Albuquerque Academy

December 5, 2022

Dozens of Fall Athletes Earn State and District Recognition

Congratulations to these student-athletes for receiving state, district, and metro honors at the close of the Fall 2022 athletic season!

Boys Cross Country All-State
Nate Klein ’23 – 6th place finish

Girls Cross Country All-State
Anna Hastings ’26 – 2nd place finish
Addison Julian ’26 – 4th place finish
Katie Patton ’23 – 5th place finish

Football All-District
Defensive MVP
Brody Whitaker ’24
1st Team
Rylee Bleicher ’23 – wide receiver, punt returner
Jaewon Choi ’23 – tight end/slot receiver, outside linebacker
Gage Conway ’26 – kicker
Kellan Gehres ’23 – wide receiver, defensive back
Dalton Lee ’24 – inside linebacker
Spencer Lyon ’23 – defensive end
Landen Martinez ’23 – defensive back, kick returner
Isaiah Rivera ’26 – offensive line
Carter Speegle ’24 – wide receiver, punter
Brody Whitaker ’24 – offensive line, inside linebacker
2nd Team
Rylee Bleicher ’23 – defensive back
Aidan Burdge ’23 – outside linebacker
Cole Conway ’23 – running back
Landen Martinez ’23 – running back
Ryan Ramirez ’25 – offensive line
AJ Rivera ’23 – quarterback

Football All-Metro
Aidan Burdge ’23 – Special Recognition Team
Kiedis Connell ’23 – All-Academic Team
Kellan Gehres ’23 – 1st Team wide receiver, 1st Team corner
Landen Martinez ’23 – 1st Team safety
AJ Rivera ’23 – 1st Team quarterback
Brody Whitaker ’24 – 1st Team offensive line, 1st Team inside linebacker

New Mexico High School Coaches Association (NMHSCA) All-State Teams
First Team All-State
Gage Conway ’26 – kicker
Carter Speegle ’24 – punter
Brody Whitaker ’24 – inside linebacker
Kellan Gehres ’23 – wide receiver
Brody Whitaker ’24 – offensive line
Second Team All-State
Landen Martinez ’23 – running back
Kellan Gehres ’23 – secondary
Honorable Mention All-State
Spencer Lyon ’23 – defensive end
Jaewon Choi ’23 – outside linebacker
Dalton Lee ‘24 – inside linebacker
Isaiah Rivera ‘26 – center
Jaewon Choi ’23 – slot receiver

Boys Soccer All-District
First Team
Luke Babinski ’24 – forward
Ethan Myers ’26 – defense
Ethan Saiz ’23 – midfield
Second Team
Jet Galles ’25 – forward
Mak Giermakowski ’25 – midfield
Richardson Townes ’25 – midfield

Boys Soccer All-State
First Team
Luke Babinski ’24 – forward
Jude Logan ’23 – defense
Second Team
Ethan Saiz ’23 – midfield
Richardson Townes ’25 – midfield

Girls Soccer All-District
First Team
Anna Babinski ’23 – forward
Tess Hatchell ’23 – defense
Jaclyn Lehrman ’23 – defense
Adeline Spratley ’26 – forward
Piper Wiese ’24 – midfield
Second Team
Cara Anderson ’24 – goal
Reily Cates ’25 – forward
Jessie Levandoski ’23 – defense
Ashley Shanks ’24 – midfield
Honorable Mention
Addison Cates ’27 – defense
Ainslie Hasse ’24 – midfield
Lily Spoerke ’23 – goal

Girls Soccer All-State
First Team
Anna Babinski ’23 – forward
Jaclyn Lehrman ’23 – defense
Piper Wiese ’24 – midfield
Cara Anderson ’24 – goal
Second Team
Tess Hatchell ’23 – defense
Adeline Spratley ’26 – forward
Reily Cates ’25 – forward

Albuquerque Academy girls volleyball team posing outdoors with coach, in red and white uniforms.

Volleyball All-District
Player of the Year
Tristen Lujan ’23
1st Team
Emma Eden ’24
2nd Team
Riley Forde ’23
Iona Nelson ’23

Volleyball All-Metro
4A Player of the Year
Tristen Lujan ’23
1st Team
Tristen Lujan ’23
2nd Team
Emma Eden ’24
Iona Nelson ’23

Volleyball All-City Academic
Riley Forde ’23
Tristen Lujan ’23
Iona Nelson ’23
Allison Newell ’23
Julia Savage ’23
Sophie Vanecek ’23
Hattie Villegas ’23

Volleyball All-State
1st Team
Tristen Lujan ’23 – middle blocker
Emma Eden ’24 – setter
2nd Team
Iona Nelson ’23 – middle blocker

Article by / Athletics, News

  • Academics
    • Divisions
    • Departments
    • College Guidance
    • Community Service
    • DOT Garden
    • Peterson Learning Support Program
    • Simms Library
    • Global Online Academy
  • Athletics
    • Chargers Athletics
    • Teams & Schedules
    • College Athletics
    • Athletics Hall of Fame
  • Extracurriculars
  • Admission
    • Applying to the Academy
    • Tuition Assistance
  • Advancement
  • Alumni
  • Public Programs
    • Think Summer
    • Think Fall & Think Spring
    • Vincent Cordova Summer Scholars
    • Levanta
    • Racquet Center
    • Beyond the Baseline
    • Charger Aquatics
    • More Opportunities
  • About Us
    • Mission & History
    • Strategic Plan
    • Board of Trustees
    • Head of School
    • Diversity, Culture & Belonging
    • Parent Organizations
    • News
    • Videos
    • Podcast
    • Health & Safety
    • Dining
    • Facility Rentals
  • Employment
  • Calendar
  • Map
  • ChargerHub

AA Logo
  • Charger Hub
  • Calendar
  • Map
  • Apply
  • Give
  • Contact Us
Address: 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3899 Phone: (505) 828-3200
Albuquerque Academy is an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12 and does not discriminate on the basis of color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or disability in admissions, the administration of its educational policies, tuition assistance, athletics, and other school-administered programs.
©Albuquerque Academy | Website by EnvisionIT Solutions | Login | Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in Albuquerque Academy!

Join our email list. (opens in a new tab)
Albuquerque Academy
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
Social
Apply
Give
Contact Us
Toggle Sidebar
Contact Us
Give
Apply
Charger Hub

Search