Highland Community College student-athletes earned 24 spots on the National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-Academic Teams after posting grade-point averages of 3.60 or higher during the academic year.
The honors were announced by the NJCAA, which recognized 13,723 student-athletes nationwide, according to a community announcement. Student-athletes qualified for All-Academic recognition by finishing the academic year with an overall GPA of at least 3.60.
Highland had five students named to the NJCAA All-Academic First Team for maintaining a 4.0 GPA:
- Brianna Gonnerman, basketball and volleyball
- Garrett Houston, baseball
- Cailyn Lane, volleyball
- Taryn Mathews, volleyball
- Darryl Toney III, basketball
Eight Highland student-athletes were selected to the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team, awarded to students with GPAs between 3.80 and 3.99:
- Izabella Homewood, volleyball
- Cameron MacDonald, baseball and bowling
- Addison Ness, basketball and volleyball
- Zachary Newcomer, golf
- Hudson Powers, baseball
- Fabian Soto, baseball
- Mason Villafuerte, baseball
- Ivan Wenger, cross country
Additional Highland athletes earn academic recognition
Eleven Highland student-athletes received NJCAA All-Academic Third Team honors for GPAs between 3.60 and 3.79:
- Luis Duffy, golf
- Jared Dvorak, golf
- Chaise Ford, baseball
- Alex Frawley, baseball
- Alexia Garrido Lopez, basketball
- Stevan Jurisic, basketball
- Ayla Kiper, softball
- Alex Lora, baseball
- Kaidynce Lynch, volleyball
- Korbin Parker, baseball
- Allon Seepersaud, baseball
Men’s bowling team recognized for academic achievement
Highland’s men’s bowling team also received national recognition as the NJCAA Men’s Bowling Academic Team of the Year after posting a 3.42 team GPA, according to the announcement.
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