The Temple College student-athletes are well known for successfully balancing the aspects of academic vs. sport of their collegiate careers.
North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference recognized 20 Temple College student athletes with the NTJCAC Academic All-Conference honors.
The following Leopards that took 36-plus hours with at least a 3.00 grade point average were honored:
Volleyball: Mia Dunaway, Lexi Manning
Women's Basketball: Imani McCray, Sincere McCallister
Men's Basketball: Harry Bates
Softball: Kendall Gross, Haley Crawford, Emily Delgado, Camryn Dunkley, Paige Findley, Anissa Hill.
Baseball: Wade Denton, Tanner Jackson, Brayden Simmons, Sebastian Wills Arauz, Louis Alonso, Gabriel Gutierrez, Luke Meyer, Lance Cantrell, Eric Tenery.
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) honors student-athletes that make a minimum GPA of 3.60.
Here is a list of TC student-athletes that were honored for the 2024-2025 season (* returner for 2025-2026 school year)
First Team = 4.00 GPA
Volleyball: Lexi Manning
Men's Basketball: Harry Bates *
Baseball: Hunter Baros *, Tanner Jackson *
Second Team = 3.99-3.80 GPA
Volleyball: Shelby Pugh
Men's Basketball: Storm Gilchrist
Softball: Angie DeLeon *, Kendall Gross
Baseball: Jacob Shallow, Brayden Simmons, Sebastian Wills-Arauz
Third Team = 3.79-3.60 GPA
Volleyball: McKinley Cole *, Riley Mendiola *
Men's Basketball: Joel Brown *, Logan Myers, Jason Ward *
Softball: Breanne Calhoun *, Reese Cottrell *, Abegayle Drabek *, Paige Finley, Marli Kennedy *, Jaycee Tumlinson
Baseball: Davin Peanut Brazzle *, Kade Davis *, Kadyn Martinez, Sage Sanders *, Wyatt Shallow
The NJCAA recognizes teams with Academic Team of the Year honors that have a team with all GPAs of 3.00 or higher.
Here are the Temple College teams awarded NJCAA Academic Team of the Year honors:
Men's Basketball: 3.16 GPA
Softball: 3.13 GPA
Baseball: 3.23 GPA