MCC Athletics announces Academic All-Region honors

MARSHALLTOWN – The Marshalltown Community College athletic department has been informed by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) that 84 MCC student-athletes qualified for Fall Academic All-Region honors. First Team honorees must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 to 4.0, and Second Team honorees must have a 3.0 to 3.49 GPA.

The Tiger baseball team qualified 19 players: First Team honorees include Adam Carmichael of Whitby, Ontario, Canada; Anderson Schirm of Grinnell, IA; Brady Baker of Sioux City, IA; Chase Bauer of Ramsey, MN; Cole Knewston of Minnetonka MN; Cullen Krueger of Rogers, MN; Gabe Weighner of Waukon, IA; Ian Rodriguez of Vega Alta, PR; Jack Hilgenberg of Wapello, IA; Jack Riley of Sioux Falls, SD; Justin Dandeneau of Hanmer, Ontario, Canada; Sauyer Thompson of Omaha, NE; Tony DiRienzo of Prairie View, CO; and Treyton Cook of Council Bluffs, IA. Second Team honorees include Andrew Sokoll of Mahtomedi MN; Konner Hoelting of Norwalk IA; Nolan Johnson of New London Spicer, MN; Tyler Hand of Totino Grace, MN; and Wyatt Hoelting of Linwood, KS.

The men's basketball team qualified six players: First Team honorees include Alejandro Martinez of Los Santos de Maimona, Spain; Manuel Santos of Madrid, Spain; Pavle Djeric of Podgorica, Montenegro; and Sean Conway of Cleveland, OH. Second Team honorees include Chason St. Vil of Cambria Heights, NY; and Jose Carvalho of Rio de Janairo, Brazil.

The women's basketball team qualified four players: First Team honoree Ariyanah Custard of Las Vegas, NV. Second Team honorees include Shenell Stewart of Nassau, Bahamas; Amijah Nelson of Las Vegas, NV; and Olivia Heartwell of Anchorage, AK.

The Esports team qualified 34 players: First Team honorees include Agustin Landeros-Rocha of Osceola, IA; AJ Arthur of Ames, IA; Brody Bailey of New London, IA; Carter Hodgen of Gilbert, IA; Chandler Adams of Mason City, IA; Chloe Sink of Marshalltown, IA; Dimitrios Petrimeas of Fairfield, IA; Donna Van Zee of Marshalltown, IA; Dylan Meierotto of Keosauqua, IA; Elijah Kendall of Williamsburg, IA; Ethaen Dyslin of Forest City, IA; Evan Stephens of Wapello, IA; Hunter Gardner of Marion, IA; Jack Kestel of Tiffin, IA; Jameson Tamayo of Tama, IA; Johnny Cochran of Traer, IA; Landon Kucera of Traer, IA; Lucas Wendeln of Nevada, IA; Maddox Lantz of Odebolt, IA; Montana Morgan of Osceola, IA; Nikolas Bautista of Hampton, IA; Roby Widner of Gilbert, IA; Ross Vitek of Marshalltown, IA; Scott Turner of Marshalltown, IA; Shawn Villanueva of Birmingham, IA; and Tess Pacza of Holstein, IA. Second Team honorees include Avery Hanson of Farmington, IA; Bison Leuer-Petersen of Cedar Rapids, IA; Connor Brewer of Marshalltown, IA; Kamryn Boatright of Waukee, IA; Roman Hill of Tama, IA; Samuel Swope of Marshalltown, IA; and Somara Wolf of Marshalltown, IA.

The men's soccer team qualified 14 players: First Team honorees include Augustus Gruber of Waukee, IA; Juan Felipe Hernandez of Bogota, Colombia; Kaisei Noguchi of Yokohamashi, Japan; Matoi Yanagisawa of Saku City, Japan; Pedro Macedo of Santo Antonio Do Amparo, Brazil; Ran Inosaka of Izumisano, Japan; Ricardo Paiva of Lisboa, Portugal; and Tim Straubmueller of Salach, Germany. Second Team honorees include Dominic Capla of Hamburg, Germany; Enrico Borges of Ituana-nias Gerais, Brazil; Gustavo De Araujo of Sabara, Brazil; Haru Takizawa of Niigata, Japan; Thomas Majia of Bogota, Colombia; and Tomu Yamaguchi of Okinawa, Japan

The volleyball team qualified seven players: First Team honorees include Addy Stull of Rockford, IL; Callie Swanson of Conrad, IA; Imigyn Stratton of North English, IA; Maddy Wiese of Tama, IA; and Violet Hougland of Ottumwa, IA. Second Team honorees include Kaylee LaPlant of Cedar Falls, IA and Olivia Maddux of Gladbrook, IA.