26 ICC student-athletes earn MACJC Academic honors
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com
FULTON, MS - The Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) awarded 26 Itawamba Community College student-athletes with Academic All-State and Distinguished Academic All-State honors when the league released their yearly academic honors.
"Academics have been and always will be our top priority here at ICC," said Athletic Director Carrie Ball-Williamson. "We are extremely proud of all our student-athletes and the success they've had in the classroom along with the success in their given sports."
Tennis' Amber Frederick (Shannon), basketball's Leslie Robinson (Belmont), soccer's Amanda Segovia (Amory), softball's Catherine Carver (Hernando) and Rachel Elder (Guntown) earn the prestigious MACJC Distinguished Academic All-State honors for having a GPA of 3.8 or better.
Frederick finished her final season as a Lady Indian with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
"A lot of the credit has to be given to the coaches for stressing the importance of getting a quality education, but we also have to credit all of our teachers and everyone that works in our Student Success Center for all they do to help all of the students here at ICC," said Ball-Williamson.
Tory Rice (Starkville) of the men's state championship basketball team along with Caleb Ballard (Shannon) of the men's state championship tennis team earned along with 19 other ICC student-athletes representing all 10 intercollegiate athletic programs earned Academic All-State honors.
| Name | Hometown | Sport | GPA | Honor | ||||
| Ben Aldridge | Tupelo (MS) | Baseball | 3.69 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Caleb Ballard | Shannon (MS) | Tennis | 3.57 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Catherine Carver | Hernando (MS) | Softball | 3.85 | Distinguished Academic All-State | ||||
| Daniel Cox | Olive Branch (MS) | Soccer | 3.42 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Mitch Doom | Ecru (MS) | Golf | 3.38 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Rachel Elder | Guntown (MS) | Softball | 3.80 | Distinguished Academic All-State | ||||
| Amber Frederick | Shannon (MS) | Tennis | 4.00 | Distinguished Academic All-State | ||||
| Cullen Grantham | Corinth (MS) | Soccer | 3.44 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Drew Hankins | Caledonia (MS) | Soccer | 3.41 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Sabrina Holloway | Mantachie (MS) | Tennis | 3.29 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Dustin Jensen | Pontotoc (MS) | Golf | 3.54 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Justin Jensen | Pontotoc (MS) | Golf | 3.46 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Ashley Langford | Caledonia (MS) | Softball | 3.50 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Griff Loftis | Mooreville (MS) | Football | 3.58 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Tobias Lofton | Forest (MS) | Football | 3.55 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Nick May | Caledonia (MS) | Soccer | 3.31 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Demi Menotti | Starkville (MS) | Soccer | 3.57 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Katie Proctor | Columbus (MS) | Soccer | 3.72 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Tory Rice | Starkville (MS) | Basketball | 3.44 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Amanda Segovia | Amory (MS) | Soccer | 3.80 | Distinguished Academic All-State | ||||
| Randi Stevens | New Albany (MS) | Soccer | 3.72 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Mary Margaret Swain | New Hope (MS) | Soccer | 3.50 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Taylor Vaughn | Ackerman (MS) | Golf | 3.77 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Leslie Robinson | Belmont (MS) | Basketball | 3.94 | Distinguished Academic All-State | ||||
| Drew Wheeler | Mooreville (MS) | Baseball | 3.53 | Academic All-State | ||||
| Kory Watterson | Nesbit (MS) | Softball | 3.76 | Academic All-State |
