Celebrating our 2023 Athletes of the Year
2023 Athlete of the Year Slideshow
Ken Fagans & Margaret Davis Athletes of the Year
Ken Fagans was the 3rd CIF Southern Section Commissioner from 1957-1975. It was during his 21 year reign that the CIF really grew and developed into much of what it is today. The number of member schools grew from 218 to 458, and the number of sanctioned sports increased from 11 to 22. The OCADA Male Athlete of the Year Award is named for Ken Fagans.
2022 Ken Fagans Male Athlete of the Year - Malachi Nelson
2023 - Male Athletes of the Year
Academy League - Max Toprek, Tarbut V’Torah
Crestview League - Tyler Howard, Canyon
CVAA - Henry Sturn, Trabuco Hills
CVAA - Juan Chantaca, San Clemente
Empire - Matthew Morrell, Cypress
Express - LJ Brown, Orangewood Academy
Freeway - Mathias Brown, Sunny Hills
Garden Grove - Phu Nguyen, Bolsa Grande
Golden West - Jacob Stoddard, Westminster
North Hills - Anders “Christian” Lundsberg, Canyon
Orange - Moises Acevedo, Anaheim
Orange Coast - James De La O, Estancia
Pacific Coast Conf. - Adam Harper, Northwood
Pacific Coast Conf. - Troy Leigber, Laguna Hills
San Joaquin - Hayden Carlson, Capo Valley Christian
Sunset Conference - Raffaele Velazquez, Huntington Beach
Sunset Conference - Malachi Nelson, Los Alamitos
Trinity - Reagan Heslin, J Serra
Western - Samuel Quinones, Acaciawood Prep
Margaret Davis was instrumental in implementing a State CIF playoff structure that included cross-country, volleyball, wrestling and track and field. It was during her tenure at the Southern Section CIF office that we saw an enormous amount of growth in the number of girls participating in athletics and the number of sports available to girls. The OCADA Female Athlete of the Year Award is named for Margaret Davis.
2023 Margaret Davis Female Athlete of the Year - Jadyn Zdanavage
2023 Female Athletes of the Year
Academy League - Laura Vasquez, Samueli Academy
Crestview League - Emarie Bolosan, Esperanza
CVAA - Peyton Leonard, San Juan Hills
CVAA - Kodie “Koko” Kirsch, El Toro
Empire - Zoey Henson, Cypress
Express - Carissa Kuan, Acaciawood Prep
Freeway - Abigail Ekstrom, Fullerton
Garden Grove - Janely Amador, Los Amigos
Golden West - Ashley Lam, Segerstrom
North Hills - Sidney Shaffer, Villa Park
Orange - Xuan Mai Johnson, Magnolia
Orange Coast - Brady Moseley, St. Margaret’s
Pacific Coast Conf. - Yana Sadiq, Woodbridge
Pacific Coast Conf. - Jadyn Zdanavage, Portola
San Joaquin - Giulia Aldi, Orangewood Acad.
Sunset Conference - Carissa Qureshi, Marina
Sunset Conference - Maggie Schalow, Corona del Mar
Trinity - Ryan Bullock, Santa Margarita
