VINCENNES, Ind. – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced their 2021-22 All-Academic Teams Monday afternoon and the list of nearly 10,000 student-athletes featured 18 Vincennes University Trailblazers.
VU had five student-athletes named to the All-Academic First Team, earning a GPA of 4.00 during the 2021-22 academic year. Four student-athletes were named to the Second Team, with a GPA between 3.80 and 3.99, and nine were named to the Third Team with a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
Vincennes University and the VU Athletic Department are proud of the hard work and dedication these student-athletes have shown not only on the competition field, but in the classroom as well.
Full list of honorees;
Grant Brown (Fairmount, Ind.) (Men’s Basketball) – First Team
Grace Earp (Mattoon, Ill.) (Volleyball) – First Team
Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) (Baseball) – First Team
Daisie Kinnett (Vincennes, Ind.) (Women’s Cross Country) – First Team
Bryce Kirchner (North Vernon, Ind.) (Golf) – First Team
Lara Gomes de Castro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (Volleyball) – Second Team
Nick Kapostasy (Cincinnati, Ohio) (Baseball) – Second Team
Macy Michels (Teutopolis, Ill.) (Women’s Basketball) – Second Team
DayLynn Thornton (Lafayette, Ind.) (Women’s Basketball) – Second Team
Elena Aznar (Zaragoza, Spain) (Women’s Basketball) – Third Team
Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) (Baseball) – Third Team
Hope Laughlin (Olney, Ill.) (Women’s Cross Country) – Third Team
Brittany Page (Bicknell, Ind.) (Women’s Cross Country) – Third Team
Jackson Roberts (Chesterton, Ind.) (Golf) – Third Team
Kylee Shelton (Bloomfield, Ind.) (Women’s Basketball) – Third Team
Walter Tanui (Eldoret, Kenya) (Men’s Cross Country) – Third Team
Konner Thyen (Huntingburg, Ind.) (Baseball) – Third Team
Devawn White (Montreal, Quebec) (Men’s Basketball) – Third Team
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