SCIAC Championship Game stars
Quinten Wimmer of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and
Alexander Terriquez of Chapman University have been named the Offensive and Defensive Athletes of the Year to headline the football All-Conference teams.
Asked to do a little bit of everything in the Sagehens’ offense over the course of the season, Wimmer totaled 449 yards on 41 catches with six touchdowns along with another 141 on the groundand 48 through the air. A 10-catch, 164-yard performance with the game-winning touchdown in the Championship Game punctuated a brilliant senior year that helped seal Pomona-Pitzer’s second-ever NCAA Championship appearance after first making the field in 2022.
Terriquez’s disruptive presence in the middle of the field was crucial to Chapman’s ability to shut down some potent running gameplans and often set the tone for the entire defense’s performance. With 62 tackles - 8.5 for loss and 5.5 as sacks – the senior led the conference’s stingiest defense entering Championship Week at a meager 15.7 points allowed per game.
California Lutheran University’s
Blake Hurley made an immediate impact in a debut season that included Athlete of the Week recognition on Sept. 16 following the Kingsmen’s first game of the season, in which the rookie force a fumble, picked off a pass and notched two tackles for loss. A fumble recovery and sack as part of a career-high nine-tackle day bookended the season with 33 tackles and another three for loss to his name.
Teammate
Jackson White was presented with the prestigious John Zinda Award which recognizes a senior player who best exemplifies the high ideals and characteristics demonstrated by John Zinda, the former football coach and athletic director at CMS. White has achieved at a high level in performance, leadership, integrity, sportsmanship, positive attitude and academics as a two-time All-SCIAC selection, team captain who displays leadership daily in numerous ways, model student and person who congratulates opponents on good plays and has also served as an ambassador or the Be the Match blood drive. The Kingsmen’s Defensive Most Valuable Player and Most Inspiration Player last fall, he is relentlessly positive and graduated last spring with a bachelor’s degree in communications, now pursuing his master’s in business administration.
John Walsh and the Pomona-Pitzer sideline earned Coaching Staff of the Year recognition after leading the Sagehens to a first outright SCIAC title and second-ever NCAA Championship bid. An epic rally from a 21-point halftime deficit in the Championship Game will not be forgotten anytime soon as the Sagehens enter the NCAA Championship on a six-game conference win streak.
| First Team All-SCIAC |
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
Hometown |
| Quinten Wimmer |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
WR |
Hollis, N.H. |
| Alexander Terriquez |
Chapman |
Sr. |
LB |
Chino Hills, Calif. |
| Grady Russo |
Pomona-Pitzer |
So. |
QB |
Dover, Mass. |
| Justin Edwards |
CMS |
Sr. |
RB |
East Hampton, Conn. |
| Gio Ursino |
Chapman |
Sr. |
RB |
Seattle, Wash. |
| Cade Cadam |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
WR |
La Verne, Calif. |
| Matthias Olson |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
WR |
Pasadena, Calif. |
| Jimmy Rumsey |
La Verne |
So. |
WR |
Corona, Calif. |
| Sander Wimmer |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
TE |
Hollis, N.H. |
| Owen Benjamin |
CMS |
Sr. |
LT |
Poway, Calif. |
| Tristan Furnish |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
OG |
Frederick, Md. |
| Bryce Mey |
CMS |
Sr. |
C |
Murrieta, Calif. |
| Gavin Quiroz |
Cal Lutheran |
Jr. |
C |
Granada Hills, Calif. |
| Gavin Scott |
Chapman |
Jr. |
OL |
Newport Beach, Calif. |
| Michael Houk |
CMS |
Jr. |
DE |
San Mateo, Calif. |
| Jax Lee |
Redlands |
Sr. |
DE |
Richland, Wash. |
| Aaron Muniz |
Redlands |
Jr. |
DL |
Fontana, Calif. |
| Ethan Norris |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
DL |
San Jose, Calif. |
| Joey Asta |
CMS |
Sr. |
LB |
Davis, Calif. |
| Craig Hunter |
Redlands |
Gr. |
LB |
Murrieta, Calif. |
| Thomas McConnell |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
LB |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| De Lante' Moore |
La Verne |
Sr. |
OLB |
San Bernardino, Calif. |
| Kirby Baynes |
CMS |
Sr. |
CB |
Park City, Utah |
| Jacob Gaudi |
Chapman |
So. |
DB |
Honolulu, Hawai'i |
| Jacob O'Connell |
CMS |
Sr. |
S |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Kalani Pickett |
Pomona-Pitzer |
So. |
CB |
Oceanside, Calif. |
| Daniel Burgos |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
K |
Palmdale, Calif. |
| Jack Walker |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
P |
Orlando, Fla. |
| Amir Adams |
Chapman |
Sr. |
KR/PR |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Second Team All-SCIAC |
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
Hometown |
| Jaden Casey |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
QB |
Westlake, Calif. |
| Tyler Pacheco |
Chapman |
Jr. |
RB |
Hollister, Calif. |
| Isaiah Alvarado |
Redlands |
So. |
RB |
Coachella, Calif. |
| Anderson Cynkar |
CMS |
Sr. |
WR |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Gian Lagemann |
Chapman |
Sr. |
WR |
Saratoga, Calif. |
| Makena Ramos-Kamaka |
La Verne |
Sr. |
WR |
Mililani, Hawai'i |
| Quentin Biebel |
Chapman |
Sr. |
TE |
Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| Bernardo Brito |
La Verne |
Jr. |
OG |
Altadena, Calif. |
| Jal Chan |
La Verne |
Jr. |
OT |
Broomfield, Colo. |
| Jamil Charles |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
LG |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Benjamin Fitchett |
Redlands |
Jr. |
OL |
Whittier, Calif. |
| Lane Forti |
Chapman |
So. |
OL |
Palm Desert, Calif. |
| Hunter Hall |
Cal Lutheran |
Jr. |
DL |
Camarillo, Calif. |
| Alden Kling |
Pomona-Pitzer |
So. |
DL |
Washington, D.C. |
| Isaiah Munoz |
Chapman |
Sr. |
DL |
Corona, Calif. |
| Jackson White |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
DL |
Encino, Calif. |
| David Gorman |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Gr. |
LB |
Modesto, Calif. |
| Maximus Susi |
Redlands |
Sr. |
LB |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Harry Zhou |
CMS |
Jr. |
LB |
La Verne, Calif. |
| Tate Zimmerman |
Chapman |
Jr. |
LB |
Irvine, Calif. |
| Collin Keefe |
Chapman |
Jr. |
DB |
Orange, Calif. |
| John Moore |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
DB |
Simi Valley, Calif. |
| Diego Serrano |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
SS |
Garden Grove, Calif. |
| Cole Smith |
Redlands |
Gr. |
DB |
Gaston, Ore. |
| Rich Brutto |
CMS |
Sr. |
K |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Kyle Howie |
Cal Lutheran |
Jr. |
P |
Oak Park, Calif. |
| Ronald Ropke |
La Verne |
So. |
KR |
West Covina, Calif. |
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