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