The Madison College Athletics Department enjoyed its most successful year academically in 2020-21, and did so while a majority of it's student-athletes continued attending mostly virtual classes amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic. A school-record 37 Madison College student-athletes were named NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award winners, surpassing the previous high mark of 20 set in each of the last three years. This year's group also includes five WolfPack student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.00 over the course of two semesters.

By earning a 3.60 or better grade point average over two semesters, the 37 student-athletes found their names on the NJCAA's Academic Student-Athlete Award list. The group includes representatives from seven of the nine Madison College varsity sports teams. The WolfPack softball team produced 13 award winners - that's 62% of the team's roster - to lead the way, followed by baseball with eight. Setting another school record were five student-athletes boasting a perfect 4.0 GPA's, as Jadyn Holman (women's volleyball), Katie Joten (softball), Lauren Steien (softball), Zach Storbakken (baseball), and Emma Strieker (women's soccer) earned NJCAA All-Academic First Team. Thirteen others received second team accolades, with 19 more earning third team distinctions.

The Madison College softball team, led by head coach Leo Kalinowski, posted a collective 3.46 team GPA and were honored as a NJCAA Softball Academic Team of the Year. The award is given to all teams with a 3.00 GPA as a team.

Madison College also featured 78 North Central Community College Conference (N4C) Academic All-Conference Award winners over the course of the last two semesters. Those student-athletes were able to achieve a 3.00 or better grade point average with a minimum of 12 credits passed in a semester.

As the second year student-athletes with the highest individual cumulative grade point averages, Jadyn Homen (women's volleyball), Katie Joten (softball), Thomas Llamas (Esports), Lauren Steien (softball), Zach Storbakken (baseball), and Emma Strieker (women's soccer) were named the Madison College Top Female and Male Scholar Athletes.

Additionally, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association recognized 13 Madison College softball student-athletes as 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes, which includes Katherine Brandl, Brianna Brandner, Briel Burg, Casey Fountain, Hannah Melum, Kylle Hraban, Katie Joten, Lauren Steien, Grace Madeiros, Maddie Kvatek, Mallory Sterling, Mia Noelker, and Taylor Von Behren.

NJCAA All-Academic First Team [4.00 GPA]
Jadyn Holman, Women's Volleyball
Katie Joten, Softball
Lauren Steien, Softball
Zach Storbakken, Baseball
Emma Strieker, Women's Soccer

NJCAA All-Academic Second Team [3.80-3.99 GPA]
Spencer Bartel, Baseball
Casey Fountain, Softball
Mikayla Fox, Women's Soccer
Brianna Hendricks, Women's Basketball
Ben LaRonge, Baseball
Kaleia Lawrence, Women's Volleyball
Riley LeTourneau, Baseball
Grace Madeiros, Softball
Hannah Melum, Softball
Paige Peloquin, Softball
Matthew Ruggiero, Men's Soccer
Eduardo Saucedo, Baseball
Marin Stauffacher, Women's Soccer

NJCAA All-Academic Third Team [3.60-3.79 GPA]
Katherine Brandl, Softball
Brianna Brandner, Softball
Briel Burg, Softball
Amelia Clarquist, Women's Soccer
Cameron Dupont, Baseball
Elizabeth Foye, Women's Soccer
Matt Hach, Golf
Kylle Hraban, Softball
Brady Jurgella, Baseball
Maddie Kvatek, Softball
Abigail Lewis, Women's Volleyball
Jonas Luskey Sanders, Men's Soccer
Logan Mantz, Baseball
Mia Noelker, Softball
Samantha Plantz, Women's Volleyball
Mallory Sterling, Softball
Sebastian Varela, Men's Soccer
Sidni Walgurski, Women's Volleyball
Emma Warner, Women's Basketball

Congratulations to these well-deserving student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom!

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