Columbia, MD - The final awards of the 2024-25 athletic season have been announced this week in the form of the NJCAA Region 20 All-Academic Team and All MD JUCO Academic Team!

The following Howard Community College Dragons made it on to the All-Academic teams!

NJCAA Region 20 All-Academic Team 2024-2025

First Team

• Zakiyyah Brown (Upper Marlboro, MD/Friendship Collegiate Academy) (Women's Basketball/Women's Flag Football)
• Mitchell Dua (Mount Airy, MD/Loyola Blakefield) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Cheyenne Ellis (Eldersburg, MD/Century) (Women's Volleyball/Women's Track & Field)
• Jefferson Estrada (Hyattsville, MD/Northwestern) (Men's Soccer)
• Courtney Johnson (Fulton, MD/Reservoir) (Softball)
• Arianna Layne (Bridgetown, BB/Combermere School) (Women's Volleyball)
• Taylor Pence (Mt. Airy, MD/Glenelg) (Softball)
• Morgan Ryan (Laurel, MD/Atholton) (Softball)
• Luke Ryerson (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) (Men's Soccer)

Third Team

• Nolan Emmett (Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Sebastian Fonseca (Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills) (Men's Soccer)
• Jayden Gallion (Glendale, MD/CMIT Academy) (Men's Track & Field)
• Caiden Hawlk (Dover, DE/Red Lion) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Chris Herzog (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) (Men's Soccer)
• Owen Keesey (Mount Airy, MD/South Carroll) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Myles McDuffie (Baltimore, MD/Lake Clifton) (Men's Basketball)
• Truce Norton (Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills) (Men's Soccer/JV Men's Basketball)
• Samson Ogunleye (Geneva, SWIZT/Mt. Hebron) (Men's Soccer)
• Ryan Thibaudeau (Fulton, MD/Reservoir) (Men's Cross Country/Men's Track & Field)

All MD JUCO Academic Team

• Myles McDuffie (Baltimore, MD/Lake Clifton) (Men's Basketball)
• Aniya Clerisier (Orlando, FL/Wilde Lake) (Women's Cross Country/Women's Track & Field)
• Arianna Layne (Bridgetown, BB/Combermere School) (Women's Volleyball)
• Brandon McMillen (Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills) (Men's Cross Country/Men's Track & Field)
• Caiden Hawlk (Dover, DE/Red Lion) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Cheyenne Ellis (Eldersburg, MD/Century) (Women's Volleyball/Women's Track & Field)
• Chris Herzog (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) (Men's Soccer)
• Courtney Johnson (Fulton, MD/Reservoir) (Softball)
• Cyrus Frid-Denikos (Elkridge, MD/Howard) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Gianna Sablan (Softball)
• Jayden Gallion (Glendale, MD/CMIT Academy) (Men's Track & Field)
• Jefferson Estrada (Hyattsville, MD/Northwestern) (Men's Soccer)
• Kehinde Akinsehinwa (Baltimore, MD/Prince & Princess International Academy) (Women's Soccer/Women's Flag Football)
• Luke Ryerson (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) (Men's Soccer)
• McKenzie Walters (Women's Basketball)
• Mitchell Dua (Mount Airy, MD/Loyola Blakefield) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Morgan Ryan (Laurel, MD/Atholton) (Softball)
• Nolan Emmett (Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Owen Keesey (Mount Airy, MD/South Carroll) (Men's Lacrosse)
• Rashelle Buynum (Columbia, MD/Wilde Lake) (Women's Soccer/Women's Cross Country)
• Ryan Thibaudeau (Fulton, MD/Reservoir) (Men's Cross Country/Men's Track & Field)
• Samson Ogunleye (Geneva, SWIZT/Mt. Hebron) (Men's Soccer)
• Sebastian Fonseca (Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills) (Men's Soccer)
• Taylor Pence (Mt. Airy, MD/Glenelg) (Softball)
• Truce Norton (Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills) (Men's Soccer/JV Men's Basketball)
• Zakiyyah Brown (Upper Marlboro, MD/Friendship Collegiate Academy) (Women's Basketball/Women's Flag Football)

Congratulations to all our award winners!