The 2019-20 academic year provided many unforeseen obstacles for Triton College student-athletes. From dealing with the transition to taking classes the final half of the spring semester online and the sudden cancelation of sports due to the global Coivd-19 pandemic. Despite these challenges, Trojan student-athletes persevered in one of the best seasons academically in recent years as 38 Triton student-athletes earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic honors.

Triton doubled its total number of NJCAA All-Academic athletes from the previous year as 19 Trojans made the list during the 2018-19 academic year. In addition, Triton in their final season as a member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C) led all N4C schools with the most NJCAA All-Academic members. Nationwide 9,555 NJCAA student-athletes made the All-Academic list.

"I am very pleased to see our student-athletes succeed beyond their athletic pursuits," said Triton Athletic Director Harry McGinnis. "The 38 student athletes that qualified for the NJCAA honors is largely due to the efforts of our Athlete Academic Coordinator Emily-Jo Anderson and each of our head coaches for emphasizing the importance of academic excellence within our department."

Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2019-20 academic year. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are listed below:

NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA

Listed below are the Triton student-athletes who earned NJCAA All-Academic status:

NJCAA All-Academic First Team
Randon Dauman (Columbus, WI) – Baseball – 4.00 GPA
Sumeja Hodzic (Proviso East) – Volleyball – 4.00 GPA
Marcin Kieta (Lane Tech) – Men's Soccer – 4.00 GPA
Leah Rettke (Riverside-Brookfield) – Volleyball – 4.00 GPA
James Tauer (Lemont) – Baseball – 4.00 GPA

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team
Hector Anguiano (Morton) – Men's Soccer – 3.85 GPA
Chris Brown (Evanston) – Baseball – 3.91 GPA
Nate Davis (Lincoln-Way Central) – Baseball – 3.90 GPA
Anthony Deconcilis (Lake Park) – Baseball – 3.90 GPA
Andrew Hancock (Lincoln-Way Central) – Baseball – 3.85 GPA
Ben Hetelle (South Elgin) – Baseball – 3.80 GPA
Trey Korbel (Lincoln-Way Central) – Baseball – 3.84 GPA
Ryan Linkletter (Johnsburg, IL) – Baseball – 3.80 GPA
Dominic Milano (Nazareth Academy) – Baseball – 3.91 GPA
Kiara Negron (Whitney Young) – Softball – 3.83 GPA
Jennifer Ramos (Leyden) – Women's Soccer – 3.90 GPA
Luke Seidel (Fremd) – Baseball – 3.84 GPA
Natalie Shuey (Bloomington) – Softball – 3.93 GPA
Conrad Tauer (Lemont) – Baseball – 3.87 GPA
Dan Wizceb (Vernon Hills) – Baseball – 3.89 GPA

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team
Chloe Auxier (Wolcott, IN) – Softball – 3.68 GPA
Elizabeth Cannon (Northwood, OH) – Women's Soccer – 3.71 GPA
Zach Carmignani (Nazareth Academy) – Baseball – 3.77 GPA
Melissa Donnelly (Riverside-Brookfield) – Softball – 3.70 GPA
Meghan Fontenetta (Leyden) – Softball – 3.61 GPA
Melly Gonzales (Morton) – Softball – 3.63 GPA
Sean Kelly (Maine South) – Wrestling – 3.61 GPA
Jakub Knurek (York) – Men's Soccer – 3.66 GPA
Jackson Lingle (Schaumburg) – Wrestling – 3.77 GPA
Alex Mezyk (Lane Tech) – Men's Soccer – 3.69 GPA
Jeff Morton (Mundelein) – Baseball – 3.61 GPA
Geneva Pollman (South Elgin) – Softball – 3.62 GPA
Mason Schaller (Mundelein) – Baseball – 3.71 GPA
Thomas Schroeder (St. Charles East) – Baseball – 3.65 GPA
Arnel Sinanagic (Lane Tech) – Men's Soccer – 3.71 GPA
Xavier Skinner (Walther Christian Academy) – Track & Field – 3.72 GPA
Alyssa Stramaglia (Fenwick) – Softball – 3.64 GPA
Michal Szaflarski (Oak Lawn) – Men's Soccer – 3.71 GPA

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