Thirty-four individual athletes at Pima Community College earned NJCAA All-Academic honors, the school announced Thursday. The Aztecs' women's basketball team was honorable mention.
The athletic program topped its best total of individual student-athletes on the list for the second straight year, not including the 16 athletes on the women's team. Coach Todd Holthaus' Aztecs completed the academic year with a cumulative team GPA of 3.20.
"This is one of the highest compliments this program has received," Holthaus said. "Our counselors Valerie Vidal-King and Ernesto Garcia are the best, and what they do every day for our student-athletes is remarkable. I can't thank them enough for all they've done for our program."
The student-athletes selected had to complete two full-time semesters of college work, participate in at least one season at Pima, pass a minimum of 24 semester hours in the current academic year and earn a minimum GPA of 3.6.
The 34 individual student-athletes to earn All-Academic accolades are listed below.
Pima coach Todd Holthaus, top center, called his team's honorable mention "one of the highest compliments."
NJCAA All-Academic First Team – (4.00 GPA)
Sierra Gentry (Softball), sophomore (Alamogordo High School, Alamogordo, NM)
Hailey Goley (Women's Basketball), freshman (Tanque Verde)
Ariana Gomez (Softball), freshman (Sahuaro)
Erin McDaniel (Women's Soccer), freshman (Buena)
Chris McDaniels (Men's Tennis), freshman (Tanque Verde)
Lien Nguyen (Women's Tennis), sophomore (Nguyen Thuong Hien, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Katey Roquemore (Women's Basketball), sophomore (Foothill, Henderson, NV)
Elizabeth Satterfield (Women's Golf), freshman (Ironwood Ridge)
Michael Wong (Baseball), freshman (Liberty, Henderson, NV)
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team – (3.80-3.99 GPA)
Ben Anderson (Indoor and Outdoor Men's Track & Field), sophomore (Flagstaff)
Vanessa Duarte (Softball), sophomore (Pueblo)
Juan Durazo (Baseball), freshman (Salpointe Catholic)
Julianne Gonzalez (Women's Golf), freshman (Ironwood Ridge)
Troy Gutbub (Baseball), sophomore (Catalina Foothills)
Enrique Porchas (Baseball), freshman (Kofa)
Caleb Ryden (Football), freshman (Marana)
Annabella Spencer (Indoor and Outdoor Women's Track & Field), freshman (Sahuaro)
Elyse Weber (Volleyball), sophomore (Sabino)
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team – (3.60-3.79 GPA)
Reazsha Benjamin (Women's Basketball), sophomore (Sahuaro)
Alliyah Bryant (Women's Basketball), sophomore (Mesquite)
Maria Vanezza Caldera (Softball), freshman (Tucson)
Araceli Esquivel (Women's Golf), sophomore (Salpointe Catholic)
Janine Fernando (Women's Tennis), sophomore (Sabino)
Kaylen Fox (Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Women's Track & Field), freshman (Sahuaro)
Janice Garcia (Softball), freshman (Rio Rico)
MaryAlys Julian (Softball), sophomore (Gila Ridge)
Destiny Kelly (Women's Soccer), sophomore (Sahuaro)
Logan Klunder (Baseball), sophomore (Piedra Vista, Farmington, NM)
Marissa Moreno (Softball), sophomore (Desert Vista)
Christian Pearcy (Baseball), sophomore (Ironwood Ridge)
Jamie Ricksecker (Volleyball), sophomore (Pusch Ridge Christian Academy)
Paola Ruedaflores (Women's Soccer), freshman (Nogales)
Alyssa Smith (Softball), sophomore (Winslow)
Jahmonique Smith (Women's Soccer), sophomore (Cienega)
