NORTHEAST TIES SCHOOL RECORD FOR MOST ACADEMIC ALL-STATE SELECTIONS

Northeast's emphasis on scholastics continued during the 2018-19 school year with 40 athletes gaining academic all-state honors.
Northeast's emphasis on scholastics continued during the 2018-19 school year with 40 athletes gaining academic all-state honors.

JACKSON, Miss. - Student-athletes at Northeast Mississippi Community College once again excelled in the classroom during the 2018-19 school year.

 

A total of forty young men and women from each of Northeast's competitive athletic programs were honored with Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Academic All-State recognition.

 

It is tied for the most MACJC Academic All-State selections in school history. Northeast originally set this scholarly record during the 2016-17 campaign.

 

"Northeast has a proud tradition of academic excellence and our student-athletes continued to achieve at a high level," said Northeast athletic director Kent Farris. "I would like to commend our coaching staffs and Leigh Treloar in our student success center for their hard work to ensure that our student-athletes succeed."

 

The MACJC annually acknowledges individuals from each of its 15 member institutions with scholastic awards. It is the fifth consecutive year in which Northeast placed more than 20 players on the Academic All-State list.

 

Both freshmen and sophomores are eligible for the MACJC's educational accolades. Student-athletes must complete a minimum of 24 cumulative hours during both the fall and spring semesters.

 

However, players that transferred to a four-year university following the first semester of the academic year qualify for this distinction by finishing 12 cumulative hours.

 

Student-athletes with a grade point average (GPA) between 3.25 and 3.79 earn Academic All-State status while those with a GPA of 3.8 or higher receive Distinguished Academic All-State laurels.

 

The softball program provided the most honorees for the second straight year. Sixteen of its 21 total members, or roughly 76 percent of its entire roster, captured one of these intellectual prizes.

 

The football team had the second most players decorated with 12. Northeast's baseball, men's basketball and women's basketball programs were well represented as well.

 

The following is the list in alphabetical order with sport, GPA and high school of the Northeast student-athletes that were recognized as either MACJC Distinguished Academic All-State or MACJC Academic All-State.

 

Student-Athlete Sport Classification Award Grade Point Average High School
Lanoria Abrams Women's Basketball Sophomore Academic All-State 3.33 New Hope
Carson Banks Football Freshman Distinguished Academic All-State 4.0 Northwest Rankin
Karlie Bolden Softball Freshman Distinguished Academic All-State 3.9 Myrtle
Desean Bullock Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.33 Hernando
Jake Christa Baseball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 4.0 Madison Academy (Ala.)
Jalen Cobbs Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.26 Corinth
Colby Cox Softball Freshman Academic All-State 3.48 Corinth
John Isaac Dale Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.4 Amory
Mackenzie Denton Softball Sophomore Academic All-State 3.63 South Pontotoc
Terrance Edgeston Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.52 Falkner
Callie Frazier Softball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 3.87 East Union
Grady Gardner Men's Basketball Freshman Academic All-State 3.75 Nettleton
Kelsie Gerhart Softball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 3.89 New Hope
Skylar Grissom Football Freshman Academic All-State 3.57 Itawamba Agricultural
Taylor Harris Softball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 3.91 Pearl River Central
Dylan Hitchcock Baseball Freshman Academic All-State 3.25 Saltillo
Austyn Holden Softball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 3.91 Magnolia Heights
Chrishun Jackson Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.44 Tunica Rosa Fort
Arthur Johnson Men's Basketball Sophomore Academic All-State 3.45 Forest Hill
Taylor Liles Football Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 4.0 Calhoun City
Daryl McElrath Men's Basketball Freshman Academic All-State 3.65 Riverside (Tenn.)
Da'Sha McGloster Women's Basketball Freshman Academic All-State 3.32 Warren Central
Alexis McGreger Softball Freshman Distinguished Academic All-State 3.8 Marshall Academy
Zykeris Mosley Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.28 Independence
Maddy Oaks Softball Freshman Academic All-State 3.55 Corinth
Zac Oden Football Freshman Academic All-State 3.31 Montevallo (Ala.)
Karleke Oliver Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.3 Hernando
Jules Rimmer Softball Freshman Academic All-State 3.4 Hatley
Hayden Scarbrough Baseball Freshman Academic All-State 3.77 Corinth
Rebecca Sheffield Softball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 3.82 East Union
Chad Stephens Baseball Freshman Academic All-State 3.37 Belmont
Ayriana Stoneback Softball Freshman Academic All-State 3.25 Reeltown (Ala.)
Breanna Tarpley Softball Sophomore Academic All-State 3.6 West Limestone (Ala.)
Jordan Temple Men's Basketball Freshman Academic All-State 3.42 Starkville
Maddie Tucker Softball Freshman Academic All-State 3.45 Booneville
Lizzy Van Manen Softball Sophomore Academic All-State 3.32 Pella Christian (Iowa)
Haley Vick Women's Basketball Freshman Academic All-State 3.78 Pine Grove
Caleigh Wallace Softball Sophomore Distinguished Academic All-State 3.85 Rogers (Ala.)
Landon Wilkerson Baseball Freshman Academic All-State 3.37 Lewisburg
O.D. Wooten Football Sophomore Academic All-State 3.39 Hernando