Student athletes recognized for work in the classroom during 2022-23 school year

Holmes Community College athletes not only performed well on the playing surfaces this season but did outstanding work in the classroom with 75 being named scholar athletes in the fall (3.4 GPA or higher), 58 in the spring and 72 for both fall and spring semesters with an overall GPA of 2.86.

One hundred and nineteen student athletes graduated during the 2022-23 school year. Seventy-three have been nominated for the MACCC Academic All-State Team (26 for 3.8-4.0 GPA and 47 for 3.25-3.79 GPA) and 51 for the NJCAA Academic Team (20 for 4.0 GPA, 6 for 3.8-3.99 GPA and 25 for 3.6-3.79 GPA).

Fall Semester Scholar Athletes include: Hunter Barron, Hayden Beall, John Paul Buckner, Will Carter, Jaden Clinton, Ryan Davis, Jackson Dollar, Walker Floyd, Abbott Hankins, Parker Knight, Cole Moudy, Matthew Reed, Evan Scott, Connor Wallace, Ethan Wood and Ethan Lambert, Baseball; Michael Whitmore and Tromone Bailey, Men's Basketball; Makenzie Hankins, Lanie Potter, McKinna Smith and Madeline Mattox, Women's Basketball; Amelia Coy Bridges, Claudia Cade, Hayley Haffey, Summer Watkins and Rashawn Sayles, Cheer; Will Carter, Colton DeShazo, Dylan Gray, Yaphet Hearn, Nyjal Johnson, Wykece Johnson, Parks Poe, Jon Riley Poe, LaQuan Robinson, Jarvis Rush, Deriaun Townsend, Ethan Wood, Ryan Wood and Devon Gorden; Jaylen Ballard, Niyonizigiye Claude, Edy Gael, Matthew Hackler, Cooper Herrington, Caleb Jones, Nolan Owens, Patrick Vallean, Men's Soccer; C.C. Allatto, Mia Aviles, Darian Blackburn, Rylee Braden, Kaci Craft, Olivia Deslatte, Londyn Dorsey, Jaelyn Hanson, Lillian Harvey, Katelin Johnson, Brianna Lopez, Carmen Mason, Callie McKinney, Karly Murphy, Jordan Patrick, Abbey Roberts, Shelby Thomas, Avery Treloar, Women's Soccer; Chesney Beckham, Katelynn Gipson, AnnaLeigh Jones, Emmagail Kelley, Leah Kinard, Lanie Phillips, Softball; M'Kayla Mack, Student Trainers; Whitney McCarter, Maria Garcia, Elizabeth Jones, Women's Tennis; and Nathan Hallmark, Samuel Granger, Men's Tennis.

Spring Semester Scholar Athletes include: Hunter Barron, Hayden Beall, John Paul Buckner, Hunter Bethel, Will Carter, Jaden Clinton, Ryan Davis, Jackson Dollar, Abbott Hankins, Parker Knight, Cole Moudy, Matthew Reed, Evan Scott, Connor Wallace, Ethan Wood and Braylen Allbritton, Baseball; Dominic Simpkins, Michael Whitmore and Tromone Bailey, Men's Basketball; Makenzie Hankins, Lanie Potter, McKinna Smith and Madeline Mattox, Women's Basketball; Mia Coy Bridges, Claudia Cade, Mary Patton Henderson, Hannah Grace Jacks, Livi Howell, Rashawn Sayles, Ashlyn Willis, Cheer; Will Carter, Colton DeShazo, Nyjal Johnson, LaQuan Robinson, Ethan Wood, Ryan Wood, Devon Gorden, Maxton Woodward; Denis Cardona, Niyonizigiye Claude, Matthew Hackler, Cooper Herrington, Caleb Jones, Patrick Vallean, Men's Soccer; C.C. Allatto, Jaelyn Hanson, Lillian Harvey, Brianna Lopez, Carmen Mason, Karly Murphy, Jaycelyn Russ, Jordan Bertschler, Women's Soccer; Katelynn Gipson, AnnaLeigh Jones, Emmagail Kelley, Leah Kinard, Lanie Phillips, Camille Russell, Softball; Elizabeth Jones, Women's Tennis; and Brandon Pankey, Samuel Granger, Men's Tennis.

Scholar Athletes for the 2022-23 School Year include: Hunter Barron, Hayden Beall, Hunter Bethel, John Paul Buckner, Will Carter, Jaden Clinton, Ryan Davis, Jackson Dollar, Jacob Duncan, Abbott Hankins, Parker Knight, Cole Moudy, Matthew Reed, Evan Scott, Connor Wallace, Ethan Wood, Baseball; Dominic Simpkins, Michael Whitmore and Tromone Bailey, Men's Basketball; Makenzie Hankins, Lanie Potter, McKinna Smith and Madeline Mattox, Women's Basketball; Mia Coy Bridges, Claudia Cade, Hayley Haffey, Livi Howell, Mary Patton Henderson, Rashawn Sayles, Ashlyn Willis, Cheer; Will Carter, Colton DeShazo, Dylan Gray, Yaphet Hearn, Nyjal Johnson, Wykece Johnson, Parks Poe, Jon Riley Poe, LaQuan Robinson, Jarvis Rush, Deriaun Townsend, Ethan Wood, Ryan Wood and Devon Gorden; Niyonizigiye Claude, Matthew Hackler, Cooper Herrington, Caleb Jones, Nolan Owens, Patrick Vallean, Men's Soccer; C.C. Allatto, Mia Aviles, Darian Blackburn, Rylee Braden, Kaci Craft, Olivia Deslatte, Londyn Dorsey, Jaelyn Hanson, Lillian Harvey, Katelin Johnson, Brianna Lopez, Carmen Mason, Karly Murphy, Jordan Patrick, Abbey Roberts, Jaycelyn Russ, Shelby Thomas, Avery Treloar, Women's Soccer; Katelynn Gipson, AnnaLeigh Jones, Emmagail Kelley, Leah Kinard, Lanie Phillips, Softball; M'Kayla Mack, Student Trainers; Whitney McCarter, Elizabeth Jones, Women's Tennis; and Samuel Granger, Men's Tennis.

MACCC Academic All-State honors (3.8-4.0 GPA, Distinguished Academic All-State) include: Colton DeShazo, Hunter Barron, Ryan Davis, Cole Moudy, Evan Scott, Connor Wallace, Wykece Johnson, Lanie Potter, Matthew Hackler, Caleb Jones, Rylee Braden, Olivia Deslatte, Londyn Dorsey, Jaelyn Hanson, Lillian Harvey, Shelby Thomas, AnnaLeigh Jones, Leah Kinard, Lanie Phillips, Karly Murphy, Katelin Johnson, Patrick Vallean, John Paul Buckner, Avery Treloar, Jacob Duncan and Ryan Wood.  These players have been nominated for the MACCC honors but have not received notification yet.

MACCC Academic All-State honors (3.25-3.79 GPA, Academic All-State) include: McKinna Smith, Jordan Patrick, Emmagail Kelley, Will Carter, Brianna Lopez, Cooper Herrington, Ethan Wood, Katelynn Gipson, Carmen Mason, Michael Whitmore, Mia Aviles, Nyjal Johnson, Jarvis Rush, Whitney McCarter, Abbott Hankins, Jaden Clinton, Abbey Roberts, Jon Riley Poe, Jackson Dollar, Makenzie Hankins, Niyonizigiye Claude, Hayden Beall, Kaci Craft, Elizabeth Jones, Dylan Gray, Matthew Reed, C.C. Allatto, Deriaun Townsend, Hunter Bethel, Parker Knight, Parks Poe, Nolan Owens, Dominic Simpkins, Jaycelyn Russ, Callie McKinney, Walker Floyd, Chesney Beckham, Breon Jordan, Kylie Williamson, Yaphet Hearn, Philip Short, Camille Russell, Maria Garcia, Reese Page and Darian Blackburn.  These players have been nominated for the MACCC honors but have not received notification yet.

Team nominations for MACCC Academic Teams of the Year include: women's soccer, 3.46 GPA; women's tennis, 3.28 GPA; women's basketball, 3.10 GPA; softball, 3.08 GPA; men's soccer, 3.0 GPA.; baseball, 2.96 GPA; men's basketball, 2.59 GPA; and football, 2.52 GPA.

NJCAA Academic Awards (first team, 4.0 GPA; second team, 3.8-3.99 GPA; and third team, 3.6-3.79 GPA) for 2021-22 include: First Team –Colton DeShazo, Hunter Barron, Ryan Davis, Cole Moudy, Evan Scott, Connor Wallace, Wykece Johnson, Lanie Potter, Matthew Hackler, Caleb Jones, Rylee Braden, Olivia Deslatte, Londyn Dorsey, Jaelyn Hanson, Lillian Harvey, Callie McKinney, Shelby Thomas, AnnaLeigh Jones, Leah Kinard and Lanie Phillips; Second Team – Patrick Vallean, John Paul Buckner, Ryan Wood, Jacob Duncan, Avery Treloar; Third Team – McKinna Smith, Karly Murphy, Emmagail Kelley, Will Carter, Katelin Johnson, Ethan Wood, Cooper Herrington, Brianna Lopez, Katelynn Gipson, Michael Whitmore, Mia Aviles, Nyjal Johnson, Jarvis Rush, Whitney McCarter, Abbott Hankins, Jaden Clinton, Jon Riley Poe, Jordan Patrick, Jackson Dollar, Makenzie Hankins, Niyonizigiye Claude, Hayden Beall and Kaci Craft. These players have been nominated for the NJCAA honors but have not received notification yet.

Team nominations for NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year include: women's soccer, 3.46 GPA; women's tennis, 3.28 GPA; women's basketball, 3.10 GPA; softball, 3.08 GPA; men's soccer, 3.0 GPA.