AMES, Iowa – Student-athletes from across all eight athletic programs at Northeast Community College have been recognized for their academic work. Ninety-eight student-athletes were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Association (ICCAC) Academic All-Region Team.
First Team performers earned a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) or above, while Second Team members earned between a 3.0 and a 3.49 GPA.
The following student-athletes earned the distinction of Academic All-Region by the ICCAC:
Baseball
First Team: Aidan Brainard, Littleton, Colo.; Christian Carew, Parker, Colo.; Eli Crnkovich, Valley; Austin Den Hoed, Papillion; Cade Grevengoed, West Des Moines, Iowa; Grayson Headrick, Littleton, Colo.; Jackson Horn, Papillion; Dane Mediger, Sioux Falls, So. Dak.; Gabe Rodriguez, Thornton, Colo.; Tom Shakespeare, Canbarra, Australia; Harrison Taubert, Casper, Wyo.; Nick Vilims, Evergreen, Colo.; Oliver Ward, Bothell, Wash.; Derek Woolwine, Boulder, Colo.; Rusty Wortman, Gretna; Pierce Wright, Olathe, Kan.; Kaden Young, Columbus; Nate Zyzda, Sioux City, Iowa.
Second Team: Nicholas Carlson, Kearney; Taylor Gill, Orem, Utah; Darius Hagen, Omaha; Gage Ingram, LaVista; Matt Kitzman, Osseo, Minn.; Nick Miszuk, Parker, Colo.; Korben Rich, Kearney; Parker Stewart, Urbandale, Iowa.
Men's Basketball
First Team: Emaniel Alexandre, Nassau, Bahamas; Ben Hammond, Norfolk; Hunter Oestreich, Battle Creek.
Second Team: Chaz Cullum, Omaha; Jared Lopez, Lincoln; Tanner Oestreich, Battle Creek. Saheed Sanusi, Nassau, Bahamas.
Women's Basketball
First Team: Alexis Bliven, Holdrege; Autumn Dickmander, Brule; Stevi Fallis, Pine Ridge, So. Dak.; Analyssa Maldonado, Sunnyside, Wash.; Marta Pons, Sevilla, Spain; Allison Richards, Pine Ridge, So. Dak.; Lexi Schroder, Stuart; Erin Schwanebeck, Norfolk.
Second Team: Sharissa Haas, Pine Ridge, So. Dak.; Shelby Welsh, Mullen.
Men's Golf
First Team: Emmet Hansen, Brandon, So. Dak.; Riley Kuehn, Hartington; Rockney Peck, Wisner; Kody Sander, Lincoln; Jackson Schwanebeck, Norfolk; Tanner Walling, Wayne.
Second Team: Santiago Valdes, Mexico City, Mexico; Emmett Woodland, Ontario, Canada.
Men's Soccer
First Team: Luca Baltzer, Oberstenfeld, Germany; Conor Carew, Co. Carlow, Ireland; Tom Hennah, Little Sandhurst, England; Jamie Le Comte, Dunedin, New Zealand; Chad Le Roux, Cape Town, So. Africa; Teun Van Der Donk, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Second Team: Sergio Aspas, Valencia, Spain; Paul Einero, Cape Town, So. Africa; Ewen Guillermo, Noyal-Pontivy, France; Fabian Hasler, Lucerne, Switzerland; Jeevan Purewal, Wolverhampton, England.
Women's Soccer
First Team: Kyler Bowman, Topeka, Kan.; Jaidyn Cavalieri, Castle Rock, Colo.; Erica Derby, Keenesburg, Colo.; Julie Derenemesnil, Paris, France; Chelsea Dolbel, Devonport, Australia; Romeni Gurmendi, Boulder, Colo.; Kailey Lincoln, Gold Coast, Australia; Carly Schaad, Columbus; Oceanna Solis, Brighton, Colo.; Hannah Thornell, Auckland, New Zealand; Aidyn Woodall, Castle Rock, Colo.; Delaney Wells, Brighton, Colo.
Second Team: Mackenzee Stokes, Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Softball
First Team: Abby Balfour, Nebraska City; Mia Eickhoff, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Alexis Folks, Arvada, Colo.; Morgan Kleinschmit, Wausa; Ahdriana Medrano, Grand Island; Nikki Peters, Broken Bow; Ellie Schwede, Norfolk; Emilee Spitz, Columbus.
Second Team: Alysaa Bottorff, Nebraska City; Kelsey Choplin, Gibbon; Amanda Gonzales, Denver, Colo.; Josie Knust, Plattsmouth; Makynzie Loftus, Gillette, Wyo.
Volleyball
First Team: Karley Heimes, Wynot; Leah Levin, Ashland; Cadence Kramer, Stuart; Kiara Krusemark, Wayne; Lily Otten, Pilger; Sydney Redden, Wayne; Erin Schwanebeck, Norfolk; Sydney Stelling, Milford.
Second Team: Kaitlyn Nelson, Ainsworth; Savannah Siebrandt, Stanton.
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