GRCC student-athletes earn MCCAA academic awards

GRCC had 52 student-athletes earn academic awards from the Michigan Community College Athletic Association.

Of those 52 students, 42 were named All-MCCAA, and five GRCC teams — golf, women’s basketball, softball, volleyball and women’s cross country — were honored as Academic All-MCCAA Teams.

GRCC had the second-highest number of teams named Academic All-MCCAA, which goes to teams that have earned a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0. Mott Community College had six teams receive the designation.

GRCC’s volleyball team had the third-highest GPA — 3.45 — out of all MCCAA teams, just behind Macomb Community College’s men’s cross country and Mott volleyball.

The GRCC softball team was 10th overall with a 3.33 GPA. The GRCC golf and women’s cross country teams each had a 3.16 GPA. GRCC’s women’s basketball received a 3.09 GPA. These teams were also selected as 2017-2018 NJCAA All-Academic Teams.

Raiders named Academic All-Conference, for student-athletes who have earned at least 24 credits with a minimum 3.0 GPA:

• Kayla Salyer, volleyball.
• Kenzie Omness, women’s basketball.
• Anna Abernethy, women’s cross country.
• Stephanie Kruskie, softball.
• Peyton Helsen, volleyball.
• Lauren Helsen, volleyball.
• Makayla Beld, women’s basketball and softball.
• Zachary Pangborn, men’s basketball.
• Autumn Severn, volleyball.
• Hailey DeKorte, volleyball.
• Andrea Chipman, softball.
• Kendra DeJonge, volleyball.
• Stephanie Thomas, women’s cross country.
• Hannah Stearns, volleyball.
• Michael Gumbko, baseball.
• Aaron Kietzman, softball.
• Bruce Buurstra, baseball and cross country.
• Ashley Bowen, women’s basketball.
• Samuel Howard, golf.
• John Corey, baseball.
• Delanie King, women’s basketball.
• Trystan Thayer, men’s cross country.
• Isaac Arp, men’s cross country.
• Kate Lorang , softball.
• Calvin Syrjala, baseball.
• Josie Manion, women’s basketball and softball.
• Joshua Robbins, baseball.
• Cameron Brayman, baseball.
• Brady Paganelli, baseball).
• Aaliyah Sargent, women’s basketball.
• Kelsie Schultz, volleyball.
• Sam Zlydaszyk, baseball.
• Josh Robbins, baseball.
• Dylan Limbacher, baseball.
• Nicholas Ward, men’s golf.
• Matthew Orwig, men’s golf.
• Jacob Wosinski, baseball.
• Hayden Cross, baseball.
• Sam Borisch, men’s cross country.
• Claire Flewelling, women’s basketball.
• Marchello Toro, men’s basketball.
• Phillip Apol, golf.
• Lena Thompson, volleyball.
• Hallee Breimayer, women’s basketball.
• Courtnee Nicholson, softball.
• Gregory Robinson, men’s basketball.
• Austin Bayer, golf.
• Cameron DeKuiper, golf.
• Autumn O’Keefe, softball.
• Sam Cunningham, baseball.
• Andrew Bojas, baseball.
• Haley Peters, volleyball.

Raiders named Academic All-MCCAA, for student-athletes who have earned 24 credits with at least a 3.2 GPA:

• Michael Gumbko, baseball.
• John Corey, baseball.
• Calvin Syrjala, baseball.
• Joshua Nicholson, baseball.
• Cameron Brayman, baseball.
• Brady Paganelli, baseball.
• Samuel Zlydaszyk, baseball.
• Joshua Robbins, baseball.
• Dylan Limbacher, baseball.
• Jacob Wosinski, baseball.
• Hayden Cross, baseball.
• Bruce Buurstra, baseball and men’s cross country.
• Zachary Pangborn, men’s basketball.
• Marchello Toro, men’s basketball.
• Trystan Thayer, men’s cross country.
• Isaac Arp, men’s cross country.
• Samuel Borisch, men’s cross country.
• Samuel Howard, golf.
• Nicholas Ward, golf.
• Matthew Orwig, golf.
• Philip Apol, golf.
• Stephanie Kruskie, softball.
• Andrea Chipman, softball.
• Aaron Kietzman, softball.
• Kate Lorang, softball.
• Kayla Salyer, volleyball.
• Peyton Helsen, volleyball.
• Lauren Helsen, volleyball.
• Kendra DeJonge, volleyball.
• Autumn Severn, volleyball.
• Hailey Dekorte, volleyball.
• Hannah Stearns, volleyball.
• Kelsie Schultz, volleyball.
• Mackenzie Omness, women’s basketball.
• Ashley Bowen, women’s basketball.
• Aaliyah Sargent, women’s basketball.
• Claire Flewelling, women’s basketball.
• Delanie King, women’s basketball.
• Makayla Beld, women’s basketball and softball.
• Josephine Manion, women’s basketball and softball.
• Anna Abernethy, women’s cross country.
• Stephanie Thomas, women’s cross country.

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