NJCAA Announces All-Academic and Academic Teams of the Year
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The NJCAA has announced its 2023-24 All-Academic Teams and Academic Teams of the Year, recognizing student-athletes across the country for their dedication in the classroom.
This year, a total of 12,245 student-athletes were honored for achieving a GPA of 3.60 or above. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are:
- NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
- NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA
- NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA
Northwest Florida State produced 34 All-Academic Honorees, including six first-team recipients, 11 second-team and 17 third-team. The NJCAA also recognizes teams who earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and, this season, all four Raider programs achieved this mark. Women's Basketball topped the group with a 3.57 GPA, followed by Softball (3.56), Men's Basketball (3.53) and Baseball (3.46). Combined, Raider Athletics finished the academic year with a 3.51 cumulative GPA.
Below is a list of all the first, second and third-team recipients recognized by the NJCAA.
First-Team
Preston Murphy (Baseball)
Will Hynes (Men's Basketball)
Ashlyn Shirah (Softball)
Autumn Vessier (Softball)
Gyvan Hammons (Softball)
McKayla Ferguson (Softball)
Second-Team
Alex Kruse (Baeball)
Jackson Evers (Baseball)
Jaquae Stewart (Baseball)
Joseph Cable (Baseball)
Parker Dillhoff (Baseball)
Gabe Martinez (Men's Basketball)
Cailyn Heyl (Softball)
Madison Stewart (Softball)
Sister Arnold (Softball)
Allyson Ferguson (Women's Basketball)
Mya Pierfax (Women's Basketball)
Third-Team
Brock Tapper (Baseball)
Braded Rapp (Baseball)
Bryce Hubbard (Baseball)
Cade Sadler (Baseball)
Reid Broussard (Baseball)
Will Boylan (Baseball)
Brandon Sinclair (Men's Basketball)
Tyrese Elliott (Men's Basketball)
Breanna Barnes (Softball)
Hayden Andrews (Softball)
Kamryn Carver (Softball)
Tori Taylor (Softball)
Celia Riviere (Women's Basketball)
Jade Ondineme (Women's Basketball
Kyla McBride (Women's Basketball)
Mekhia Chase (Women's Basketball)
Stephanie Mosely (Women's Basketball)