54 Grizzlies land on NJCAA All-Academic team, Five Butler Programs named All-Academic Teams

Posted: Jul 12, 2022

Butler student-athletes were recognized on a national level as 54 Grizzlies were named to the prestigious list of National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic team members while five Butler programs were named to the All-Academic team list this year.

The Grizzlies had a total of 17 students (seven sports represented in total) earn First Team All-Academic honors (4.00 GPA). Another 16 student-athletes earned Second Team honors and 21 picked up Third Team All-Academic honors. The women's soccer team led the way with 13 student-athletes earning All-Academic honors with football placing 11 on the list and softball nine.

Five Butler team programs had a 3.00 cumulative GPA or better, with soccer having the top Grizzly team distinction earning a 3.48 GPA this past year as a team. In addition to soccer, volleyball finished with a 4.42 while women's cross country tallied a 3.27. Softball recorded a 3.20 team GPA while the baseball team finished with a 3.36 team GPA

The NJCAA announced the 2021-22 All-Academic Teams, recognizing student-athletes across the country for their dedication in the classroom on Monday, July 11^th. A total of 9,912 student-athletes have been honored for achieving a GPA above 3.60 across the association. A total of 1,061 teams also made the list for All-Academic teams

Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2021-22 academic year. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are listed below:

NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA

First Team All-Academic:

Emily	Adler	Softball	First Team
Sydney	Adler	Softball	First Team
Madeline	Boman	Soccer	First Team
Mallory	Cowman	Basketball	First Team
Caden	Cox	Football	First Team
Kayli	Duncan	Volleyball	First Team
Morgan	Fischer	Soccer	First Team
Haley	Garnett	Softball	First Team
Mahlia	Glass	Volleyball	First Team
Korryn	Hackney	Soccer	First Team
Micah	Kobuszewski	Baseball	First Team
Amari	Lipscomb	W-Track & Field	First Team
Chance	Omli	Football	First Team
Carrie	Roe	Volleyball	First Team
Meghann	Wingsutton	Soccer	First Team
Jacob	Wolff	Football	First Team
Briona	Woods	Softball	First Team

Second Team All-Academic:

Grace	Barker Roberts	Soccer	Second Team
Ashton	Conley	Soccer	Second Team
Kenzee	Godwin	Soccer	Second Team
Amayiah	Hall	Softball	Second Team
John	Hankinson III	Football	Second Team
Morgan	Houston	Soccer	Second Team
Jaren	Jackson	Baseball	Second Team
Kyrah	Klumpp	Soccer	Second Team
James	Lovelace	Football	Second Team
Spencer	Maley	Baseball	Second Team
Sydney	Morrow	Volleyball	Second Team
Briana	Raya	Soccer	Second Team
Samuel	Siegel	Baseball	Second Team
Mason	Thrash	Football	Second Team
Zachary	Wittenberg	Football	Second Team
Madison	Young	Softball	Second Team

Third Team All-Academic:

Carson	Arndt	Football	Third Team
Garvey	Cooper	M-Track & Field	Third Team
Luke	Fletcher	Football	Third Team
Leyni	Gomez	W-Cross Country	Third Team
Emily	Hankins	W-Cross Country	Third Team
Brooklyn	Hunter	Soccer	Third Team
Kirstin	Jones	W-Track & Field	Third Team
Victor	Jumo	M-Cross Country	Third Team
Jordan	Kempf	Football	Third Team
Emma	Koeneke	Softball	Third Team
Joy	Ngibuini	Soccer	Third Team
Deanna	Miller	W-Track & Field	Third Team
Gianna	Paape	Softball	Third Team
Paige	Paxton	Softball	Third Team
Carsyn	Soto	Soccer	Third Team
Zachary	Stroh	Baseball	Third Team
Jackson	Syring	Baseball Team	Third Team
Zachary	Trotter	M-Cross Country	Third Team
Zachary	Trotter	M-Track & Field	Third Team
Ryan	Williams	Football	Third Team
Riley	Winkler	Volleyball	Third Team

Five Butler athletic programs achieved a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better this past year earning them the honor of Academic Teams of the year.

NJCAA ACADEMIC TEAMS

SOCCER – 3.48

VOLLEYBALL – 3.42

W-CROSS COUNTRY- 3.27

SOFTBALL – 3.20

BASEBALL – 3.15

COMPLETE LIST OF ALL-ACADEMIC STUDENTS ACROSS THE NJCAA- HERE

COMPLETE LIST OF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS ACROSS THE NJCAA - HERE

*The 54 students recognized this year is seven more than last year and the third most in school history (61 in 2018-19 and 58 in 2016-17).

Butler

Mon, 04/29 | Softball vs. Seward County W, 7-3 (Final) BX | V
Mon, 04/29 | Softball vs. Seward County W, 11-1 (Final - 5 innings) RC | BX | V
Sun, 04/28 | Baseball vs. Dodge City W, 17-2 (Final - 7 innings) BX | V
Sun, 04/28 | Baseball vs. Dodge City L, 6-5 (Final) BX | V
Fri, 04/26 | Baseball at Dodge City L, 12-9 (Final) RC | BX
Fri, 04/26 | Baseball at Dodge City L, 6-2 (Final) RC | BX
Wed, 04/24 | Softball vs. Colby W, 5-0 (Final) RC | BX
Wed, 04/24 | Softball vs. Colby W, 2-0 (Final) RC | BX
Sun, 04/21 | Baseball at Seward County L, 7-6 (Final) RC | BX
Sun, 04/21 | Softball at Indian Hills Community College W, 4-0 (Final) RC | BX
Sun, 04/21 | Baseball at Seward County L, 15-14 (Final - 7 innings) RC | BX
Sun, 04/21 | Softball at Indian Hills Community College L, 7-5 (Final) RC | BX
Sat, 04/20 | Softball at Indian Hills Community College W, 4-1 (Final) RC | BX
Sat, 04/20 | Softball at Indian Hills Community College L, 6-3 (Final) RC | BX
Sat, 04/20 | Women's Track & Field at Outdoor | Kansas Relays | at University of Kansas 0 (Final) RC | R