Congratulations to our Winter 2025 Academic All-State Students!

The Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) has helped coordinate and celebrate athletic and artistic accomplishments and performances for nearly 100 years. In that time, Academic All-State has come to be recognized as the highest honor afforded to student-athletes. According to the UHSAA, over 100,000 Utah high school students are involved in extracurricular sports and fine arts activities, but only a small percentage meet the requisite standards for this award. To qualify, students must be seniors in high school, members of their varsity sports team, and either maintain a 4.0 composite GPA or an index score benchmark composed of GPA + ACT/SAT score. Cache County School District is delighted to recognize 23 of these remarkable students!

Balancing academics and athletics is a tall order. Krew Knowles, a triple Bobcat athlete, says it’s all about time management.

“I feel like being successful in school and sports is all about using class time wisely,” he said. “You have to show up, and you have to use class time to work. It’s great, though, because I feel like I learn a lot from both school and sports. School is all about hard work, and sports is all about putting hard work to use.”

Sophie Baldwin, a double-roster cheerleader and drill team member for Mountain Crest, agrees.

"Balancing Cheer team, Drill team, and my academics has taught me that if I prioritize my time and plan ahead, anything is possible. I manage to make 24 hours in the day feel like 40! I have learned a lot about myself, and how mentally tough I am. The sky's the limit! My favorite quote that keeps me motivated in school and sports is, "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard!"

Hard work defines our student-athletes. Several CCSD Academic All-State students achieved the region’s highest honors in both academics and sports, with 9 out of the 23 students claiming region and/or state titles in their respective events. As a school district, we are so proud of these students and commend them for their exceptional achievement! Here is a list and picture of each of our Academic All-State students.

Green Canyon High School

Cheer:

• KaLani Jenkins

• Tylee Jenson

Girls Swimming:

• Elizabeth Neeley

• Megan Brandley

Mountain Crest High School

Cheer & Drill:

• Sophie Baldwin

Girls Swimming:

• Kenya Skinner

• Zoey Hunter

Boys Wrestling:

• Zane Pickup

Girls Wrestling:

• Addilyn Baxter

Ridgeline High School

Boys Basketball:

• Harrison Putnam

• Tyler Jackman

Cheer:

• Kirsten Jones

• Makayla Norton

Drill:

• Jaycee Hislop

• Sierra Reese

Boys Swimming:

• Benjamin Tenny

• Luke Heiner

• Samuel Hansen

Girls Swimming:

• Halle Erickson

Boys Wrestling:

• Robert Montierth

• Zachary Butt

Sky View High School

Boys Basketball:

• Krew Knowles

• Matthew Hiatt

Cheer:

• Brooklyn Allen

Drill:

• Lilliana Demuzio

Boys Swimming:

• Matthew Olsen

• Sebastian Sant

Girls Swimming:

• Anessa Plowman

• Arnica Hull

• Jasa Wilkerson-Leiva

Boys Wrestling:

• Joshua Miller