AMES, Iowa - Student-athletes at Northeast Community College excelled both in the classroom and in their respective sport this past season. Ninety-three student-athletes were named to Iowa Community College Athletic Association (ICCAC) Academic All-Region teams.
To be named to the Region XI Academic All-Region First Team, the student-athlete must have earned a 3.5 and above grade point average (GPA). To be named to the All-Region Academic Second Team, the student-athlete must have earned a 3.0-3.49 GPA.
The following student-athletes who earned the distinction of Academic All-Region.
Baseball:
First Team – Ryland Bates, Norfolk; Josh Conn, Summerland Key, Fla.; Maximo De Leon, Santa Domingo, DR; Matt Dreher, Blair; Garrett Dudley, Johnstown, Colo.; Houston Fogelstrom, Omaha; Kobe Greenhalgh, Geelong, AU; Cade Lynam, Springfield; Colin Lynam, Springfield; Sam Manwarren, Overland Park, Kan.; Chris Mazzini, Parker Colo.; Tyler Monroe, Lincoln; Tanner Olmstead, Sioux Falls, So. Dak.; Kolby Rich, Sumner, Iowa; Preston Tenney, Parker Colo.; Keegan Thurston, Kearney; Cooper Whitt, Knoxville, Tenn.; Nate Zyzda, Sioux City, Iowa.
Second Team – Christian Carew, Parker Colo.; Nick Carlson, Kearney; Maxim Fullerton, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Brandon Nicks, Omaha; Alex Potter, Parker Colo.; Jake Roberts, Omaha; Jeremy Schneider, Lovell, Wyo.; Anthony Silvera Jr., Toronto Ontario, CA.; Zane Zielinski, Chicago, Ill.
Men’s Basketball:
First Team – Evan Decker, Omaha; Justin Hiser, Grand Island; Jared Lopez, Lincoln; Grant Stec, Ainsworth.
Second Team – Michael Anderson, Lincoln; Trey Drummond III, Huxley, Iowa; Andy Knapp, Crofton; Ben Tew, Cheshire, UK.
Women’s Basketball:
First Team – Molly Davis, Yutan; Ashley Hassett, Hershey; Kelly Kleffner, Spalding; Lorna Maxon, Laurel; Taylor Peter, Chambers; Breanna Stouffer, David City.
Second Team – Brianna Bauer, O’Neill; Patricija Peric, Zagreb, Croatia; Hannah Ollendick, Tilden.
Men’s Golf:
First Team – Everette Carroll, Harlan, Iowa; Carter Schnoor, Randolph.
Men’s Soccer:
First Team – Conner Bickford, Arvada, Colo.; Jyson Breitbarth, Hilo, Hawaii; Riley Carlson, Norfolk; Jeremy Dreher, Norfolk; David Evans Jr., Lakewood, Colo.; Cael Wiederin, Norfolk.
Second Team – Juan Gallegos, Thornton, Colo.; Mateo Gomez-Keep, Cali CO; Carlos Jimenez, Littleton, Colo.; Breno Neves, Brasilia, BR; Hugo Santos, Rio de Janeiro, BR; Julius Schwendt, Alpenrod, DE; Mano Veldt, Bussum, NL.
Women’s Soccer:
First Team – Mackenzie Byrnes, Brighton, Colo.; Londyn Cacciacarne, Layton, Utah; Hannah Cherven, Brighton, Colo.; Meghan Colton, Norfolk; Madison Foutz, Brighton Colo.; Emily Hughes, Brighton, Colo.; Taryn O’Brien, Lakewood, Colo.; Jonatha Tighe, Broomfield, Colo.; Kelsey Tabbert, Elkhorn.
Second Team – Frida Aguilar-Ximello, Boulder, Colo.; McKenna Bailiff, Ashland; Jessica Clinton, Brighton, Colo.; Naomi Pedroza, Hastings; Sara Pedroza, Hastings.
Softball:
First Team – Abby Balfour, Nebraska City; Maggie Berryman, Norfolk; Lauryn Cardenas, Gothenburg; Morgan Haner, Sterling; Chantel Julian, Roseville, Calif.; Jade Koch, Norfolk; Vada Kruse, Norfolk; Greta Lindberg, Tekamah; Taylor Nicolay, Nebraska City; Kierra Stewart, Dodge.
Second Team – Brianna Aguilera, Pierce; Kinsey McClain, Aurora; Sydney Schmitz, Nebraska City.
Volleyball:
First Team – Jamie Bonifas, Blue Hill; Elizabeth Christensen, Stanton; Makayla Forsberg, Laurel; Carly Hirsch, Norfolk; Taylor Stelling, Milford; Payton Weber, Alliance.
Second Team – Kinsey Skillstad, North Platte.
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