NORTHEAST TOTALS MORE THAN 100 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

The names of the 107 Northeast student-athletes that earned Academic All-MACCC honors during the 2025-26 school year.

JACKSON, Miss. - The Northeast Mississippi Community College has more than 100 individual scholastic honorees for the second straight year.

 

A total of 107 from Northeast to be precise were recognized by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) for their outstanding work in the classroom.

 

The MACCC annually honors both freshmen and sophomores from its 15 institutions that complete 24 cumulative hours between both semesters with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.25.

 

Nominees with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.79 secure Academic All-MACCC while those with a 3.8 or greater GPA obtain the title of distinguished scholar. Athletes that graduate mid-year also qualify by taking 12 countable hours.

 

Baseball and football ended up in a deadlock for the greatest amount of players honored with 24 each. It is the fifth consecutive year that baseball has at a minimum tied for the most recipients.

 

Every member of the women's cross country roster earned this award. They along with baseball, men's cross country, women's basketball and women's golf received MACCC Academic Team of the Year for their respective sport.

 

Northeast's traditional service area of Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union counties was well represented once again with 46 awardees. Kossuth High School had the most alumni on this lineup with eight.

 

The following is the list by sport and in alphabetical order with hometowns of the Northeast student-athletes that were rewarded by the MACCC.

 

Distinguished Academic All-MACCC (3.8-4.0 GPA)

 

Baseball: Steele Brooks (Houston), Cooper Davis (Ripley), Jordan Evers (Saltillo), Easton Fesmire (Lewisburg), Brett Haas (Paducah, Ky.), Eli Hinton (Kossuth), Clark Janzen (Booneville), Jack Leak (Walnut), Jackson Moore (Iuka), MJ Parimore (Munford, Tenn.), Gavin Puckett (Tupelo), Austin Spears (Eddyville, Ky.).

 

Basketball (Women): Baylon Middleton (Iuka), Nakyiah Walker (Independence).

 

Cheerleading: Lily Benjamin (Booneville), Madelyne Bounds (Tupelo), Madison Mills (Corinth).

 

Cross Country (Men): Isaac Vega (New Albany).

 

Cross Country (Women): Sarah Kate Childs (Kossuth), Sunshine Fulgham (Guntown), Briley Lesley (Blue Springs), Eva Null (Kossuth).

 

Football: Rickey Banks (Madison), Jeb Bolen (New Albany), Ben Gault (Amory), Walker Thompson (Amory).

 

Golf (Men): Olof Behle (Löddeköpinge, Sweden), Landon Nelms (Saltillo).

 

Golf (Women): Maggie McElhaney (Olive Branch), Andie Kate Ramey (Booneville), Ivy-Kate Woodruff (Jumpertown).

 

Softball: Emma Abrams (Lewisburg), Tatum Berry (West Point), Sophie Gant (Gardendale, Ala.), Chloe Skelton (Saltillo), Leah Walker (Lewisburg).

 

Volleyball: Abbey Hall (Granbury, Texas).

 

Academic All-MACCC (3.25-3.79 GPA)

 

Baseball: Chase Ballard (Tupelo), Ben Basil (Blue Springs), Trae Cagle (Lewisburg), Colin Flurry (Booneville), Drew Hollimon (Tupelo), Otto Hyche (Starkville), Ayden Jacobs (Collierville, Tenn.), Darian Johnson (Southaven), Matthew Osteen (Lewisburg), Cole Sanders (Corinth), Jonah Warren (Jumpertown), Brody Winemiller (Collierville, Tenn.).

 

Basketball (Men): Buddy Spearman (Coffeeville), Caleb Howard (Grenada), Tayler Berryhill (Webb).

 

Basketball (Women): SniNiece Bell (McComb), Maniya Kirksey (Tupelo), Alaysha Williams (Magnolia).

 

Cheerleading: Eden Akers (Iuka), Carolanne Alsup (Amory), Emily Barnes (Burnsville), Brooklyn Duffey (Kossuth), Avery Greene (Kossuth), Alayna McCaulla (Booneville), Macy Murphy (Baldwyn), Winter Nance (Ramer, Tenn.), Kabrie Rickman (Booneville), Skylar Threadgill (Kossuth).

 

Cross Country (Men): David Comans (Blue Springs), Bryce Marvel (Corinth), Ryder Warhurst (Corinth).

 

Cross Country (Women): Ellie Pellizzer (Corinth), Shelby Powell (Myrtle).

 

Golf (Men): Ian Jackson (Kossuth), Tate Oakley (Florence, Ala.).

 

Football: JT Beasley (Saltillo), Chase Booker (Tishomingo), Curtis Brown (Canton), Russell Davis (Conyers, Ga.), JT Fagan (Florence, Ala.), Zay Fox (Calhoun City), Adam Greer (Kosciusko), Jeremiah Harrell (Tupelo), Caden Kilgore (Tupelo), Qua Middlebrooks (Tupelo), Merritt Moon (New Hope), J'Cameron Riley (Noxapater), Daniel Sherman (Flowood), Christopher Soriano (Olive Branch), Kelvin Walker (Independence), Brooks Wallis (Brandon), Tre'Marcus Webb (Montgomery, Ala.), Trace Wegmann (Kossuth), Elijsah Westbrook (Olive Branch), Matthew Windham (Booneville).

 

Softball: Zanieya Booker (Oxford), Kendall Bragg (Chandler, Ariz.), Addison Butler (Iuka), Ava Elliott (New Site), Bailey Houston (Southside, Ala.), AB McKay (Moulton, Ala.), Kat Reno (Belmont), Adin Shelton (Brighton, Tenn.), Jazzie Smithey (Pine Grove).

 

Volleyball: Addy Hicks (Walnut), Cora Kelly (Myrtle), Allie Kirkland (Corinth), Reese Moore (Iuka), Eliza Whitenton (Blue Springs), Bailey Whitlock (Pontotoc).