ARNOLD, MD – The NJCAA released the All-Academic Awards this week, with five Riverhawk student-athletes earning the National Honor. With strict nomination criteria, student-athletes awarded All-Academic are praised for their commendable efforts of accomplishing the high academic standards set by the NJCAA.

NJCAA All-Academic Criteria:

-  Must have completed 2 full-time semesters or 3 full-time quarters of college work

-  Must have participated in at least one season at the varsity level at the college from which he/she is nominated.

-  Minimum of 24 semester-hours or 36 quarter-hours completed in the current academic year.

-  Minimum 3.6 grade-point average on a 4.00 scale

• NJCAA All-Academic First Team:            4.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale
• NJCAA All-Academic Second Team:       3.80 to 3.99 GPA on a 4.00 scale
• NJCAA All-Academic Third Team:          3.60 to 3.79 GPA on a 4.00 scale

AACC's 2016-17 All-Academic Team Honorees:

NJCAA All-Academic First Team:

            Baylee DiPietro – Women's Soccer 

            Matthew Semanick – Men's Baseball

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team:

            John-Vincent Louis – Men's Baseball

            Zachary Payne – Men's Lacrosse

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team:

            Brett Puhl – Men's Golf