LIBERAL, Kan. – Thirty-nine Student-Athletes at Seward County Community College received honors for their academic excellence for the 2021-22 academic year. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) honors Academic All-American Student-Athletes for their overall grade point average (GPA) during the previous school year. To be awarded on the First Team the individuals will need a 4.0 GPA, Second Team requires a 3.80 to 3.99 GPA, and Third Team is a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
The Saints have also nominated five teams for the NJCAA Academic Team awards that will be released in July by the NJCAA. The following teams have been nominated; Men’s Tennis with a 3.64 GPA, Softball with a 3.57 GPA, Women’s Tennis with a 3.4 GPA, Volleyball with a 3.25 GPA, and Baseball with a 3.19 GPA. The official NJCAA announcement will be released in July with the complete list of individual honors and team awards.
Below you will see the student-athletes that received Academic All-American Honors from the NJCAA. The list is in alphabetic order with the first team listed first.
First Team (4.0 GPA)
Todd Baffa; Baseball
Malena Catala; Volleyball
Elizabeth Denney; Softball
Josh Eberhard; Baseball
Luciano Fisicaro; Men’s Tennis
Jonas Mathiasen; Men’s Tennis
Madeline Pack; Softball
Lucia Popluharova; Women’s Tennis
Jessica Sales; Volleyball
Kynnan Shields; Women’s Basketball
Ellie Stember; Softball
Second Team (3.8 – 3.99 GPA)
Paris Brienesse; Softball
Connor Cox; Baseball
Logan Dodge; Volleyball
Josh Eichstadt; Baseball
Ugo Fiorito; Men’s Tennis
Jaxson Gregg; Baseball
Ashley Low; Softball
Ranse Radtke; Baseball
Macy Spearman; Softball
Ashanti Thompson; Softball
Sydney Wetlaufer; Women’s Basketball
Third Team (3.60 – 3.79 GPA)
Molly Adams; Softball
Noah Burton; Men’s Tennis
Ana Cambraia; Volleyball
Dylan Day; Baseball
Vivien Gabehart; Softball
Mauri Gonzales; Men’s Tennis
Jailyn Johnson; Women’s Basketball
Jacob Masters; Baseball
Aidan Moore; Baseball
Luke Quaynor; Men’s Tennis
Brady Ritzmann; Baseball
Kyllian Savary; Men’s Tennis
Tre Stafford; Men’s Basketball
Shyanna Stopp; Softball
Andrea Tribble; Women’s Basketball
Reed Thomas; Baseball
Franco Vecchia; Men’s Tennis
