JACKSON, Miss. - The Northeast Mississippi Community College athletic department shattered its previous benchmarks for proficiency in the classroom.

An outstanding total of 113 individuals from Northeast were recognized with scholastic awards from the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC).

Northeast has either matched or broken the school record for most academic all-conference winners for seven consecutive years. There were nearly 40 more honorees this season than the 2023-24 athletic campaign.

The MACCC annually acknowledges 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 obtain Academic All-MACCC while those with a 3.8 or greater GPA earn the title of distinguished scholar. Athletes that graduated in December also qualified by taking 12 countable hours.

Baseball had the greatest number of players recognized for the fourth straight year with 23. Their fellow tenants of The Plex in softball were not far behind with 16 recipients.

The women's cross country and women's tennis programs had each member of their roster secure these accolades. They along with cheerleading and men's cross country received MACCC Academic Team of the Year for their respective sport.

Northeast's traditional service area, which includes Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union counties, was well represented as usual with 49 awardees. Booneville and Kossuth high schools had the most alumni on this lineup with 10 apiece.

The following is the list by sport and in alphabetical order with either high school or hometown of the Northeast student-athletes that were rewarded by the MACCC.

Distinguished Academic All-MACCC (3.8-4.0 GPA)

Baseball: Cooper Davis (Ripley), Easton Fesmire (Lewisburg), Hunter Griffin (Falkner), Parker Hall (Hazel Green, Ala.), Jackson Mayer (Myrtle), MJ Parimore (Munford, Tenn.), Connor Timms (East Union).

Basketball (Women): Anna Greene (Kossuth).

Cheerleading: Avery Greene (Kossuth), Addisyn Lauderdale (Booneville), Lauren Mincy (East Webster), Emsley Murphy (Booneville).

Cross Country (Women): Reagan George (Thrasher), Briley Lesley (East Union), Eva Null (Kossuth).

Football: Jordan Pratt (Houston), Chris Gilliland (Northpoint Christian).

Golf: Bryce Cooper (Booneville), Drew Jackson (Walnut), Breland Wood (Puckett).

Softball: Sophie Gant (Gardendale, Ala.), Madison Holcomb (South Pontotoc), Maddie Mask (Kossuth), Ramsey Montgomery (Mantachie), Madelyn Savage (Lewisburg), Adin Shelton (Brighton, Tenn.), Leah Walker (Lewisburg).

Tennis (Men): Tomas Aramburu (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Turner Foster (Booneville), Kevin Kotzé (Johannesburg, South Africa), John Parker (Corinth).

Tennis (Women): Annsleigh Fair (Tishomingo County), Allie Beth Gillespie (Booneville), Lilly Melson (Booneville), Olivia Walker (Alcorn Central).

Volleyball: Drew Norris (Haleyville, Ala.), Ava Siegel (Tuscumbia, Ala.), Amberianna Shorter (New Albany).

Academic All-MACCC (3.25-3.79 GPA)

Baseball: Chase Ballard (Tupelo), Ryan Bland (Houston, Tenn.), Steele Brooks (Houston), Trae Cagle (Lewisburg), Samuel Curtis (Corinth), Andrew Davis (Atoka, Tenn.), Drake Douglas (Saltillo), Austin Hannigan (Lewisburg), Jack Leak (Walnut), Gavin Puckett (Tupelo), Ben Sandlin (Booneville), Jacobie Smith (Tupelo), Eli Sparks (Belmont), John Neal Welch (Corinth), Carter Wells (Huntsville, Ala.), JB Williams (Northpoint Christian).

Basketball (Men): Tayler Berryhill (Cleveland Central), Ismail Rashid (Brandon), Zane Tipler (Pontotoc).

Basketball (Women): Christina Fulton (Columbus), Audria Houston (Tupelo), Nakyiah Walker (Independence).

Cheerleading: Kinya Anderson (Baldwyn), Savannah Burroughs (New Site), Brooklyn Duffey (Kossuth), Kayleigh Gates (Baldwyn), Kaycen McCraw (Tuscumbia, Ala.), Madi Jo Mills (Kossuth), Winter Nance (Ramer, Tenn.), Kabrie Rickman (Booneville), Margaret Claire Riley (Tishomingo County), Kensley Rinehart (Kossuth), Jada Shinault (Baldwyn), Skylar Threadgill (Kossuth), Addie Trulove (Kossuth).

Cross Country (Men): Austin Hairrell (Tishomingo County).

Cross Country (Women): Ellie Pellizzer (Alcorn Central), Neely Rorie (Alcorn Central).

Football: JT Beasley (Saltillo), Michael Brown (Yazoo County), Jaxon Cook (Calhoun City), Grant Fleming (New Hope), Octavian Gillespie (Shannon), Caden Greer (Kosciusko), Jacob Hemphill (Starkville Academy), Keion Mays (Independence), Ryan McCall (Madison Central), Martavious Parker (Houston), Neil Sledge (McDonough, Ga.), Cameron Stancil (Madison Central), Walker Thompson (Amory), Terrell Washington (Lynchburg, Va.), Matthew Windham (Booneville), Kenneth Yates (West Point).

Golf: Holtz Helms (Arkadelphia, Ark.), Eric Webb (Germantown, Tenn.).

Softball: Sydney Bean (Houston), Daphne Fowler (Millington, Tenn.), Alyssa Gray (Collinwood, Tenn.), Amyah Hill (Saltillo), Cailyn Johnson (Kossuth), Hailey Minchew (Fairhope, Ala.), Savannah Mitchell (Oak Park, Calif.), Jazzie Smithey (Pine Grove), Gracie Yates (New Site).

Tennis (Men): Gibson Foster (Booneville), Brayden Hanna (Booneville), Carter Ladner (New Albany).

Tennis (Women): Kerstyn Hamm (Biggersville), Georgia Jones (Belmont).

Volleyball: Amarii Chapman (South Panola), Carmen Johnson (East Webster), Sophie Johnson (Caledonia), Annie Shelby (Alabaster, Ala.), Camri Westmoreland (Hickory Flat).