Ten MCC athletes named Academic All America, Three Distinguished

The Meridian Community College athletic department had ten of its student-athletes named to the 2010 National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-American Team.

MCC athletic director, Hilary Allen confirmed Tuesday that the following MCC student-athletes were selected NJCAA Academic All-American:

From men’s tennis- Andres Cepede, Brandyn Laundry, and Jeremy Purdum; from women’s soccer- Lindsey Honsinger, Sarah Scarbrough, and Mary Beth Weber; from baseball- Chase Jordan; from men’s golf- Cory Williamson; from men’s soccer- Craige Dixon; and from softball- Andrea Fulton.

Academic All-America must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale for 45 semester hours or 60 quarter hours. Distinguished Academic All-America must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better on a 4.0 scale for 45 semester hours or 60 quarter hours.

Cepede, Laundry and Scarbrough received Distinguished Academic All-American status; while Dixon, Fulton, Honsinger, Jordan, Purdum, Weber, and Williamson received Academic All-American.

The list of NJCAA Academic All-Americans will be released to each college with certificates for the award winners. The Academic All-America team members will also listed in the JUCO Review, the official publication of the NJCAA.

This academic year marks the fifth consecutive year that MCC has had four or more of its athletes nominated for NJCAA Academic All America.