The 2014-15 year was another successful one for Arizona Athletics. It saw the Wildcats win two individual national championships (Kevin Cordes, 100 Breast; Samantha Pickens, 1-Meter Dive) and four conference championships in football (Pac-12 South Champions), men's basketball (regular season and Pac-12 Tournament) and women's golf. The four championships tied for the third-most in the league with USC behind Oregon (6) and Stanford (5). In total, 15 of the department's 20 programs qualified for postseason play and student-athletes earned 30 first, second or third-team All-America honors.

Arizona Athletics produced four Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year in Sam Macaluso (Men's Cross Country), Stephanie Bulder (Women's Cross Country), Alex McMahon (Men's Golf) and Kevin Cordes (Men's Swimming & Diving). The four Scholar-Athletes of the Year tied for the most of any school in the conference. Combined with six Scholar-Athletes last year, Arizona's total of 10 over the last two years is tied with Stanford for the most of any league member. The academic success reflected by the Scholar-Athletes permeated the entire department as 241 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA and 42 achieved a 4.0 GPA during the fall, which were the best fall totals since at least 2006. In the spring, 224 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA and 39 achieved a 4.0 GPA, which was the second-best total for a spring since at least 2006.

In addition, track and field's Alyssa Hasslen was recognized as a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award and women's swimming and diving's Margo Geer earned Pac-12 Woman of the Year.

Below you will find a sport-by-sport breakdown from 2014-15, which highlights all of the different successes our sports programs accomplished over the previous year.

Arizona baseball finished its 2015 season with a 31-24 record, including a 12-18 mark and an eighth-place finish in the Pac-12. The Wildcats were led by a trio of All-Pac-12 players, including the conference player of the year, Scott Kingery. The All-American junior second baseman captured the Pac-12 batting crown with a .392 average, and he was also recognized on the league's all-defensive team. Junior shortstop Kevin Newman and third baseman/pitcher Bobby Dalbec were named all-conference honorees and also garnered all-defensive accolades. Dalbec, who poked 15 home runs, became only the third Wildcat in program history to lead the conference in the category.

Following the season, Andy Lopez announced his retirement after a 33-year coaching career that included the final 14 at Arizona. Lopez led the Wildcats to eight NCAA Regional appearances, three Super Regionals and two trips to the College World Series, including the 2012 national title – the program's fourth. Head coach Jay Johnson was hired as the new head baseball coach on June 8.

Another chapter of remarkable success was written in the Sean Miller Era of Arizona basketball in 2014-15, as UA captured both the Pac-12 regular season and tournament titles en route to its second-straight Elite Eight, a feat accomplished only once before in program history. The Wildcats finished the season with a 34-4 record, the second-most wins in school history, and posted a 16-2 Pac-12 record, their best since 2003 and the best in the league since 2008. UA was ranked in the top 10 of every Associated Press poll of the campaign, extending its streak of top-10 AP rankings to 39 in a row dating to the start of the 2013-14 season.

Arizona was lethal on both ends of the court in 2014-15, joining Kentucky as the lone teams in the nation to rank in the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. UA was the nation's best team at getting to the free throw line, leading Division I in both makes (700) and attempts (974) while setting a program single-season record in the latter category. With T.J. McConnell ranked 11th nationally in both assist average (6.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.05), Arizona ranked fifth nationally with a .488 team field goal percentage. On the defensive end of the floor, the Wildcats claimed a nation's-best 77.6 percent of available defensive rebounds and ranked second in the country with a +8.8 rebound margin.

Numerous individual awards came on the back of that team success, perhaps none as prestigious as Stanley Johnson's reception of the inaugural Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, which was presented at the first-ever ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles. Johnson was also named a third-team All-American by the NABC, earned inclusion on the five-player USBWA Freshman All-America Team and became the eighth UA player to garner Pac-12 Freshman of the Year accolades. Johnson, McConnell and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson were named to the All-Pac-12 first team, while the latter two were recognized as members of the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. Brandon Ashley, an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick, was named Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player for his efforts in leading the Wildcats to the fifth tournament crown in program history.

Arizona women's basketball compiled an overall record of 10-20, while finishing at No. 11 in the Pac-12 with a conference mark of 3-15 during the 2014-15 season. In what was a turbulent campaign, Arizona still managed to pull off one of the major upsets of the college basketball season, as it took down No. 12 Stanford, 60-57 on Feb. 8. The win marked the Wildcats' first victory over the Cardinal since 2004.

Candice Warthen was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. She also became the 18th 1,000-point scorer in UA history. She ended her career with 1,128 points, which ranks 16th on the school's all-time list.

Senior forward Alli Gloyd earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team, while sophomore forward LaBrittney Jones was named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

The Arizona men's and women's cross country teams both recorded eighth-place finishes at the Pac-12 Championships. Senior Sam Macaluso was named Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year while senior Stephanie Bulder won Pac-12 Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year. At the NCAA West Regional, the women's team took 10th place and the men finished in 14th place.

In head coach Rich Rodriguez's third season, Arizona football put together a 10-4 campaign that included the Pac-12 South Championship, wins over No. 2 Oregon, No. 20 Utah and No. 13 Arizona State and a VIZIO Fiesta Bowl bid. The duo of freshmen QB Anu Solomon and RB Nick Wilson shattered every UA freshman offensive record as they paced the Cats in the air and on the ground. Sophomore linebacker Scooby Wright III turned in one of the most prolific seasons in NCAA history. Taking home every major defensive award, he ranked in the top five among FBS players for total tackles (163), tackles for loss (29.0), sacks (14.0) and forced fumbles (6).

Ten Wildcats appeared on the Pac-12 All-Conference team, including Rodriguez, who earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors, and Wright, who was the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team selection. Steven Gurrola and Drew Riggleman claimed second-team honors, while Austin Hill, Cayleb Jones, Jonathan McKnight, Dan Pettinato, Anu Solomon, Jared Tevis and Nick Wilson were named honorable mention. 

In addition, six Wildcats earned recognition on the league's All-Academic teams. Tevis was a first-team selection, while Jared Baker and Jake Matthews earned second-team nods. Calvin Allen, Abraham Mendivil and Casey Skowron were among the honorable mention selections.

Arizona men's golf placed ninth at the Pac-12 Championship. Freshman George Cunningham qualified for the NCAA Regional after finishing third on the individual leaderboard at the league tournament. Cunningham, a second-team All-Pac-12 and All-Pac-12 freshman team selection, finished his inaugural season with a 71.6 strokes per round scoring average, which ranked second on UA's freshman list and tied for 10th on the all-time single-season list. He posted six Top-10 finishes and nine Top 20s, while shooting par or better on 19 different occasions.

Senior Alex McMahon was second on the team in scoring average at 73.7, while earning Pac-12 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. McMahon also earned Academic All-District honors and joined Jake Kreuz (second team) and Brenden Redfern (HM) on the Pac-12 All-Academic teams.

Under fifth-year head coach Laura Ianello, the Arizona women's golf team won its eighth Pac-12 title in April and went on to finish tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships, advancing to the quarterfinals of match play. Krystal Quihuis was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year while she and junior Lindsey Weaver collected WGCA All-America certificates. The Arizona squad also picked up team titles at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in March and the PING/ASU Invitational in April.

Arizona gymnastics finished the 2015 season ranked at No. 17 in the nation and fifth in the conference. With an overall record of 15-7-1, the GymCats battled through adversity and competed relentlessly.

Late in the season when the team traveled to Texas Woman's University, several records were shattered. The team earned a score of 197.125, the highest Kitty Magee Arena has seen and the third highest score in program history. On the last event of the meet, the five beam workers scored a 49.450, the second-highest beam score in team history.

Junior Jessie Sisler won the title of Pac-12 Floor Champion after a nearly flawless routine at the Pac-12 Championships scoring a 9.950. She was named second-team All-Pac-12 on floor, Pac-12 All-Academic second team and C.A.T.S. Female Junior Athlete of the Year. Senior Allie Flores earned first-team All-Pac-12 All-Around, Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and the C.A.T.S. Community Service Award.

As a team, the Wildcats earned NCAA APR recognition for the fourth time in a row for ranking in the Top 10 percent of NCAA gymnastics programs. They also won the C.A.T.S. community service award for the 10th year in a row for compiling the most community service hours within Arizona Athletics.

In just the program's second year, Arizona sand volleyball ascended to the pinnacle of the sport, posting an 18-3 overall record, appearing wire-to-wire in the top 10 and sending two pairs to the AVCA Sand Pairs Championship.

Duos of Madi Kingdon and Kaitlyn Leary as well as Madison and McKenna Witt each earned spots in the AVCA Sand Pairs Championship, advancing through pool play to secure spots in the 16-team tournament to decide the nation's top pair. Kingdon and Leary advanced to the final four, earning All-America plaudits in doing so. On the season, seniors Kingdon and Leary posted a 24-3 overall record while the sophomore Witt twins went 27-6.

As a team, the Wildcats lost just three matches all year, two of which came to eventual National Champions USC. UA finished second in the Pac-12 Invitational, an event which saw the Witt twins take second in the pairs portion.

Arizona soccer's 11 wins in 2014 tied for the second-best total in school history. It was the second-straight winning season for head coach Tony Amato and his staff in their second year at Arizona. The 2014 squad is only the third team to make it to the NCAA Tournament in program history.

Senior goalkeeper Gabby Kaufman posted seven shutouts on the season, which ranks as the third-best total in program history. In addition to her nine previous clean sheets, Kaufman's total of 16 ranks second on UA's all-time list.

Freshman Gabi Stoian scored 13 goals on the year, which tied for the second-best mark in program history for goals in a season. She became one of only six student-athletes in school history to record a hat trick in a match.  Overall, she tallied 33 points, the second-best total in UA history. Stoian's seven assists rank as the third-best total in school history. Stoian earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, while senior Alexandra Doller earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention accolades.

Junior Sheaffer Skadsen earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and Pac-12 All-Academic first-team honors, boasting a perfect 4.0 GPA. Juniors Jaden DeGracie and Lexe Selman were also named to the Pac-12 All-Academic first team.

For the 10th time in the last 11 seasons, the Arizona softball team advanced to the NCAA Super Regional following a 38-17 regular season and a Tucson Regional Championship. Overall, Arizona posted a 41-20 record, marking the 27th 40-plus victory season in program history. UA finished 13-11 in Pac-12 play, good for third in the stacked league.

Arizona hit 104 home runs along the way, giving Arizona 100-plus home runs for the sixth time in school history – no other club has more than three such seasons. Twenty six of those home runs came off the bat of Katiyana Mauga, who led the Pac-12 and finished third in the NCAA in long balls.

Chelsea Goodacre finished off one of the most powerful and productive careers in Arizona history. Goodacre, who was awarded second-team NFCA All-America recognition for her triumphs, led the country with 86 RBI and finished tied for fifth with 24 home runs. She ended her career with 71 home runs and 240 RBI, fifth and tied for seventh in Arizona history respectively. Goodacre joined Kellie Fox, Chelsea Suitos and Hallie Wilson to represent an amazing senior class. In addition to Goodacre's acknowledgement, Fox and Mauga were named third-team All-Americans, giving Arizona 95 All-American citations in program history.

Arizona men's swimming and diving capped off its season with a 13th place finish at the NCAA Championships scoring 125.5 points. The swimmers and divers that qualified for the NCAA Championships were Kevin Cordes, Brad Tandy, Ty Fowler, Chris Wieser, Michael Meyer, Rafael Quintero and Dominic Ricotta. Cordes won his fourth-straight NCAA title in the 100 breast, also placing second in the 200 breast. Meanwhile, Tandy tied for third in the 50 free. Overall, eight Wildcats earned All-America or Honorable Mention honors. At Zone E Championships, Quintero took first in the platform while finishing second in the 1-meter and 3-meter. Ricotta finished fourth in the platform.

At the Pac-12 Championships, the men finished fourth with a score of 508 points. Cordes won his third-straight Pac-12 title in the 100 breast and took third in the 200 breast. Tandy defended his title in the 50 free for a second-straight win. Fowler finished third in the 1,650 free followed by Wieser while Meyer placed fourth in the 400 IM. For diving, Quintero finished second in the 1-meter and platform while taking third in the 3-meter. During the season, men's swimming and diving finished with wins against UNLV, Missouri, SMU and Arizona State.

The Cats also had success academically on the season. Cordes won Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named to the Capital One Men's At-Large Academic All-District 8 team. Eleven swimmers and divers received Pac-12 All-Academic Honors. Three Cats were named to the first team: Fowler, Ricotta and Brian Stevens. Three men also earned second team honors: Cordes, Tandy and Gage Crosby. Landing on the honorable mention team were Meyer, Jason Alentado, Carter Craft, Austin Ringquist and Andrew Sovero.

Arizona women's swimming and diving finished its season with a 15th place finish at NCAA Championships with a total score of 99.5 points. The qualified swimmers and divers included Bonnie Brandon, Taylor Schick, Tjasa Oder, Sam Pickens, Michal Bower, Emma Schoettmer, Sara Borendame, Elizabeth Pepper and Karolyn Loftus. At the NCAA Championships, Pickens won her second NCAA title in the 1-meter. Brandon finished eighth in the 1650 free, setting a new school record of 15:48.35. Nine different women earned All-America or Honorable Mention honors. At Zone E Championships, Pickens finished first in the 1-meter and second in the 3-meter. Bower placed seventh in the 1-meter and Loftus took ninth in the platform.

The Cats placed fourth at Pac-12 Championships scoring 954.5 points. Pickens won a Pac-12 title in the 1-meter, setting a new UA championship record of 351.55. She also took second in the 3-meter. Sally Hackett placed sixth in the 3-meter and platform. Brandon finished third in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 back. Oder placed fourth in the 1,650 free and Schick took sixth in the 100 free. Schoettmer placed fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast.

For the regular season, the women finished with a 12-3 record with wins against Wisconsin, Washington State, Utah, UNLV, UCLA, USC, NAU, Oregon State, Missouri, NMSU, SMU and Arizona State. Pickens ended the season undefeated in the 1-meter, including championship events. She was then named Pac-12 Women's Diver of the Year. Meanwhile, head diving coach Omar Ojeda was named Pac-12 Women's Diving Coach of the Year.

Academically, the Wildcats had success landing the most women on the All-Academic first and second teams in the Pac-12 with eight. Overall, the team had 12 swimmers and divers with Pac-12 All-Academic honors. Four swimmers were named to the first team: Borendame, Brandon, Pepper and Schick. Four women also earned second team honors: Bower, Oder, Schoettmer and Lauren Neidigh. Lastly, four women landed on the honorable mention team: Hackett, Pickens, Izzy Diamond and Kirsten Jamison.

Arizona men's tennis concluded the 2014-15 campaign with an overall record of 8-19, while finishing eighth in the Pac-12. Arizona picked up three ranked victories on the year. Junior Naoki Takeda put together one of the best seasons in recent Arizona history, as he became the first Wildcat to be selected for NCAA postseason play since Roger Matalonga represented UA in the field during the 2005-06 campaign. Takeda compiled an overall record of 23-5, while he went 15-2 in dual play, which were both team bests.

Takeda recorded a 3-1 record against ranked individuals, including pulling off one of the largest upsets of the college tennis season, as he easily defeated then-ranked No. 5 Dominik Koepfer 6-2, 6-0 back on Feb. 17 against Tulane. Following the win, Takeda was placed at No. 29 in the ITA individual poll on Feb. 24, which went down as the highest any Wildcat had been placed since Jan Anderson obtained a No. 9 national ranking at the conclusion of the 1994 season. He was also named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. He finished the season ranked No. 67 nationally and No. 8 in the Southwest Region.

Senior Sumeet Shinde was placed as high as No. 74 in the ITA individual poll back on Feb. 10, while he also was named a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. Sophomore Will Kneale and junior Matt Dunn also were named All-Academic Honorable Mention.

Arizona women's tennis finished with an overall record of 13-8, while placing eighth in the Pac-12. The Cats concluded the year ranked No. 66 in the final ITA team rankings and claimed two ranked victories on the year.

Sophomore Lauren Marker finished 62nd and senior Briar Preston was placed at No. 92 in the final individual rankings. The tandem of Preston and Shayne Austin ended the year as the No. 29 doubles team in the nation.

Three Wildcats qualified for NCAA Championship play, as Marker competed in singles competition, while Preston and Austin entered the doubles portion of the tournament. Marker was also named Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

Senior Inge Hendrikx was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team. She was also awarded the Southwest Region ITA Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship, which recognizes a player who exhibits extraordinary commitment and unwavering dedication to their team. Senior Laura Oldham was named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships, the women's track and field team earned a seventh-place finish while the men's team finished in ninth place. Three Wildcats earned a trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships. Senior Elvin Kibet, junior Nnenya Hailey and sophomore Lisanne Hagens competed. Hailey earned first-team All-America honors in the 60-meter hurdles. Also, Kibet and Hagens earned second-team All-America accolades in the 5K and high jump, respectively. The women's team tied for 49th place with two points coming from Hailey's seventh-place finish.

At the Pac-12 Championships, the UA men earned a sixth-place finish while the women finished in ninth place. Arizona had a handful of athletes make it on the podium (top-three finish), Tyrell Johnson took third place in the 100-meter sprint. Collins Kibet earned a runner-up finish in the men's 800-meter race. The men's 4x400-meter relay took second place with the second-best time in UA history. Pau Tonnesen finished in third place in the men's pole vault with the eight-best clearance in program history. Elvin Kibet took third place in the women's 10K, while Nnenya Hailey finished in third as well in the women's 400-meter hurdles.

Arizona sent four (two men, two women) athletes to Los Angeles for the Pac-12 Championships Multis as well. All four of the Wildcats earned top-eight finishes and scored points for their respective teams. Tonnesen won the decathlon and became the third Wildcat conference champion in the event and he won the fifth overall title between the three athletes.

At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Tonnesen earned a runner-up finish in the decathlon with 8,247 points, the best total in school history. Tonnesen beat Jake Arnold's record of 8,215 set on June 6-7, 2007 in Sacramento, Calif. His score was the top runner-up score in NCAA Championships history. Collins Kibet also earned NCAA first-team All-America accolades along with Tonnesen. Kibet earned a seventh-place finish in the 800-meter race. The men's 4x400-meter relay team (honorable mention), Aaron Castle (second team, shot put) and Gerhard de Beer (honorable mention, discus) all earned All-America honors as well.

For the women's team, Kibet took 13th place in the women's 10K and earned NCAA second-team All-America honors. Aleah Hurst earned NCAA honorable mention All-America recognition with her 18th-place finish in the long jump. Hailey was an NCAA first-team All-American in the 400-meter hurdles, taking sixth place overall. Hailey is the only athlete in program history to earn NCAA Indoor All-America accolades in the 60-meter hurdles and NCAA Outdoor All-America honors in the 400-meter hurdles. She accomplished that feat in 2014 and 2015.

Arizona broke three school records this year, Hailey in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season being the first. The men's 4x400-meter relay team broke a 34-year old record during the outdoor season, while Tonnesen's mark in the decathlon was the third.

Fueled by All-America seasons from Madi Kingdon and Penina Snuka, the Arizona volleyball team turned in one of the best seasons in program history. After being selected ninth in the preseason Pac-12 poll, the Wildcats went 12-8 in league play and finished third in a conference that sent a record 10 teams to the NCAA Tournament.

Overall, head coach Dave Rubio's Wildcats went 24-10 and earned the No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament, good for a host of the first two rounds. The Wildcats fell to BYU, the eventual national runners up. Arizona finished the season ranked 16th in the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll, its highest finish since 2005.

The 2014 team will be forever immortalized throughout the Arizona record books, both for individual accomplishments as well as team triumphs. Kingdon leaves Arizona with her name scattered throughout top-10 lists, including first in matches (129) and sets played (451) in school history and second in both career kills (1,943) and career digs (1,366).