| The NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards were previously known 
			as NJCAA Academic All-American honors. The NJCAA has renamed its 
			academic awards program to the following: 
				NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.00 GPA on a 
				4.00 scale)NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 to 3.99 
				on a 4.00 scale)NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 to 3.79 
				on a 4.00 scale) Known honorees from Lincoln College are:
 2015-2016
 
					Maggie Arehart (golf), SuperiorAngus Buller (baseball), ExemplaryGrant Carmody (wrestling), SuperiorAshlyn Carroll (softball), SuperiorMadalyn Cooper (softball), ExemplaryMakenzie Cooper (volleyball, softball), PinnacleKayla Dierker (volleyball), ExemplaryAlly Green (golf, baskeball), SuperiorAira Hanson (volleyball), ExemplaryCynthia Holten (golf, basketball), ExemplaryCassie Jennings (volleyball), ExemplaryIradukunda Josephine (cross country, indoor/outdoor 
					track & field), SuperiorRebecca Lee (softball), ExemplaryRylee Martin (softball), SuperiorChristin Mathias (softball), PinnacleMercedez Morgan (softball), ExemplaryBlaine Ray (baseball), SuperiorBrighton Robbins (softball, volleyball), PinnacleAshley Robinson (softball, volleyball), Superior 
			
			 
			
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					Garrad Straube (indoor/outdoor track & field, 
					wrestling), SuperiorMallory Tharp (cross country, indoor/outdoor track & 
					field), SuperiorLauren Wendt (volleyball, indoor/outdoor track & field), 
					SuperiorMatthew Winscher (baseball), ExemplaryErica Wolpert (softball), Exemplary The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 
					is the governing body of two-year college athletics, 
					offering endless athletic and academic opportunities to 
					college students. It is the second largest national 
					intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States 
					with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 
					50,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different 
					sports and the organization sponsors 48 national 
					championship events and nine football bowl games each year. 
					For more visit www.njcaa.org. 
 With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has 
					been in place since 1983.
 
				 
			[Jeff Nelson] |