NJCAA Recognizes All-American Chaps

By: Mark Reinhiller

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The National Junior College Athletic Association honored more than 30 College of DuPage student-athletes for their academic efforts by naming them to the annual all-academic teams for 2024-2025. 

Four Chaparral teams—men's tennis, women's basketball, women's track and field, and women's volleyball—earned the team minimum GPA of 3.0 and notoriety for team honors. Softball's Danielle Whitman, track and field's Matthew Heinberg, lacrosse's Joseph Gadzala, soccer's Sam Negus and track and field's Molly Morris are repeat selections. 

The NJCAA recognizes three individual teams— the first team is 4.0 GPA, second team 3.80-3.99 and third team 3.60-3.79. 

First Team 

  • Lacrosse: Joseph Maduzia
  • Men's Track and Field: Weston White  
  • Men's Tennis: Patrick Kozbial  
  • Softball: Sydney Hurst, Danielle Whitman 
  • Women's Soccer: Lucille Sugarman
  • Women's Track and Field: Klaudia Sztafa
  • Women's Tennis: Phoebe Yu

Second Team

  • Football: Arlin Moore 
  • Lacrosse: Lyden Khan
  • Men's Soccer: Sam Negus
  • Men's Tennis: Mohamed Lukmanji
  • Men's Volleyball: Jahir Lopez
  • Women's Soccer: Elizabeth Kelsey, Connie Myket
  • Women's Track and Field: Micah Bates, Olivia Brach, Molly Morris, Olivia Warmke
  • Women's Tennis: Lily Threadgill
  • Women's Volleyball: Alyza Grubich, Samantha Hornbogen, Jillian Ross

Third Team

  • Football: Aaron Rice
  • Men's Golf: Luke Pringle 
  • Lacrosse: Benjamin Gale 
  • Men's Track and Field: Peter Callas, Matthew Heinberg, Samuel Sanchez, John Schultz
  • Men's Tennis: Ibrahim Tayeb
  • Men's Volleyball: Danny Overlin 
  • Women's Track and Field, Basketball: Teegan Roach
  • Women's Volleyball: Francesca Brandonisio, Alexandra Hornbogen

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