Wharton County Junior College Pioneers baseball players celebrate a homerun this past
season. A number of WCJC's baseball and volleyball players were recently recognized
for academic excellence.
WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College athletes were recently recognized by
the National Junior College Athletic Association for academic excellence.
To qualify for the NJCAA awards, students had to complete two full-time semesters.
First Team awards were issued to student athletes with a 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA).
Second Team was for students earning a 3.8 to 3.99 GPA. And Third Team awards were
issued to students with a 3.6 to 3.79 GPA.
In addition, Region XIV all-academic awards were issued to student athletes with a
GPA of 3.25 or better. Athletes had to complete at least 24 hours of college courses
leading to a degree.
WCJC athletes earning awards included:
Carson Sydnor of Montgomery (baseball) — NJCAA All-Academic Second Team, Region XIV
All-Academic Team
Harrison Wall of Mount Pleasant (baseball) — NJCAA All-Academic Second Team, Region
XIV All-Academic Team
Kieryn Adams of Schulenburg (volleyball) — NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, Region XIV
All-Academic Team
Jackson Kemper of Cypress (baseball) — NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, Region XIV All-Academic
Team
Aidan Lopez of Eagle Pass (baseball) — NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, Region XIV All-Academic
Team
Elaiza Martinez of Rio Grande City (volleyball) — NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, Region
XIV All-Academic Team
Kayley Robertson of Chilton (volleyball) — NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, Region XIV
All-Academic Team
Lane Sparks of Brenham (baseball) — NJCAA All-Academic Third Team, Region XIV All-Academic
Team
Jonathan Anders of Rosenberg (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Julian Garcia of Conroe (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Aidan Goude of Cypress (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Austin Hardy of Spring (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Gabriella Juarez of Cypress (volleyball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Blair Kram of Sealy (volleyball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Braylon Mitchell of Houston (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Austin Rawls of League City (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Andrew Wenske of Shiner (baseball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
Lauren Wood of Katy (volleyball) — Region XIV All-Academic Team
In addition to the individual honors, WCJC’s baseball and volleyball teams each received
the NJCAA Academic Team-of-the-Year Award. The WCJC Pioneers baseball team had an
overall team GPA of 3.22, while the WCJC Pioneers volleyball team had a GPA of 3.09.
