Charlotte, North Carolina – The NJCAA National Office of Communication has released the 2020-2021 All-Academic Team members in all sports for outstanding academic achievement. Bucks Athletics had 24 athletes named as honorees: Men's and Women's Cross Country had 1 apiece, 2 Women's Soccer, 5 Men's Soccer, 10 Softball, and 5 Baseball 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 First Team: 4.00 GPA:
- Aleco Savvas (Cape Town, South Africa) - Men's Soccer
- Lauren Buss (Clarksville, AR) - Softball
- Mackenzie Person (Bonham, TX) - Softball
- Maggie Lilly (Mt. Pleasant, TX) - Softball
- James McCormick (Benton, AR) - Baseball
- NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80 to 3.99 GPA:
- Briana Salinas (Fort Worth, TX) - Women's Soccer
- Cris Barba (De Queen, AR) - Men's Soccer
- Ross Wilson (Wishaw, Scotland) - Men's Soccer
- Brooke Detommaso (Las Vegas, NV) - Softball
- Maddi Miles (Jonesboro, AR) - Softball
- Madelynn Lacaze (Union Grove, TX) - Softball
- Megan Czinder (League City, TX) - Softball
- Sydney Smith (Siloam Springs, AR) - Softball
- Cole Clark (Clarksville, AR) - Baseball
- Grant Shankle (Van Buren, AR) - Baseball
- NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60 to 3.79 GPA:
- Olivia Orr (Bryant, AR) - Women's Cross Country
- Anthony Sanchez (De Queen, AR) - Men's Cross Country
- Bailey Tillotson (Sherman, TX) - Women's Soccer
- Edward Garcia (De Queen, AR) - Men's Soccer
- Maurice Theart (Parklands, South Africa) - Men's Soccer
- Ashlee Gurley (Logansport, LA) - Softball
- Madison Humphry (Murfreesboro, AR) - Softball
- Isaac Price (Siloam Springs, AR) - Baseball
- Jace Bray (Rogers, AR) - Baseball
Along with these honors, Bucks Softball had 15 student-athletes finish with a 3.0 GPA or higher to make Bucks Softball the first NJCAA All-Academic Team with a 3.43 team GPA!!
For a complete list of NJCAA All-Academic Honorees, visit https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/4/c/lq1pm4156qcrbb/2020-21_NJCAA_All-Academic_Teams_-_07-15-21.pdf.
For a complete list of the All-Time List of Academic Honorees for Bucks Athletics, visit https://bucksathletics.prestosports.com/information/honors.
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