SKYHAWKS ANNOUNCE ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS
Ten Sauk Valley Community College student-athletes were given honors as NJCAA Academic All-Americans recently. Student-athletes must earn a GPA of 3.60 or higher during the fall and spring terms of the academic year. Two teams were also recognized by the NJCAA for their academic standing, those teams being Women’s Cross Country and Men’s Golf.
Additionally, thirty eight Skyhawk student-athletes earned Arrowhead Conference All-Conference Honors for the 2018-19 academic year. To qualify for the distinction, the student-athlete must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher during the fall and spring semesters. Individuals who have been granted honors are:
Anderson, Katy -- Cross Country
Bajramoski, Ibrahim -- Tennis
Bisland, Sarah -- Softball
Brock, Jase -- Basketball
Burkett, Kylie*** -- Tennis
Chromek, Hanneh -- Tennis
Church, Kassidee*** -- Volleyball
Conner, Paige -- Volleyball
Deery, Maddilyn -- Softball
Ely, Grace*** -- Tennis
Gingrich, Sean -- Basketball
Govig, Nolan*** -- Basketball
Guy, Colton*** -- Golf
Hafner, Ethan -- Baseball
Harden, Mekenzie -- Cross Country
Hoefler, Taylor -- Softball
Hubbard, Devonte -- Basketball
Koerner, Gehrig -- Baseball
Ledbetter, Lillian*** -- Softball
McCue, Meagan --Cross Country
Nugent, Nataleigh*** -- Cross Country
Patterson, Wyatt -- Baseball
Rhodenbaugh, Mason*** -- Tennis
Rodriquez, Jacelyn -- Softball
Rommel, McKenna -- Softball
Ruckman, Cole -- Golf
Rude, Ryan -- Baseball
Rugh, Jason -- Tennis
Sanders, Cael*** -- Golf
Shrimplin, Emily -- Volleyball
Steinhagen, Henry -- Tennis
Taylor, Jaden -- Golf
Varga, Haley -- Softball
Warner, Shauni*** -- Basketball
Watznauer, Drake -- Baseball
Wiedner, Haley -- Cross Country
Wilson, Hannah -- Volleyball
Wynkoop, Whitney -- Softball
*** Indicates NJCAA Academic All-American
Nolan Govig of the men’s Basketball team and Kylie Burkett of the women’s Tennis team were awarded the Bob Bopp Award by the Arrowhead Conference for earning the school’s highest individual GPA for the academic year.
At Sauk Valley, the Cross Country team earned the highest team GPA among the 5 women’s sports with a 3.29 GPA. The Golf team carried the highest men’s GPA with a 3.15 GPA, also among 5 men’s sports.