Carson High School saw 15 varsity student-athletes named as Winter 2025-2026 NIAA Academic All State 4.0 Students.
Those include Julia Aquino, Genius De Serrano, Makenzie Gannon, Sophia Sulikova and Sophie Syndergaard for Cheer; Saule Astrononmo and Karol Sanchez for Girls Basketball; Charles Turner for Boys Alpine Ski; Lillian Barker and Autumn Miele for Girls Alpine Ski; Robert Vega and Daniel Walther for Boys Wrestling; and Velah Costello, Kaitylyn Funk and Mana Payan for Girls Wrestling.
Additionally, there were more than a dozen student-athletes from Carson High who earned postseason athletic honors this winter. Those include the following.
Sierra League Boys Basketball
- Gabe Borst, First Team Guard
- Tre’Von Reddick, Second Team Guard
- Kylan Jackson, Honorable Mention
- Isaac Chambers, Honorable Mention
Sierra League Girls Basketball
- Abigail Drysdale. Second Team Forward
- Ashlan Smokey, Second Team Guard
- Natalia Armstrong, Honorable Mention
Girls Wrestling North All Region (Includes all classifications in the North 1A / 2A/ 3A/ 5A)
- Lily Hopkins, 155lb, First Team, Regional and State Runner Up
Boys Wrestling 5A North All Region
- Matthew Manley, 138lb, First Team
- Damian Porter, 157lb, Second Team, NIAA Officials recognized Damian as the Outstanding Individual Sportsmanship Award
- Brant Reyna, 190lb, First Team
- Ethan Linehan, 215lb, First Team (4th at State)
Boys and Girls Alpine Ski
The season has yet to conclude.
Finally, Carson High School Head Coach Ty Golden was selected by his peers to be honored as the “Sierra League Basketball Coach of the Year” for the 2025-26 season. The Senators went 10-14 this season.
