Several student athletes at JCC’s Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses were recognized recently by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for their achievements.

Students must achieve grade point average and athletic participation expectations to be recognized at regional and national levels.

JCC’s women’s basketball team earned an NJCAA Academic All American team distinction with a cumulative 3.40 grade point average (GPA). Members of the women’s swimming and diving team earned the 2011-2012 Academic Team of the Year award for its achievement of a cumulative 3.57 GPA.

Academic All Conference honorees were: Madeline Apperson, Bemus Point, women’s basketball, 3.42; Nick Bennett, Jamestown, wrestling, 3.49; Emily Colston, Fredonia, women’s soccer, 3.85; Mallory Deuink, Clymer, women’s basketball, 3.93; Erika Fain, Frewsburg, women’s soccer, 3.23; Jordan Farnham, Bemus Point, golf, 3.64; Jacob Harp, Westfield, men’s soccer, 3.83; Cassandra Heil, Gerry, women’s volleyball, 3.60; Jonathan Huihui, Mayville, swimming, 3.72; Brittney Ihrig, Dunkirk, swimming, 3.27; Nikole Lindquist, Cherry Creek, women’s basketball, 3.41; Desiree Lyman, Belmont, women’s softball, 3.73; Natalie Marsh, Bemus Point, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, 3.93; Alicia Mikowicz, Olean, women’s basketball, 3.32; Morgan Molfino, Jamestown, swimming, 3.70; Olivia Nagel, Panama, women’s volleyball, 3.40; Casey O’Keeffe, Buffalo, men’s soccer, 3.49; Danelle Shelters, Randolph, women’s soccer, 3.34; Chelsye Wells, West Valley, women’s soccer, 3.45; Emily Windoft, Lakewood, swimming, 3.64; Autumn Woods, Limestone, women’s soccer, 3.59; and Samantha Wulff, Campbell, women’s soccer, 3.95.