Neosho, MO – The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced the 2023-24 Academic team and individual awards. Crowder College has eight teams making the list and seventy-one student-athletes earning this high honor. 

To earn a spot on the Academic Team awards the team grade point average must be above 3.0. The teams earning academic awards include: 

• Softball – 3.52 GPA 
• Baseball – 3.51 GPA 

• Men’s Golf – 3.22 GPA 

• Men’s Cross Country – 3.21 GPA 

• Women’s Golf – 3.17 GPA 

• Men’s Track – 3.17 GPA 

• Women’s Soccer – 3.10 GPA 

• Women’s Basketball – 3.07 GPA 

NJCAA All-Academic individual awards were earned by seventy-one student-athletes. This sets a new record for academic honors for the Roughriders. 

“We are proud of the work by our student-athletes as well as our coaches, both on and off the field,” stated Brandi Arthur, Athletic Director. 

Student-athletes include the following: 

First Team honors are awarded to the student-athletes earning a 4.0 GPA 

Baseball: Brock Bearden, Jaxon McAuliff, Colby Morrow, Rhett Richardson, Gavin Siegfried, Jason Avila, Quinton Borders, Ashton Graff-Rowe, Trey Kates, Alexander Kudler, Josh Tribe , Nick Moten
 
Basketball: Martyna Adamczewska & Claire Affolter 

Women’s Cross Country/Track: Kandyce Reynolds 

Esports: Marco Castillo, Carson Stevens

Women’s Golf – Cierra Tunley 

Men’s Golf – Jack Holden 

Men’s Soccer: Keanu Baguio, Will Cooley 

Women’s Soccer: Halle Hernandez 

Softball: Dixie Gruber, Aubree Saporito, Jaley Hayes, Jensyn Elder 

Second Team honors are awarded to the student-athletes earning a 3.8-3.99 GPA 

Baseball: Ethan Fender, Kolton Reynolds, Zach Adams, Jayden Duggar, Jackson Murry, Jeff Zachry, Presley Nichols 

Basketball: Riah Robinson, Abby Heathman, Vitoria Fernandes  

Esports: Cai Staggs 

Men’s Golf: Jeremy Haase 

Women’s Soccer: Madison Hogue, Jazmine Belland, Yulisa Lopez 

Softball: Debra Winrod, Brooke Beyer, Arene Landon-Lane, Mia Sarwinski 

Third Team honors are awarded to the student-athletes earning a 3.6-3.79 GPA 

Baseball: Alex Foster, Austin Jobe, Wyatt Gibson, Tyler Hoskins, Grant Rhodes, Hayden Nazerenus 

Basketball: Josey Adams 

Men’s Cross Country/Track: Caden Uthe 

Men’s Cross Country: Daunte Smiles 

Esports: Ian Blades 

Women’s Golf: Olivia Hopkins 

Men’s Golf: Ashton Medlin, Josh Bray, Carson Wampler 

Men’s Soccer: Callum Bryce 

Women’s Soccer: Addison Amrein, Jhandi Shears, Austyn Mickey, Nicole Zambrano, Hannah Franks, Daniela Marquez 

Softball: Alaura Padgett, Natalie Rodriguez, Laynee Tapp, Maelynn Garrett, Avery King