CHARLOTTE - With another school year in the books, Northwest student-athletes once again excelled in competition and in the classroom, as the NJCAA recognized several teams and individuals for 2021-22 All-Academic accolades.

Two Northwest teams garnered Academic Team of the Year recognition from the NJCAA, as football and women's soccer led the nation in team GPAs. The Ranger football team posted a 3.22 GPA, while the Lady Rangers' soccer squad came away with a 3.62 GPA. This is the first NJCAA Academic Team of the Year award for the women's soccer program and the football program was one of only two teams in the nation with a 3.0 GPA or better.

Additionally, several more Northwest teams earned cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or better, including baseball (3.41), women's basketball (3.60), softball (3.73) and volleyball (3.72). Of those four sports, softball finished with the fifth highest GPA in the nation, while volleyball (8th), women's basketball (10th) and baseball (18th) also finished within the top 20 among highest GPAs.

Northwest also had a record of 77 student-athletes earn individual appointments to NJCAA All-Academic teams, up from last year's total of 52. Included in that total were 21 first team honorees, a new record that shattered the previous total of 19 selections from the 2020-21 academic year. 

To be eligible, student-athletes had to achieve an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2021-22 academic year. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are listed below:

• 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

A total of 2,852 student-athletes garnered NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors after achieving a 4.0 GPA. 3,322 student-athletes were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team while 4,221 student-athletes received third team recognition. 

To see the full list of NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year, click here. For a full list of student-athlete award winners, click here.


NJCAA All-Academic Selections
First Team (4.00 GPA)
Amaya Andrews - WSOC
Maddie Brower - SB
Brandon Bruckman - BB
Sam Brumfield - FB
Judah Buckner - BB
Cody Dowell - WSOC
Tori Dronet - WSOC
Tanner Gillis - FB
Kylie Gurley - SB
Fred Harris, Jr. - FB
Michael Hiers - FB
Josh Hill - BB
Jessica Jaimes - WSOC
Jacoby Jones - FB
Tyson Keys - FB
Kapria Manning - VB
Eliza Olive - WSOC
Lia Ramos - VB
Molly Rose - WSOC
Jarvis Townsend - FB
Hayley White - WSOC

Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA)
Haleigh Buchanan - SB
Sarah Kate Burns - WSOC
Jaclyn Carter - SB/VB
Kevin Diaz - FB
David Duvall - FB
Jennifer Enriquez - WSOC
Jordan Gates - WSOC
Allison Greene - VB
Claire Leak - WBK
John Luke Marlin - BB
Jay Mickle - FB
McKaylee Polk - SB
Koby Rhone - MSOC
Sydney Sides - VB
Taylor Smith - VB
Julissa Soto - VB
Thea Trammell - WSOC
Vance Van Every - FB
Reese Vanlandingham - SB
Jesus Villegas - MSOC
Cailey Walker - WBK
Trace White - FB
Benton Williams - BB

Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA)
Meagan Allen - SB
Laila Armstrong - SB
Ally Bailey - WSOC
Kayla Beal - VB
Kaitlyn Bednarek - SB
Kolten Blakeney - WBK
De'Aisha Browner - VB
Ethan Bumgarner - FB
Micheal Campbell - FB
Davion Carter - FB
Thomas Cheatham - BB
Caylee Comer - SB
Kamryn Conner - VB
Gabby Dickerson - SB
Logan Eldridge - BB
Sha'Kirria Everett - WBK
Maggie Grubbs - SB
Tripp Hardin - BB
Molly Harris - SB
Ashanti High - WBK
India Jeffries - VB
Randi Johnson - SB
Carson Kairit - BB
Brady Logan - BB
Chariah Mabry - VB
Kristina Medford - WSOC
Gracie Mettetal - SB
Jackson Mize - FB
Maura Nunley - WBK
Meredith Owen - SB
Lexi Page - VB
Jaylen Powell - FB
I'Yana Ragin - WBK