Shawnee Community College Athletes Recognized for Academics

 

ULLIN, IL (July 22, 2024)—Shawnee Community College is pleased to announce that several athletes have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2023-24 All-Academic Teams. This is an effort to recognize athletes nationwide for their outstanding work in the classroom. 12,245 student-athletes received the honor this year, including 11 from SCC.

The First-Team Students earned a 4.00 grade point average. They are Caden Paro, softball; Taylor Reiman, softball; and Nicholas ‘Nick’ Turner, baseball.

Second-Team honors went to Alyssa Aikins, softball; Sydney Schenk, softball; Shealyn Thorn, softball; and Jayden Welch, softball. These students received a GPA between 3.80 and 3.99.

Third-Team students earned a 3.60 to 3.79 GPA. Saints on that team include Laniya Barnett, softball; MacKenzie Dassing, softball; MaKayla Dejear, volleyball; and Ava McNeil-Stephens, women’s basketball.

Shawnee Community College is proud of these student-athletes and wishes them all the very best in the future.