July 16, 2021, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Grand Rapids Community College student-athletes Taylor Cross, Audrey Gower, Erin Kruithoff, Dalton Vander Ark, and Alena Visnovsky earned NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors for posting perfect 4.0 GPAs.
They were among 18 GRCC student athletes saluted for academic success by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
“Our student-athletes know we expect them to work hard in the classroom as well as in competition,” Interim Athletic Director David Selmon said. “Our coaches and staff make academics a priority, and we’re proud of the Raiders earning these honors.”
Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by completing two terms while attending full time and having accumulated at least 24 semester hours with an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2020-21 academic year.
Cross, from Caledonia, is a catcher on the softball team. Gower, from Dimondale and Visnovsky, a from Sparta, played for the volleyball team. Kruithoff, from Allendale, played on the women’s basketball team and Vander Ark, from Byron Center, pitched for the baseball team.
Seven Raiders earned All-Academic Second Team honors for GPAs between 3.80 and 3.99. Baseball players Caleb Engelsman from Rockford, Jeremy Marble from Sparta, and Matt Williams from Lake Orion earned the honor. They were joined by cross country runners Allison Hoop from Jackson, Mariah Vos from Byron Center, Alexzandria Webster from Grandville, and golfer Arie Jackman from Caledonia.
Six students earned All-Academic Third team honors for GPAs between 3.60 and 3.79. Baseball players Collin Bradley from Brooklyn, Mich. And Aaron West from Grand Ledge were saluted, along with volleyball players Kailey Carmean from Fruitport and Zari Kruger from Lake Odessa, softball player Mikayla Loew from Kent City, and cross country runner Jack Kehoe from Grandville.