2017-2018 Academic Honors
GOODLAND, KS- Student-Athletes at Northwest Kansas Technical College were recognized by NJCAA for their achievements both on the field and in the classroom for the 2017-2018 academic year. To qualify as a First Team Student-Athlete Academic Award, student athletes must have completed two semesters and have earned a 4.0 GPA. Second Team Student-Athlete Academic Award's are given to student athletes that earned a GPA between between 3.80-3.99. Third Team Student-Athlete Academic Award's are given to student-athletes that earned a GPA between 3.60-3.79. Academic Team of the Year Nominations are teams that have earned an average GPA of at least a 3.00. Below are those students and teams earning academic awards.
First Team Student-Athlete Academic Award (4.0)
Brandon Beloti - Men's Basketball
Samuel Bowel - Men's Soccer
Marlinde Bulsink - Women's Soccer and Basketball
Sean Conness - Cross Country
Bowman Ellis - Wrestling
Kamryn Frisk - Softball
Breanna Hillin - Softball
Sara Aguirre Martin - Women's Soccer
Pelumi Okeowo - Men's Basketball
Emmanuel Olalere - Men's Basketball
Ixcel Olivares - Women's Soccer
Bentiu Panoam - Men's Basketball
Carla Rothwell - Women's Soccer
Marlena Rubio - Softball
Ilari Seunavaara - Men's Soccer
Second Team Student Athlete Academic Award (3.80-3.99)
Chloe Bailey - Women's Soccer and Softball (3.81)
Mikeinah Downs - Women's Basketball (3.80)
Elsa Echarri Rico - Women's Soccer (3.88)
Fernanda Garcia Lopez - Women's Soccer (3.81)
Miles Gibson - Men's Basketball (3.85)
Brandon Hardy - Men's Soccer (3.84)
Jordan Maska - Men's Soccer (3.81)
Alicia Benete Montufo - Women's Soccer (3.94)
Makenna Shaw - Softball (3.87)
Erika Silva - Softball (3.93)
Ayushwinder Singh - Men's Soccer (3.92)
Cain Smith - Men's Soccer (3.84)
Kieran Underdown - Men's Soccer (3.84)
Third Team Student Athlete Academic Award (3.60-3.79)
Brandon Atwood - Men's Basketball (3.75)
Landon Bird - Men's Basketball (3.69)
Cliford Charuka - Men's Track and Field (3.73)
Adrijane Felix Cesar - Women's Soccer (3.61)
Emerald Hart - Women's Basketball (3.72)
Shazier Lawson - Men's Basketball (3.72)
Damian Michalec - Men's Soccer (3.76)
Amanze Njoku-Ibe - Men's Basketball (3.61)
Curt Richter - Men's Track and Field (3.76)
Rayan Sousa Silva - Men's Soccer (3.66)
Joe Simpson - Men's Soccer (3.62)
Gregory Williams - Men's Soccer (3.73)
Academic Team of the Year Nominations (Average Team GPA of 3.0 or higher
Men's Track and Field (3.00)
Women's Track and Field (3.37)
Women's Softball (3.37)
Men's Basketball (3.28)
Men's Cross Country (3.09)
Men's Soccer (3.37)
Women's Basketball (3.19)
Women's Soccer (3.59)