Charlotte, NC - The NJCAA has announced the 2023-24 Academic Teams of the Year. Each year, the NJCAA recognizes teams in each sport for their dedication in the classroom on the NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year. Harford's Women's Cross Country team was recognized this academic year with a team GPA of 3.7, and Men's Tennis was recognized for a team GPA of 3.2.
3,424 student-athletes garnered NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors after achieving a 4.0 GPA. 4,013 student-athletes were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team while 4,808 student-athletes received third-team recognition. Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2023-24 academic year. Harford had 25 members of the All-Academic team for the 2023-24 season. Baseball had the most players recognized with six. The honorees for the three All-Academic teams are listed below:
First Team (4.0 GPA)
Blane Dail (Men's Lacrosse),
Alexia Gresko (Softball),
Alex Hebenstreit (Baseball),
Jake McCarter (Baseball),
Shayla Kinder (Women's Cross Country),
Emily Persuhn (Women's Cross Country), and Heather Reider (Women's Lacrosse.
Second Team (3.8 - 3.99 GPA)
Alex Epple (Men's Lacrosse),
Logan Houser (Baseball),
Meghan Berczik (Women's Cross Country),
Kellie Simon (Women's Cross Country),
Rex Pearce (Men's Soccer), and
Kaja Szuba (Volleyball).
Third Team (3.6 - 3.79 GPA)
Will Maag (Men's Lacrosse),
Jack Mulligan (Men's Lacrosse),
Molly Mullaney (Women's Basketball),
Joey Pagano (Baseball),
Ryan Spina (Baseball),
Christian Stevens (Baseball),
Kyle Richardson (Men's Tennis),
Adrian Weisser (Men's Tennis),
Xavier Roy (Men's Soccer),
Morgan Barnett (Volleyball),
Beryl Johnson (Women's Soccer), and Ashley Mcelwain (Women's Soccer).
The complete list can be viewed here:
NJCAA All-Academic Teams