NCC Thunder All-Academic Honors Announced

Sheldon, Iowa – The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) has announced its 2024 Fall Academic All-Region Team, and Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) is proud to recognize the exceptional achievements of its student-athletes.

Student-athletes earning First Team honors achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher, while those on the Second Team earned GPAs ranging from 3.0 to 3.49. The ICCAC recognized the top GPA between a student’s cumulative or semester-only performance.

NCC’s 2024 Fall Academic All-Region Honorees

Men’s Soccer – First Team

  • Alejandro Henao – Chia, Colombia
  • Anthony Gakana – Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France
  • Axel Ricart – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Carson Gibson – Polk City, Iowa
  • Eduardo Tejada – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Edwin Santiago Silva – Bogota, Colombia
  • Ian Troncoso – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Lorenz Guhne – Leipzig, Germany
  • Ori Alster – Harish, Israel
  • Ricardo Mancebo Pumarol – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Men’s Soccer – Second Team

  • Caden Hamilton – Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • David Wiersma – Sheldon, Iowa
  • Diego Alferez – Sioux City, Iowa

Women’s Soccer – First Team

  • Ana Reyna – Orange City, Iowa
  • Bailey Koyle – Missouri Valley, Iowa
  • Dora Pervan – Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Hannah Anderson – George, Iowa
  • Mya Figueroa – Rock Valley, Iowa

Women’s Soccer – Second Team

  • Alayna Brazil – Jordan, Minnesota
  • Alicia Pablo – Doon, Iowa
  • Karla Salgado Arita – Lincoln, Nebraska

Sports Shooting – First Team

  • Carson Van Der Weide – Rock Valley, Iowa
  • Derek Lawson – Emmetsburg, Iowa
  • Jacob Schimmer – Galva, Iowa
  • Kaiden Johnson – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Konnor Shever – Pierson, Iowa
  • Landon Leuthold – Ellsworth, Minnesota
  • Triston Clausen – Blair, Nebraska
  • Wilson Lofstedt – Ames, Iowa

Sports Shooting – Second Team

  • Blake Van Roekel – Alvord, Iowa

Conference-Wide Academic Excellence

This fall, the ICCAC honored over 2,500 student-athletes, with more than 1,600 earning First Team recognition and 900 earning Second Team honors. These accolades highlight the commitment of NCC student-athletes to academic and athletic excellence, reflecting the college’s mission to foster well-rounded individuals.

For a complete list of the 2024 Fall Academic All-Region performers and qualification criteria, visit the ICCAC website.

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