The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) recognizes programs that achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher at the end of each school year. For the 11th consecutive year, Daytona State College's baseball team has recorded the highest GPA for baseball teams with a 3.78 GPA. To see the rest of the 2021-2022 Academic Teams of the Year, click here.
Women's golf achieved a 3.46 GPA (9th among women's golf), softball a 3.39 GPA, volleyball a 3.34 GPA, men's soccer a 3.22 GPA, and women's soccer a 3.15 GPA.
The NJCAA also recognizes individual athletes for their dedication in the classroom. Sixty eight of Daytona State's student-athletes were named to the 2021-2022 NJCAA All-Academic teams. Click here to see the full list of First team, Second team, and Third team accolades.
First Team:
Kyle Abbott (Baseball)
Harleigh Bilz (Women's Cross Country)
Payton Brennan(Softball)
Connor Burt (Baseball)
Nate Cannizzaro (Baseball)
Fletcher Cline (Baseball)
Kansas Crean (Softball)
Will Diaz (Men's Soccer)
Ella Ferri (Softball)
Brianna Gabe (Women's Golf)
Brandt Herron (Men's Soccer)
Emma Hoffman (Softball)
Bryce Holmes (Baseball)
Brooke Kornegay (Women's Volleyball)
Marisa Lee (Women's Soccer)
Anna Margetis (Softball)
Logan McClure (Baseball)
Mason Neller (Baseball)
Devon Nowells (Baseball)
Ryan Radcliff (Baseball)
Alex Rich (Baseball)
Will Rich (Baseball)
Vander Rocha (Men's Soccer)
Carson Spradlin (Baseball)
Nate Stanley (Baseball)
Arianna Wilson (Women's Soccer)
Second Team:
Alina Carrillo (Women's Volleyball)
Isabella DaSilva (Women's Soccer)
Elena Diaz Trujillo (Women's Soccer)
Lily Dunaway (Women's Basketball)
Zoe Emerson (Softball)
Dalton Fleshhood (Men's Soccer)
Hayden Henry (Baseball)
Morgan Hosier (Women's Soccer)
Taichi Inoue (Men's Soccer)
Blake Leo (Men's Soccer)
Danea Mackey (Women's Basketball)
Schinieder Mimy (Men's Soccer)
Sarah Polak (Softball)
Hannah Rizzuto (Softball)
Odett Schlegl (Women's Basketball)
Sean Sparling (Baseball)
Mireia Vallcorba Rodriguez (Women's Soccer)
Jace Wilson (Baseball)
Jenna Zimmermann (Women's Volleyball)
Third Team:
Jillian Becks (Women's Soccer)
Poom Dhararag (Men's Soccer)
Ellie Docherty (Women's Golf)
Ashton English (Women's Soccer)
Svea Frobel (Women's Volleyball)
Griffin Hacker (Baseball)
Hannah Henn (Women's Soccer)
Reilley Keefe (Softball)
Coltin Kilpatrick (Men's Soccer)
Sean McArdle (Baseball)
Tyler McKenna (Baseball)
Zach Mizrahi (Baseball)
Adrianna Onessimo (Softball)
Noah Palmese (Baseball)
Brett Ramsey (Men's Soccer)
Diego Reyes (Men's Soccer)
Weston Richardson (Men's Soccer)
Mariah Rivera (Softball)
Elena Stevenson (Women's Soccer)
Sarah Stratton (Women's Volleyball)
Kaitlyn Thompson (Women's Volleyball)
Yutaro Tsukada (Men's Soccer)
Riley Wyatt (Women's Volleyball)
Original source can be found here.