POPLARVILLE, Miss. – Pearl River is proud to announce 34 student-athletes and three teams were recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association for their academic success.

Teams with a combined grade point average of 3.0 or above were recognized as a 2022-23 NJCAA Academic Team. The Pearl River teams receiving this distinction are women's soccer (3.30), softball (3.22) and volleyball (3.11).

Individual student-athletes were also recognized for their success in the classroom. Student-athletes who earned a GPA of 4.0 were recognized as first-team selections, second-team selections achieved a 3.80-3.99 GPA, and third-team selections earned a 3.60-3.79 GPA.

All-Academic First-Team
Softball: Bella Crawley (Ocean Springs), Dallyn Nance (Nanih Waiya)
Volleyball: Jamya Fondren (Oxford; Regents School of Oxford), Sara McKinney (Delaware, Okla.; Oklahoma Union)
Women's soccer: Lola Taylor (Ocean Springs)

All-Academic Second-Team
Baseball: Blaise Breerwood (Poplarville), Blake Hooks (Petal), Logan Walters (Petal), Connor Ware (Madison; Germantown)
Golf: Quintin Baker (Poplarville)
Men's Soccer: Julio Gruba (Curitiba, Brazil), Brennon Maulden (Wiggins; Stone), Noah Webb (Pearl)
Softball: Bryn Daughtery (Vancleave), Morgan Lavergne (Baton Rouge, La.; Central), Mya Young (Paxton, Fla.), Lizzie Weems (Bay St. Louis; Bay)
Volleyball: Natalie Bartholomew (Brandon)
Women's soccer: Camryn Aldous (Petal) and Iben Madsen (Gulfport)

All-Academic Third-Team
Baseball: Gabe Broadus (Wilmer, Ala.; Faith Academy), Will Passeau (Mobile; Ala.; St. Pauls), Marshall Phillips (Hattiesburg; Sumrall)
Golf: Noah Helton (Brooklyn, Miss.; Forrest County)
Men's soccer: Donovan Minor (Poplarville), Jackson Meeks (Biloxi; D'Iberville)
Softball: Cassady Cartwright (Poplarville), Destiney Gary (Greenwell Springs, La.; Central)
Volleyball: Abbie Franks (Ocean Springs), Lillie Franks (Ocean Springs)
Women's basketball: Tierra Simon (Houston, Texas; Heights), Halle Traylor (Tupelo)
Women's soccer: Ann Maris Ragan (Flowood; Hartfied Academy) and Mackenzie Winters (Ocean Springs)

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