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MCC athletes Sergio Diaz, Robbie Berg and Samantha Taylor

Athletes of the Year

At the 2017-18 Athletics Awards Luncheon on May 30, basketball players Sergio Diaz and Samantha Taylor were named the Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively. First Team All-American volleyball player Robbie Berg won the John G. Thompson Student Athlete of the Year Award.

Men’s Golf

MCC’s Tyler VandenBrand tied for 89th in the nation and freshman Brenden Harris tied for 112th in the nation at the NJCAA Div. II National Golf Championships in Foley, Alabama on May 21-23.

Men’s Track and Field

The MCC men’s track team took second place at the NJCAA Region XII Meet on May 4-5 in Vincennes, IN. The Jayhawks were led by a trio of regional champions – Armund Gordon in the high jump, Jacob Hoebeke in the 100 meters and Justin Tokarczyk in the 110 meter hurdles.

Baseball

The MCC baseball finished the 2017-18 season with a 27-18 overall record and 13-11 league record.

Softball

The MCC softball team finished the 2017-18 season with a 9-19 league record and 14-27 overall record.

Women’s Track and Field

Jayhawk Kelly Brown competed in the 800 meters at the Al Owens Classic held at GVSU on April 20-21.

Women’s Basketball

MCC freshman center Delaney Bolles was named a NJCAA Div. II Women’s Basketball Second Team All-American. She led the Jayhawks to a 22-7 record and the 2017-18 Michigan Community College Athletic Association championship.

Men’s Basketball

In the National Junior College Athletic Association District 12, Region 9 semifinal, the MCC men’s basketball team forced the nation’s second ranked team Ancilla College into overtime on March 8 before losing 94-88. The Jayhawks finish the season with a 16-14 record.

Women’s Bowling

The MCC women’s bowling team finished fifth in the nation at the NJCAA Championships in Buffalo, NY, on March 2-3. Jamie Perry was seventh nationally in the singles competition and 17th in the all-events standings. The doubles team of Breanna Stroven and Ashlyn Cross took 16th in the nation.

MCC bowlers Jarod Wierengo and Tony Long

Men’s Bowling

Tony Long placed 40th nationally in the singles competition which gave the Muskegon Community College 18th place in the nation at the NJCAA National Championships on March 2-3 in Buffalo, NY.

Wrestling

Two Jayhawk wrestlers earned All-American honors – Benny Gomez who took second at 125 pounds and Baker Hadwan who was third at 197 pounds – to help MCC place 14th in the nation at the 2018 NJCAA Wrestling Championships Feb. 23-24 in Iowa.

Volleyball

Sophomore Robbie Berg became the first-ever Jayhawk volleyball player to earn NJCAA Div. II First Team All-American honors. The 26-17 Jayhawks were ranked 19th in the nation and advanced to the 2017 MCCAA championship match and the semifinals of the 2017 NJCAA Region XII Championships.

Women’s Cross Country

The MCC women finished 30th in the nation at the NJCAA Cross Country Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Nov. 11, when Jayhawk sophomore Kendra Irvine tied her personal best college time to place 136th in the country.

Men’s Cross Country

Freshman Mitch Johnson took 77th in the nation to lead the men’s team to a 34th place finish at the NJCAA National Cross Country Championships on Nov. 11 in Fort Dodge. Johnson trailed only three Lansing CC runners as Michigan’s top finishers. He had the fourth best ever men’s national finish by a Jayhawk.

Women’s Soccer

Freshman Emily Winicki, who scored a school-record 18 goals with four assists this season, was voted the MCCAA Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year. The Fruitport High grad netted seven game-winning goals – sixth best in the nation in that category – for the 9-7-1 Jayhawks, who were the NJCAA Region XII runner-up this season.