Twelve Sandburg student-athletes posted a perfect grade point average to highlight the 26 Chargers who earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for the 2024-25 school year.
In addition to those individual accolades, Sandburg’s women’s cross country team was recognized as a 2024-25 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year.
Student-athletes who achieved a GPA of at least 3.60 were eligible for NJCAA All-Academic honors. On top of the dozen Chargers who were named NJCAA All-Academic First Team for recording a perfect 4.0 GPA, six received second-team honors (3.80-3.99 GPA), and eight earned third-team honors (3.60-3.79 GPA).
Eight 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 sport, with seven. Two of Sandburg’s honorees participated in multiple sports, and 10 Chargers earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year.
Across the NJCAA, a total of 13,915 student-athletes were awarded all-academic honors for the 2024-25 season. Some of the criteria for student-athletes to be nominated for NJCAA All-Academic honors included:
- Completing two full-time semesters of college work.
- Participating in at least one season at the varsity level at the college from which they’re nominated.
- Completing at least 24 semester hours in that academic year.
Sandburg’s women’s cross country team was recognized as a 2024-25 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year after posting a team GPA of 3.48. Squads had to attain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA to qualify for NJCAA Academic Team of the Year consideration.
NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (4.0 GPA)
- Natalie Burden (sophomore, volleyball)*
- Felipe Endo Dos Santos (sophomore, men’s soccer)*
- Felipe Garcia (sophomore, men’s soccer)*
- Tyler Heffren (freshman, men’s basketball)
- Mary Hellige (sophomore, softball)
- Erin Jackson (sophomore, volleyball/softball)*
- Antonia Kisler (freshman, women’s basketball)
- Madeline Mooney (sophomore, volleyball)*
- Caio Oliveira (freshman, men’s soccer)
- Lauren Powell (sophomore, volleyball)*
- Lorenzo Schons (sophomore, men’s soccer)*
- Diego Soto Reyes (sophomore, men’s soccer)*
NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM (3.80-3.99 GPA)
- Colton Allen (freshman, baseball)
- Nik Janssen (freshman, baseball)
- Connor Johnson (freshman, baseball)
- Gabriel Barros Lima (sophomore, men’s soccer)
- Lucas Power (freshman, baseball)
- Lucas Price (sophomore, baseball)
NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC THIRD TEAM (3.60-3.79 GPA)
- Jordyn Climer (freshman, softball)
- Lillian Covarrubias (freshman, women’s basketball)
- Kylie Fahnestock (sophomore, women’s golf)*
- Damaris Kimaiyo (sophomore, women’s cross country)*
- Ethan Krei (freshman, baseball)
- Lucas Maranhao (sophomore, men’s soccer)
- Olivia Orwig (freshman, women’s golf)
- Bailey Ryan (sophomore, volleyball/softball)
NJCAA ACADEMIC TEAM OF THE YEAR (MINIMUM 3.0 GPA)
- Women’s cross country (3.48)
(* denotes two-time NJCAA All-Academic honoree)
***Courtesy of Carl Sandburg College***
