CCC Has 22 Athletes Honored by the NJCAA for Academic Work

June 19, 2012

A total of 22 athletes at Coffeyville Community College received NJCAA Academic awards following the conclusion of the 2011-2012 school year.

Ethan Cordray of the men’s basketball team, Tom Kalisky of the men’s track team, Amanda Lightfoot of the women’s track team and Tyler Sprague of the men’s soccer team received the NJCAA’s highest academic honor, the Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence. The Pinnacle Award is earned by student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average.

This year, three levels of award types were given out by the NJCAA. Students with grade point averages between 3.6 and 3.8 were listed with the award type of “Exemplary Academic Achievement.” Students with grade point averages over 3.8 were honored with the award type of “Superior Academic Achievement.”

Students with 4.0 grade point averages received the “Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence.”

Coffeyville Community College athletes honored by the NJCAA, listed with sport and award type, included:

Tyler Beebe, baseball, Superior Academic Achievement.

Christopher Bervert, baseball, Superior Academic Achievement.

Brandon Branscom, men’s soccer, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

John Branum, baseball, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

McKenna Britton, women’s basketball, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

Wesley Burdiek, baseball, Superior Academic Achievement.

Ethan Cordray, men’s basketball, Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence.

Robert Hoffman, baseball, Superior Academic Achievement.

Caitlin Hollinger, women’s soccer, Superior Academic Achievement.

Mikayla Howden, women’s track, Superior Academic Achievement.

Latoya Johnson, women’s track, Superior Academic Achievement.

Tom Kalisky, men’s track, Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence.

Connor Klutman, men’s golf, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

Gable LaForge, men’s golf, Superior Academic Achievement.

Amanda Lightfoot, women’s track, Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence.

Pamela Lima, volleyball, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

Alyssa Nale, women’s track, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

Elizabeth Post, softball, Superior Academic Achievement.

Fernanda Silva, volleyball, Exemplary Academic Achievement.

Tyler Sprague, men’s soccer, Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence.

Cole Webb, baseball, Superior Academic Achievement.

Stargell Williams, men’s track, Superior Academic Achievement.