73 Bulldogs named to NJCAA All-Academic teams

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast finished in the top 25 of more than 400 community colleges in total number of awardees in the NJCAA All-Academic Student-Athlete Awards in 2023-24.

Gulf Coast ranked 23^rd and had the third-highest number among MACCC schools.

There were 23 Bulldogs named to the First Team, requiring a perfect 4.0 GPA. There were 23 on the Second Team (3.80-3.99) and 27 on the Third Team (3.60-3.79).

NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.0 GPA) members: men's soccer's Jayden Armstrong (Fr., Southaven/DeSoto Central), softball's Aleah Beaugez (Fr., D'Iberville/D'Iberville), football's Kazarius Bowie (So., Jackson/Brandon), football's Joe Bradford (So., Pass Christian/St. Stanislaus), women's tennis' Kendall Burn (So., Wiggins/Stone), women's soccer's Kadie Craft (Fr., Picayune/Picayune), women's soccer's Lainey Cunningham (So., Wiggins/Stone), women's tennis' Mikenzy Dubrow (Fr., Biloxi/Biloxi), men's soccer's Koen Gemeri (Fr., Gold Coast, Australia/Southport School), baseball's Tyler Gunter (So., D'Iberville/D'Iberville), baseball's Dawson Hall (Fr., Gulfport/Gulfport), women's soccer's Ann Elise Hester (So., Hattiesburg/Presbyterian Christian), baseball's Andrew Knight (Fr., Hattiesburg/Sumrall), softball's Madison Laiche (Fr., Luling, La./John Curtis), women's soccer's Valentina Marin (So., Bogota, Colombia/Colegio Madre Matilde), golf's John Mark Mills (Fr., Pontotoc/Mike Bender Golf Academy), men's soccer's Victor Moerck (Fr., Vaerloese, Denmark/Lyngby Handelsgymnasium), women's soccer's Morgan Pickering (So., Wiggins/Stone), baseball's Blake Roberts (So., Petal/Petal), women's soccer's Neave Ross (Fr., Whitley Bay, England/Whitley Bay), men's soccer's David Ruiz Ospina (Fr., Manizales, Colombia/Gimnasio del Pacifico), women's tennis' Lauren Sullivan (Fr., Laurel/Laurel Christian), women's tennis' Danique Vermue (Fr., 's-Heerenhoek, Netherlands/Scheldemond College).

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA) members: golf's Ludvig Behring (Fr., Sollentuna, Sweden/Osterakers Gymnasium), football's Dayan Bilbo, women's soccer's Dana Brooks (Fr., Alajuela, Costa Rica/Colegio Jesus Ocana Rojas), golf's Will Burnham (So., Jackson/Jackson Prep), women's tennis' Valeria Callejo (Fr., Madrid, Spain/I.E.S. Ortega y Gasset), golf's Stanley Campbell (Fr., London, England/Essex Golf College), women's soccer's Kayla Dobson (So., Petal/Petal), women's soccer's Mariana Gonzalez (So., Cartago, Costa Rica/Colegio Calasanz), men's soccer's Nygel Jobe (Fr., Brandon/Brandon), football's Bryce Johnson (So., Picayune/Pearl River Central), men's soccer's Jeongbin Kim (Fr., Paju, Korea/Anyang Technical), softball's Kamryn LaFosse (So., Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston), football's Kason Lincke (So., Mobile, Ala./Mobile Christian), men's soccer's Alan Loya (Fr., Horn Lake/Horn Lake), women's tennis' Angela Moreno (So., Sevilla, Spain/IES V Centenario), football's Crosby Mullins (Fr., Mendenhall/Simpson Academy ), football's Gabriel Showalter (So., St. Martin/St. Martin), baseball's Marc Stephens (So., Orange Beach, Ala./Gulf Shores), softball's Taylor Styers (So., Oxford/Lafayette), women's soccer's Amy Treminio (Fr., Long Beach/Long Beach), men's tennis' Smith Walker (Fr., Gulfport/Gulfport), baseball's Will Whittington (So., Hattiesburg/Presbyterian Christian), golf's Andrew Zielinski (So., Ocean Springs/Ocean Springs).

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA) members: baseball's Adrian Byrd (So., Wiggins/Stone), baseball's Brandon Cain (So., Mobile, Ala./Baker), Francisco Cruz-Lopez (So., Southhaven/Southaven), softball's Olivia Falcon (Fr., St. Amant, La./St. Amant), baseball's Nick Hamby (Fr., D'Iberville/D'Iberville), baseball's Zach Hessler (Fr., Wellington, Fla./Wellington), baseball's Landon Holliman (Fr., Hattiesburg/Sumrall), golf's Mateo Jimenez (So., Diamondhead/Hancock), softball's Olivia Keith (So., Crestview, Fla./Crestview), baseball's Tanner Ladner (Fr., Dedeaux/Hancock), men's tennis' Jeremiah Layton (Fr., Brookhaven/Brookhaven), baseball's Jayden Mark (So., Petal/Petal), baseball's Cade Mattison (So., Hattiesburg/Lamar Christian), women's soccer's Kylie McNair (So., Sumrall/Sumrall), football's Aydan Morgan (Fr., Gautier/Gautier), baseball's Charlie Olsen (So., Gulfport/Gulfport), baseball's Jacob Palazzo (Fr., Gulfport/Gulfport), women's soccer's Sofia Reina (Fr., Bogota, Colombia/Liceo de la Universidad Catolica), softball's Jorja Roberson (So., Branyan/East Union), men's soccer's Mills Sheridan (Fr., Brandon/Northwest Rankin), men's soccer's Kade Smith (Fr., London, England/Whitmore), women's tennis' Dallas Tanner (Fr., Hattiesburg/Oak Grove), men's soccer's Hayden Thomas (Fr., Clinton/Clinton), football's Marcus Washington (Fr., D'Iberville/D'Iberville), softball's Savannah Wilbanks (Fr., Southaven/DeSoto Central), men's tennis' Grant Wilson (Fr., Hurley/East Central), men's soccer's Mark Wilson (Fr., Ridgeland/St. Andrews).

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