(Estherville, Iowa) Iowa Lakes Community College was recently honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for academic achievements during the 2024-25 school year.
Each year the NJCAA recognizes both teams and individuals for academic success based on grade point average (GPA) in three award classifications: NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.00 GPA), NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA), and NJCAA All-Academic Third Team. Six Iowa Lakes teams received honorable mention for earning a team cumulative grade point average above 3.0.
Volleyball- 3.6
Men's Swimming- 3.47
Men's Soccer- 3.46
Softball- 3.35
Women's Golf- 3.32
Women's Soccer- 3.19
Men's Golf- 3.18
Sports Shooting 3.15
Dance- 3.06
Although Dance is not sanctioned through the NJCAA, they earned a team GPA of 3.06.
"We are thrilled to witness the remarkable number of teams and student-athletes being honored on the esteemed Academic All-American teams. Our coaches have done an exceptional job in recruiting top-notch student-athletes and nurturing their academic growth. We are very proud to have 9 of our teams recognized by the NJCAA for their excellent work in the classroom. Our Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Men's Golf, Sports Shooting, and Dance teams have all exhibited exceptional academic prowess, earning them the NJCAA academic teams of the year. Furthermore, it fills us with immense pride to see numerous athletes from each program being recognized individually, an impressive feat that reflects the dedication and excellence of our entire athletic department," expressed Athletic Director Troy Larson.
Below is a list of 60 Iowa-Lakes student-athletes recognized by the NJCAA for their 2024-25 individual academic achievement:
NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.0 GPA)
Kristian Graham- Men's Basketball
Alyssa Schorg- Women's Golf
Felipe dos Santos Alves- Men's Soccer
Yurok Cho- Men's Soccer
Porter Drost- Men's Soccer
Gabriel Malics- Men's Soccer
Louis Kruger- Men's Soccer
Kasper Wollstein- Men's Soccer
Kenta Yagi- Men's Soccer
Suean Yang- Men's Soccer
Ines Balaghni- Women's Soccer
Alicia Haughin - Women's Golf
Stefanie Schmeisser- Women's Soccer
Brooklyn Bode- Softball
Abby Burgess- Softball
Alexis Cullinane- Softball
Macy Pickett- Softball
Bailey Smith- Softball
Joseph Perrigo- Sports Shooting
Cidney Tidgren- Sports Shooting
Pedro Brandao- Men's Swimming & Diving
Caleb Hodge- Men's Swimming & Diving & Sports Shooting
Dominic Chimeno- Men's Wrestling
Jordan Grimes- Volleyball
Adrianna Krieger- Volleyball
Kenzie Lee- Volleyball
Makenzie Uribe- Volleyball
Nina Aceves- Women's Wrestling
Riley Weiler- Women's Wrestling
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA)
Kenryu Seimori- Baseball
Drake Van Meter- Baseball
Morgan Bednarek- Women's Basketball
Paige Martin- Women's Basketball
Sarah Visser- Women's Basketball
Christian Prambs- Men's Golf
Abigail Brooks- Women's Golf
Oluwatade Adeyemi- Men's Soccer
Paul Adukor- Men's Soccer
Diogo Bento- Men's Soccer
Rory Currie- Men's Soccer
Ruadhan Feeney- Men's Soccer
Garbhan Feeney- Men's Soccer
Haruya Higuchi- Men's Soccer
Jeremy Koppe- Men's Soccer
Dayton Jenniges- Sport Shooting
Kajsa Bates- Volleyball
Lily Kunselman- Volleyball
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA)
Carter Snyder- Baseball
Ashton Hermann- Men's Basketball
Drew Parsons- Men's Golf
Teitur Berg- Men's Soccer
Juan Diaz- Men's Soccer
Florent Lefebvre- Men's Soccer
Keiji Sugiura- Men's Soccer
Leah Becker- Women's Golf
Stina Mathews- Women's Soccer
Ana Zamorano- Women's Soccer
Joao Rodrigues Goncalves- Men's Swimming & Diving
William Penn- Men's Wrestling
Morgan Fine- Softball
For a complete list of the 2024-25 NJCAA All-Academic Teams and Honorees, follow the link below: https://www.njcaa.org/awards/academic_student-athlete
MEDIA: For more information, please contact Troy Larson, the Iowa Lakes Athletic Director, at (712) 362-7915 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.