Congratulations to our Fall Academic All Conference Athletes!
Barb Dawson • November 27, 2023

124 Athletes Earned this Honor

Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, congratulates student athletes achieving GCAC and CCL Academic All Conference status for the Fall 2023 Season. A total of 37 (thirty-seven) GCAC athletes and 87 (eighty-seven) CCL athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for a complete academic quarter. . thletes earning CCL Academic All Conference status are:


GCAC - GIRLS CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 

Cross Country 

Annalee DeFeo Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Naomy Gonzalez Junior (Wayne, Indian Trail graduate)
Seoyeon Park Junior (Lombard, International student)
Sydney Gertsen Sophomore (Plainfield, Bethany Lutheran graduate)
Ashlynn Lindt Sophomore (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Rosemarie Callaghan Freshman (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Maryfaith Considine Freshman (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)

Golf 

Colleen Considine Senior (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)
Angelica Gatling Senior (Woodridge, St. Scholastica graduate)
Lucy Pacelli Senior (Downers Grove/Herrick Middle School graduate)
Lucy Rizzi Senior (Itasca, St. Luke Lutheran graduate)
Annika Bartell Junior (Downers Grove, Forest Park graduate)
Lily Spanos Junior (Glen Ellyn, St. Petronille graduate)

Tennis 

Isabella Gatto Senior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Stephanie Hoeflich Senior (Addison, St. Matthew graduate)
MaryKate Lewan Senior (Naperville, St. Juliana graduate)
Olivia Mateja Senior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Nicole Navas Senior (Hillside, St. Pius X graduate)
Cecily Polanco Senior (Addison, St. Isidore graduate)
Alexandra Ulisano Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Adyson Caminiti Sophomore (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)
Madeline Caruso Sophomore (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)

Volleyball 

Hailey Goetz Senior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Mariella Herrmann Senior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Gianna Luna Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Payton Atkins Junior (Downers Grove, St. Scholastica (graduate)
Hannah Bushati Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Isabel Evenson Junior (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Jamie Loftus Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Autumn Schumerth Junior (Elmhurst, Holy Trinity graduate)
Sienna Skarda Junior (Elmhurst, Immaculate Conception graduate)
Francesca Lorenzo Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Ava Mihelich Sophomore (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Audrey Ruddy Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Madison Goetz Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Sophia Maquet Freshman (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Moira Quirk Freshman (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)


CCL - CHICAGO CATHOLIC LEAGUE


Cross Country 

Gabriel Bianco Senior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Hugh Flannery Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Rory O’Connor Senior (Woodridge, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Tanner Sebben Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Nolan Ferris Junior (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Conor Kaefer Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Maxwell Neal Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Daniel Sherman Junior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica gradute)
Gavin Conway Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Owen Ferris Freshman (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Adriel Garcia Olvera Freshman (Maywood, St. John Vianney graduate)
Nino Pesola Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Graham Reiser Freshman (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Andrew Vreeland Freshman (Elmhurst, homeschool graduate)


Football 

Collin Angelakos Senior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
George Asay Senior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Liam Flavin Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Samuel Hemmersmeier Senior (Elmhurst, Visitation graduate)
Alexander Marre Senior (Bloomingdale, Stratford Middle School)
Samuel Ostrowski Senior (Lisle, St. Joan of Arc graduate)
Michael Ranquist Senior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Anthony Sorrentino Senior (Itasca, Westfield Middle School graduate)
Cole Stumbaugh Senior (Plainfield, Indian Trail graduate)
Ryan Andres Junior (Bartlett, Kenyon Woods graduate)
Matteo Barrett Junior (Woodridge, St. Joseph graduate)
Maxwell Bell Junior (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)
Owen Berberich Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Gaetano Carbonara Junior (Downers Grove, St. Isaac Jogues graduate)
Nicky Castaldo Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Peter Considine Junior (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)
Julian D’Anca Junior (Wheaton, St. Michael graduate)
James Fitzpatrick Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Santino Florio Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Tyiance Haney Junior (Aurora, Sacred Heart graduate)
Jonathan Hayes Junior (Woodridge, Jefferson Jr. High graduate)
Sean Hubeny Junior (Westmont, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Nicholas Irion Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Vincent Irion Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Dominic Jezyk Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Luke Jezyk Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Vincent Knudtson Junior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Jaxon Lane Junior (Carol Stream, Monroe Middle School graduate)
Sokrati Llazari Junior (Naperville, Granger graduate)
Quincy Maquet Junior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Dario Mattiuz Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Jeremiah Peterson Junior (Oswego, St. Thomas the Apostle graduate)
Thomas Stacy Junior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Isaac Alexander Sophomore (Aurora, Bednarcik graduate)
Laddie Asay Sophomore (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Brody Boyer Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Angelo DeSensi Sophomore (Addison, St. Walter graduate)
Mariano Dinunno Sophomore (Roselle, Roselle Middle School graduate)
Joseph Gabreleski Sophomore (Lombard, St. John's Lutheran graduate)
Cristian Harkins Sophomore (Aurora, Aux Sable graduate)
Christopher Juda Sophomore (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Isaiah Mason Sophomore (Streamwood, Taft Middle School graduate)
Payton Nelson Sophomore (Aurora, Murphy Junior High graduate)
Devyn Sheko Sophomore (Naperville, Thayer J. Hill graduate)
Troy Stumbaugh Sophomore (Plainfield, Indian Trail graduate)
Santino Tenuta Sophomore (Bartlett, Eastview Middle School graduate)
Namari Anderson Freshman (Naperville, Thayer J. Hill graduate)
Benjamin Evenson Freshman (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Nathan Lang Freshman (Lisle, Lisle Jr. High graduate)


Golf 

Anjay Dhir Senior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Tyler Pavlik Senior (Clarendon Hills, Clarendon Hills graduate)
Daniel Petersen Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Thomas Matthew Bamford Junior (Westchester , Divine Providence graduate)
Jack Barrett Junior (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Mario Palermo Junior (Melrose Park, Visitation graduate)
Wyatt Prater Junior (Naperville, Jefferson Junior High graduate)
Collins Whitfield Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Charles Paciga Sophomore (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)


Soccer 

Mason Esquivel Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Luca Mattiuz Senior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Hunter Ross Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Aiden Alonzo Sophomore (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Jonathan Kosinski Sophomore (Woodridge, St. Scholastica graduate)
Christian Willaby Sophomore (Bellwood, MacArthur Middle School graduate)
Azaan Tipu Freshman (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Brayden Curran Freshman (Westmont, Westmont Jr. High graduate)
Victor Gamboa Freshman (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Robert Gutierrez Freshman (Berkeley, St. Pius X graduate)
Gavin Durkin Freshman (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Salvatore Liotta Freshman (Oak Brook, Albright Middle School graduate)
Owen Ferris Freshman (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Colin Miner Freshman (Darien, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Ryan Rucinski Freshman (Woodridge, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)


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