CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Highland Community College garnered 55 NJCAA All-Academic Student-Athletes - including 21 First Team honorees with a perfect 4.0 GPA - among the 13,195 nationwide honorees announced by the association this week. Among HCC's honored student-athletes are 13 two-time All-Academic team selections led by Parker Hansen (baseball) and Samantha Nordhus (volleyball). Both sophomores earned back-to-back First Team nods, maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA through their time in the classroom at Highland.

To earn All-Academic recognition, student-athletes must earn a grade-point average of 3.60 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher over two full-time semesters, completing 24 credit-hours during the academic year. First Team All-Academic honors are awarded to student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, with Second Team honors conferred to student-athletes earning a GPA between 3.80 and 3.99, and Third Team accolades conferred to student-athletes earning a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.

Baseball led all teams with 11 All-Academic selections, with five First Team honorees and four repeat winners. Nine Football student-athletes were named All-Academic recipients, with four First Team honorees. Volleyball saw seven student-athletes earn All-Academic recognition, with three First Team honorees and three repeat winners, followed by Women's Soccer and Softball with six honorees each. Softball held a slight edge with two repeat honorees and three First Team selections.

This year's All-Academic class continues the upward trend for Highland, as 44 student-athletes earned All-Academic recognition during the 2023-24 academic year, up from 40 student-athletes in 2022-23.

A full list of Highland's honorees are below. For the complete list of individual All-Academic selections, visit the NJCAA website.
 

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Women's Soccer

First Team - Shaniya Scott
Second Team - Eva Nicholas, Jaime Sandy, Jamie Seehusen
Third Team - Valerie Salazar, Akelia Walden

Volleyball

First Team - Addy Holthaus⁽²⁾, Samantha Nordhus, Chelsea Richards, Jaala Stewart, Avery Weathersbee
Second Team - Claire Jobbins, Eden Merrill

Football

First Team - Jamarion Augustus, Weston Dunbar, Abraham Hilbert, Jerome Robinson
Third Team - Justin Dahlstrom, Chase Hamilton, Brice Johnson, Drew Thompson, Elija' Trezvant

Cross Country

First Team - Samantha Presas⁽³⁾
Third Team - Ashley Pelayo

Women's Basketball

Third Team - Lucy Hardy, Jadah Kingcade

Indoor Track and Field

First Team - Samantha Presas⁽³⁾
Second Team - Roy Miller⁽³⁾
Third Team - Danielle Bears, Jola Felix, Lucy Hardy, Ashley Pelayo, Daveyon Stallworth

Baseball

First Team - Kelton Ford, Parker Hansen⁽¹⁾, Landon Jaynes, Zach Polubinski, Nolan Wall
Second Team - Zachary Neer⁽²⁾
Third Team - Brett Burks, Parker Jensen, Bradyn Rose, Jacob Shields, Parker Smith⁽³⁾

Softball

First Team - Taylor Johnson, Makenzie Leake⁽³⁾, Alaryce Millard
Second Team - Emma Doleshal, Tyra Wright
Third Team - Faith Catron⁽¹⁾

Outdoor Track and Field

First Team - Samantha Presas⁽³⁾
Third Team - Danielle Bears, Jola Felix, Lucy Hardy, Ashley Pelayo, Daveyon Stallworth

Numbers in superscript denote student-athletes earning All-Academic selections in 2023-24.