Iowa Lakes Community College was recently honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for academic achievements during the 2016-17 college year.

Each year the NJCAA recognizes both teams and individuals for academic success. Four Iowa Lakes teams received honorable mention for earning a team cumulative grade point average above 3.0.

Volleyball-3.29

Men's Cross Country-3.22

Women's Cross Country-3.14

Softball-3.14

"Very proud of our student athletes and their accomplishments in the classroom.  It just shows that our coaches are recruiting the right type of kids who take academics seriously and work hard in the classroom.  There is no doubt these individuals will be successful in the future," said Troy Larson, director of athletics.

The NJCAA recognized 27 Iowa Lakes student athletes for their individual academic achievement.

The NJCAA has three award classifications:  NJCAA All-Academic First-Team (4.00 GPA), NJCAA All-Academic Second-Team (3.80-3.99 GPA), and NJCAA All-Academic Third-Team (3.60-3.79 GPA).

The following is the list of Iowa Lakes student-athletes honored for 2016-17 academic year.

NJCAA All-Academic First Team (4.0 GPA)

Tessa Calabria-Soccer

Courtney Calkins-Softball

Kelsey Dietrich Miller-Cross Country

Marko Dominovic-Swimming & Diving

Enoch Duval-Soccer

Martin Eckard-Baseball

Deanna Gerrard-Softball

RaeAhna Harmon-Volleyball

Matthew Jonsen-Soccer

Collin Kemper-Golf

Lane Krasser-Wrestling

Jacob Oliver-Cross Country, Swimming & Diving

Jackie Petrich-Basketball

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA)

Julia Beckius-Volleyball

Nicholas Grandstaff-Cross Country, Half Marathon

Lauren Hein-Softball

Rory Lindell-Cross Country

Sienna Scully-Soccer

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA)

Grant Becher-Baseball

Christian Day-Swimming & Diving

Madeleine Duncan-Soccer

Jordan Henry-Golf

Ashton Kazmierski-Softball

Charli Miller-Half Marathon, Cross Country

Devon Munter-Baseball

Jakub Murici-Swimming & Diving

Chance Yanzick-Wrestling