NJCAA Announces All-Academic Teams

31 Trojans Named to All-Academic Teams
Posted: Jul 06, 2017

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The national office of the NJCAA recently announced a record-number 6,006 student-athletes had earned distinction on the 2016-17 NJCAA All-Academic Teams for their hard work and success in the classroom.

According to the NJCAA website several changes have been made to the NJCAA's academic student-athlete awards program in recent years. Prior to the start of the 2015-16 season, the association modified the awards program to allow first-year student-athletes to be considered if they met the criteria of completing 24 semester-hours. This change led to the rise in total award winners the past two years.

In addition, this past year the NJCAA simplified the titles of the three honor categories to avoid confusion. Gone are the previous titles of "Pinnacle, Superior and Exemplary Award for Academic Achievement" and replaced with three new title classifications.

A total of 31 student-athletes from Trinidad State qualified for the 2016-2017 team.

NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA

  • Mitchell Gray – Baseball
  • Michel Dagenais – Baseball
  • Job Alexander – Men's Basketball
  • Daniel Haymes – Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
  • Filip Milivojevic – Men's Soccer
  • Filip Cvetinovic – Men's Soccer
  • Avery Boccella – Softball
  • Kaitlyn Smith – Volleyball
  • Noelle Gallegos – Volleyball
  • Mandie Perea – Women's Basketball
  • Alayna Latimore – Women's Basketball/Track and Field

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA

  • Reese Patterson – Baseball
  • Billy Biyombo – Men's Basketball
  • Emmett Reimer – Men's Track and Field
  • Olivia Muniz – Softball
  • Megan Cosslett – Softball
  • Nyece Smith – Women's Basketball
  • Brittnee Coberly – Women's Basketball
  • Maria Montes – Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
  • Claire Gay – Women's Soccer/Track and Field

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA

  • Seth Crummer – Baseball
  • Blagoje Tokovic – Men's Soccer
  • Darian Morlan – Softball
  • Mariah McDermott – Softball
  • Alyssa Suazo – Volleyball
  • Shahennessey Bradford – Women's Basketball
  • Gabby Enloe – Women's Basketball
  • Jordan Wyatt – Women's Basketball
  • Victoria Bonahoom – Women's Soccer
  • Laeticia Rambeau – Women's Soccer
  • Alex Stabler – Women's Soccer