Red Devil athletes win academic honors

A slew of Allen Community College student-athletes earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for their work in the classroom this past school year.

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July 25, 2023 - 3:03 PM

Allen’s John James delivers a pitch in a home game this spring. Photo by Quinn Burkitt

A slew of Allen Community College athletes were recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association for their academic success in the 2022-23 school year.

Sixty-six Red Devils earned All-Academic honors, of which 27 were named to the first team, 18 the second team and 21 the third team.

NJCAA All-Academic First Team

First team honors require a 4.0 GPA.

Those qualifying include volleyball’s Abby Altic, Katherine Harris and Karsyn Smith; women’s soccer team members Catherine Harold and Hannah Meadwell.

Allen’s Karsyn Smith. REGISTER/QUINN BURKITT

Byiza Ntozo of the men’s cross country and track team; Rhett Jaggers and Blake Venneman, baseball; softball’s Morgan Baska, Morgan Collins Brooklyn Ellis, Ellie Hacker, Madisyn Havenstein, Kaitlyn Miller and Jaydee Pulliam; 

Ayoup Bader, Marcus deLima, Santiago Gonzalez-Uribe and Maximo Rolon of the men’s soccer team and women’s basketball players Sara Navarro, Britney Schroer, Lucia Caballero Morante and Noa Muranaka.

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team

Second team recognition requires  a GPA of 3.8 — 3.99.

Those qualifying include men’s soccer players Denzel Dzokamushure, Gabriel Silva Mocco, Augusto Ruiz, Bruno Vadez and Andres Varges Romero; 

Allen’s Boikaego Mbaakanyi. REGISTER/QUINN BURKITT

Baseball’s Brett Buchanan, Cale Clark, John James, Brandon Harper, Landon McGinnes and Carson Sowell; 

Softball’s Hayley Gerberding, Elizabeth Hipp and Makayla McGinnis;

Women’s soccer’s Rebecca Lord and Tanika Rother, and Jade Feller of the women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams. 

Allen’s Britney Schroer. REGISTER/QUINN BURKITT

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team

Third team recognition requires a 3.6 — 3.79 GPA.

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