13 Region IV Winter Student-Athletes Earn NJCAA All-American
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has released its list of All-Americans for the 2019-20 winter sports season, and 13 student-athletes representing NJCAA Region IV were recognized. The group includes seven from women's basketball, six from the men's basketball, and one wrestler, with six First Team All-Americans, two second team honorees, three third team selections, and two honorable mention accolades. All 13 student-athletes represented 13 different Region IV schools.
2019-20 NJCAA Winter All-Americans
Division I Men's Basketball
Austin Richie, So, F - Triton College (Third Team)
Division I Women's Basketball
Jada McCurdy, Fr, G - Malcolm X College (Honorable Mention)
Division II Men's Basketball
Courtney Carter, So, G - South Suburban College (First Team)
Jared Johnson, Fr, F - Prairie State College (First Team)
Yuri Swinford, So, F - Milwaukee Area Technical College (Second Team)
Division II Women's Basketball
Alyssa Iverson, So, G - McHenry County College (First Team)
Kirsten Kamholz, Fr, F - Moraine Valley Community College (First Team)
La'Janique Perry-Ellis, Fr, G - Bryant & Stratton College (Second Team)
Kylah Collins, So, C - College of Lake County (Third Team)
Division III Men's Basketball
Kelvin Cortez-Harvey, So, G - Elgin Community College (Third Team)
Division III Women's Basketball
Hannah Malcomson, Fr, G - Rock Valley College (First Team)
Lynese Johnson, So, F - Joliet Junior College (Honorable Mention)
Wrestling
Munkhtulga Zuunbayan, Fr, #157 - Harper College (First Team)
Several Region IV schools also saw their men's and women's bowling student athletes receive NJCAA All-American recognition.
Men's Bowling
Nick Howard, So - Highland Community College
Matt Seigel, Fr - Rock Valley College
Jacob Sommer, Fr - Rock Valley College
Austin Strite, Fr - Highland Community College
Dylan Hamil, Fr - Rock Valley College
Women's Bowling
Tegan Peterson, Fr - Rock Valley College
Angel Grinnall, Fr - Rock Valley College