BHC student-athletes win national academic awards for 2023-24

Thirty-nine student-athletes representing all eight Black Hawk College sports teams recently earned All-Academic Team honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for their 2023-24 overall GPAs.

The NJCAA 2023-24 All-Academic Teams salute student-athletes across the country for their dedication in the classroom. To qualify, student-athletes must have completed at least 24 credit hours during the 2023-24 school year and two full-time semesters overall.

“It is always a pleasure to see so many of our student-athletes succeed in the classroom at a high level and to be recognized for their efforts,” said Arnie Chavera, BHC athletic director.

Congratulations to these student-athletes!

All hometowns are in Illinois unless otherwise noted.

NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA

• Zack Beckman of Rock Island - men’s soccer

• Talen Butler of Coal Valley -- men’s soccer

• Ashley Davis of Pekin -- softball

• Quinn Hoftender of Moline -- baseball

• Isabella (Isa) Ibarra of Princeton -- softball

• Nolan Kerr of Macomb -- men’s basketball

• Kevin Niedzwiedz of Batavia -- baseball

• Conner Schimmel of Coal Valley -- baseball

• Alexis (Lexie) Shaw of Canton -- softball

• Vivian Veto of Moline -- women’s soccer

• Paige Zaehringer of Clinton, IA -- softball

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA

• Drew Clark of Rock Island -- softball

• Chassity Colburn of Hampton -- women’s soccer

• Johnna Fulcher of Geneseo -- women’s soccer

• Carson Hopping of Galesburg -- golf

• Hailee Irby of Pekin -- softball

• Cole Kimball of Orion -- men’s soccer

• Olivia King of Sycamore -- softball

• Cole Kratzberg of Sherrard -- baseball

• Hannah Maher of Woodhull -- women’s basketball

• Kate Mayerhofer of Milan -- women’s soccer

• Miles Melendez of Muscatine, IA -- men’s soccer

• Samuel Robinson of Geneseo -- golf

• Alejandro Torres of Rock Island -- men’s soccer

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA

• Anistyn Connor of Bartonville -- softball

• Stevie Dillender of Rock Island -- baseball

• Eli Elsbecker of Fort Dodge, IA -- baseball

• Katelynn Emerick of Geneseo -- softball

• Bailey Emery of Davenport, IA -- softball

• Isaac Graf of East Moline -- baseball

• Beau Honeycutt of Galesburg -- baseball

• Jaelyn Lambin of Geneseo -- softball

• Shannon Kenneavy of Clinton, IA -- volleyball

• Jake Morrill of Bloomington -- baseball

• Jacob Remaly of Moline -- men’s soccer

• Adrian Selles of Kissimmee, FL -- baseball

• Lovre Stanovic of Zadar, Croatia -- men’s basketball

• Ella Sundberg of Andover -- softball

• Ava Terry of Orion -- softball