ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  A total of 58 Sonoma State University student-athletes were named All-Academic during the 2008-09 season.  44 of them earned their honors through the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), while 14 others made the grade despite playing on a team that is not a conference member.

"The CCAA All-Academic honors for our student-athletes demonstrate the tremendous effort they put forward in the classroom on behalf of Sonoma State University.  As an NCAA Division II program, academic excellence by our student-athletes is our top priority and we are very proud of their accomplishment," said Sonoma State Director of Athletics Bill Fusco.

Of all conference schools in the CSU system, Sonoma State had the highest percentage of students attaining All-Academic status.  Though Cal State Stanislaus had more total honorees (47 to 44), the Warriors sponsor three more CCAA sports than Sonoma State.  SSU's average of 4.4 student-athletes per sport trailed only UC San Diego in the 11-member association.

In order to earn All-Academic status, a student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 3.4 or higher over a course load of at least 24 units.  They also must be a letter winner on one of the Seawolves' 13 intercollegiate athletic teams. 

Ten Sonoma State teams compete as members of the CCAA, but three (men's tennis, water polo, and women's golf) are independents. 

The women's cross country team has the most All-Academic student-athletes with 12.

The following student-athletes earned All-Academic status for 2008-09:

CROSS COUNTRY
Elizabeth Bloom
Katie Bolce
Jackie Bowers
Jennifer Donahue
Jordan Hayden
Kiyara Iravanian
Carly McCready
Alyssa Messer
Meaghan O'Day
Annie Pedlar
Kelly Richardson
Samantha Thompson

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kayce Brawley
Megan Cunningham
Madalyn Drake
Taylor Edmonds
Courtney Grixti
Jocelyn Puga
Shianne Zerlang

MEN'S SOCCER
Stuart Gallant
Jack Jones
Ross Middlemiss

VOLLEYBALL
Janai Bashore
Lindsay Brown
Rikki Buckshnis
Kelsey Dall
Sarah Illingworth
Kristy Sather

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Carissa Meade
Heidi Mertle
Lauren Redfield
Jennifer Russo

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kyle Shandera

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Molly Maguire
Jeanette Peck

MEN'S GOLF
Ryan Carter
Spencer Shishido

BASEBALL
Ian Bridges
Kris Haycock
Casey Slate

SOFTBALL
Jessica Abelia
Courtney James
Kayla Ledford
Skylynn Myers

WOMEN'S GOLF*
Brittany Bogard
Danielle Buckman
Kelliann Masterson

MEN'S TENNIS*
Scott Gaynor
Andrew Khuri-Yakub
Chris Kubicka
Connor Olson
Anthony Rollins
Zel Sperry

WOMEN'S WATER POLO*
Holly Armijo
Alexandra Burrows
Danielle Seyler
Kianne Taparra

* denotes a sport that is not a member of the CCAA.