IRVINE, Calif. –
Wyatt Madison continues to impress off the field as he earned two academic awards: CSC (College Sports Communicators) Second Team Academic All-America® NCAA DII and the PacWest Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
After an impressive season as a two-way player he received CSC Second Team Academic All-America® in the designated hitter spot. Madison is the first CUI baseball player to earn this award.
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The two-way player was named All-Region as a Utility/Pitcher and went 5-1 with a 3.21 ERA in PacWest play and finished season with 73 strikeouts in 67.1 IP. He struck out a career-high 13 Ks against at Westmont and reached double-digits twice.
At the plate the Los Alamitos, Calif. native started 55 PacWest games while also hitting .277 with a team-high 10 home runs and four triples to go with six doubles, six steals and 39 RBI. He finished with 15 multi-hit games including five in a row.
For the PacWest award one person per sport was selected by the conference's Sports Information Directors which combines excellence in their sport and in the classroom.
2025-26 PacWest Scholar Athletes of the Year
| Sport |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Major |
| Baseball |
Wyatt Madison |
Concordia |
4.0 |
Engineering |
| Men's Basketball |
Erik Howlin |
Vanguard |
3.70 |
Industrial Organizational Psychology |
| Men's Cross Country |
Aaron Lakeman |
Azusa Pacific |
3.83 |
Finance |
| Men's Golf |
Jack Stark |
Menlo |
4.0 |
Information Systems |
| Co-Men's Soccer |
Martin Fiala |
Menlo |
4.0 |
Finance |
| Co-Men's Soccer |
Koki Hamada |
Hawaii Hilo |
3.72 |
Business Administration |
| Men's Tennis |
Soeren Grandke |
Azusa Pacific |
3.99 |
Finance |
| Men's Track and Field |
Tevz Podlipnik |
Fresno Pacific |
3.60 |
Kinesiology |
| Co-Women's Basketball |
Alberte Frisch |
Menlo |
3.90 |
Psychology |
| Co-Women's Basketball |
Kaylee Byon |
Vanguard |
3.79 |
Kinesiology |
| Women's Cross Country |
Maddie Reeves |
Point Loma |
3.99 |
Business Administration |
| Women's Golf |
Annika Yturralde |
Point Loma |
3.79 |
Visual Art Studies |
| Women's Soccer |
Megan Clapinski |
Dominican |
3.81 |
Computer Science |
| Softball |
DJ Symons |
Biola |
3.94 |
Public Health |
| Women's Tennis |
Alina Kupfer |
Point Loma |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| Women's Track and Field |
Kaylee Best |
Vanguard |
4.0 |
Biology |
| Volleyball |
Mikayla Weiss |
Fresno Pacific |
4.0 |
Master's Business Administration |
