Co-Lin: 63 student-athletes receive NJCAA academic honors
Published 6:00 pm Sunday, July 24, 2022
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced the members of the All-Academic teams on Monday, July 11 and the Wolves have 63 student-athletes that have received the honors.
Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the 2021-2022 academic year. Student-athletes who held a GPA of 4.0 earned first team selections, second team selections achieved a 3.80-3.99 GPA and third team earned a 3.60-3.79 GPA.
All-Academic First Team
Football — Jalen Armstrong (Calhoun City), Jalen Campbell (Winona), Tyrese Johnson-Fisher (London, England)
Softball — Alli Albritton (Summit), Mary Ansley Chrestman (Cleveland), Shelbi Maxwell (Wesson)
Women’s Soccer — Elise Mullins (Meadville), Sarah Nalley (Brandon)
Men’s Soccer — Will Ballenger (Brandon), Desmond Redmond (Jackson)
Women’s Tennis — Kassidy Cupit (Brookhaven)
Baseball — Jordan McKenzie (Franklinton, La.)
All-Academic Second Team
Softball — Lila Blackburn (Red Bay, Ala.), Laurel Breland (Lake), Malori Cade (Brookhaven), Faith Kivett (Tallulah, La.), Josie Meggs (Kosciusko), Maggie West (Waynesboro)
Baseball — Grant Allen (Puckett), Wyatt Hodges (Brookhaven), Harrison Mohead (Madison), Will Whittington (Hattiesburg), Conner Wilson (Osyka), Colton Womack (Liberty)
Men’s Soccer — Hardy Lewis (Brandon), Triston Lee (Bogue Chitto), Lawson Pearson (Wiggins)*
Women’s Soccer — Jenna Long (Meadville), Alex Moon (Poynton with Worth, England), Mickie Palfreman (London, England)
Football — Jordan Magee (Magee), Jamal Pye (Byhalia)
Men’s Tennis — Lawson Pearson (Wiggins)*, Mason Pounds (McComb)
Women’s Tennis — Morgyn Brister (Brookhaven), Gracee Warren (Brookhaven)
Men’s Basketball — Constantine Morant (Hancock)
All-Academic Third Team
Women’s Soccer — Grace Arthur (Braxton), Jessie Heflin (Florence), Anacia Leyland (St. Helens, England), Makayla Martin (Brookhaven)*, Jane Claire Newman (Caledonia), Kylie Robinson (Meadville)
Softball — Cera Blanchard (Metairie, La.), Bela Dekovic (Belle Chasse, La.), Bridjette Jones-Talbert (McComb), Skyler Speights (Monticello), Belle West (Byram)
Men’s Tennis — Rob Johnson (Brookhaven), Caleb Myers (Brookhaven), Matthew Oster (Wesson), Julian Toloza (Bogota, Colombia)
Men’s Soccer — Hugo Estrada (Byram), Eli Harrist (Brandon), Joel Ibanez (Isle of Man, England), Zach Sorey (Flowood)
Baseball — Kenner Bizot (Wesson), Beau Coumbe (Utica), Sam Thomas McInnis (Madison)
Football — Gabe Denham (Richland), Bobby Shanklin (Macon)
Women’s Tennis — Britany Barnett (Brookhaven), Makayla Martin (Brookhaven)
*Dual Sport Athlete