Studies
