Nearly 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA for the 2011-2012 academic year on over 3,500 teams in 28 different sports.
The 2011-2012 season marks the 29th year the NJCAA has recognized the success of its student-athletes in the classroom. With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983.
The following Tyler Junior College student-athletes were honored:
|
Name |
Sports |
GPA |
Award Type |
|
Haydn Beatty |
W Volleyball I |
3.68 |
Exemplary Academic Achievement |
|
Caitlin Coelho |
W Tennis I |
3.71 |
Exemplary Academic Achievement |
|
Sammy Dieng |
M Soccer I |
3.71 |
Exemplary Academic Achievement |
|
April Downing |
W Tennis I |
3.8 |
Superior Academic Achievement |
|
Lauren Emmerson |
W Soccer I |
3.85 |
Superior Academic Achievement |
|
Tyler Ernest |
M Baseball III |
3.88 |
Superior Academic Achievement |
|
W Volleyball I |
4.0 |
Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence | |
|
Sadie Hilburn |
W Volleyball I |
3.95 |
Superior Academic Achievement |
|
Samuel Hosseini |
M Soccer I |
3.77 |
Exemplary Academic Achievement |
|
Hunter Rekeita |
M Baseball III |
3.76 |
Exemplary Academic Achievement |
|
Ariana Saldana |
W Tennis I |
3.8 |
Superior Academic Achievement |
Academic Student-Athlete Awards
The NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards were previously known as NJCAA Academic All-American honors. The NJCAA has renamed its academic awards program to the following:
NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale)
NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 to 3.99 on a 4.00 scale)
NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 to 3.79 on a 4.00 scale)
About NJCAA
Since 1938 the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has been the governing body of two-year college athletics, offering athletic and academic opportunities to college students. Now entering its 75th anniversary, the NJCAA is the second largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 60,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports and the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and nine football bowl games. NJCAA Headquarters has been located in Colorado Springs, Colo., since 1985. For more information visit www.njcaa.org.
