Fifty-three student-athletes representing all eight Black Hawk College sports teams recently earned All-Academic Team honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association, NJCAA for their 2025-26 overall GPAs.
To qualify, student-athletes must have completed at least 24 credit hours during the 2025-26 school year and two full-time semesters overall.
The following area students were recipients of the NJCAA All-Academic Team honors:
NJCAA All-Academic First Team
4.00 GPA
● Kay McAvoy of Geneseo – volleyball
● Jude Strahm of Brimfield – baseball
● Brynlee Wirt of Alpha – women’s basketball
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team
3.80-3.99 GPA
● Abby Dean of Sherrard – softball
● Aidan Dorathy of Port Byron – golf
● Izzy Nordwahl of Farmington – softball
● Kendall Vincent of Kewanee – volleyball
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team
3.60-3.79 GPA
● Katie Angelos of Orion – women’s basketball
● Brock DeHamer of Sherrard – baseball
● Alianna DePorter of Port Byron – volleyball
● Josey Harkey of Sherrard – women’s basketball
● Lainey Kunert of Orion – softball & volleyball
● Celina Pena of Geneseo – softball
● Bryson VanHoutte of Geneseo – golf
