NJAC All-Academic Team Release

PITMAN, N.J. – The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its all-academic team for the 2019-20 school year on Wednesday. The College of New Jersey led all institutions in the conference with 199 student-athletes earning All-NJAC Academic honors.

To be eligible for the NJAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore, junior, or senior who has competed in a conference-sponsored sport while achieving a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20. First and second-team selections were made by each of the league's 10 full-member institutions.

Annie Menninger and Richard Gruters both earned First Team All-NJAC Academic honors. Menninger and Gruters were the recipients of the TCNJ Dr. Harold W. Eickhoff Outstanding Senior Female & Male Student-Athlete honors. Menninger was a member of the women's swimming & diving team and graduated with a 3.95 GPA while majoring in secondary education/math. Gruters was a member of the men's cross country & track and field teams. He was a secondary education/history major and graduated with a 3.95 GPA.

Kayla Peterson and Randall Walko each were named to Second Team All-NJAC Academic honors. Peterson was a member of the field hockey team. She was a health & exercise science major and graduated with a 3.6 GPA. Walko was a member of the men's basketball team and graduated with a 3.4 GPA while majoring in management. Peterson was recently named NJAC Fall Female Athlete of the Year, while Walko was named NJAC Winter Male Athlete of the Year.

For the complete list of All-NJAC Academic honorees, click the PDF at the top of the page.