LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. revealed the 27 recipients of the 2024 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, presented by the NFCA, on Tuesday afternoon. The award recognizes nine student-athletes from each of the NJCAA Division I, II and III memberships.
Seventeen programs were represented in total with seven programs earning multiple Gold Glove honors. Taking home multiple honors in Division I were McLennan Community (3) and Northwest Florida State College (2), while Jones College (2) and Kirkwood Community College (2) topped Division II and Caldwell Community College & Technical School (2), Corning Community College (3) and North Dakota State College of Science (3) paced Division III.
Collecting honors in the infield were:
NJCAA DI – Trinity Allen, McLennan CC (1B); Addison Wittram, Trinity Valley CC (2B); Bailey Ast, Crowder (3B); Katia Reyes, McLennan CC (SS)
NJCAA DII – Emma Krueger, Rock Valley (1B); Avery Sickeri, Frederick CC (2B); Madelyn Savage, Northeast Mississippi CC (3B); Rachael Schlotter, Kirkwood CC (SS)
NJCAA DIII – Lily Reed, North Dakota SCS (1B); Lily Callahan, Corning CC (2B); Kendyl Moss, North Dakota SCS (3B); Brianna Greenlaw, Corning CC (SS)
Earning recognition in the outfield were:
NJCAA DI – Mickayla Tosch, McLennan CC (LF); Jenna Borkey, Eastern Florida State (CF); Presley Smith, Indian River State (RF)
NJCAA DII – Elise Jackson, Jones (LF); Madison Moak, Copiah-Lincoln CC (CF); Makynlie Jones, Jones (RF)
NJCAA DIII – Skyler Banks, CCC&TI (LF); Sydney Ferguson, CCC&TI (CF); Kayden Craft, Hudson Valley CC (RF)
Making up the battery across the divisions were:
NJCAA DI – Cailyn Heyl, Northwest Florida State (P); Autumn Vessler, Northwest Florida State (C)
NJCAA DII – Sailor Hall, Kirkwood CC (P); Lexie Griffin, Parkland (C)
NJCAA DIII – Jenna Plue, Corning CC (P); Avery Martin, North Dakota SCS (C)
Recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, were selected by the NFCA’s NJCAA Division I & II All-America Committees, following regional voting to identify the finalists at each position. In NJCAA Division III, the head coach membership voted for the winners. The groups utilized fielding statistics and school-submitted video to closely examine finalists and select the winners at every defensive position. Any student-athlete that competed in the current championship year and was nominated by their head coach who is a member in good standing with the NFCA was eligible for consideration for this prestigious accolade.
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