SENATOBIA – Sophomore athletes Jarod Wright and Kendall McCoy were two of 11 Northwest Mississippi Community College students to be inducted into the 2016-17 Northwest Hall of Fame earlier this month.

The duo received the highest honor a Northwest student can attain based upon their academic prowess and involvement in student life at the college. The 11 students were honored at the Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting on the Senatobia campus.

Wright is a pitcher on the Ranger baseball team and was named First Team All-MACJC last season. Off the field, he was named a 2015-16 NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete, is a two-time member of the Dean's List and fall 2016 President's List honoree.

McCoy played two seasons on the tennis team and was a member of the Northwest Rangerettes. She was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 2015-16 NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete and has made both the Dean's and President's List during her Ranger career.