The NJCAA National Office in Colorado Springs, Colo., announced on July 1 the names of the 2009-2010 NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American and Academic All-American awards as well as the 2010 Spring All-American Teams.
Several Gecko athletes were honored: three individuals were honored as Academic All-Americans, two were honored as Distinguished Academic All-Americans and the Men's Baseball team and Men's Golf team were both honored as 2010 Spring All-Academic Teams for having an average 3.02 GPA and 3.16 GPA respectively.
The athletes that were honored for their academic achievements were:
Amanda Brown | 3.66 | Women's Soccer I Academic All American
Priscilla Coronado | 3.67 | Women's Soccer I Academic All American
Chad Gatlin | 3.69 | Men's Golf I Academic All American
Abby Haskell | 3.83 | Women's Soccer I Distinguished Academic All American
Doug Snover | 3.83 | Baseball I Distinguished Academic All American
Congratulations Geckos! GateWay Community College is proud of your academic diligence and athletic excellence!