CLEVELAND — The
National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) has announced its 3
rd annual Scholar-Athlete Team for 2022.
After receiving a record number of nominations for the 2022 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NATYCAA's Scholar-Athlete Committee named 11 student-athletes to the Scholar-Athlete Team, which consists of 10 different sports and six different districts throughout the country. The district winners not only comprise the Scholar-Athlete Team but are finalists for NATYCAA's Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award sponsored by Relation Insurance Solutions, which will be announced later this month. Both winners will be provided travel and a $1,000 scholarship as they are formally recognized at the NATYCAA Convention, June 26-28 at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, NV. In addition, 28 student-athletes are being recognized as Honorable Mention selections across 12 different sports.
"It is of the utmost pleasure of the NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete Committee to evaluate and choose among the best student-athletes in the country to be honored as the 2022 NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete Team," said Cypress College Dean of Kinesiology and Athletics
Colin Preston, who also chairs the NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete Committee. "Each year, the committee receives exceptional nominations, which makes the task of selecting the team that much more difficult. All of the individuals excel at the highest rate on the field of play and in the classroom and we couldn't be happier with this year's team. We are honored to award the Scholar-Athlete Team and Honorable Mentions and we look forward to the announcement of our two Scholar-Athletes of the Year."
To be eligible for the award, nominees must meet the following criteria: minimum 3.6 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a minimum of 36 semester hours or 45 quarter hours with a minimum of 24 semester/36 quarter hours at the nominating institution; participation in a minimum of one complete season of varsity competition at the nominating institution; outstanding athletics success; and outstanding qualities of leadership and citizenship. Spring sport athletes may be considered for nomination the following year.
The following individuals have been named to the 2022 NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete Team:
| Name |
Team |
School |
| Jayelyn Carter |
Softball |
Santa Fe College |
| Dylan Chavez |
M Soccer |
Tacoma Community College |
| Lucia Cuadra |
W Soccer |
Heartland Community College |
| Chariah Daniels |
W Basketball |
Pratt Community College |
| Chase Graham |
Football |
College of Du Page |
| Shalyn Gray |
W Volleyball |
Linn-Benton Community College |
| AJ Knight |
M Basketball |
Suffolk County Community College |
| Jacob Mitchell |
Wrestling |
Pratt Community College |
| Frida Monsalvo |
W Soccer |
Mt. San Antonio College |
| Aaliyah Moore |
W Track & Field & Cross Country |
Monroe College |
| Curran Ozawa-Burns |
Baseball |
West Valley College |
| Honorable Mention |
| Name |
Team |
School |
| Tegan Arega |
M Cross Country |
Santa Monica College |
| Michael Arrington |
M Soccer |
Fresno City College |
| Cameron Barry |
M Basketball |
San Diego Miramar College |
| Kaitlyn Bishop |
W Soccer |
Delta College |
| Ana Centeno |
Soccer |
Evergreen Valley College |
| Megan Ditlof |
Water Polo |
Santa Barbara City College |
| Adam Dow |
M Water Polo |
Mt. San Antonio College |
| Jenna Duley |
Basketball |
Sierra College |
| Luke Ferri |
M Cross Country |
Oakton Community College |
| Kaylen Gonzalez |
Soccer |
Chaffey College |
| Grace Hall |
W Soccer |
Finger Lakes Community College |
| Ashley Hearn |
W Swimming & Diving |
Genesee Community College |
| Theonoah Jadotte |
M Basketball |
Community College of Rhode Island |
| Roy Kalu |
M Basketball |
Roxbury Community College |
| Luke Martin |
M Water Polo |
San Joaquin Delta College |
| Marija Mijuskovic |
Water Polo |
West Valley College |
| Kaitlyn Morenzone |
Volleyball |
San Joaquin Delta College |
| Olivia Niemerg |
W Basketball |
Lake Land College |
| Alexandra Rae Pagani |
Volleyball |
Fresno City College |
| Emily Pereira |
Volleyball |
De Anza College |
| Sam Pinto |
M Soccer |
Santa Barbara City College |
| Alyssa Quagliana |
Softball |
Erie Community College |
| Reilly Rich |
W Soccer |
Mohawk Valley Community College |
| Lauren Schiraldi |
W Tennis |
Suffolk County Community College |
| Adeline Smith |
W Basketball |
UCONN- Avery Point |
| Talia Thibodeau |
W Basketball |
Community College of Rhode Island |
| Meghan Weinrich |
Basketball |
Butte College |
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