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Roughrider Teams and Student-Athletes Garner Academic Awards


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The NJCAA has announced the 2019-20 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year and the 2019-20 Student-athlete Academic Awards. All four Yavapai College Athletic Teams were honored as an Honorable Mention Academic Team of the Year.

The Roughrider volleyball team concluded the year with a 3.74 Grade Point Average, the third-highest in the NJCAA, and highest in the NJCAA Region I.

The soccer team finished the academic year with a 3.39 GPA, the highest among the Region I soccer teams.

Softball (3.19) and Baseball (3.23) were each honored for their academic performances.

Additionally, twenty-four Yavapai College Student-Athletes were named the NJCAA All-Academic honorees. Volleyball and Soccer led the way with 8 student-athletes each garnering the award.

1st Team (4.0)
Nick Adams (Baseball) – Sophomore
Rocky Botello (Baseball) – Sophomore
Lexi Cole (Volleyball) – Sophomore
Pilar Daugherty (Volleyball) – Sophomore
Eduardo Flores (Soccer) – Freshman
Brenda Gomez (Volleyball) – Sophomore
Annie Harte (Volleyball) – Sophomore
Jacob Robson (Baseball) – Sophomore
Ethan Snodgrass (Baseball) – Freshman
Isaiah Strong (Soccer) – Sophomore
Ryan Wallace (Soccer) – Freshman
Kennedy Wright (Volleyball) – Freshman

2nd Team (3.80-3.99)
Gabriel Claudio (Soccer) – Sophomore
Kevyn Lo (Soccer) – Sophomore
Skyler Redd (Volleyball) – Freshman
Alia Rasmussen (Volleyball) – Freshman
Vanessa Gomez (Softball) – Sophomore
Ivan Harris (Soccer) – Freshman
Zelaya Loop (Volleyball) – Sophomore
John Neeley (Baseball) – Sophomore
Matt Novis (Baseball) – Sophomore
Enrique Zamora (Soccer) – Freshman

3rd Team (3.60-3.79)
Jalen Atkinson (Soccer) – Sophomore
Clark Eder (Baseball) – Sophomore

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