NORTHEAST STUDENT-ATHLETES SET TWO NEW SCHOLASTIC SCHOOL RECORDS

Six Northeast athletic programs & a record 39 total student-athletes received NJCAA All-Academic Awards for the 2022-23 school year.
Six Northeast athletic programs & a record 39 total student-athletes received NJCAA All-Academic Awards for the 2022-23 school year.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Northeast Mississippi Community College's student-athletes have set a new school record for the fourth straight year following another outstanding performance in the classroom.  

  

A total of 39 representatives from Northeast received All-Academic Awards from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).  

  

A second record was also broken as 16 Tigers completed a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA) during the 2022-23 school year to obtain NJCAA All-Academic first-team accolades.   

  

Ten Northeast standouts procured second-team honors with GPAs between 3.8 and 3.99 while 13 others secured third-team distinction for holding a GPA between 3.6 and 3.79.  

  

In addition, six programs were recognized as NJCAA All-Academic teams. Softball earned this distinction for an impressive tenth consecutive season by accumulating Northeast's highest GPA of 3.64.  

  

Each of Northeast's spring sports qualified with women's tennis (3.38), baseball (3.28), men's tennis (3.17) and golf (3.05) all finishing with overall GPAs greater than 3.0. Women's basketball rounds out the list of winners with a 3.16 GPA.  

  

Softball accounted for the most individual honorees as well with 13. That includes five flawless 4.0s from Alexie GriffinBrianne LockeAva MeeksEmme Muizers and Allie Windham

 

All three of Northeast's College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America selections in Ben Mauney (football), Carter Putt (football) and Griffin collected these rewards for the second year in a row. 

  

Nine other Tigers became two-time recipients as well. They are John Daniel Deaton (football/golf), Emma Dempsey (softball), India Ivy (softball), Locke, Jackson McCoy (baseball), Emme Muizers (softball), Jackson Owen (baseball), Grayson Stone (baseball) and Windham.  

 

The following is the list in alphabetical order with sport and high school of the Northeast student-athletes that acquired NJCAA All-Academic Awards.

Student-Athlete Sport Award High School
CJ Barney Football Second Team Madison Central
Madison Bennett Women's Basketball Third Team Tishomingo County
Madison Bowman Softball Third Team Goodpasture Christian (Tenn.)
Brooks Brand Men's Tennis First Team Biggersville
Emma Callicutt Softball Second Team West Union
Caitlyn Carnathan Softball Second Team Saltillo
John Daniel Deaton Football/Golf Second Team Booneville
Emma Dempsey Softball Second Team Belgreen (Ala.)
Cameron Dill Football First Team Oak Hill Academy
John Eaton Baseball Third Team Biggersville
Jordyn Foster Women's Tennis First Team Booneville
Guy Gillespie Football First Team Booneville
Alexie Griffin Softball First Team St. Benedict (Tenn.)
Jay Huggins Baseball Third Team Corinth
India Ivy Softball Third Team Tupelo
Billy Johnson Football Second Team Booneville
Ward Johnson Baseball First Team Biggersville
Lee Ellen Kelley Women's Tennis First Team Wheeler
Brodey Lentz Baseball Second Team Lauderdale County (Ala.)
Brianne Locke Softball First Team Starkville
Jonathan Lucas Men's Basketball Third Team Hartfield Academy
Ben Mauney Football Third Team Booneville
Jackson Mayer Baseball First Team Myrtle
Jackson McCoy Baseball First Team Booneville
Natalie McKinney Softball Third Team Saltillo
Harris McReynolds Baseball Second Team Starkville Academy
Ava Meeks Softball First Team Kossuth
Emme Muizers Softball First Team Hernando
JD Nanney Football Third Team Booneville
Jackson Owen Baseball Third Team Starkville
Colin Oswalt Baseball First Team Tupelo Christian Prep
Caleb Parr Men's Basketball Third Team New Hope
Carter Putt Football First Team Heritage Academy
Janna Shaw Softball Second Team Hernando
Grayson Stone Baseball Second Team Belmont
Tristan Webber Men's Tennis Third Team North Little Rock (Ark.)
Allie Windham Softball First Team Thrasher
Mitchell Woodard Football First Team Heritage Academy
Elisa Claire Young Softball Third Team Thrasher