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Student-athletes perform on field, classroom
Holmes Community College athletes not only performed well on the field this season, but also did outstanding work in the classroom with 71 being named scholar-athletes in the fall (3.4 GPA or higher), 60 in the spring and 63 for both fall and spring semesters with an overall GPA of 2.947.
Seventy-nine student-athletes graduated in May. Out of those, 70 have been nominated for the MACJC Academic All-State Team (13 for 3.8-4.0 GPA and 57 for 3.25-3.79 GPA) and 28 for the NJCAA Academic Team (6 for 4.0 GPA, 12 for 3.8-3.99 GPA and 10 for 3.6-3.79 GPA). Overall, Holmes ranked fourth out of the 15 Mississippi community colleges and second in the North with the number of MACJC All-State Academic Athletes.
Fall semester scholar-athletes included: Parker Beall, athletic trainer; Zach Boone, Nick Lawrence, Peyton Sullivan and Brodie Threet, baseball; Allie Dunn, Emileigh Hearn, Lamar Land, Abby Singletary, Kaitlyn Sloan, Lane Spell and Taylor Sullivan cheerleading; Ryan McLaurin, Trevais Spencer and Stanley Williams, men's basketball; Qu'Sheba Henderson and Tyaira Wilson, women's basketball; Tyler Barnes, Buddy Benson, Steven Burdette, Josh Dodd, Matt Fuller, Zach Schemmel, Rodney Shaw, Caleb Shelly, P.J. Simmons, Stephen Sykes, Anthony Walker and Dante Wigley, football; Yoel Bacallao, Timothy Nations, Ryan Salter and Skyler Schmidt, men's soccer; Abigail Bishop, Mary Campbell, Sarah Donahoo, Frances Green, Bailey Harper, Kaitlin Hill, Anna Hogue, Brooklyn Meadows, Irene Mondragon, Anna Stewart, Hannah Turner and Kendall Walsh, women's soccer; Kaylee Ables, Abby Bouslay, Bailee Bryant, Jasmine Cox, Courtland Crutchfield, Torey Daniels, Kaytn Engle, Madison Fields, Courtney Hatcher, Rebecca Kennedy, Emily Littlejohn, Joseph McKee, Karley Poindexter, Micah Redd, Avery Thornton, Olivia Wilson and Madison Womble, softball; Rylee Artman, Merritt Blackwell, Matthew Dubourg, Chris Stuckey and Hayden Switzer, men's tennis; Savanna Bell, Oddysey Brewer, Lucy Oakes and Ashleigh Pope, women's tennis.
Spring semester scholar-athletes included: Zach Boone, Jeff Crenshaw, Justin Hutton, Will Jordan, Nick Lawrence, Landry Newsom, Kyle Singleton and Brodie Threet, baseball; James Cobb, Emileigh Hearn, Lamar Land, Elizabeth Lowery, Lane Spell, Taylor Sullivan, Dalton Veazey and Christina White, cheerleading; Joshua Everette and Ryan McLaurin, men's basketball; Tyaira Wilson, women's basketball; Benny Benson, Steven Burdette, Josh Dodd, Jarius Gooch, Shanna Lee, Jacob Mangino, Rashad Pittman, Matthew Pleasant, Travis Ryan and Caleb Shelly, football; Yoel Bacallao, Rolando Sanchez and Hayden Welch, men's soccer; Abigail Bishop, Catherine Petro, Micaela Robinson and Anna Stewart, women's soccer; Kaylee Ables, Abby Bouslay, Jasmine Cox, Courtland Crutchfield, Katyn Engle, Kayla Gilmore, Courtney Hatcher, Rebecca Kennedy, Emily Littlejohn, Joseph McKee, Jana Newell, Karley Poindexter, Micah Redd, Avery Thornton, Whitney Walker, Juliet Warriner, Olivia Wilson and Madison Womble, softball; Rylee Artman, Merritt Blackwell, Matthew Dubourg and Hayden Switzer, men's tennis; and Savanna Bell and Oddysey Brewer, women's tennis.
Scholar-athletes for the 2016-17 school year included: Zach Boone, Nick Lawrence, Kyle Singleton and Brodie Threet, baseball; James Cobb, Allie Dunn, Emileigh Hearn, Lamar Land, Kaitlyn Sloan, Lane Spell, Taylor Sullivan and Christina White, cheerleading; Ryan McLaurin and Trevais Spencer, men's basketball; Qu'Sheba Henderson and Tyaira Wilson, women's basketball; Tyler Barnes, Benny Benson, Steven Burdette, Josh Dodd, Jarius Gooch, Shanna Lee, Matthew Pleasant, Travis Ryan and Rodney Shaw, football; Yoel Bacallao, Timothy Nations and Rolando Sanchez, men's soccer; Abigail Bishop, Brooke Burrell, Mary Campbell, Sarah Donahoo, Bailey Harper, Kaitlyn Hill, Anna Hogue, Brooklyn Meadows, Irene Mondragon, Catherine Petro, Anna Stewart and Hannah Turner, women's soccer; Kaylee Ables, Abby Bouslay, Jasmine Cox, Courtland Crutchfield, Torey Daniels, Katyn Engle, Kayla Gilmore, Courtney Hatcher, Rebecca Kennedy, Emily Littlejohn, Joseph McKee, Jana Newell, Karley Poindexter, Micah Redd, Avery Thornton, Whitney Walker, Juliet Warriner, Olivia Wilson and Madison Womble, softball; Rylee Artman, Merritt Blackwell and Hayden Switzer, men's tennis; and Savanna Bell, women's tennis.
MACJC Academic All-State honors (3.8-4.0 GPA, Distinguished Academic All-State and 3.25-3.79 GPA, Academic All-State) for the 2016-17 school year included: Zach Boone and Kyle Singleton, Distinguished Academic All-State and Jeff Crenshaw, Will Jordan, Nick Lawrence, Landry Newson and Brodie Threet, Academic All-State, baseball; Ryan McLaurin, Stanley Williams, Joshua Everette and Trevais Spencer, Academic All-State, men's basketball; Kamelia Lacy and Tyaira Wilson, Academic All-State, women's basketball; Tyler Barnes and Josh Dodd, Distinguished Academic All-State and Steven Burdette, Jarius Gooch, Austin Killion, Desmond Lester, Rashad Pittman, Zack Schemmel, Rodney Shaw, Caleb Shelly, Anthony Walker and Orrin Walsh, Academic All-State, football; Cody Kirtley, Timothy Nations, Ryan Salter and Rolando Sanchez, Academic All-State, men's soccer; Bailey Harper, Distinguished Academic All-State and Brooke Burrell, Mary Campbell, Sarah Donahoo, Frances Green, Kaitlyn Hill, Anna Hogue, Irene Mondragon, Jaci Murphy, Catherine Petro, Anna Stewart, Courtney Turner, Kendall Walsh and Britain Welzein, Academic All-State, women's soccer; Jasmine Cox, Emily Littlejohn, Micah Redd, Avery Thornton and Olivia Wilson, Distinguished Academic All-State and Kaylee Ables, Abby Bouslay, Baylee Bryant, Torey Daniels, Madison Fields, Kayla Gilmore, Courtney Hatcher, Rebecca Kennedy, Emily Littlejohn, Jana Newell, Karley Poindexter, Whitney Walker, Juliet Warriner and Madison Womble, softball; Merritt Blackwell and Hayden Switzer, Distinguished Academic All-State and Rylee Artman and Christopher Stuckey, Academic All-State; and Savanna Bell, Distinguished Academic All-State and Oddysey Brewer and Lucy Oakes, Academic All-State, women's tennis. The players have been nominated for these awards but have not been officially notified from the MACJC.
Team nominations for MACJC Academic Teams of the Year included: softball, 3.5 GPA; women's tennis, 3.26 GPA; men's tennis, 3.24 GPA; women's soccer, 3.18 GPA; baseball, 2.92 GPA; football, 2.84 GPA; women's basketball, 2.82 GPA; men's basketball, 2.80 GPA; men's soccer, 2.60 GPA. The teams have been nominated but have not been officially notified from the MACJC.
NJCAA Academic Awards (first team, 4.0 GPA; second team, 3.8-3.99 GPA; and third team, 3.6-3.79 GPA) for 2016-17 included: Zach Boone and Brodie Threet, Second Team and Nick Lawrence and Landry Newson, Third Team, baseball; Ryan McLaurin, Third Team, men's basketball; Tyaira Wilson, Second Team, women's basketball; Josh Dodd, First Team and Caleb Shelly, Second Team and Steve Burdette and Rodney Shaw, Third Team, football; Bailey Harper, First Team and Kaitlyn Hill, Second Team and Irene Mondragon and Anna Stewart, Third Team, women's soccer; Jasmine Cox and Olivia Wilson, First Team and Kaylee Ables, Abby Bouslay, Emily Littlejohn, Micah Redd and Avery Thornton, Second Team and Courtney Hatcher, Third Team, softball; Merritt Blackwell and Hayden Switzer, First Team and Rylee Artman, Second Team and Matthew Dubourg, Third Team, men's tennis; and Savanna Bell, Second Team, women's tennis. The players have been nominated for these awards but have not been officially notified from the NJCAA.
Team nominations for NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year included: softball, 3.42 GPA; men's tennis, 3.29 GPA; women's tennis, 3.27 GPA; and women's soccer, 3.14 GPA. The teams have been nominated but have not been officially notified from the NJCAA.
For more information Holmes intercollegiate athletic teams, go to http://holmesathletics.com.
