By: Mike Smith
Every year, Dodge City strives for success not only in the competition of sports but also in the classroom. Seventy-five student-athletes for the Conquistadors would finish with a 3.5 GPA or better, and that excellence in the school for the 2024-25 year has earned them KJCCC All-Academic honors.
In total, over 1,600 student-athletes from 20 schools in the KJCCC received the honors for KJCCC All-Academic for the 2024-25 school year.
For the Conqs, the sports of men's and women's track and field, women's cross country, women's and men's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, men's and women's golf, softball, baseball, and football all had athletes earn the distinction of KJCCC All-Academic.
Overall, for the year, the following programs earned a team GPA of 3.0 or better for the Conqs: volleyball, women's soccer, women's golf, men's golf, women's basketball, baseball, and softball.
Student-Athletes Named to KJCCC All-Academic Honors:
Jose Alfonso (Baseball)
Lane Benavides (Baseball)
Cory Chostner (Baseball)
Juan Concepcion (Baseball)
Jaxen Derry (Baseball)
Jordan Garcia (Baseball)
MD Conner (Baseball)
Tyler Jensen (Baseball)
Cole Johnson (Baseball)
Ben Longoria (Baseball)
Arec Mendoza (Baseball)
Avery Phillips (Baseball)
Sofia Ahmed (Women's Basketball)
Mia Jordan (Women's Basketball)
Tayah Morgan (Women's Basketball)
Shorna Preston (Women's Basketball)
Morgan Ruff (Women's Basketball & Track & Field)
Becca Unruh (Women's Basketball)
Daniela Cerda (Cross Country & Track & Field)
Sarai Chavez (Cross Country & Track & Field)
Sam Brooks (Football)
Braxton Clark (Football)
Bryce Conover (Football)
Avonte Grant (Football)
Caleb Sedegan (Football)
Carson Spoonts (Football)
Stone Wilson (Football)
Micah Wing (Football)
Antonio Delgado (Football)
Winston Knobloch (Men's Golf)
Kolby Legg (Men's Golf)
Blake Strong (Men's Golf)
Softia Axelsson (Women's Golf)
Gaemphuang Ketrahong (Women's Golf)
Heewon Pak (Women's Golf)
Sergio Bravo (Men's Soccer)
Marcos Brondolo (Men's Soccer)
Felipe Jerez (Men's Soccer)
Benjamin Pino (Men's Soccer)
Felipe Samary (Men's Soccer)
Melanie Belder (Women's Soccer)
Martina Bonilla (Women's Soccer)
Amber Boswell (Women's Soccer)
Lucia Culleres-Soto (Women's Soccer)
Nuria Garcia (Women's Soccer)
Luka Gorogranz (Women's Soccer)
Tara Knego (Women's Soccer)
Karen Ludeking (Women's Soccer)
Meike Patzold (Women's Soccer)
Iran Rodriguez (Women's Soccer)
Jordyn Boxberger (Softball & Volleyball)
Whitley Cash (Softball)
Hannah Garcia (Softball)
Ally Hamblin (Softball)
Alyssa Gobel (Softball)
Kaylee Kinsinger (Softball)
Frankie Martens (Softball)
Kloe Nelson (Softball)
Riley Moore (Softball)
Kendal Ratzlaff (Softball)
Paityn Tenbrink (Softball)
Josie Oakley (Softball)
Albert House (Track & Field)
Josue Vega (Track & Field)
Camdyn Cunningham (Track & Field)
Gracee May (Track & Field)
Azra Arslanoglu (Volleyball)
Beatriz Lampugnani Cornachini (Volleyball)
Tess De Zanet (Volleyball)
Agnes Hegardt (Volleyball)
Leisey Keli'i (Volleyball)
Madison Wallman (Volleyball)