Kishwaukee College saw 30 student-athletes nominated for the Arrowhead Conference Bob Bopp Academic Excellence Team during the 2020-2021 season. The award is given to student-athletes who complete at least 12 credits per semester while achieving a 3.00 or higher cumulative GPA for the academic year. The following Kishwaukee student-athletes were nominated:
Men’s Baseball — Tyler Anderson, Marengo; Jackson Brigham, Rolling Meadows; Richard Garcia, Rockford; Lucas "Tank" Hansen, Westchester; Connor Jones, Roscoe; Ryne Kerschke, Malta; Austin Modlin, The Woodlands, Texas; Isaac Pisarski, West Allis, Wisc.
Men’s Basketball — Austin Brown, Rochelle; CJ Ciesielczyk, Somonauk; Seth Gould, Rochelle; Avery Medina, DeKalb
Women’s Basketball — Megan Buttens, Mount Morris; Olivia Lambrigsten, Mount Morris
Women’s Bowling — Karis Ostrowski, Osco
Men’s Cross Country — William "Liam" Pitney, DeKalb
Women’s Cross Country — Lydia Myers, Sycamore
Esports — Allen Bredeson, DeKalb
Men’s Golf — Noah Forsberg, Sycamore; Matthew Randall, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Women’s Golf — Jillian Fuchs, Sheridan
Men’s Soccer — Josue Almaraz, Rochelle; Matthew Haesecker, DeKalb; Tyler Scarbrough, DeKalb
Women’s Soccer — Megan Buttens, Mount Morris; Olivia Lambrigsten, Mount Morris; Darian Lucas, DeKalb
Women’s Softball — Jessica Cates, DeKalb; Kaylee Dumont, Sycamore; Aurora Grivetti, Hinckley; Carli Klein, Warrensburg; Kya Logston, Byron
In addition, 13 of the student-athletes also received National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic American nominations. Student-athletes with a 4.00 GPA earned NJCAA All-Academic First Team. Student-athletes with a 3.80-3.99 GPA earned NJCAA All-Academic Second Team. And student-athletes with a 3.60-3.79 GPA earned NJCAA All-Academic Third Team. The following student-athletes were nominated:
First Team — Lydia Myers, Sycamore
Second Team — Megan Buttens, Mount Morris; Aurora Grivetti, Hinckley; Carli Klein, Warrensburg; Tyler Scarbrough, DeKalb
Third Team — Jackson Brigham, Rolling Meadows; CJ Ciesielczyk, Somonauk; Lucas "Tank" Hansen, Westchester; Connor Jones, Roscoe; Olivia Lambrigsten, Mount Morris; Kya Logston, Byron; Avery Medina, DeKalb; Matthew Randall, Sioux Falls, S.D.
The 2020-2021 athletic year was a challenging one for student-athletes as teams worked around COVID-19 restrictions. However, almost all teams at Kishwaukee College were able to participate in competition despite the limitations.
“That was the biggest win for us. We were able to compete and compete safely,” said Kishwaukee College Athletic Director Scott Kawall.
Kawall commended the adaptability of the coaches and student-athletes at Kish and the success achieved in competition. The Kougars saw national qualifiers in cross country and golf, along with plenty of team success across all programs. It was also the inaugural seasons for the bowling, golf and Esports teams.
With the start of a new athletic season fast approaching, Kishwaukee College is eager to welcome its next class of athletes. To learn more about athletics at Kish, visit www.kishkougars.com.