NJCAA academic honors

Two teams and 23 individual athletes from Kankakee Community College have been awarded NJCAA honors for academic achievement during the 2020-21 school year. The awards were formerly called Academic All-American.

The women’s volleyball and men’s soccer teams were named 2021 NJCAA All-Academic Teams for having team GPAs above 3.0. The women’s volleyball team had an overall team GPA of 3.32 and the men’s soccer team GPA was 3.17.

The All-Academic First Team members, with a 4.0 grade point average, are:

• Leighann Allison of Kankakee, women’s soccer;
• Sierra Cureton of Manteno, volleyball;
• Caitlin Gerdes of Ashkum, volleyball;
• Anna Jennings of Cissna Park, volleyball;
• Andrew Kyrouac of Bourbonnais, men’s soccer;
• Malachi Mabins of Kankakee, baseball;
• Amber Ogle of Bourbonnais, women’s soccer; and
• Julian Stadeli of Cissna Park, men’s basketball.

The All-Academic Second Team members, with grade point averages between 3.80-3.99, are:

• Madison Allen of Bushnell, women’s basketball;
• Alison Borschnack of Kankakee, women’s soccer;
• Emma Budde of Effingham, softball; and
• Rylee Panozzo of Grant Park, volleyball.

The All-Academic Third Team members, with grade point averages of 3.60-3.79, are:

• Trey Bryant of Westville, baseball;
• Kyle Czarnecki of Shorewood, baseball;
• Adam Hertz of Bonfield, men’s soccer;
• Mark Miller of Cullom, baseball;
• Nathan Rivera of Peotone, men’s soccer;
• Maci Romero of Ashkum, softball;
• Isabella Russo of Bourbonnais, women’s soccer;
• Branden Sommer of Kankakee, men’s soccer;
• Christian Stadeli of Cissna Park, men’s basketball;
• Madelyn Storm of Gardner, women’s basketball; and
• Gage Velasquez of Peotone, men’s soccer.

More information about KCC athletics is at athletics.kcc.edu.