Forty-Six Cougars Earn 2024-25 All-NJCAA Academic Honors
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Forty-six Cougar student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or better during the 2024-25 academic year to earn All-NJCAA Academic Honors, the NJCAA announced. A student-athlete must post a 4.0 GPA to earn First Team honors, maintain a 3.80-3.99 GPA to earn Second Team honors, or record a 3.60 to 3.79 GPA to earn Third Team honors. Additionally, seven SMCC programs earned NJCAA All-Academic Team honors for posting a Team GPA of 3.0 or better: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, women's golf, softball, and women's volleyball.
Baseball (13)
David Galindo -- First Team
Brayden Grantham -- First Team
Landon Springmeyer -- First Team
Robert Whitaker -- First Team
Matt Elliot -- Second Team
Drew Johnson -- Second Team
Quinn Robertson -- Second Team
Joe Terranova -- Second Team
Lukas Geisler -- Third Team
Christopher Mata -- Third Team
Adin Oeltjen -- Third Team
Marcus Romero -- Third Team
Sam Yeager -- Third Team
Men's Basketball (5)
McKay Anderson -- First Team
Cori James -- First Team
Brandon Mangahas -- Second Team
Jacob Taylor -- Second Team
Tyler Lubash -- Third Team
Men's Golf (3)
Luke Padilla -- First Team
Adam Croix -- Second Team
Basil Strolz -- Third Team
Men's Soccer (3)
Ehthyu Hso -- First Team
Oscar Jimenez -- Third Team
Kouki Kurimoto -- Third Team
Softball (11)
Tazia Blake -- First Team
Kaeliann Glass -- First Team
Elise Saucedo -- First Team
Eva Harrison -- Second Team
Jerzey Jarvis -- Second Team
Dionna Leanio -- Second Team
Jessica Wallace -- Second Team
Michelle Balcazar -- Third Team
Sabrina Erran -- Third Team
Kayle James -- Third Team
McKenna Kraft -- Third Team
Women's Basketball (3)
Mualyia Green -- First Team
Valery Velazquez -- Second Team
Sadie Gardner -- Third Team
Women's Golf (4)
Lesjune Florance-Littles -- Second Team
Rachel DeMark -- Third Team
Lily Hatton -- Third Team
Aliyah Wyant -- Third Team
Women's Volleyball (6)
Mikelle McAfee -- First Team
Helen Altagaracia -- Second Team
Isabella Fierros -- Second Team
Lesjune Florance-Littles -- Second Team
Abby Kilpatrick -- Third Team
Allyiah Wyant -- Third Team