Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office of Communication has released the 2019-2020 All-Academic Team members in all sports for outstanding academic achievement. Bucks Athletics had 7 athletes named as honorees: 2 Men's Cross Country and 5 Men's Soccer athletes.
To be nominated and awarded as a NJCAA All-Academic Team Honoree, a student-athlete must have completed two full-time semesters (24 credit hours or more) and participated in a least one season at the varsity level in his or her sport. Along with the previous requirements, a student must finish the academic year with at least a 3.6 grade-point average or higher on a 4.00 scale. The NJCAA breaks down the honorees into the following categories:
- NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
- NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80 to 3.99 GPA
- NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60 to 3.79 GPA
The following Bucks athletes were named as NJCAA All-Academic Honorees:
- NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60 to 3.79 GPA: (pictures in order from left to right)
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- Clint Buck (Cross Country) – Mena, Arkansas
- Robert McIntyre (Cross Country) – Mena, Arkansas
- Cristopher Barba (Soccer) – De Queen, Arkansas
- Joao Coelho (Soccer) – Taubate, Brazil
- Maurice Theart (Soccer) – Parklands, South Africa
- Rodrigo De Castro (Soccer) – Goiania, Brazil
- Marcos Pires (Soccer) – Trass Lagoas, Brazil
For a complete list of NJCAA All-Academic Honorees, visit https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/n/9/wv7kpzh7q7hmrt/2019-20_NJCAA_All-Academic_Teams_-2-.pdf.
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