ECC Student Athletes Excel in the Classroom
The East Central College Athletic Department continues to excel on the field and in the classroom.
The department boasted the second highest Grade Point Average of teams in the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC). ECC’s all-team GPA was 3.021 for the past academic year.
In addition, the Falcon Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams all were named All-Academic Teams of the Year with a 3.0 or higher team GPA.
Individually, there were 16 National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-Americans.
Listed below are the All-American players, followed by the team they are on at ECC and then which All-American team they were named to:
Morgan Green Softball – 2nd Team Stephen Akot Men’s Soccer – 1st Team
Taylor Hanger Softball – 1st Team Julio Gonzalez Men’s Soccer – 3rd Team
Addie Konkel Softball – 2nd Team Aidan Ottens Men’s Soccer – 3rd Team
Madelyn Ruszala Softball – 1st Team Pierocarlo Previte Men’s Soccer – 3rd Team
Emma Weston Softball – 3rd Team Santiago Sanchez Men’s Soccer – 2nd Team
Shane Kearbey Baseball – 3rd Team Charley Leonard Women’s Soccer – 3rd Team
Ethan Lindemann Baseball – 3rd Team Gabrielle Mattli Women’s Soccer – 3rd Team
Nathan Turner Baseball – 2nd Team RaeLeigh Miller Women’s Soccer – 1st Team
Listed below are the ECC student athletes, followed by the sport they play, named to the Academic All-Region with a minimum 3.25 GPA:
Morgan Green Softball Stephen Akot Men’s Soccer
Taylor Hanger Softball Sam Gentges Men’s Soccer
Hannah Jarvis Softball Julio Gonzalez Men’s Soccer
Addie Konkel Softball Joe McInnes Men’s Soccer
Emma Riegel Softball David Morais Kerejian Men’s Soccer
Madelyn Ruszala Softball Aidan Ottens Men’s Soccer
Nicole Truitt Softball Pierocarlo Previte Men’s Soccer
Emma Weston Softball Santiago Sanchez Men’s Soccer
Logan Baker Baseball Charley Leonard Women’s Soccer
Grant Beck Baseball Rebekah Lewis Women’s Soccer
Tyson Dent Baseball Gabrielle Mattli Women’s Soccer
Houston Henry Baseball RaeLeigh Miller Women’s Soccer
Andy Hueste Baseball Samantha Starling Women’s Soccer
Shane Kearbey Baseball Avery Street Women’s Soccer
Ethan Lindemann Baseball Kayleigh Willman Women’s Soccer
Trey Orman Baseball Isabella Allgeyer Volleyball
Trevor Packan Baseball Trinity Clark Volleyball
Nathan Turner Baseball Olivia Spanley Volleyball
The following ECC student athletes were named to the All-Conference team with at least a 3.0 GPA:
Aubree Eaton Softball Will Sisk Baseball
Morgan Green Softball Nathan Turner Baseball
Taylor Hanger Softball Blake Whitlock Baseball
Hannah Jarvis Softball Stephen Akot Men’s Soccer
Addie Konkel Softball James Baxter Men’s Soccer
Emma Riegel Softball Jacob Buhr Men’s Soccer
Madelyn Ruszala Softball Sam Ennis Men’s Soccer
Nicole Truitt Softball Sam Gentges Men’s Soccer
Emma Weston Softball Julio Gonzalez Men’s Soccer
Logan Baker Baseball Bailey Hoehne Men’s Soccer
Grant Beck Baseball Joe McInnes Men’s Soccer
Levi Betts Baseball David Morais Kerejian Men’s Soccer
Mario Colombo Baseball Aidan Ottens Men’s Soccer
Patrick Dale Baseball Pierocarlo Previte Men’s Soccer
Tyson Dent Baseball Santiago Sanchez Men’s Soccer
Will DesHotels Baseball Andrea Hernandez Women’s Soccer
Josh Gardner Baseball Charley Leonard Women’s Soccer
Houston Henry Baseball Rebekah Lewis Women’s Soccer
Andy Hueste Baseball Gabrielle Mattli Women’s Soccer
Shane Kearbey Baseball RaeLeigh Miller Women’s Soccer
Ethan Lindemann Baseball Sommer Schneider Women’s Soccer
Austin McKim Baseball Samantha Starling Women’s Soccer
Sam Oermann Baseball Avery Street Women’s Soccer
Trey Orman Baseball Kayleigh Willman Women’s Soccer
Trevor Packan Baseball Isabella Allgeyer Volleyball
Jack Reynolds Baseball Makayla Case Volleyball
Justin Rogers Baseball Trinity Clark Volleyball
Tony Schwartz Baseball Macy Morehead Volleyball
Seth Shannon Baseball Olivia Spanley Volleyball