A large number of Salt Lake Community College student-athletes received individual recognition on a national scale for their academic prowess earlier this week.
In its annual All-Academic list, the NJCAA honored 20 SLCC student-athletes for their academic success during the 2018-19 academic year. In order to be considered for the list, a student-athlete had to have a minimum of a 3.60 cumulative GPA.
Salt Lake had three student-athletes make the NJCAA's First Team, which requires a perfect 4.0 GPA. Those student-athletes were spread across three different teams as Colton Moore (baseball), Holland Vande Merwe (volleyball) and Nikole Oliver (women's soccer) all made the list.
The Bruins had five student-athletes earn NJCAA All-Academic Second-Team honors, fulfilling the requirement of a GPA from 3.80-3.99. SLCC players who earned this honor included: Baylie Saunders and Sarah Spencer (women's soccer); and Bruna Correa, Dawson Day and Hellen Lacava (women's volleyball).
SLCC had 12 mentions on the NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, including: Alex Bumpus, Drake Lewis, Kru Flint and RJ Hazen (baseball); Dominique Estrada, Jayne Schiess, Madison Schmidt, Samantha Tippetts, Siuana Pauni, Summer Miles and Sydney Hathaway (women's soccer); and Talia Myers (volleyball). In order to earn Third Team honors, a student-athlete had to have a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
Salt Lake also had two teams earn the NJCAA All-Academic team honors earlier in the week.
In its annual All-Academic list, the NJCAA honored 20 SLCC student-athletes for their academic success during the 2018-19 academic year. In order to be considered for the list, a student-athlete had to have a minimum of a 3.60 cumulative GPA.
Salt Lake had three student-athletes make the NJCAA's First Team, which requires a perfect 4.0 GPA. Those student-athletes were spread across three different teams as Colton Moore (baseball), Holland Vande Merwe (volleyball) and Nikole Oliver (women's soccer) all made the list.
The Bruins had five student-athletes earn NJCAA All-Academic Second-Team honors, fulfilling the requirement of a GPA from 3.80-3.99. SLCC players who earned this honor included: Baylie Saunders and Sarah Spencer (women's soccer); and Bruna Correa, Dawson Day and Hellen Lacava (women's volleyball).
SLCC had 12 mentions on the NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, including: Alex Bumpus, Drake Lewis, Kru Flint and RJ Hazen (baseball); Dominique Estrada, Jayne Schiess, Madison Schmidt, Samantha Tippetts, Siuana Pauni, Summer Miles and Sydney Hathaway (women's soccer); and Talia Myers (volleyball). In order to earn Third Team honors, a student-athlete had to have a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
Salt Lake also had two teams earn the NJCAA All-Academic team honors earlier in the week.