MGCCC leads MACJC All-Academic honorees

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast's 104 members of the MACJC All-Academic Teams led the 15-school Mississippi Association of Junior and Community Colleges, the conference announced Tuesday. 

There were 45 Bulldogs who earned Distinguished MACJC All-Academic for having GPAs of 3.80 or higher. Another 59 had GPAs of 3.25 or higher to earn All-Academic honors.

"MACJC student-athletes are competitive on the court or field, and in the classroom," said MACJC Commissioner Steve B. Martin. "I couldn't be more proud of our student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors and academic advisers for their hard work this year, particularly in these difficult and challenging times. The continued academic excellence of our student-athletes is a testament to their grit, character and integrity."

The Distinguished All-Academic winners were: baseball's Noah Blythe (Fr., Tates Creek/Lexington, Ky.), women's tennis's Kaylen Bond (Fr., Stone/Perkinston), men's soccer's Brandon Boren (Fr., Hernando/Hernando), football's Jalen Bracey (Fr., Murrah/Jackson), softball's Sarah Brannan (Fr, Enterprise/Enterprise), men's soccer's Griffin Bush (So., Pearl/Pearl), women's soccer's Chandler Cleveland (Fr., Terry/Byram), baseball's Cameron Cotten (So., George County, Lucedale), baseball's Matthew DeLano (Fr., Biloxi, Biloxi), men's tennis's Grant Eubanks (Fr., George County/Lucedale), golf's Hamp Fairey (So., Oak Grove/Hattiesburg), women's soccer's Chloe Fell (So., Woodhey/Bury, England), baseball's Dawson Flowers (Fr., Brookhaven Academy, Brookhaven), men's soccer's Francisco Garcia (Fr., Caledonia/Caledonia), women's tennis's Krissy Georgieva (Fr., Epsom and Ewell High School/Sutton, England), women's tennis's Tirzah Ginn (Fr., Laurel Christian/Laurel), women's basketball's Mia Goolsby (So., Legacy Early College/Greenville S.C.), men's soccer's Isaiah Gore (Fr., Laurel/Laurel), baseball's Alec Hardy (Fr., Stone, Wiggins), golf's Oliver Harris (So., East Central/Hurley), women's soccer's Hannah Helms (So., Southaven/Southaven), golf's Jon Hopkins (So., Hockerill Anglo-European College/Bishop's Stortford, England), women's soccer's Krystle Hughes (Fr., Winona/Winona), softball's Marsha' Hunt (So, Philadelphia/Philadelphia), women's basketball's Whitney Johnson (So., Gulfport/Gulfport), baseball's Karsten Knobles (Fr., Laurel Christian School, Laurel), golf's Evan Ladner (Hancock/Necaise), football's Solomon Landrum (Fr., Sumrall/Sumrall), softball's Alexis Laughlin (Fr, East Central/Hurley), women's soccer's Shae Mallard (So., D'Iberville/D'Iberville), softball's Hydia McDonald (So, Stone/Wiggins), men's soccer's Chad McKnight (Fr., Terry/Byram), men's soccer's Luke Mills (So., Cedars Upper School/Leighton Buzzard, England), softball's Katie Mitchell (Fr, Kosciusko/McCool), softball's Caroline Moore (Fr, Maryville/Maryville, Tenn.), men's soccer's Peyton Phillips (So., Stone/Wiggins), baseball's Canaan Ray (Fr., Poplarville, Poplarville), softball's Kathryn Reeves (So, Morton/Morton), men's soccer's Elian Salguero (Fr., Petal/Petal), baseball's Connor Spencer (Fr., Hernando, Hernando), women's tennis's Anna Stringer, men's soccer's Deon Travis (Fr., Madison Central/Madison), women's soccer's Kaylee Van Norman (So., Hartfield Academy/Brandon), women's soccer's Isabella Weaver (Fr., Vancleave/Vancleave) and baseball's Beckett White (Fr., Gulfport, Gulfport).

All-Academic honors go to: men's basketball's A.J. Banks (So., Pearl River Central/Carriere), men's basketball's Xavier Bass (So., Vancleave/Vancleave), football's Jimmy Bennett (Fr., Clinton/Clinton), women's soccer's Megan Brown (So., Home School/Picayune), softball's Kristen Cade (So, Harrison Central/Saucier), softball's Kayla Cade (So, Harrison Central/Saucier), golf's Jake Crosson (So., New Hope/Columbus), women's basketball's Da'Vashia Epps (Fr., Port Gibson/Port Gibson), baseball's Chance Forbes (So., Columbia Academy, Columbia), football's Jae'Vien Gill (Fr., Neshoba Central/Philadelphia), football's Isaac Gowdy (Fr., Ocean Springs/Ocean Springs), baseball's Cameron Gray (Fr., East Central, Hurley), men's basketball's Kevin Grimes (Fr., Bay Springs/Bay Springs), baseball's Dawson Hall (So., East Central, Hurley), women's basketball's Kailyn Hammett (So., Jefferson County/Fayette), men's basketball's Cameron Hartfield (So., George County/Lucedale), softball's Hannah Herrington (Fr, Enterprise/Enterprise), baseball's Tyler Hoffman (So., Mobile Christian, Mobile, Ala.), baseball's Kyle Howell (Fr., Harrison Central, Gulfport), men's soccer's Chad Hudson (Fr., St. Patrick/Gulfport), men's soccer's Christian Inchima (Fr., St. Edmond Campion/Brampton Ontario), baseball's Ryan Jackson (So., Ridgeland, Ridgeland), football's Malik Jones (Fr., Grenada/Grenada), football's Leon Jones (Fr., North Forrest/Hattiesburg), baseball's Evan Keith (So., Vancleave, Vancleave), softball's Lacey Knight (Fr. Pearl/Pearl), men's tennis's Raymond Lam (Fr., Biloxi/Biloxi), men's tennis's Seth Macute (Fr., St Joseph's Nudgee College/Brisbane, Australia), men's soccer's Abraham Mayen (Fr., DeSoto Central/Southaven), football's Oliver Moreman (Fr., Lawrence County/Monticello), softball's Andrea Morgan (Fr, Jackson Prep/Jackson), women's basketball's Nakendra Owens (So., Port Gibson /Port Gibson), softball's Jenn Perkins (So, Barbe/Lake Charles, La.), golf's Patrick Powers (So., St. Stanislaus/Gulfport), baseball's Mason Prentiss (So., Greene County, Leakesville), softball's Addison Renfroe (So, Lee County/Leesburg, Ga.), baseball's Hayden Robb (Fr., Vancleave, Vancleave), men's soccer's Mack Russell (Fr., Madison Central/Madison), women's tennis's Anna Leigh Sandridge (Fr., Canton Academy/Canton), softball's Talena Satcher (So., Enterprise/Enterprise), men's soccer's Zach Seymour (Fr., St. Patrick/Gulfport), women's basketball's Amayla Sharif (Fr., Phoebus/Chester, Pa), women's soccer's Bettie Shoemaker (Fr., St. Martin/Vancleave), football's Hayden Shook (Fr., Germantown/Starkville), softball's Briana Shores (So, Richland/Richland), women's basketball's Kayla Simmons (So., Brandon/Brandon), baseball's Nick Sims (So., New Hope, New Hope), women's tennis's Chasity Snyder (Fr., Florence/Florence), softball's A'Mya Stevens (Fr, Northeast Jones/Laurel), baseball's Tucker Thomas (So., Biloxi, Biloxi), women's tennis's Tia Topps (Fr., Grenada/Grenada), baseball's Dawson Walters (Fr., Tri-County Academy, Flora), baseball's Luke Welborn (Fr., Locust Grove, Locust Grove, Ga.), men's basketball's Damien Wheaton (Fr., Bay Springs/Bay Springs), football's Jammie White (So., Oxford/Oxford), men's soccer's DeCarlos Williams (Fr., West Harrison/Gulfport), football's C.J. Williams (Fr., Taylorsville/Taylorsville), golf's Nathan Woolard (So., Poplar Bluff/Poplar Bluff, Mo.)  and men's soccer's Peyton Younger (So., West Harrison/Gulfport).

The MGCCC Athletic Department's efforts in the classroom are overseen by Athletic Academic Advisor Julie Brand.

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