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Six Lady Chargers Named Academic All-Americans

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Edison Community College had six student-athletes named to the NJCAA Academic All-American Team this year and the women’s volleyball team was nominated as the Academic Team of the Year, receiving the third highest GPA in the country.

Jessica Shimp, who plays for the Lady Chargers volleyball team, became the first athlete in Edison history to win the award while earning a 4.0. She will be transferring to Bowling Green State University and majoring in Education. The criteria for the award requires student-athletes to have at least 45 credit hours with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher.

Edison has had at least one student-athlete named to the NJCAA Academic All-American Team for the past seven consecutive years.

“We are extremely proud of these six student-athletes this year,” said Chip Hare, Edison athletic director. “The hard work that they put in on the court and in the classroom has really paid off. These awards are a great honor for our programs.”

Bethany Hoehne, Cristen Pullins, Holly Tobias and Tara Spicer of the Lady Chargers volleyball team were also named All-Americans. Hoehne finished with a 3.95 and will be transferring to The Ohio State University where she will be majoring in business administration. Pullins had a 3.88 and will be studying equine science at Otterbein University. Tobias had a 3.76 and will be attending Shawnee State, majoring in exercise science. Spicer earned a 3.71 and will study middle school education at Wright State University.

Cassie Kauser of the Lady Chargers basketball team earned a 3.75, and will be continuing on at Edison in the physical therapy assistant program.

Every member of the volleyball team had a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with six of the nine members posting above a 3.5.

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