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One team and twelve individual ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Cortland Community College student-athletes have been honored for their academic excellence by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Panthers volleyball team was recognized as one of the 2019-20 Academic Teams of the Year, and NJCAA All-Academic honors were given to Jessica Fisk (Waterloo/Waterloo H.S.), Adebodun Ademoyo (Binghamton/Seton Catholic H.S.), Brianna Allen (Marion/Marion H.S.), Kassidy Egan (Spencer/Spencer-Van Etten H.S.), Natasha Feocco (Newfield/Dryden H.S.), Erin Harkenrider (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), Kadija Hill-Custis (Syracuse/Fowler H.S.), Kaw Ler Hser (Brooktondale/Ithaca H.S.), Alexander Russell-Cook (Ithaca/Ithaca H.S.), Joey Shufelt (Dryden/Dryden, H.S.), Carmelina Vigliotti Martinez (Syracuse/Henninger H.S.), and Breanna Wendel (Dryden/Dryden H.S.). Fisk is a repeat All-Academic selection; it was the first time for the rest.

"NJCAA student-athletes proved that no obstacle is too difficult to overcome," said NJCAA President and CEO Christopher Parker. "These difficulties pushed our student-athletes to the limit this year, but the opportunity to overcome these challenges presented itself and our student-athletes flourished academically. The association commends all individuals for their continued ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ on the playing surfaces and in the classrooms."

The Panthers volleyball team was honored as one of the Academic Teams of the Year for posting a team GPA of 3.32. The team consisted of 15 players, with more than half of the team finishing above 3.0. Wendell led the team with a perfect 4.0. Feocco (3.97), Harkenrider (3.90), Egan (3.81), and Hill-Custis (3.60) were among the standouts on the volleyball team.

Among individual award winners, Fisk (women’s soccer) and Wendell were named to the All-Academic First-Team with perfect 4.0 GPAs. Egan, Feocco, Harkenrider, Ademoyo (men’s soccer), and Vigliotti Martinez (softball) each was named to the second-team, which requires a GPA of 3.80-3.99. Hill-Custis, Allen (women’s soccer), Lew Hser (men’s soccer), Russell-Cook (men’s soccer), and Shufelt (lacrosse) were named to the third team, which requires a GPA of 3.60-3.79.