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Hippenstiel and Scerbo Honored by NJCAA

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- NJCAA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., today released the names of the 2012-2013 NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards as well as the NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year.

Softball player Melanie Hippenstiel (Whitehall) and Men's Soccer player Sean Scerbo (Pleasant Valley) were both recipients of the Superior Academic Achievement award, which goes to students with an overall GPA of 3.80, or higher, with a miniumum of 45 credits earned.

Over 1,600 NJCAA student-athletes met the requirements for individual academic honors, including 169 that earned the Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.0 GPA). Superior Academic Achievement (3.8+ GPA) honors went to 592 student-athletes and over 900 met the standard for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.6+ GPA). 

This season, close to 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA across 3,500 teams in 28 different sports.

The 2012-2013 academic year marks the 30th consecutive season the NJCAA has recognized the success of its student-athletes in the classroom. With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983. 
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