TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (July 14, 2014) – 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 2013-14 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)
Broward College
- Superior: Whitney Irey, softball
- Exemplary: Morgan Gmytruk, softball; James Wright, III, baseball
Chipola College
- Superior: Kimberly Wiltse, cross country
- Exemplary: Ebony Wells, women’s basketball
College of Central Florida
- Superior: Cristina Llorens, volleyball; Amy Szymanowski, softball
- Exemplary: Amber Acosta, softball; Brittney Brown, volleyball; Lindsey O’Steen, softball
Daytona State College
- Pinnacle: Jessica Madsen, women’s golf; Megan Schwietert, softball
- Superior: Samuel Bates, baseball; Jennie Cook, softball; Mary Dawson, women’s golf; Soyoung Hwang, women’s golf; Matthew Naylor, baseball; John Smith, baseball
- Exemplary: Nathan Bond, baseball; Bradley Emery, baseball; Ashton Fritz, men’s basketball; Jonathan Ortiz, baseball; Janet Snipe, softball
Eastern Florida State College
- Pinnacle: Lindsey Pugh, volleyball
- Superior: Ben Patrick men’s basketball; Sara Watkins, volleyball
- Exemplary: Katlyn Bales, women’s soccer; Brooke Formby, softball; Devin McAllister, women’s soccer; Mariah Robbins, women’s soccer; Brianna Seaman, softball; Kimberly Tierney, women’s soccer
Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Superior: Bailey Palmer, tennis
- Exemplary: Lynn Dollekamp, softball; Ragan Palmer, tennis
Hillsborough Community College
- Superior: Kaitlyn Ficarrotta, softball
Indian River State College
- Pinnacle: Sarah Kelton, women’s basketball; Olivia Sims, women’s swimming and diving
- Superior: Ryan Ripken, baseball
- Exemplary: Emily Davidson, volleyball; George Iskenderian, baseball; Evan Jacob, men’s swimming and diving; Mark Kubatov, men’s basketball; Jenna Smith, softball; Spencer Williams, men’s swimming and diving
Lake-Sumter State College
- Pinncale: Christopher Blanton, baseball; Samuel Thomas, baseball
- Superior: Taylor Douglass, softball; Milica Golubovic, volleyball
- Exemplary: Breann VanderZyl, softball
Miami Dade College
- Superior: Stephanie Cabrices, softball
- Exemplary: Kayla Dowdell, volleyball; Shea Piz, softball
Northwest Florida State College
- Superior: Haley Goodsen, softball; Gabriela Kuroda, softball
- Exemplary: Hannah Day, softball; Zackary Watson, baseball
Palm Beach State College
- Pinnacle: Samantha Evans, volleyball
- Exemplary: Carly Bishop, volleyball; Brett Lashley, baseball
Pasco-Hernando State College
- Exemplary: Jessi Shapiro, volleyball; Judith Young, women’s cross country
Pensacola State College
- Exemplary: Ben Emery, baseball; Margaret Perdue, women’s basketball
Polk State College
- Superior: Ashley Hass, volleyball; Ashley Toth, volleyball
- Exemplary: Deanna Littles, softball; Cole Ondrejka, baseball; Casey Schroeder, baseball; Kara Seymour, softball
Santa Fe College
- Exemplary: Erin Marsh, softball; Derek Vail, baseball
Seminole State College
- Exemplary: Kelsey Jensen, women’s golf
South Florida State College
- Exemplary: Caitlyn Lytle, softball; Zachary Osha, baseball
St. Johns River State College
- Exemplary: Jose Hernandez, baseball; Elizabeth Thompson, volleyball
St. Petersburg College
- Pinnacle: Nina Interwies, volleyball
- Superior: Brandi Hazen, softball
- Exemplary: Alexa Coscia, volleyball; Brianna Skipper, softball
State College of Florida
- Superior: Kathryn Torre, volleyball
- Exemplary: Courtney Covert, softball; Jaice Metherall, softball; Cory Reid, baseball; Kelly Rossip, volleyball; Charles Sandberg, Jr., baseball; Erika Schick, softball; Sean Trent, baseball
Tallahassee Community College
- Exemplary: Alexis Huss, softball
Additionally, the NJCAA recognized teams who achieved academic excellence during the 2013-14 academic year. The following FCSAA teams were named NJCAA Academic Team of the Year in their respective sport:
- Baseball: Daytona State College, 3.66 team GPA
- Women’s Golf: Daytona State College, 3.77 team GPA
Other teams who made the NJCAA’s All-Academic Teams (minimum 3.00 team GPA) list include:
- Baseball: State College of Florida (3.15), Lake-Sumter State College (3.04), Chipola College (3.00)
- Men’s Basketball: Chipola College (3.12)
- Women’s Basketball: Daytona State College (3.23), Chipola College (3.00)
- Women’s Cross Country: Chipola (3.35)
- Softball: Daytona State College (3.35), State College of Florida (3.28), Lake-Sumter State College (3.26), Pasco-Hernando State College (3.02), Chipola College (3.01)
- Women’s Tennis: Florida State College at Jacksonville (3.39), State College of Florida (3.17)
- Volleyball: Daytona State College (3.42), State College of Florida (3.35), Pasco-Hernando State College (3.31), Palm Beach State College (3.25), Lake-Sumter State College (3.19), St. Petersburg College (3.05)