Eleven City Colleges Student-Athletes Earn NJCAA Academic Awards

Student-athletes from three City Colleges received National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic Student-Athlete Awards for their academic accomplishments in the 2023-2024 school year.

Each year, the NJCAA recognizes student-athletes for their dedication in the classroom with three NJCAA All-Academic Teams. The NJCAA All-Academic First Team is for students with a 4.0 GPA, the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team is for students with a 3.80 – 3.99 GPA, and the NJCAA All-Academic Third Team is for students with a 3.60 – 3.79 GPA.

Eleven City Colleges student-athletes from Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, and Richard J. Daley College received awards for the 2023-2024 school year.

The NJCAA All-Academic First Team winners are:

• Roberto Maldanado, Olive-Harvey College, Baseball
• Daniel Palacio, Malcolm X College, Men’s Soccer
• Jorge Zavala, Olive-Harvey College, Baseball

The NJCAA All-Academic Second Team winners are:

• Cassandra Bailey, Olive-Harvey College, Women’s Basketball
• Lucciano Basile, Olive-Harvey College, Men’s Basketball
• Kamaya Brame, Olive-Harvey College, Volleyball
• Dylan McGee, Olive-Harvey College, Baseball
• Marjoni Tate Jr., Richard J. Daley College, Men’s Basketball

The NJCAA All-Academic Third Team winners are:

• Ryan Burgess, Olive-Harvey College, Men’s Basketball
• Roman Zamora Perez, Richard J. Daley College, Men’s Soccer
• Edwin Rivas, Malcolm X College, Men’s Soccer