27 Chargers, 2 Sandburg teams named NJCAA All-Academic

 Sandburg had 27 student-athletes and two teams earn NJCAA All-Academic awards for the 2023-24 school year.

 

Student-athletes who achieved a GPA of at least 3.60 were eligible for NJCAA All-Academic honors. Two Chargers were named NJCAA All-Academic First Team for recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. Another nine received second-team honors (3.80-3.99 GPA), and 16 earned third-team honors (3.60-3.79 GPA).

 

A total of 12,245 NJCAA student-athletes earned all-academic honors for the 2023-24 season.

 

All 10 eligible 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 team, with 10. Three of Sandburg’s honorees participated in multiple sports, and four Chargers earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year.

 

Also, Sandburg’s men’s cross country and men’s soccer teams were recognized as 2023-24 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year for posting a team GPA of at least 3.0. There were 1,194 NJCAA teams that earned at least a 3.0 GPA.

 

NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (4.00 GPA)

• Felipe Garcia (men’s soccer)
• Lorenzo Schons (men’s soccer)

 

NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM (3.80-3.99 GPA)

• Jean Pierre Cabezas Ortiz (men’s soccer)
• Felipe Endo Dos Santos (men’s soccer)
• Kylie Fahnestock (women’s golf)
• Erin Jackson (volleyball, softball)
• Ascar Jepchirchir (women’s cross country)
• Larry Kamara (men’s cross country)
• Madeline Mooney (volleyball, softball)
• Lauren Powell (volleyball, women’s basketball)
• Grace Vyhnanek (volleyball)

 

NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC THIRD TEAM (3.60-3.79 GPA)

• Daniel Albino (men’s soccer)
• Mandyson Bernard (men’s soccer)
• Natalie Burden (volleyball)
• Murillo Campos Costa (men’s soccer)
• Jack DuBois (men’s basketball)
• Kaitlyn Egenes (softball)
• Sammy Eisenberg (baseball)
• Brais Gonzalez (men’s soccer)*
• Payton Hankins (baseball)*
• Damaris Kimaiyo (women’s cross country)
• Elliot Lewis (women’s basketball)
• Jake McGarry (men’s golf)
• Vinicios Goncalves Sartorello (men’s soccer)
• Gracie Sims (women’s basketball)*
• Diego Soto (men’s soccer)
• Ellie Wasson (women’s golf)*

(* denotes two-time NJCAA All-Academic honoree)

 

NJCAA ACADEMIC TEAMS OF THE YEAR (MINIMUM 3.0 GPA)

• Men’s cross country (3.01)
• Men’s soccer (3.02)