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Philadelphia. Receiving the NJCAA Award for SuperiorAcademic Achievement were Kaxoline Holsonback (softball) · of Kennedy, Ala., Joseph Patrick (men'~ tennis) of Morton, and Alana Walker (women's soccer) of Pascagoula. Receiving the NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement were Ashlan Culberson (women's soccer) of Brandon, Kristine Jenkins (women's tennis) of Forest, Nicklas McNair (men's soccer) of Philadelphia, William Myers (baseball) of Philadelphia, Hannah Peoples (women's tennis) of Carthage, Dalton Smith (men's soccer) of Florence, Mallory Turner (softball) of Collinsville, and Chance Whitten (baseball) of Batesville. Academic honors presented to student-athletes on the state level include MACJC Distinguished Academic All– State (those earning a 3.8 to 4.0 GPA) and MACJC Academic All-State (3.25 to

performance for 201~ ;). East Central Commuruty The East Central v.::tmen Coll~g.e student-athletes soccer program wa:; name r~ce~Vln~ ~CJC both the NJCAAandMACJI D1stingwshed Acadermc ~- Women's Soccer Aeademi State were Karol~ne Team of the Year for mmpi Holsonback, Anna Katherme ing an overall 3.53 grade Nowell, Joseph Patrick, and point average. It th Alana Y/~er. fourth such honor 5:nce th Rece1v;mg MA.CJC program began in 2005. Th Ac.adem1c All-Sta~e were ECCC women's softhtll pre Eliud Alvarez (!Ilen s socc~r) am also was Il9.In£.rl bot] of Forest, Addie AmhroSier rhe NJCAA and t:.\CJ< (women's soccer>, of Miigee. Women's Softball Atadem~ J~rry. Byrd (mens socc 1 er, of Team of the Year fm compil Bilma, Tyler ~k (mens soc- ing an overall 3 63 grade cer) of Sa~c1~r, As~an point average this ~;; aca

'-"'JJ.. 1.uuunity College student– thletes and two sports teams have received state and national recognition for academic performance dur– ing the 2014-15 academic year on the Decatur campus. In all, 20 student-athletes were recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association or the Mississippi Association of Community and J unior Colleges, or by both organiza– tions. On the national level, the ~JCAA presents awards in three categories: NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (for those achiev– ~ a perfect 4.0 grade-point =iwrage); NJCAA Award for ·.Jperior Academic . .\clrievement (3.79 to 3.99 GPA): and NJCAAAward for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.6 to 3.79 GPA). Receiving the NJ CAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence was Anna Katherine Nowell (softball) of

Culberson, Kristine J enkins, demic year Dylan Little (baseball) of · · · - • - · Semmes, Ala., Kyle

McCullouch (baseball) of Madison, Nicklas McNair, William Myers, Hannah Peoples, Dalton Smith, Mackenz Smith (women's tennis) of Philadelphia, Tashiana Thompson (women's basketball) of Lithonia, Ga., Mallory Turner , and ChanceWhitten. In addition to the individ– ual awards, two of the col– lege's sports teams were both named the best in the state

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