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Allyssa Alano is a senior outfielder for the UC Riverside Highlanders softball team. School bio >>>
Ryanna Alano takes to the softball diamond for the UC San Diego Tritons as a freshman infielder. School bio >>>
The twosome sat down with The Big West's Chloe Clark to talk about their journey to different diamonds in the league, their competitive drive on and off the field and facing off against each other as collegians this season as we celebrate National Siblings Day.
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Kyle and Anna Brill both swim for The Big West champion UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Kyle was named the league's Big West Swimmer of the Year as a senior while Anna just completed a freshman campaign at UCSB.
Kyle's school bio >>> | Anna's school bio >>> |
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Andrew and Aidan Cornthwaite both compete for the Cal State Fullerton Titans track and field team. Aidan is in the midst of a first season for the Titans and Andrew is a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton.
Aidan's school bio >>> | Andrew's school bio >>> |
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Peyton and Presley Dunkle both learn and play at Cal Poly. Peyton is a senior All-Big West performer on the women's tennis courts for the Mustangs while Presley. Presley is a redshirt freshman for the women's soccer team. Sister Delaney is a recent graduate of Cal Poly and was Peyton's doubles partner a season ago.
Peyton's school bio >>> | Presley's school bio >>> |
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Senior soccer siblings Cason and Luke Goodman both compete for UC Davis and completed a senior season in 2024. Cason plays the forward position for the Aggies with Luke serving as a defender on the field. The two are part of a set of quadruplet siblings that also includes brother Barrett and sister Laila.
Cason's school bio >>> | Luke's school bio >>> |
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Haily and Maily Huynh both play women's tennis at UC Irvine where Haily is a junior and Maily is in the midst of a first collegiate campaign.
Haily's school bio >>> | Maily's school bio >>> |
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Basketball siblings Déja and Torian Lee hail from Surrey, British Columbia and compete at UC Irvine. Torian just completed a freshman campaign where the Anteaters advanced to the NIT Finals. Sister Déja wrapped up a senior season as the UCI point guard. She was named Big West Player of the year after 2023-24's junior season after guiding the Anteaters to the NCAA Tournament.
Déja's school bio >>> | Torian's school bio >>> |
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Janae and Jasmine Leovao are twinning on the course in their junior season for Long Beach State women's golf. Both are impressive on the links as All-Big West performers, with Jasmine holding distinction as back-to-back individual medalist for The Big West champion Beach team. Both will take to the course at Spanish Trail in the 2025 Big West Women's Golf Championship next week.
Janae's school bio >>> | Jasmine's school bio >>> |
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Marvin McGhee III and IV competed at Cal State Bakersfield in 2024-25 as a sophomore-senior tandem for the Roadrunners. The Atlanta natives helped CSUB to The Big West Championship bracket where they combined for 17 points and seven rebounds in the first-round contest against UCSB.
Marvin III's school bio >>> | Marvin IV's school bio >>> |
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Junior duo Sofia & Sydney Munatones exhibit their twin power in the pool for UC San Diego women's water polo. Brother Skyler is also an alumni and four-year player for the Tritons' men's team.
Sofia's school bio >>> | Sydney's school bio >>> |
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Jadyn Nielsen is a junior infielder for the CSUN softball squad while brother Jarret Nielsen is a freshman two-sport student-athlete at Hawai'i, competing in both baseball and football for the Rainbow Warriors.
Jadyn's school bio >>> | Jarret's school bio >>> |
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Volleyball runs in the family with Kasen and Tread Rosenthal both taking to the courts at Hawai'i. Sophomore Kasen competes for the Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball team while sophomore Tread plays for the Rainbow Warriors men's team. Sister Tanon and mother Lindsay also play collegiately with Tanon currently competing on the sand at LMU.
Kasen's school bio >>> | Tread's school bio >>> |
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Swimming siblings Alex and Sam Seybold competed for Cal Poly this season, where Alex was a junior and Sam a freshman.
Alex' school bio >>> | Sam's school bio >>> |
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Caden and Jared Vom Steeg, brothers who play for their father Tim Vom Steeg's UC Santa Barbara men's soccer squad, come from a family of four sons who all have graced the UCSB roster. Caden was an All-Big West honorable mention defender in a senior campaign in 2024. Redshirt junior midfielder Jared also took turns behind the mic as part of the Gauchos' broadcast team this season.
Caden's school bio >>> | Jared's school bio >>> |
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Basketball sisters Lily Wahinekapu and Jovi Lefotu play for Big West regular-season champion Hawai'i. Lily just completed a senior season for the Rainbow Wahine while Jovi finished her redshirt sophomore season. Lily earned distinction as The Big West Player of the Year in 2024-25.
Lily's school bio >>> | Jovi's school bio >>> |
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Big West head coaches Andy and Eric Newman have enjoyed successes in their respective sports. Eric, skipper of the UC San Diego baseball team, was named Big West Coach of the Year in 2023 and guided the Tritons through their reclassification to Division I, taking the reins of the program in 2012. Andy just completed a second season at the helm of the CSUN men's basketball team and was the winningest first-year men's basketball coach in program history after one of the biggest turnarounds in the nation.
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