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30 Athletes and 5 Teams Earn Academic Recognition from the NJCAA

30 Athletes and 5 Teams Earn Academic Recognition from the NJCAA

PORT HURON, MI – The NJCAA announced their Academic All-American teams and Academic teams of the Year today and the Skippers had 30 student athletes and 5 teams honored!

In order to qualify for Academic All-American status a student athlete must earn a minimum GPA of 3.60 during the 2024-25 academic year. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are listed below:

  • NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
  • NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA
  • NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA

Additionally, eight Skippers teams achieved NJCAA Academic Team status for the 2024-25 year by having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

SC4 student-athletes honored

NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.0 GPA)

Yann Gerard - Men's Soccer

Makayla Hennessey - Softball

Amanda Kitchen – Women's Basketball

Shane Northam – Men's Golf

Grace Wessell – Women's Cross Country

Gunnar Wessell - Men's Cross Country

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA)

Robert Dimoski - Men's Soccer

Claire Freeland - Women's Soccer

Aiden Gauthier - Baseball

Ashley Halligan – Women's Basketball

Lance Kowalski – Men's Cross Country

Timothy McClelland - Men's Golf

Ethan McCombs - Men's Cross Country/Track

Morgan Moeller - Men's Bowling

Logan Northam - Men's Golf

Annabelle Schneider – Softball

Ainsley Trombley - Softball

Kaylen Walker – Women's Soccer

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60 – 3.79 GPA)

Piper Clark - Volleyball

Olivia Crawford - Women's Cross Country/Track

Joao Galvao - Men's Soccer

Gracelyn Hobbs - Softball

Shuya Kato - Men's Soccer

Lauren LaBaza - Volleyball

Tara Malone - Women's Soccer

Malakhi Manuel-Sanchez - Men's Basketball

Lilian Osborn - Softball

Dalton Siewertsen - Men's Soccer

Josh VandeVyver - Men's Golf

SC4 teams honored

Men's Golf (3.37 GPA)

Softball (3.29)

Women's Cross Country (3.25 GPA)

Women's Track (3.16)

Men's Cross Country (3.04)

"We are incredibly proud of our student-athletes and what they accomplish, both academically and athletically," said SC4 Athletic Director Dale Vos. "Their commitment to their teams and future career paths is inspiring, and we're grateful to see their hard work recognized by the NJCAA."

To view the full list of individual award recipients visit NJCAA All-Academic Awards. To view team rankings, visit NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year. To view our list of past Skippers award recipients, visit SC4 NJCAA All-Academic Awards