43 Seward County Student Athletes Earn NJCAA All¬-Academic Honors

Liberal, Kansas – Following the 2023-24 Academic calendar year, Seward County had 43 student-athletes recognized in the NJCAA with All-Academic honors after putting in the hard work in the classroom to keep their grades up to at least a 3.60 throughout the entire academic year.

Student-athletes who maintained a GPA of 3.60-3.79 earned Third Team honors, 3.80-3.99 were named to the Second Team, and student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.00 earned First Team NJCAA All-Academic recognition.

Along with the individual honors, five Seward County athletic programs earned All-Academic Team awards with Baseball (3.26 GPA), Softball (3.06 GPA), Men's Tennis (3.29 GPA), Women's Tennis (3.11 GPA), and Volleyball (3.56 GPA) all earning a spot on the list having met the requirements in the classroom.

Seward County had 43 total players throughout all three teams with 17 players earning first team honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The full list of Saint and Lady Saints to earn All-Academic honors is as follows:

NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.00 GPA):

• Antoine Adamiak – Men's Tennis
• Todd Baffa – Baseball
• Mitchell Bashfield – Men's Tennis
• Isaac Canelon – Baseball
• Nicole Cespedes – Women's Soccer
• Aaliyah Gutierrez – Softball
• Clara Duarte – Volleyball
• Trent Gerber – Baseball
• Kylee Hunt – Women's Basketball
• Rodrigo Clavijo – Men's Soccer
• Emma Petton – Women's Tennis
• Jackson Phillips – Baseball
• Keagon Pitton – Baseball
• Mykenzie Price – Softball
• Fabiana Ramirez – Volleyball
• Tyler Wilcox – Baseball
• Keala Wilson – Volleyball

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA):

• Abigail Artley – Women's Soccer
• Cem Atlamis – Men's Tennis
• Josefina Bailetti – Women's Tennis
• Nathan Hopkins – Baseball
• Nathan Jones – Men's Basketball
• Kiara Leiton – Women's Soccer
• Emina Mahmutagic – Volleyball
• Alyssa Morgan – Softball
• Marcelina Pyka – Volleyball
• Winiffer Rodriguez – Volleyball
• Trenton Rowan – Baseball
• Kotaro Wakui – Baseball

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA):

• Isabelle Artley – Women's Soccer
• Lizzette Cisneros – Volleyball
• Rafaela DaSilva – Volleyball
• Sebastian De Las Salas – Men's Tennis
• Dora Filipovic – Volleyball
• Lisa Gomez – Volleyball
• Santiago Gonzalez Uribe – Men's Soccer
• Elias Herrera – Baseball
• Kaylin Jones – Softball
• Morgan McDaniel – Softball
• Adam Mendoza – Baseball
• Juan Pablo Murillo Pazos – Men's Soccer
• Ryshelle Taylor – Women's Soccer
• Noemi Tudon - Softball