It was another successful year in the classroom for several Triton College student-athletes as 26 individuals representing eight different sports received National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic honors for the 2021-22 academic year. The total is an increase by two compared to last year.
The Trojans baseball team led the way with eight of their players making the list. Meanwhile, the Triton softball team had the most NJCAA All-Academic First Team student-athletes among the Trojans athletic programs with all three of their of All-Academic athletes earning First Team status. Triton had seven total student-athletes on the All-Academic First Team.
"We are proud of our 26 student-athletes for achieving the highest individual academic honor given by the NJCAA," said Triton Associate Vice President of Athletics Garrick Abezetian. "Their accomplishments both in the classroom and in competition exemplify the hard work and dedication necessary in order to be successful student-athletes."
Nationally 9,916 student-athletes achieved NJCAA All-Academic honors. Student-athletes are eligible by accumulating an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2021-22 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
Listed below are the Triton student-athletes who earned NJCAA All-Academic status and their cummulative GPA:
NJCAA All-Academic First Team
Celeste Boshold (Elmwood Park) – Softball – 4.00
Lucy Goodwin (Oak Park & River Forest) – Softball – 4.00
Lindsey Hari (Prairie Central HS, IL) – Softball – 4.00
Noah Jouras (Lyons Township) – Baseball – 4.00
Dax Meyer (Willowbrook) – Baseball – 4.00
Patrick Suemnick (Denmark HS, WI) – Men's Basketball – 4.00
Patryk Szatko (Krakow, Poland) – Men's Soccer – 4.00
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team
Michael Archer (St. Laurence) – Wrestling – 3.93
Bailey Berger (Union Grove, WI) – Volleyball – 3.87
Matt Flaherty (Lake Zurich) – Baseball – 3.86
John Ittounas (Stevenson) – Men's Basketball – 3.89
Camden Karczewski (Joliet West) – Baseball – 3.80
Michael Kocen (Warren Township) – Baseball – 3.89
Grace Larson (Riverside-Brookfield) – Women's Soccer – 3.90
Ashley Mitchell (Fenton) – Volleyball – 3.88
Johnny Pecora (Barrington) – Baseball – 3.82
Maura Wolf (Maine South) – Women's Soccer – 3.91
Annette Zavala (Morton) – Volleyball – 3.88
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team
Luke Barron (Oswego) – Wrestling – 3. 67
Cody Bledsoe (Morris) – Baseball 3.63
Destine Lovett (Proviso East) – Women's Basketball – 3.61
Dino Maljevic (Gateway Legacy Christian Academy) – Men's Soccer – 3.68
TJ Mock (Deerfield) – Wrestling – 3.78
Adam Pottinger (Deerfield) – Baseball – 3.72
Ross Raucci (Taft) – Wrestling – 3.75
Genaro Ruiz (Elmwood Park) – Wrestling – 3.61
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