10 MGCCC Student-Athletes recognized by NJCAA

Kris Albritton (left) & Grant Bell are two of 10 MGCCC NJCAA Athletes of Distinction from the 2011-12 year.

Hard work on the field and in the classroom has paid off for 10 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College athletes. Thisweek the NJCAA released it’s annual Athletes of Distinction List for 2011-12, which includes players from several Gulf Coast teams.

More than 1,680 NJCAA student-athletes met the requirements for individual academic honors. Nearly 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA for the 2011-2012 academic year on over 3,500 teams in 28 different sports. The 2011-2012 season marks the 29th year the NJCAA has recognized the success of its student-athletes in the classroom.

The NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards were previously known as NJCAA Academic All-American honors. The NJCAA has renamed its academic awards program to the following:

· NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale)

· NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 to 3.99 on a 4.00 scale)

· NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 to 3.79 on a 4.00 scale)

The 10 Student-Athletes from Gulf Coast are:

Steven Campbell (Football/3.87 GPA)
Will Scott (Football/3.81 GPA)
Ramsey Sellers (Football/3.78 GPA)
Kris Albritton (Softball/3.84 GPA)
Jordan Papas (Women's Soccer/3.95 GPA)
Kelsi Weaver (Women's Soccer/3.90 GPA)
Jessica Ladner (Women's Soccer/3.73 GPA)
Kristie Ladner (Women's Soccer/3.73 GPA)
Grant Bell (Tennis/3.64 GPA)
Marty Stringfellow (Baseball/3.76 GPA)