Heartland students named to NJCAA All-Academic Team, Women’s XC tops their sport for GPA

 

[July 24, 2024] 

The NJCAA has announced the 2023-24 All-Academic Teams, recognizing student-athletes across the country for their dedication in the classroom. Fifty-seven Heartland Community College student-athletes have been honored for achieving a high GPA.

Heartland’s Women’s Cross Country Team was the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year for Cross Country. In addition to Women’s Cross Country, the Men’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Baseball, Softball, and Volleyball squads were also named as NJCAA Academic Teams, with cumulative team GPAs over 3.0.

Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2023-24 academic year.

First Team (4.0 GPA)

Ainara Aldeano (Women’s Soccer)
Tommy Atkinson (Baseball)
Corey Boyette (Baseball)
Jacob Pate (Baseball)
TJ Williams (Baseball)
Noa Bader (Men’s Soccer)
Oliver Calculli (Men’s Soccer)
Mario Fairweather (Men’s Soccer)
Andreas Mortensen (Men’s Soccer)
Daniel Richards (Men’s Soccer)
Emily Boyette (Volleyball)
Cece Carr (Volleyball)
Holly McDonald (Volleyball)
Olivia Pippin (Volleyball)
Nora Brady (Women’s Cross Country)
Addy Clark (Women’s Cross Country)
Ashleigh Horton (Women’s Cross Country)
Ava Starkey (Women’s Cross Country)
Bailey Brooks (Softball)
Sadie Christensen (Softball)
Ellie Downing (Softball)
Kendyl Hurt (Softball)
Raeghan Morefield (Softball)
Kaitlyn Robinson (Softball)
Amber Teimeyer (Softball)
Sam Bushert (Men’s Cross Country)
Sam Rink (Golf)

Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA)

Jacob Brown (Baseball)
Joey Cecola (Baseball)
Aidan McNamee (Baseball)
Michael Vitellaro (Baseball)
Grant Aten (Baseball)
Emma Good (Women’s Cross Country)
Ellie Hill (Women’s Cross Country)
Juanita Pardo (Women’s Soccer)
Sherlyn Avalos (Women’s Soccer)
Morgan Malone (Softball)

Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA)

Grant Aten (Baseball)
Will Fletcher (Baseball)
Dylan Warda (Baseball)
Sherlyn Avalos (Women’s Soccer)
Camila Rico (Women’s Soccer)
Tomas Barros (Men’s Soccer)
Joe Delaney (Men’s Soccer)
Auston Koch (Men’s Soccer)
Fernando Suarez (Men’s Soccer)
Maci Byers (Softball)
Shayne Immke (Softball)
Chloe Janssen (Volleyball)
Juliann Kielion (Volleyball)
Georgi Patten (Volleyball)
Brock Loftus (Men’s Cross Country)
Sky Riddle (Men’s Cross Country)
Nick Manning (Golf)
Kalei McDaniel (Women’s Cross Country)
Sophia Nordhielm (Women’s Cross Country)
Emily Pounder (Women’s Cross Country)

Nationally, 3,424 student-athletes garnered NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors after achieving a 4.0 GPA. 4,013 student-athletes were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team while 4,808 student-athletes received third-team recognition.

[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College]