STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College athletic department had a very successful season on the field and court in 2020-21. The same can be said for in the classroom.
Blue Dragon Athletics had 60 individual athletes recognized by the NJCAA for their academic achievements in the 2020-21 athletic/academic season.
Eighteen Blue Dragons earned first-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with grade-point averages of 4.00. That number was up two athletes from 2020. Also, the overall number of Blue Dragon athletes to earn all-academic awards were up 20 athletes from one year ago.
The Blue Dragons had 18 first-team, 16 second team and 26 third-team all-academic athletes this season.
To earn a spot on the second team, a student-athlete must have a GPA between 3.80 and 3.99. To earn third-team all-academic status, athletes must carry a GPA of 3.60-3.79.
In addition to the individual honors, eight Blue Dragon teams posted aggregate GPAs of 3.00 or better this season. Blue Dragon Softball had the highest team GPA of all HutchCC teams at 3.44. Blue Dragon Volleyball was right behind at 3.40.
Other HutchCC teams recognized were Women’s Soccer (3.26), women’s indoor track and field (3.26), women’s outdoor track and field (3.26), Men’s Golf (3.25), Baseball (3.09) and Men’s Cross Country (3.01).
The following is a list of Blue Dragon student-athletes to ear 2020-21 NJCAA All-Academic honors:
2020-21 NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
First Team
Samarah Bailey – Softball
Stefania Becerra – Women’s Soccer
Caleb Brickhouse – Football
Lani Dickinson – Women’s Soccer
Zack Firmature – Baseball
Aaron Geissinger – Men’s Cross Country/Men’s Track and Field
Caitlin Hurst – Women’s Soccer
Jon Jenkins - Baseball
Taegen Larsen – Volleyball
Zara Lawless – Women’s Soccer
Allison Martin – Women’s Track and Field
Taylan Mendenhall – Women’s Track and Field
Kersti Nelson – Volleyball
Christian Powell – Baseball
Will Reetz – Baseball
Hannah Schrock – Women’s Track and Field
Chiara Stuenkel – Women’s Soccer
Lexi Williams – Softball
Second Team
Shadee Briggs – Volleyball
Harry Crockett – Men’s Golf
Tyler Delong – Baseball
Sequoya Fail – Volleyball
Jordan Galliher – Softball
Kristina Head – Volleyball
Noel Hidalgo – Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track and Field
Sadie Loney – Softball
Trey McCrae – Men’s Golf
Ella-Mae Miller – Women’s Soccer
Haley Miller – Softball
C.J. Ogbonna – Football
Carson Radford – Men’s Track and Field
Matthew Schrag – Men’s Cross Country/Men’s Track and Field
Simon Steinert – Men’s Track and Field
Jenna Thorne – Volleyball
Third Team
Kiley Aldridge – Women’s Track and Field
Isaiah Bujdoso – Men’s Basketball
Alyssa Carpenter – Women’s Track and Field
Lushous Davis – Women’s Track and Field
Kalyn Ervin – Women’s Basketball
Cody Flax – Men’s Track and Field
Marah Franke – Women’s Soccer
Korey Holmberg – Baseball
Luke Hornberger – Baseball
Dylan Kedzior – Football
P.J. Loucks – Baseball
Aimee Maher – Women’s Soccer
Megan Miller – Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track and Field
Kate Ogle – Women’s Basketball
Madison Ontjes – Women’s Soccer
Ben Partridge – Men’s Golf
Bailey Pennycuff – Softball
Justin Powell – Football
Drew Reetz – Baseball
Carley Sternecker – Softball
Sterling Sutcliffe – Baseball
Easton Swanson – Softball
Jack Torosian – Baseball
Alexis Way – Softball
Trevor Whiteman – Football
Eli Williams – Football