Pearce brothers, Sam Tullis and David Ball garner WCC All-Academic awards
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – John Pearce and Matthew Pearce were named to the West Coast Conference 2017-18 Men’s All-Academic Team on Wednesday, while teammates Sam Tullis and David Ball received Honorable Mention.
John Pearce, a senior from Provo, Utah, completed his college career with a 3.88 GPA as an economics major. He finished the season with a 14-5 singles record, playing mostly in the No. 4 slot. Pearce also contributed a 14-6 doubles record. This is his third appearance on the WCC All-Academic team.
Matthew Pearce, a junior from Provo, Utah, boasts a conference-high 3.97 GPA as a management strategy major. He completed the season with an 11-4 doubles record and a 7-8 singles record, playing in the No. 6 slot.
Sam Tullis, a sophomore from Centerville, Utah, received Honorable Mention honors with David Ball, a sophomore from Palo Alto, California. Tullis, a pre-accounting major, led the Cougars in singles wins with an 18-6 record, playing mostly in the No. 3 slot. Ball, a management major, contributed an 8-4 doubles record and a 4-5 singles record.
At the end of each season, the WCC selects an all-academic team for each sport. A student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA, while contributing significantly on the team to be considered.
Read the full WCC release here.
Name | Institution | Class | GPA | Major |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Boyce | Loyola Marymount | Sr. | 3.35 | Masters of Educational Studies |
Kyle Everly | Gonzaga | Soph. | 3.75 | Business Administration |
Jamie Fisher | Portland | Sr. | 3.49 | Computer Science |
Connor Garnett | Santa Clara | Jr. | 3.40 | Finance |
Johan Joenhagen | San Francisco | Sr. | 3.88 | Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
Ryan Marker | San Fracisco | Jr. | 3.85 | Undeclared |
Bernardo Oliveira | Pacific | Sr. | 3.64 | Business Administration |
Gui Osorio | San Diego | Soph. | 3.77 |
International Relations |
John Pearce | Brigham Young | Sr. | 3.88 | Economics |
Matthew Pearce | Brigham Young | Jr. | 3.97 | Management Strategy |
Robert Seby | Santa Clara | Jr. | 3.71 | Biochemistry |
Nash Vollenweider | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.21 | Kinesiology: Health & Human Performance |
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