Hill College Student Athletes win North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference All-Academic Awards

On April 27, 2026, Hill College celebrated student athletes who received North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC) All-Academic awards for the 2025–2026 academic year.  

Thirty-nine student athletes were honored at the ceremony, which was held at the Vara Martin Daniel Performing Arts Center. To qualify, recipients must have earned at least 36 hours of credit, leading to a degree, and maintained an average GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Recipients must have participated in at least one season at the varsity level (including transfers).  

“I appreciate all the hard work these student athletes have put in each week in the classroom and during their respective seasons, including weights, conditioning, individual practice, team practice, film, game time, and travel time. They all truly deserve the NTJCAC academic honors bestowed upon them balancing academics and athletics,” said Dean of Students & Athletics Randy Graves.

Baseball: 
Bass Blundell, Carson Burks, Tanner Cooper, Bryce Deason, Charles Jarrell III, Ellington Jefferson, Landon Karrh, Chad Pantuso, Jacob Pennington, Levi Rozenblum, Layden Sepulvado, Tyler Simpson 

Women’s Basketball: 
Journee Chambers, Jordyn Crawford 

Men’s Basketball: 
Earland Pagliero 

Women’s Cross-Country: 
Angela Coronado, Katie Garza, Elaina McCulloch 

Men’s Cross-Country: 
Maximus Austin, Samuel Pepe, Skye Robb, Ricky Santos 

Rodeo: 
Jaley Neal, Addi Young, James Arviso, Kristopher Baker, Tripp Brown 

Women’s Soccer: 
Rylee Bennett, Bryana Gibbs 

Men’s Soccer: 
Daniel Arias, Martino Di Braida, Dante Olivares 

Softball: 
Karla-fay Martinez, Leticia Nunez, Grace Thompson 

Volleyball: 
Nikola Jaroszewicz, Naima LeBlanc, Kayli Vickery, Zoe Zieser 

For more information on Hill College athletics, visit hillcollegeathletics.com.