28 Saints Receive NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards

Seward County student-athletes continue to excel both on the field and in the classroom, as 28 Saints and Lady Saints qualified for national academic honors for the 2016-17 school year. This was the fifth straight year that Seward saw an increase in NJCAA All-Academic winners.

Three student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 GPA and were named NJCAA All-Academic First Team.

Thirteen student-athletes were named NJCAA All-Academic Second Team, which requires a GPA between 3.80-3.99. Twelve more student-athletes were named NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, which requires a GPA between 3.60-3.79.

“Having nearly 30% of our student-athletes receive these academic awards from the NJCAA truly shows the dedication that our coaches, student-athletes and staff have towards academic success,” said athletic director Roy Allen. “I am extremely proud of everything that was accomplished in the classroom last year and look forward to pushing that number even higher next year.”

The tennis program had a department high, as nine Saints and Lady Saints earned these awards. The Saints baseball team was right behind tennis with eight student-athletes earning academic awards.

2016-17 SEWARD COUNTY NJCAA ACADEMIC STUDENT-ATHELTE AWARDS
FIRST TEAM [4.00 GPA]
NAME	SPORT
Erin Richardson	Basketball
Jordan Kennedy	Baseball
Nicholas Johnston	Baseball
SECOND TEAM [3.80-3.99 GPA]
NAME	SPORT
Brennyn Seagler	Basketball
Dane Mechali	Tennis
Diego Freire Garcia	Tennis
Errett Edwards	Baseball
Jared Hasik	Baseball
Jordan Garrison	Softball
Lautaro Monardo	Tennis
Madison Hoelting	Tennis
Ondrej Nice	Tennis
Paige St. Pierre	Softball
Paulina Zach	Volleyball
Valerie Caro	Basketball
West Reddell	Baseball
THIRD TEAM [3.60-3.79 GPA]
NAME	SPORT
Benjamin Finet	Tennis
Brian Tims	Baseball
Briana Domino	Volleyball
Cody Coontz	Baseball
Duro Opacic	Tennis
Giovanna Kuntze	Volleyball
Kaitlin Ammermann	Softball
Maritza Mesa	Volleyball
Martina Borges	Tennis
Mollie Mounsey	Basketball
Owen Martin	Baseball
Renato Santos	Tennis