Cloud County Community College Has 53 Student-Athletes, Nine Teams Earn NJCAA Academic Honors
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has released the 2023-2024 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year and NJCAA All-Academic honorees to honor both teams and individuals for excellence in the classroom.
A total of nine Cloud County Community College Athletic Teams finished the full academic year with a grade point average above 3.0 to earn Academic Team of the Year honors while a total of 53 student-athletes earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for completing the year with a GPA of 3.60 or higher. Of the 53 student-athletes earning the distinction, 11 earned First-Team NJCAA All-Academic for finishing the academic year with a 4.0 GPA.
Academic Team of the Year honorees for Cloud County include the CCCC volleyball team who had the department's highest GPA of 3.59 which ranked 31st of 150 softball teams that were honored by the NJCAA as Academic Teams of the Year. The next highest GPA in the T-Bird athletic department belonged to the women's cross country team with a 3.45 GPA to rank 17th out of 57 women's cross country teams honored by the NJCAA while the baseball team would carry a 3.45 team GPA to rank 26th out of 147 NJCAA baseball programs to earn the distinction this past year. Other Cloud County athletic teams to earn NJCAA Academic Team of the Year honors included the men's basketball team (3.37 GPA, eighth-best of men's basketball teams), softball team (3.21 GPA, 131st-best GPA of softball teams), women's outdoor track and field (3.12 GPA, 21st best of women's outdoor track and field team), women's indoor track and field (3.10 GPA, 12th-best of women's indoor track and field teams), men's outdoor track and field (3.10 GPA, 10th-best of men's outdoor track and field teams), and women's basketball (3.09 GPA, 91st-best of women's basketball teams).
In addition to having 11 student-athletes earn First-Team NJCAA All-Academic honors, the T-Birds had 14 student-athletes earn Second-Team NJCAA All-Academic honors for finishing the year with a GPA of 3.80-3.99. The remaining 28 student-athletes honored by the NJCAA earned Third-Team NJCAA All-Academic honors for finishing the year with a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.0 GPA)
Kiera Brack - Softball
Cav Carlgren - Men's Basketball
Nolan Freund - Baseball
Cam MaCleod - Baseball
Oageng Mdlela - Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)
Nikola Prochazkova - Cross Country & Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Jaelyn Rumback - Cross Country & Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Jasmine Sakaguchi - Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Ashley Suter - Volleyball
Paul Tasset - Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)
Kloë Waymel - Volleyball
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80 - 3.99 GPA)
Myles Chamberlain - Baseball
Macallistair Chambers - Wrestling
Kynlie Crowdis - Cross Country & Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Cohen Evans - Baseball
Abdoulaye Fall - Men's Basketball
Tyler Gagnon - Baseball
Joella Mathilda - Cross Country & Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Kyle McElroy - Men's Basketball
Skylar McFarling - Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)
Bradie Medina - Volleyball, Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Valentina Molina - Volleyball
Margherita Sala - Women's Track & field (Indoor & Outdoor)
Isaiah Sy - Men's Basketball
Prentice Young Jr. - Men's Basketball
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60 - 3.79 GPA)
Koy Behnke - Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)
Noah Bourgeois - Baseball
Aaron Boutz - Baseball
Katelynn Brogan - Volleyball
Madyson Buescher - Softball
Bailey Burns - Women's Basketball
TJ Coats - Baseball
Nirmit Dahiya - Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)
Brette Doile - volleyball
Brady Foster - Wrestling
Matthew Garber - Men's Basketball
Kolby Girrens - Baseball
Emmett Hendry - Men's Basketball
Darcy Lierz - Women's Basketball & Women's Track & Field (Outdoor)
Kirya Mack - Women's Basketball
Andrew MacNeil - Baseball
Brooklynn McCormick - Softball
Kaylee Pinneo - Softball
Wyatt Powell - Wrestling
Scott Rienguette - Baseball
Madison Ronnebaum - Volleyball
Gavin Roy - Baseball
Jacey Schurle - Volleyball
Paul Schuyler - Baseball
Maimouna Sissoko - Women's Basketball
Harley Smith - Softball
Gannon White - Baseball
Brecken Whitney - Softball