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Forty-three DMACC student-athletes earn NJCAA academic honors

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  • Nine student-athletes named to the first team
  • Seventeen student-athletes named to the second team
  • Seventeen student-athletes named to the third team

 

Forty-three DMACC student-athletes and six DMACC teams have earned postseason academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

 

Student-athletes with a grade point average of 4.00 were named to the NJCAA All-Academic First Team and student-athletes with a GPA of 3.80 to 3.99 were named to the second team. Third team honors went to those student athletes with a GPA of 3.60 to 3.79.

 

NJCAA All-Academic First Team

            Baseball: Kaleb Harrison, Neola; Jacob Sheeder, Truro.

Women's Basketball: Grace Flanagan, Coggon.

Women's Golf: Lydia Steier, Granger.

Softball: Haley Forret, Van Meter; Jocelyn Long, Overland Park, Kan.; Sami Miller, Mason City; Tricia Sporaa, Madrid; Zoey Wright, Ottumwa.

 

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team

Baseball: Aiden Brown, Des Moines; Jack Fuchs, Urbandale; Sam Shopbell, Prior Lake, Minn.

            Men's Basketball: Ryan Schmitt, Van Meter.

            Men's Golf: Ryan Leath, Glenwood; Ryan Nichols, Ogden;

Women's Basketball: Emma Jacobsen, Adel; Jada Powell, Des Moines

Softball: Abby Archer, Van Meter; Sara Keeler, Creston; Lexi Lander, Onawa; Julie Merfeld, Clear Lake; Kaylie Reynolds, Muscatine; Brionna Vasey, Des Moines.

Volleyball: Abby Allmon, Norwalk; Jordan Neely, Tiffin; Anna Niehaus, Carroll.

 

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team

Baseball: Carter Bornemeier, Elmwood, Neb.; Jackson Fisher, Chariton; Nathan Griffin, Ames; Ben Nippolt, St. Paul, Minn.; Jarrett Novac, Gretna, Neb.; Kaden Peterson, Luther; Anthony Potthoff, Van Meter; Jayden Singleton, Des Moines.

            Men's Golf: Dylan Ellis, Aplington

            Women's Basketball: Alexis Branning, Manning.

            Women's Golf: Quinn Eslinger, Afton.

Softball: Jada Collins, Des Moines; Abby Flanagan, Coggon; Ellie Jacobson, Humboldt; Bella Johnson, Slater.

Volleyball: Eryn Anderson, Fort Madison; Emma McKinney, Lytton.

 

DMACC athletic teams honored with their cumulative grade point averages include:

            Baseball (3.32), Women's Basketball (3.30), Men's Golf (3.00), Women's Golf (3.21), Softball (3.51) and Volleyball (3.26).