GCC Athletics Update: Cougar Soccer
Written by WBTA STAFF on June 22, 2018
Press Release:
Cougar Soccer Program Leads Academic All-Region Student-Athletes from GCC
National Junior College Athletic Association’s Region III released its Academic All-Region honorees with 37 student-athletes coming from Genesee Community College.
Collectively, the soccer programs had almost one-third of that total with a dozen to lead all Cougar sport programs. From an individual team perspective, the men’s soccer team had the most with seven selections, followed by the women’s soccer and the swimming and diving teams with five each.
The list contains 470 total names that average to about 12.5 per-school in the region.
Genesee is nearly three-times higher than the average.
Molly Barden was the lone selectee to appear in two sports (women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse) although she is counted overall as one of the 37. The criteria included a combined 24 semester hours of coursework over the calendar year with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and includes the following student-athletes (by team):
Men’s Soccer (7): Kyle McMillen, Gaurav Cheema, Glenn Homles, Tate Dean, David Ormiston, Benjamin Wattis, Phillp Melo; Women’s Soccer (5): Jayna Wright, Molly Barden, Allison Becker, Kail Wright, Molly Reyngoudt; Swimming and Diving (5): Angel Priest, Alex Bookmiller, Ryan Mahaney, Nanako Shiozawa, Natalie Amico; Golf (4): Matthew McCoy, Evan Kerl, Brock Kerbs, Matthew Do Nascimento; Softball (3): Brittni Way, Shiori Ubukata, Maki Iwami; Volleyball (3): Lyndsey Rowland, Aleah Foos, Rebecca Dominesey; Women’s Basketball (3): Reika Murota, Sierra Chudy, Rosalyn Sealey; Women’s Lacrosse (3): Molly Barden, Nao Maeda, Sayaka Miura; Men’s Basketball (2): Savon Williams, Caylen Williams; Men’s Lacrosse (2): Collin Tolsma, Patrick Shea; and Baseball: Colin Noeth.
Mark Jagord
GCC Sports Information
