Liberal, Kansas – Following the 2023-24 Academic calendar year, Seward County had 43 student-athletes recognized in the NJCAA with All-Academic honors after putting in the hard work in the classroom to keep their grades up to at least a 3.60 throughout the entire academic year.
Student-athletes who maintained a GPA of 3.60-3.79 earned Third Team honors, 3.80-3.99 were named to the Second Team, and student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.00 earned First Team NJCAA All-Academic recognition.
Along with the individual honors, five Seward County athletic programs earned All-Academic Team awards with Baseball (3.26 GPA), Softball (3.06 GPA), Men’s Tennis (3.29 GPA), Women’s Tennis (3.11 GPA), and Volleyball (3.56 GPA) all earning a spot on the list having met the requirements in the classroom.
Seward County had 43 total players throughout all three teams with 17 players earning first team honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The full list of Saint and Lady Saints to earn All-Academic honors is as follows:
NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.00 GPA):
- Antoine Adamiak – Men’s Tennis
- Todd Baffa – Baseball
- Mitchell Bashfield – Men’s Tennis
- Isaac Canelon – Baseball
- Nicole Cespedes – Women’s Soccer
- Aaliyah Gutierrez – Softball
- Clara Duarte – Volleyball
- Trent Gerber – Baseball
- Kylee Hunt – Women’s Basketball
- Rodrigo Clavijo – Men’s Soccer
- Emma Petton – Women’s Tennis
- Jackson Phillips – Baseball
- Keagon Pitton – Baseball
- Mykenzie Price – Softball
- Fabiana Ramirez – Volleyball
- Tyler Wilcox – Baseball
- Keala Wilson – Volleyball
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA):
- Abigail Artley – Women’s Soccer
- Cem Atlamis – Men’s Tennis
- Josefina Bailetti – Women’s Tennis
- Nathan Hopkins – Baseball
- Nathan Jones – Men’s Basketball
- Kiara Leiton – Women’s Soccer
- Emina Mahmutagic – Volleyball
- Alyssa Morgan – Softball
- Marcelina Pyka – Volleyball
- Winiffer Rodriguez – Volleyball
- Trenton Rowan – Baseball
- Kotaro Wakui – Baseball
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA):
- Isabelle Artley – Women’s Soccer
- Lizzette Cisneros – Volleyball
- Rafaela DaSilva – Volleyball
- Sebastian De Las Salas – Men’s Tennis
- Dora Filipovic – Volleyball
- Lisa Gomez – Volleyball
- Santiago Gonzalez Uribe – Men’s Soccer
- Elias Herrera – Baseball
- Kaylin Jones – Softball
- Morgan McDaniel – Softball
- Adam Mendoza – Baseball
- Juan Pablo Murillo Pazos – Men’s Soccer
- Ryshelle Taylor – Women’s Soccer
- Noemi Tudon – Softball