89 students attending Daytona State College were honored among the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)’s All-Academic Teams, the school announced this week. That number gives them the most students of any school in Florida.
Those who are honored on the All-Academic Teams are student-athletes who have completed 24 or more credit hours and who maintain a GPA of 3.6 or higher. Those who are selected wind up in one of three designations: the First Team (4.00 GPA), Second Team (3.80 to 3.99 GPA) or the Third Team (3.60 to 3.79 GPA).
“Our student-athletes excel on the field and in the classroom,” said DSC President Tom LoBasso. “Our focus on helping students be their best – at DSC and beyond – is a demonstration of our commitment to excellence in every area of their lives.”
All eleven athletic programs offered at Daytona State College had multiple participants crack the All-Academic Teams list. Baseball was the most represented sport out of the 89 athletes honored, with 18 players making the list. Next most was a tie between men’s and women’s soccer, each having 14 student-athletes making the cut. Following closely behind was softball with 13.
After those, women’s golf had seven, women’s cross country had six, women’s volleyball had five, men’s cross country had four, women’s basketball and women’s flag football had three each, and men’s basketball had two.
DSC All-Academic Teams Student-Athletes
First Team (4.0 GPA)
- Francessca Azzollini – W. Cross Country
- Hope Barnett – Softball
- Kyle Bernardo – M. Soccer
- Maggie Boone – W. Soccer
- Evan Casterline – M. Cross Country
- Jada Clarke – W. Soccer
- Ava Colubiale – W. Flag Football
- Tiffany Cox – W. Cross Country
- Yuna Demir – W. Soccer
- Ian DeVos – Baseball
- Alexa Edmands – Softball
- Anthony Florio – Baseball
- Connor Guy – Baseball
- Abdoulie Jallow – M. Soccer
- Spencer Lawrence – M. Cross Country
- Katelyn Luna-Rodriguez – Softball
- Leia Lund – W. Volleyball
- Zachary Merriman – Baseball
- Gissel Morales – Softball
- Logan Ringel – Softball
- William Rollings – Baseball
- Erik Underwood – Baseball
- Emma Wells – W. Golf
- Tylar Whiting – W. Golf
- Chase Wilson – Baseball
- Ava Unser – Softball
- Alejandro Zuniga – M. Soccer
Second Team (3.8 – 3.99 GPA)
- Manuela Aguirre – W. Soccer
- Carlota Alonso – W. Basketball
- Sofia Azzollini – W. Cross Country
- Tyler Borton – Baseball
- Alison Boyle – W. Cross Country
- Benjamin Brietz – M. Soccer
- Maddox Brown – M. Soccer
- Madelyn Burdick – Softball
- Jaycee Davis – W. Volleyball
- Morgan Davis – Softball
- Giovanni Donzetti – M. Soccer
- Faith Durden – W. Flag Football
- Ian Garzon – M. Soccer
- Gabriella Giugliano – Softball
- Rachel Gomez – W. Golf
- Kaitlyn Harding – W. Cross Country
- Cambree Hodge – W. Golf
- Maya Horel – W. Cross Country
- Zachary Lebenson – Baseball
- Julien Maire – Baseball
- Kaylee Martineau – Softball
- Kayoum M’Bamba – M. Soccer
- Matthew McCall – M. Soccer
- Olivia McCroan – Softball
- Lina Modomo – W. Soccer
- Dylan Mullan – Baseball
- Samantha Paradise – W. Golf
- Regan Riddle – W. Soccer
- Marin Selak – M. Soccer
- Julian Scanlon – M. Cross Country
- Luke Tutunjian – Baseball
- Blake Van Horn – Baseball
- Josh Vinciguerra – Baseball
- Ace Williams – Baseball
Third Team (3.6 – 3.79 GPA)
- Risako Abe – W. Soccer
- Bismark Ayamba – M. Soccer
- Madison Balaskiewicz – W. Golf
- Kaili Cannon – Softball
- Tomasso Casadei – M. Soccer
- Jimena Castro – W. Soccer
- Jaliyah Cohnes – W. Volleyball
- Dylan Diaz – M. Basketball
- Isaiah Dorceus – M. Basketball
- Ceylone Brooks – W. Basketball
- Jake Gibson – Baseball
- Cadence Haley – W. Flag Football
- Nihal Kocakara – W. Volleyball
- Morgan Long – W. Soccer
- Matthew Lyons – Baseball
- Hailey Martinkovic – W. Soccer
- Mia McCurley – W. Volleyball
- Isaac Morrison – M. Cross Country
- Carsyn Petersen – W. Soccer
- Kalia Polete – W. Golf
- Bailee Riggins – Softball
- Kyaija Stewart – W. Basketball
- Lance Talley – M. Soccer
- Andrea Terracciano – M. Soccer
- Alyse Then – W. Soccer
- Jake Tompkins – Baseball
- Juliana Trujillo – W. Soccer
- Sophia Varga – W. Soccer
Chris Gollon is a Flagler County resident since 2004, as well as a staple of the local independent music scene and avid observer of Central Florida politics, arts, and recreation.
