GALESBURG — Sandburg had 27 student-athletes and two teams earn NJCAA All-Academic awards for the 2023-24 school year.
Student-athletes who achieved a GPA of at least 3.60 were eligible for NJCAA All-Academic honors. Two Chargers were named NJCAA All-Academic First Team for recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. Another nine received second-team honors (3.80-3.99 GPA), and 16 earned third-team honors (3.60-3.79 GPA).
A total of 12,245 NJCAA student-athletes earned all-academic honors for the 2023-24 season.
All 10 eligible Chargers teams had at least one player earn a spot on the NJCAA All-Academic team. Men’s soccer had the most recipients of any team, with 10. Three of Sandburg’s honorees participated in multiple sports, and four Chargers earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year.
Also, Sandburg’s men’s cross country and men’s soccer teams were recognized as 2023-24 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year for posting a team GPA of at least 3.0. There were 1,194 NJCAA teams that earned at least a 3.0 GPA.
NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (4.00 GPA)
- Felipe Garcia (men’s soccer)
- Lorenzo Schons (men’s soccer)
NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM (3.80-3.99 GPA)
- Jean Pierre Cabezas Ortiz (men’s soccer)
- Felipe Endo Dos Santos (men’s soccer)
- Kylie Fahnestock (women’s golf)
- Erin Jackson (volleyball, softball)
- Ascar Jepchirchir (women’s cross country)
- Larry Kamara (men’s cross country)
- Madeline Mooney (volleyball, softball)
- Lauren Powell (volleyball, women’s basketball)
- Grace Vyhnanek (volleyball)
NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC THIRD TEAM (3.60-3.79 GPA)
- Daniel Albino (men’s soccer)
- Mandyson Bernard (men’s soccer)
- Natalie Burden (volleyball)
- Murillo Campos Costa (men’s soccer)
- Jack DuBois (men’s basketball)
- Kaitlyn Egenes (softball)
- Sammy Eisenberg (baseball)
- Brais Gonzalez (men’s soccer)*
- Payton Hankins (baseball)*
- Damaris Kimaiyo (women’s cross country)
- Elliot Lewis (women’s basketball)
- Jake McGarry (men’s golf)
- Vinicios Goncalves Sartorello (men’s soccer)
- Gracie Sims (women’s basketball)*
- Diego Soto (men’s soccer)
- Ellie Wasson (women’s golf)*
(* denotes two-time NJCAA All-Academic honoree)
NJCAA ACADEMIC TEAMS OF THE YEAR (MINIMUM 3.0 GPA)
- Men’s cross country (3.01)
- Men’s soccer (3.02)
***Story and photo courtesy of Sandburg Athletics***
