07/19/12

Story by Tyler Cundith

Fifteen JCCC athletes earn NJCAA academic honors

OVERLAND PARK, KS – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) recently released the names of student-athletes honored as 2011-12 Academic Student-Athlete award winners. Johnson County Community College had 15 athletes honored. 

The NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards were previously known as NJCAA Academic All-American honors. The NJCAA renamed its academic awards program two years ago to the following: 

• NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.00 GPA on 4.00 scale)
• NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 to 3.99 on and 4.00 scale)
• NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 to 3.79 on a 4.00 scale) 

Of the 15 JCCC student-athletes to qualify, one earned the Pinnacle Award, seven earned the Superior Award and seven earned the Exemplary Award.  The following is the list of JCCC student-athletes honored: 

Pinnacle Award
Mary Pat Specht (Women’s Basketball) 

Superior Award
Jessica Andersen (Volleyball)
Elisabeth Barnes (Women’s Soccer)
Evan Brummett (Baseball)
Jessica Jacob (Women’s Soccer)
Maisha Mitchell (Women’s Track and Field)
Javier Segura (Men’s Track and Field)
Hayley Wagner (Women’s Soccer) 

Exemplary Award
Luke Arnold (Men’s Track and Field)
Kylie Cooper (Women’s Basketball)
Chad Shannon (Baseball)
Katherine Sharp (Women’s Soccer)
Crystal Simon (Volleyball)
Jordan Slater (Men’s Soccer)
Elizabeth Walters (Women’s Tennis)

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