Led by three incoming freshmen who earned 4.0 GPA's to earn their name to the President's List, the Cerritos College softball team had nine student-athletes receive academic honors for the 2020 Fall semester. The trio of Arianna Hamilton, Vicky Najera and Patricia Soto posted straight A's during this unprecedented time of online learning for their 4.0 GPA. All are incoming freshmen on the Falcons softball team. Joining them on the Dean's List, which requires a 3.5 GPA were returning freshman Aliya Velasquez, along with Alyssa Sotelo (3.8), Krista Guzman (3.7), Alex Martin (3.69), Brooklyn Bedola (3.64) and Angelica Gonzalez (3.54).

Velasquez (Northview HS), who was an infielder and outfielder for the Falcons in their abbreviated 2020 season, batted .283 with eight RBI and seven walks. The second baseman is majoring in psychology and aspires to be an occupational therapist.

As for the trio that had 4.0 GPA's, Hamilton is an infielder from Downey High who's majoring in Education. As a senior in high school, she earned the Stauffer Student-Athlete Award for her outstanding performance in the classroom and on the field. Najera, who's studying to be an athletic trainer, was an Honor Roll Student-Athlete as a catcher at El Rancho High and was awarded the Seal of Bi-Literacy. Soto, the sister of Falcon All-State selection Itzel Soto, is an infielder from Long Beach Millikan. She made the Principal's Honor Roll while earning both AVID Scholar and CSF Scholar Awards as a senior in high school.

The trio of Bedolla (Mayfair HS), Guzman (Schurr HS) and Martin (Kennedy HS) are all nursing majors and all were Honor Students, while Martin received that recognition four years in a row while in high school. A Biology major out of El Rancho High, Sotelo was a four-year Honor Roll student and was a two-time Scholar-Athlete. Gonzalez, who graduated from Sierra Vista High as a four-time Honor Roll recipient, is majoring in Education and aspires to be an elementary school teacher.