Editor's Note: As the calendar winds down on 2025, longtime Star columnist Greg Hansen has ranked the Top 100 sports figures in Southern Arizona for his 30th annual list. We'll count them down on Tucson.com, revealing No. 1 on Dec. 31.
See Nos. 100-80 here.
79. Brendan Summerhill. Despite being injured for several weeks, Arizona's star outfielder hit .343 for the Big 12 champions.
78. Isaiah Jackson. The All-Big 12 centerfielder from Cienega High School led the league with 18 home runs and batted .310 with 68 RBIs to lead Arizona State.
Catalina Foothills senior Austin Cohen chases down a drop shot while practicing with Arizona’s Herman Hoeyeraal at Himmel Park on April 29, 2025.
77. Austin Cohen. Catalina Foothills' star tennis player won his second consecutive state singles championship.
76. Zach Pollo. Ranked in the Top 25 by ESPN and the Golf Channel, the UA golfer had a 70.7 scoring average with six top 10 finishes.
75. Amelia Streuber. The latest in CDO's long line of standout softball pitchers went 20-3 with 12 shutouts and an 0.88 ERA.
74. Mike Carney. The Silverbell golf course's beloved starter, in his 23rd year in Tucson City Golf, is the heartbeat of the west-side facility.
73. Danny Preble. Salpointe's veteran baseball coach captained a 26-4 season and the 4A state championship.
72. Shelley Duncan. Tucson's historic home run hitter at the UA and CDO managed the New York Yankees' Triple-A franchise in Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa., to an 87-60 record, second best of 20 International League teams.
71. Carrie Cecil. The CEO of Anachel continues to be a leading sports figure in crisis management, brand reputation and strategic communications for dozens of college sports programs and leagues from the Big Ten to the SEC and beyond.
70. Jack Murphy. Arizona's lead assistant men's basketball coach has become a recruiter extraordinaire to match his ability to communicate with Wildcat athletes and add his X and O's wisdom to Tommy Lloyd's program.
69. Hope Hisey. After a strong soccer career at Arizona, Hisey became the all-league goalkeeper for the FC Spokane Zephyr, becoming the first in the league with 100 career shutouts.
68. Wes Ball. A starting center for Pima College's 35-1 men's basketball team, the Marana High grad averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds per game.
67. Kendall Freidinger. Leading Empire High School to the state softball championship, Freidinger went 21-1 as a pitcher with an amazing 282 strikeouts in 132 innings.
66. Ali Farhang. A sharp and intuitive sports radio talk-show host, Farhang continues to shine as co-founder of the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl.
65. Trayvion White-Austin. In his senior year at Arizona, the sprinter from Sahuaro High School broke a 35-year-old school record in the 100 meters and was also part of the UA's record-setting 4x100 relay team.
Arizona’s Owen Kramkowski pitches during the first inning in Game 1 of the Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., on June 13, 2025.
64. Owen Kramkowski. A big part of Arizona's College World Series season, Kramkowski went 9-6 as a starting pitcher with 90 strikeouts and just 18 walks.
63. Judy McDermott. The executive director of First Tee of Tucson produced another outstanding year for boys and girls junior golfers in Tucson.
62. Dezmen Roebuck. The Marana High grad became an important piece of Washington's football offense as a freshman, catching 42 passes for 560 yards and seven TDs for a 9-4 team.
61. Jaylee Abraham. Desert View's talented sophomore running back gained 1,716 yards rushing and scored 33 touchdowns, as well as intercepting five passes in an 11-1 season.
60. Aaron Walton. The UA outfielder led the team with 71 runs and hit .320 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs in a burst to the College World Series.
