2024-25 NJCAA Announcement

CHARLOTTE, NC – The NJCAA has announced its 2024-25 All-Academic Teams, recognizing student-athletes nationwide for their dedication in the classroom. Among the honorees, 23 student-athletes from FIT earned All-Academic distinctions.

In total, 13,915 student-athletes were recognized for achieving a GPA of 3.60 or higher during the 2024-25 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

To view a full list of all student-athlete award winners, visit: NJCAA All-Academic Awards

The women's cross country, women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's swimming & diving, and women's volleyball programs each received the NJCAA Academic Team Award for achieving a combined team GPA of 3.00 or higher. The full list of the NJCAA Academic Team Award winners can be viewed at this link.

Here are the 23 student-athletes who earned NJCAA All-Academic Team accolades:

NJCAA All-Academic First Team
Riley Budenas, Volleyball
Sofia Zampella, Cross Country (Women) and Outdoor Track & Field (Women)

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team
Taiwo Adekunle, Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Emma Anderson, Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Gabrielle Buencochillo, Volleyball
Olivia Corabi, Cross Country (Women)
Clare DeSario, Cross Country (Women) and Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Rita Gonçalves, Soccer
Summer Guderian, Soccer
Elise Harcsar, Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Nico Korten, Swimming & Diving
Dionysia Mei Kourouklis, Volleyball
Marla McCain, Cross Country (Women) and Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Sofia Moteleb, Soccer
Zoe Mullen, Soccer
Katelyn Pan, Volleyball
Lydia Tung, Volleyball

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team
Mary-Margaret Griffiths, Volleyball
Mia Jones, Volleyball
Gabriela Medrano, Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Mijael Gormes Pinchanski, Cross Country (Men) and Outdoor Track & Field (Men)
Kimiko Quayle, Outdoor Track & Field (Women)
Caitlyn Schildhouse, Volleyball