Staff Reports
GADSDEN, AL – A multitude of Gadsden State Community College student-athletes and all eight athletic teams were honored by being named to the Alabama Community College Conference Spring 2025 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher in at least 12 hours of courses.
“These student-athletes should be proud of themselves as they have balanced academics with practice and games,” said Dean Myrick, commissioner of the Alabama Community College Conference. “I am very proud of them, along with the faculty and staff at our amazing colleges for the work they do in preparing our student-athletes for life outside of athletics.”
Cardinal student-athletes named to the Honor Roll include:
Baseball – Aidan Bee of Clanton; Gabriel Brito of Gadsden; Brayden Cooper of Spanish Fort; Brandon Fears of Snellville, Ga.; Mason Freeman of Madison; Blake Hall of Hazel Green; Andrew Hardy of Pell City; Grayson Hays of Athens; Payton Isbell of Moody; Cooper Jarvis of Gardendale; William Johnson of Gadsden; Jackson Jones of Muscle Shoals; Chris McNeill of Chelsea; Nolan Moore of Leeds; Daniel Munoz of Tampa, Fl.; Peyton Parkinson of Birmingham; Bennett Plowden of Helena; William Roberts of Northport Tuscaloosa; Evan Snow of Alexandria; Jacob Steed of Bremen, Ga.; Hayden Strickland of Northport Tuscaloosa; Raeden Sumner of Summerville, Ga.; Walker Thomas of Chelsea; Aaron Wallace of Hueytown; Mckade Watson of Wetumpka ; James White of Villa Rica, Ga.; Samuel Wilson of Florence; Colton Ziegler of Cincinnati, OH.
Men’s Basketball – Julien Barnett of Tampa Fl.; Kolby Battles of Jacksonville; Carter Johnson of Anniston; Shannon Jones of Birmingham; Montrevion Kellogg of Gadsden; Keishawn Morris of Brooklyn, NY.; Tobias Stoutermire of Montevallo; Cristian Willis of Decatur, MS.
Women’s Basketball – Alayna Noble of Birmingham; Jaxson Sizemore of Glencoe; Tyla Tatum of Collinsville
Men’s Cross Country – Travis Cooley of Lincoln; Ryan Matthews of Ashville; Lane Self of New Hope; Connor Strawn of Glencoe; Tyler Worley of Lincoln.
Women’s Cross Country – Madeline Holt of Jacksonville; McKinley Kay of Rainbow City; Alexis Renn of Prattville; Kaylee Tarpley of Altoona.
Softball – Madison Allen of Auburn; Clancy Bright of Alexandria; Jasie Brooks of Southside; Karli Crocker of Reform; Allysabeth Croy of Lyerly, Ga.; Emma Croy of Glencoe; Lauren Farmer of Attalla; Chloe Gattis of Southside; Kennadi Johnson of Pell City; Tennley Johnson of Oneonta; Aubrey Kerst of Douglasville, Ga.; Rachel McCown of Huntsville; Maribeth Parette of Wetumpka; Abigail Payne of Hokes Bluff; Ava Ramsey of Southside; Reagan Sanders of Oxford; Sydney Simpson of Gadsden; Lanie Williams of Centre; Adajiah Wilson of Oxford; Kirby Wisner of Sylvania; Laura Wood of Attalla.
Men’s Tennis Team – Samuel Arnold of Cedartown, Ga.; John David Cunningham of Rome, Ga.; Charles McIntire of Grant; Kamron Palacios of Cedartown, Ga.; Luke Russo of Springville; Elisha Sims of Guntersville; Heath Stinson of Pell City; Lucas Tanner of Rome, Ga.; Michael Warren of Pell City.
Volleyball – Allie Bryant of Pleasant Valley; Kaleigh Butler of Geraldine; Ellie Carden of Ohatchee; Emma Earl of Holly Pond; Ally Folsom of Oxford; Ella Garmany of Centre; Savannah Hall of Valley Head; Macey Johnson of Huntsville; Lacie Roer of Centre; Rylin St. Clair of Leesburg; Kiley Tyler of Hayden; Brianna Williams of Fort Payne.
Cardinal teams named to the Spring 2025 Commissioner’s Academic Team Honor Roll include Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Softball, Men’s Tennis and Volleyball.
“Excelling as a student-athlete is a significant accomplishment,” said Blake Lewis, Gadsden State’s athletic director. “The dedication, time and endurance required to succeed in both athletics and academics is immense. These students deserve high praise for their achievements. It has been an honor to watch them develop both on the field and in the classroom.”
