10 Guilford Technical Community College student-athletes earn All-NJCAA academic honors

Ten Guilford Technical Community College student-athletes earned National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic honors for their academic performance in 2021-22.

Four GTCC student-athletes earned first-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with 4.0 GPAs.

Raven Taylor and Madyson Tippett, freshman women's volleyball players, and Luke Maicon and Derek Vartanian, freshman baseball players, were first-team honorees.

Student-athletes were eligible to earn NJCAA honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2021-22 academic year. A GPA from 3.80 to 3.99 was needed for second-team honors while a 3.60 to 3.79 GPA was needed to earn third-team recognition.

Kirk Chandler, GTCC athletic director and men's basketball coach said the NJCAA All-Academic awards was a reward for the hard work put in by student-athletes.

"Our athletes understand the importance of solid classroom work, and I believe these awards show how seriously our student-athletes are about their academic performance," Chandler said. "I also think it demonstrates how serious our athletic department is about balanced performance between the classroom and athletics."

GTCC student-athletes earning NJCAA All-Academic honors include:

First team All-NJCAA

• Raven Taylor, volleyball
• Madison Tippett, volleyball
• Luke Maicon, baseball
• Derek Vartanian, baseball

Second team All-NJCAA

• Baleigh Whipple, volleyball

Third team All-NJCAA

• Kristian Amaro, baseball
• Greg Bello, baseball
• Clay Edmonson, baseball
• Asael Quiroz, baseball
• Ian Sweet, baseball