Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA (grade point average) of 3.60 or higher for the 2021-22 academic year. To be named to the All-Academic First Team, the student-athlete must have earned a 4.0 GPA. To be named to the All-Academic Second Team, the student-athlete must have earned a 3.80-3.99 GPA while the requirement to be named to the All-Academic Third Team is a GPA of 3.60-3.79.
In addition, all eight athletic programs at Northeast were named a 2021-22 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year as the baseball, men's basketball, men's golf, men's soccer, women's basketball, women's soccer, softball and volleyball programs all received the recognition.
Baseball
First Team: Maxim Fullerton, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Chris Mazzini, Parker, Colo.; Cooper Whitt, Knoxville, Tenn.; and Rusty Wortman, Gretna.
Second Team: Nate Brecht, Sioux Falls, So. Dak.; Christian Carew, Parker, Colo.; Zach Chiolis, Rapid City, So. Dak.; Maximo De Leon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Matt Dreher, Blair; Harrison Taubert, Casper, Wyo.; Kaden Young, Columbus, Neb.; and Zane Zielinski, Chicago, Ill.
Third Team: Eli Crnkovich, Valley; Garrett Dudley, Johnstown, Colo.; Houston Fogelstrom, Omaha; and Gage Ingram, LaVista.
Men's Basketball
First Team: Emaniel Alexandre, Nassau, Bahamas and Evan Decker, Omaha.
Men's Golf
First Team: Rockney Peck, Wisner and Kody Sander, Lincoln.
Second Team: Ted Benston, Hartington.
Men's Soccer
First Team: Jyson Breitbarth, Hilo, HI; Carlos Jimenez, Littleton, Colo.; Anderson Roberts, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago; Caio Carrara, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Hugo Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Second Team: Paul Einero, Cape Town, South Africa.
Third Team: Chad Le Roux, Alberton, South Africa.
Women's Basketball
First Team: Alexis Bliven, Holdrege; Molly Davis, Yutan; Autumn Dickmander, Brule; and Lorna Maxon, Laurel.
Second Team: Ashley Hassett, Hershey.
Third Team: Jaydy Gonzalez, Denver, Colo.
Women's Soccer
First Team: Hannah Cherven, Brighton, Colo.; Erica Derby, Keenesburg, Colo.; Carolin Stahlmann, Ahrensburg, Germany.
Third Team:
Jessica Clinton, Brighton, Colo.; Romeni Gurmendi, Boulder, Colo.; and Taryn O'Brien, Lakewood, Colo.
Softball
First Team: Abby Balfour, Nebraska City; Mia Eickhoff, Redondo Beach, Calif.; and Alexis Folks, Arvada, Colo.
Third Team: Morgan Kleinschmit, Wausa; Jade Koch, Norfolk; Greta Lindberg, Tekamah; Nikki Peters, Broken Bow; and Emilee Spitz, Columbus.
Volleyball
First Team: Brooke Bannister, Marquette; Rachel Ecklund, Overton; Makayla Forsberg, Laurel; Bailey Lemburg, Clarkson; Emily Rasmussen, Homer; and Edyn Sudbeck, Wynot.
Second Team:
Lauren Kavan, Cedar Bluffs.
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