EUNICE, La. – LSU Eunice Athletics enjoyed a record-breaking academic year with the recent release of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic Student-Athlete and Team Awards. The Bengals produced 58 All-Academic Student-Athletes for 2024-2025, smashing the previous record of 34 set during the 2021-2022 academic year.
LSUE also saw four of its teams receive All-Academic Team of the Year recognition with baseball, softball, men's soccer, and women's soccer all totaling a team GPA over 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
"These awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of not only our student-athletes, but the entire LSUE community," LSU Eunice athletic director Jeff Willis said. "From our coaches to our outstanding faculty and staff, everyone's goal is see to every student that walks our halls are successful from the first class to graduation."
LSUE Baseball led the way with 23 All-Academic student-athletes, while Softball and Women's Soccer each saw 13 representatives. Men's Soccer has nine award winners with Women's Basketball's three honorees rounding out the bunch.
Eight student-athletes received first-team designation with a 4.00 GPA during the academic year, led by four representatives on the Women's Soccer team.
The Bengals posted a 3.28 grade point average for entire athletic department, including program record GPAs from the Baseball (3.42) and Softball (3.52) teams.
The NJCAA had 13,915 student-athletes honored for achieving a grade point average higher than 3.60 during the 2024-25 academic year. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are listed below:
NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA
2024-2025 NJCAA All-Academic Team Members
Baseball
| Eli Lamb |
R-Freshman |
Franklin, TN |
First-Team |
| Caden Tarango |
R-Sophomore |
Roanoke, IN |
First-Team |
| Alec Beversdorf |
Sophomore |
Seabrook, TX |
Second-Team |
| Sam Eppinette |
R-Freshman |
Mandeville, LA |
Second-Team |
| Caleb Hastings |
Freshman |
Lutcher, LA |
Second-Team |
| Turner McLelland |
R-Freshman |
Minden, LA |
Second-Team |
| Cooper Scott |
R-Freshman |
Pineville, LA |
Second-Team |
| Peyton Beck |
Freshman |
Ruston, LA |
Third-Team |
| Dylan Bell |
Freshman |
Moss Bluff, LA |
Third-Team |
| Griffin Cooley |
R-Freshman |
Kinder, LA |
Third-Team |
| Crawford Courville |
R-Sophomore |
Lake Charles, LA |
Third-Team |
| Will Dixon |
R-Freshman |
Houston, TX |
Third-Team |
| Tyler Hummel |
R-Freshman |
Saanchton, BC, Canada |
Third-Team |
| McCray Jacobs |
Freshman |
Johnson City, TX |
Third-Team |
| Tyson LeBlanc |
Sophomore |
Maurice, LA |
Third-Team |
| Jackson Legg |
Sophomore |
Shreveport, LA |
Third-Team |
| Alex Morrison |
Freshman |
Pineville, LA |
Third-Team |
| Aidan Mouton |
R-Freshman |
Rayne, LA |
Third-Team |
| Jackson Pruitt |
R-Freshman |
Fort Smith, AR |
Third-Team |
| Hudson Spangler |
Freshman |
Zachary, LA |
Third-Team |
Softball
| Alyssa Boutte |
Sophomore |
Erath, LA |
Second-Team |
| Bella Halata |
Freshman |
Friendswood, TX |
Second-Team |
| Makinley Harris |
Freshman |
Denham Springs, LA |
Second-Team |
| Payton Prince |
Freshman |
Sulphur, LA |
Second-Team |
| Kate Rills |
Sophomore |
Gonzales, LA |
Second-Team |
| Erika Savage |
Freshman |
Kingwood, TX |
Second-Team |
| Jadyn Yesso |
Freshman |
Houma, LA |
Second-Team |
| Makinzey Elisar |
Freshman |
Prairieville, LA |
Third-Team |
| McKenna Howell |
Sophomore |
Pollock, LA |
Third-Team |
| Ava Kordish |
Freshman |
Bayou Chicot, LA |
Third-Team |
| Hadley Lemons |
Sophomore |
Kinder, LA |
Third-Team |
| Cate Nettles |
Sophomore |
Slidell, LA |
Third-Team |
| Reagan Rios |
Sophomore |
Longview, TX |
Third-Team |
Women's Basketball
| Bella Henry |
Freshman |
Hornbeck, LA |
Second-Team |
| Carson Dean |
R-Sophomore |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Third-Team |
| Kali Shiver |
Freshman |
Ville Platte, LA |
Third-Team |
Men's Soccer
| Xavier Blanchard |
Sophomore |
Granby, QC, Canada |
First-Team |
| Avaneesh Kamath |
Sophomore |
Mumbai, India |
First-Team |
| Aarush Kamath |
Sophomore |
Mumbai, India |
Second-Team |
| Nathan Martinez |
Freshman |
Houston, TX |
Second-Team |
| Landon Sorrell |
Sophomore |
Monroe, LA |
Second-Team |
| William Saar |
Sophomore |
Monrovia, Liberia |
Second-Team |
| Benjamin Alimasi |
Sophomore |
Houston, TX |
Third-Team |
| Alex Martinez |
Sophomore |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Third-Team |
| Stephen Polito |
Freshman |
Lake Charles, LA |
Third-Team |
Women's Soccer
| Anais Coyne |
Sophomore |
Mansfield, TX |
First-Team |
| Nova Eskelinen |
Freshman |
Burträsk, Sweden |
First-Team |
| Luna Kullas |
Freshman |
Copehhagen, Denmark |
First-Team |
| Ashley Manning |
Sophomore |
Broussard, LA |
First-Team |
| Addison Aucoin |
Freshman |
Lafayette, LA |
Second-Team |
| Caroline Fielding |
Sophomore |
Covington, LA |
Second-Team |
| Taylor Gonzalez |
Sophomore |
Bastrop, TX |
Second-Team |
| Jimena Montoya |
Sophomore |
Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico |
Second-Team |
| Lily Whitefoot |
Freshman |
Wrexham, Wales |
Second-Team |
| Salomé Deneubourg |
Sophomore |
Chalo St. Mars, France |
Third-Team |
| Marta Gonzalez |
Freshman |
Vigo, Spain |
Third-Team |
| Kylie Schmidt |
Freshman |
Texas City, TX |
Third-Team |
| Gabby Stone |
Freshman |
Sydney, Australia |
Third-Team |
