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County Academy; Mamie Shan– non. a home-schooled student from Philadelphia; and man– agers Jarvis Jordan of Long Beach and Jesus Martinez of Grenada. Kenneth Thompson serves as head coach and Brooke White was his assistant for the fall 2009 term. The Lady Soccer Warriors also won the top academic award in 2005 with a 3.51 grade point average. ECCC student athletes earlier announced as NJCAA Distin– guished Academic All-Ameri– cans - those with at least a 3.8 grade point average - included tennis players Abby McMillan, Elise Gibb:. and Jason Hancock; softballJbasketball player Han– nah Lee of Leake Academy; softball player Brittney Cochran; and soccer players Brandy Greer, Jared Mullins and Mamie Shannon, a home– school student from Philadel– phia. Student athletes chosen NJCAA Academic All-Ameri-

cans for mruntaming nt least a 3.6 grade point average included football team member Jordan Vance, and soccer playerAlanna Fairchild and golfer Griffin Burke, both of Neshoba Central. To qualify as NJCAAAcade– mic All-American, student ath– letes must have completed three semesters of work college work and participated in at least one athletic season.

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The Lady Warrior tennis team also posted a 3.69 grade pomt average to share academic honors in the sport with Scotts– dale (Ariz.) Community Col– lege. Team members and their respective high schools include Hannah Peoples and Abby McMillan, both of Newton CountyAcademy; Ashley Walk– er, Union; Rachel Ramirez and Sami Elkins. both of Forest; Elise Gibbs. "'ewton County: and Alma Alexander, a borne– schooled student from Little Rock. The men's tennis team cap– tured the academic award with a 3.39 grade point average, edging Rockland Community College of Suffern, New York. which posted a 3.33 GPA. Squad members and their respective high schools include Colton Amis, Darius "Dee" Walker, Jason Hancock and Richie Ferguson, all of Newton County; Will Marston, Matt Griffin, Garret Moore and Zac White, all of Union; Danny Smith, Carthage; and Walter Stinson and Nathan Calvert, both of Neshoba Central. Dianne O'Neill coaches both squads with assistance from her husband, Patrick O'Neill, and Kyle Watson. The Lady Warrior soccer team was earlier named an NJCAA Fall Academic Team of the Year by posting a 3.45 grade point average, edging Navarro College of Corsica, Texas, which had a 3.43 GPA. Team members and their respective high schools include Laurel Burnett, Neshoba Cen– tral; Kathryn White and Sarah Costello, both of Northeast Lauderdale; Brooke Boulton, Jessy Harrison. Polly Vaughn and Monica Vincent. all ofNew– ton County; Alanna Fairchild and Liz Withers, both of Nesho– ba Central: Marcia Guerreiro, Richland; Jasmine Buclon, New Albany: Lisa Thbby, Philadel– phia; Brandy Greer, Carthage; Jn queline Pionan, Jerupang I lnternational. Labuan, Malaysu: Anna-Rose Blaylock. Newton