TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 25, 2015) – The following student-athletes from Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) member schools received academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), based on their work during the 2014-15 academic year. 

The NJCAA recognizes the following: 

• NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale)
• NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80-3.99 on a 4.00 scale)
• NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60-3.79 on a 4.00 scale) 

A total of 103 student-athletes from FCSAA member schools were recognized by the NJCAA:

Broward College (6)

• Superior: Iris Rivveros, men's soccer; Tori Williams, women's soccer
• Exemplary: Michael Agis, baseball; Amy Etchechury, women's soccer; Austin Langham, baseball; Courtney Skinner, volleyball

Chipola College (1)

• Superior: Shelby Clark, softball

College of Central Florida (1)

• Superior: Jody Weber, softball

Daytona State College (18)

• Pinnacle: Whitney Stevenson, women's golf; Jacob Walker, baseball
• Superior: Kayla Carr, volleyball; Taylor Crimmins, men's basketball; Kyle Cunningham, baseball; Erik Dowse, baseball; Shane Swanson, baseball
• Exemplary: Tsz-ching Chan, women's golf; Courtney Curtis, softball; Michelle Guzinski, softball; Lucas Johnston, baseball; Gabrielle Meyer, volleyball; Jonathan Ortiz, baseball; Matthew Saliba, baseball; Phoenix Sanders, baseball; Blake Summers, baseball; Lauren Vanderveer, volleyball; Matthew Warren, baseball

Eastern Florida State College (6)

• Superior: Lindsey Pugh, volleyball; Ivan Santos, men's soccer; Joshua Smith, baseball
• Exemplary: Landus Anderson, men's basketball; Gabrielle Jones, softball; Alexandra Wilhelm, women's basketball

Florida State College at Jacksonville (4)

• Superior: Matthew Deegan, baseball; Charles Eytel, baseball
• Exemplary: Marta Fraga-guntin, volleyball; Joshua Knies, baseball

Hillsborough Community College (6)

• Pinncale: Britney Powell, volleyball; Sheridan Shea, women's tennis
• Superior: Nicole Brinegar, softball; Aliceson Holliday, softball
• Exemplary: Taylor Marris, softball; Camary Williams, women's basketball

Indian River State College (16)

• Pinnacle: Sarah Kelton, women's basketball; Rahel Kuenzler, volleyball
• Superior: Lauren Grinnell, women's swimming and diving; Madison Stove, volleyball; Amanda Weathers, softball
• Exemplary: Randy Batista, baseball; Anamarie Driggers, women's basketball; Joseph Gomez, baseball; Rebecca Halfast, women's swimming and diving; Mark Kubatov, men's basketball; Grace Lynch, women's swimming and diving; Sarah Miller, softball; Juan Olano, men's swimming and diving; Leah Sims, women's swimming and diving; Megan Taris, volleyball; Brittany Wonka, volleyball

Lake-Sumter State College (3)

• Superior: Taylor Douglass, softball; Austin Simmons, baseball; Emily Smith, volleyball

Northwest Florida State College (2)

• Superior: Avery Geyer, baseball
• Exemplary: Hunter Bening, baseball

Palm Beach State College (4)

• Pinnacle: Michelle Melendez, volleyball
• Superior: Lieshia Sousa, volleyball
• Exemplary: Francesco Guardascione, baseball; Miah Shephard, women's basketball

Pasco-Hernando State College (8)

• Superior: Ryan Metter, baseball; Melody Yero, women's cross country
• Exemplary: Jordan Bickett, volleyball; Kevin Faulkner, baseball; Zachary Hessinger, baseball; Chelsi Lopresto, softball; Melina Staengle, volleyball; Error Whinnen, baseball

Pensacola State College (2)

• Superior: Shannon Toogood, softball
• Exemplary: Drew Pellum, baseball

Polk State College (1)

• Pinncale: Kellee Brown, women's soccer

Santa Fe College (5)

• Superior: Jessica Castiglione, softball; Briana Maxwell, women's basketball
• Exemplary: Deja McPhee, women's basketball; Cole Parks, baseball; Litisha Speights, women's basketball

Seminole State College (5)

• Pinncale: Stephanie Adkins, softball; Samantha Forsberg, softball
• Superior: Abigail Millete, softball
• Exemplary: Cailey Chevrier, softball; Caitlin Huiting, women's golf

South Florida State College (1)

• Exemplary: Darby Jones, volleyball

St. Johns River State College (4)

• Pinncale: Johnny Blue Craig, baseball
• Superior: Jenna Swaffer, volleyball
• Exemplary: Kaitlin Brock, softball; Megan Lundgreen, volleyball

State College of Florida (5)

• Pinncale: Leah Lieb, volleyball
• Superior: Melinda Geisel, softball; Susanna Peonia, volleyball; Miranda Talbert, women's tennis; Jennifer Trotter, softball

Tallahassee Community College (5)

• Pinnacle: Danielle Ekberg, softball
• Exemplary: Taesha DuBoise, softball; Cameron Paley, baseball; Matt Schaeffer, baseball; Karley Yeager, softball

Additionally, the NJCAA recognized teams who achieved academic excellence during the 2014-15 academic year. The following FCSAA teams were named NJCAA Academic Team of the Year in their respective sport: 

• Baseball: Daytona State College, 3.67 team GPA
• Women’s Golf: Daytona State College, 3.71 team GPA 
• Women's Swimming and Diving: Indian River State College, 3.41 team GPA

Other schools who received NJCAA All-Academic Team honorable mention recognition (minimum 3.00 team GPA) include: 

• Baseball: State College of Florida (3.21), Lake-Sumter State College (3.12), Indian River State College (3.06), Tallahassee Community College (3.05)
• Men’s Basketball: Daytona State College (3.02)
• Women’s Cross Country: Chipola (3.06)
• Softball: Tallahassee Community College (3.36), Daytona State College (3.28), State College of Florida (3.27), Lake-Sumter State College (3.26), Pasco-Hernando State College (3.14), Chipola College (3.06)
• Women’s Tennis: State College of Florida (3.13)
• Volleyball: Indian River State College (3.39), State College of Florida (3.27), Daytona State College (3.20), Lake-Sumter State College (3.17), Pasco-Hernando State College (3.17)