Black Hawk College announced that 78student-athletes earned the 2024-25 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Arrowhead Academic All-Conference/Academic Excellence Award.

The Braves players were honored for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 2024-25 school year and completing at least 12 credit hours per semester.

Listed below are the area’s student-athletes who achieved this excellence and represent all eight BHC athletic teams:

Baseball

● Broc DeHamer of Sherrard
● Stephen Dillender of Rock Island
● Isaac Graf of East Moline
● Beau Honeycutt of Galesburg
● Cole Kratzberg of Sherrard
● Nolan Malmstrom of East Moline
● Brody Meyers of Silvis
● Bryce Sanders of Geneseo
● Conner Schimmel of Coal Valley

Basketball – Men’s

● Nolan Kerr of Macomb
● Caeden Terrell of Silvis

Basketball – Women’s

● Brynlee Wirt of Alpha

Golf

● Carter Drury of Moline
● Carson Hopping of Galesburg
● Samuel Robinson of Geneseo
● Jaxson Willer of Galva

Soccer – Men’s

● Moses Bayanga of Moline
● Connor Clark of Macomb
● Karinton Djikpe of Moline
● Collin Ducey of Moline
● Deontae Nache of Silvis
● Jacob Remaly of Moline

Soccer – Women’s

● Johnna Fulcher of Geneseo
● Madison Schneider of Moline
● Lucia Veto of Moline
● Mayani Wilondja of Rock Island

Softball

● Natalie Jensen of Moline
● Jaelyn Lambin of Geneseo
● Isabelle Nordwahl of Farmington
● Celina Pena of Colona
● Amalia Serrano of Rock Island

Volleyball

● Kay McAvoy of Geneseo
● Hanna Rusk of Taylor Ridge