Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Athletic Department is proud to announce a new department record with 245 individual National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-Region honors for the 2023 Fall Term. The honorees were announced by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Wednesday afternoon.
The 245 individual honors eclipse the previous standard of 218, set in the fall of 2021. In total, 150 Indian Hills student-athletes earned first-team Academic All-Region honors while an additional 95 student-athletes were selected to the second-team.
The Indian Hills Athletic Department, which set a new academic standard with a cumulative 3.12 GPA throughout the Fall Term, saw 67.0 percent of its student-athletes earn Academic All-Region honors this fall, also the highest mark in Indian Hills Athletics history.
In total, the Indian Hills Baseball team collected 43 Academic All-Region honors, including 35 first-team recipients to lead the department. The men's wrestling team earned 25 individual honors, including 14 first-team recipients.
A pair of teams that reached the NJCAA National Tournaments, the men's soccer and volleyball squads, saw impressive academic success. The men's soccer program garnered 24 Academic All-Region honors, including 14 first-team recipients while the volleyball squad placed nine individuals on the first-team.
The Indian Hills Cross Country and Track & Field programs were well represented, collecting a total of 47 individual honorees, including 24 first-team selections.
The Indian Hills Softball team, last year's highest team GPA at Indian Hills, saw 20 individual honors, including 18 first-team honors.
The defending national champion Indian Hills Women's Wrestling program checked in with 11 first-team honors and a total of 19 Academic All-Region recipients. Six individuals on the defending national champion men's golf team earned Academic All-Region honors, including three first-team honors.
The men's basketball team earned nine Academic All-Region honors with four first-team selections. The women's soccer program was rewarded with 11 first-team honors and 14 individuals in total.
Six members of the sports shooting squad earned first-team honors while five individuals were honored on the second-team. The Indian Hills Cheer & Dance team saw 15 individuals recognized, including seven first-team honors.
Across the 17 member institutions in the ICCAC, more than 2,300 individuals were honored.
| TEAM | NAME | SPORT |
| First Team | Ciro Benavides | Baseball |
| First Team | Taiyo Boily | Baseball |
| First Team | Parker Bulthuis | Baseball |
| First Team | Collin Cobb | Baseball |
| First Team | Owen Corbett | Baseball |
| First Team | Fano Cruz Rivera | Baseball |
| First Team | James Dutton | Baseball |
| First Team | Aiden Ennis | Baseball |
| First Team | Andrei Gordeev | Baseball |
| First Team | Cole Huebner | Baseball |
| First Team | Brooks Jahnke | Baseball |
| First Team | Endi Jaquez Peralta | Baseball |
| First Team | Lukas Jellnor | Baseball |
| First Team | Tomoki Jitsukawa | Baseball |
| First Team | Jed Kilpatrick | Baseball |
| First Team | Andrew Krueger | Baseball |
| First Team | Lou Levy | Baseball |
| First Team | Luke Logeais | Baseball |
| First Team | Thomas Maathuis | Baseball |
| First Team | Anthony Marchetti | Baseball |
| First Team | Wesly Martinez | Baseball |
| First Team | Logan Myers | Baseball |
| First Team | Tijmen Nagel | Baseball |
| First Team | Zach Newton | Baseball |
| First Team | Miguel Padron | Baseball |
| First Team | Jaden Peasley | Baseball |
| First Team | Jack Praeuner | Baseball |
| First Team | Jason Reynolds | Baseball |
| First Team | Miguel Salazar | Baseball |
| First Team | Dylan Sayles | Baseball |
| First Team | Kurtis Smith | Baseball |
| First Team | Nathaniel Smithburg | Baseball |
| First Team | Jousten Torres Esepjo | Baseball |
| First Team | Carlos Valenzuela | Baseball |
| First Team | Logan Winkelman | Baseball |
| First Team | Kheni Briggs | Basketball |
| First Team | Jamal Entezami | Basketball |
| First Team | Peitok Machar | Basketball |
| First Team | Amarion Nimmers | Basketball |
| First Team | Daulton Burkhart | Cheer |
| First Team | Harmony Hughes | Cheer |
| First Team | Jafet Perez Portillo | Cheer |
| First Team | Jason Shepard | Cheer |
| First Team | Mersadies Sieren | Cheer |
| First Team | Emma Strayer | Cheer |
| First Team | Makayla Tice | Cheer |
| First Team | Brandon Ford | Cross Country - Men |
| First Team | Cole Reinders | Cross Country - Men |
| First Team | Logan Soedt | Cross Country - Men |
| First Team | Ava Ferrell | Cross Country - Women |
| First Team | Brooke Miller | Cross Country - Women |
| First Team | Jose Carletta | Golf |
| First Team | Gaspar Glaudas | Golf |
| First Team | Kristian Tsvetanov | Golf |
| First Team | Fernando Cano Escobedo | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Jack Donlan | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Fabio Filho | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Lennart Fischer | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Luka Heins | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Aaron Joseph | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Ales Kohoutek | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Kazimir Kromwijk | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | William Moulton | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Andrea Oriolesi | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Alejandro Rodriguez Mojo | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Richard Rokodi-Phelps | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Jeremie Truel | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Kyosei Wakita | Soccer - Men |
| First Team | Rose Blampain | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Alexia Bru | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Rocio Criado | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Leila Karam | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Kenya Lee | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Milena Leon Campana | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Maika Nchana | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Bruna Silva de Oliveira | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Talia Stacy | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Stephani Talon | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Lauren Tarbell | Soccer - Women |
| First Team | Tatum Aragon | Softball |
| First Team | Jordyn Beck | Softball |
| First Team | Ella Daugherity | Softball |
| First Team | Eva Fulk | Softball |
| First Team | Jensyn Jones | Softball |
| First Team | Julia Kwakernaak | Softball |
| First Team | Jenna Lemley | Softball |
| First Team | Courtney Locke | Softball |
| First Team | Claire Mathews | Softball |
| First Team | Larissa Miller | Softball |
| First Team | Peyton Raley | Softball |
| First Team | Sara Reid | Softball |
| First Team | Alivia Ruble | Softball |
| First Team | Ashlynn Sheets | Softball |
| First Team | Ava Smith | Softball |
| First Team | Jenna Thurm | Softball |
| First Team | Claire Tipton | Softball |
| First Team | Yarah Zuiver | Softball |
| First Team | Cooper Clark | Sports Shooting |
| First Team | Luke Farley | Sports Shooting |
| First Team | Mason Herrington | Sports Shooting |
| First Team | Zane Kirubakaran | Sports Shooting |
| First Team | Scarlet Meyer | Sports Shooting |
| First Team | Alexander Shelton | Sports Shooting |
| First Team | Kimani Akins | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Michael Blank | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Ryan Edelman | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Brandon Ford | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Terrick Johnson | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Troy Johnson | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Tate Jones | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Cole Reinders | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Logan Soedt | Track and Field - Men |
| First Team | Ava Ferrell | Track and Field - Women |
| First Team | Brooke Miller | Track and Field - Women |
| First Team | Nyla Norman | Track and Field - Women |
| First Team | Zekira Snow | Track and Field - Women |
| First Team | Gabriela Bieniek | Volleyball |
| First Team | Jorja Hoffmann | Volleyball |
| First Team | Kinga Michalska | Volleyball |
| First Team | Iva Mrkaic | Volleyball |
| First Team | Larissa Scatamburlo | Volleyball |
| First Team | Vitoria Silva | Volleyball |
| First Team | Sasha Vidal | Volleyball |
| First Team | Ana Westerich | Volleyball |
| First Team | Emme Wilson | Volleyball |
| First Team | Ansel Cervantes | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Bricelyn Coleman | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Jaquan East | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Yaveion Freeman | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Jesse Hinkle | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Elisha Kinkade | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Rodrick Love | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Jonny Marquez | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Isaiah Perez | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Kingjames Perry | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Malakhi Sharpley | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Thomas Shulman | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Darion Thompson | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Syrron White | Wrestling - Men |
| First Team | Ja'nya Banks | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Eliana Bommarito | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Brooke Burns | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Genesis Gilmore | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Madison Leverknight | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Shammilka Miranda Diaz | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Yaracely Saenz | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Abbigail Smith | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Nolani Snagg | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Jayla Spring | Wrestling - Women |
| First Team | Angelica Vicente Gonzalez | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Zach Dawson | Baseball |
| Second Team | Adam Golby | Baseball |
| Second Team | Zachari Pace | Baseball |
| Second Team | Jordan Scholl | Baseball |
| Second Team | Kellan Shull | Baseball |
| Second Team | Ashton Sweet | Baseball |
| Second Team | Raul Torres | Baseball |
| Second Team | Adriel Torres-Gonzalez | Baseball |
| Second Team | Shamir Caruthers | Basketball |
| Second Team | Davontae Hall | Basketball |
| Second Team | Awak Machar | Basketball |
| Second Team | Tyreck Morris | Basketball |
| Second Team | Braden Sparks | Basketball |
| Second Team | Kendra Baxter | Cheer |
| Second Team | Jordyn Goldizen | Cheer |
| Second Team | Samuel Hornfeck | Cheer |
| Second Team | Ceyera Jensen | Cheer |
| Second Team | Jocelyn Maw | Cheer |
| Second Team | Liby Shafer | Cheer |
| Second Team | Kellie Stevenson | Cheer |
| Second Team | Kathleen Williams | Cheer |
| Second Team | Keelan Aita | Cross Country - Men |
| Second Team | Mohammed Al-Yafaee | Cross Country - Men |
| Second Team | Nikolas Davis | Cross Country - Men |
| Second Team | Brody Lucas | Cross Country - Men |
| Second Team | Amaree Hamilton | Cross Country - Women |
| Second Team | Selket Reid-El | Cross Country - Women |
| Second Team | Shinju Aoki | Golf |
| Second Team | Maximilian Morgenstern | Golf |
| Second Team | Jose Ramirez | Golf |
| Second Team | Tyrique Bailey-Edwards | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Emilio Linares | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Gustavo Marques | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Thomas Meredith | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Hayato Morimoto | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Thomas Murrieri | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Teppei Nishi | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Alex Peytoureau | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Harvey Sellers | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Keigo Yoshida | Soccer - Men |
| Second Team | Sara Cogoli | Soccer - Women |
| Second Team | Marina Flores | Soccer - Women |
| Second Team | Shay Polson | Soccer - Women |
| Second Team | Bethany Button | Softball |
| Second Team | Hannah Simpson | Softball |
| Second Team | Emma Bradley | Sports Shooting |
| Second Team | Emily Butler | Sports Shooting |
| Second Team | Aidan Eischen | Sports Shooting |
| Second Team | Jordan Patterson | Sports Shooting |
| Second Team | Deven Renard | Sports Shooting |
| Second Team | Keelan Aita | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Mohammed Al-Yafaee | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Cadence Bass | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Tamarion Bivines | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Stephen Brown | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Nikolas Davis | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Anthony Duncan | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | James Gruver | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Dylan Harris | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Brody Lucas | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Michael McGee | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Triston Miller | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Amos Oruamabo | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Felix Petit-Belleville | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Anthony Ward | Track and Field - Men |
| Second Team | Mea Bell | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Shanice Cox | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Kenyatta Grate | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Amaree Hamilton | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Dymonde Nave | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Selket Reid-El | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Adalin Robinson | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Oarabile Tshosa | Track and Field - Women |
| Second Team | Kiley Heller | Volleyball |
| Second Team | Fernanda Izar | Volleyball |
| Second Team | Peyton Asbury | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Ronald Butler | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Kentrell Delaney-Kinney | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Elisha Faison | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Isaac Gibbs | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Arieh Hart | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Arojae Hart | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Noah Iobe | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Ayden Kingery | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Daniel Montijo | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Justis Theis | Wrestling - Men |
| Second Team | Norma Alejandro | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Kharisma Graham | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Chontel Griffin | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Dutchess King | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Javanica Mickens | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Karla Padilla Zepeda | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Amaria Ridgner | Wrestling - Women |
| Second Team | Tanihya Wilson | Wrestling - Women |
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