Student-Athletes Honored with Virtual Recognition Ceremony
Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) celebrated the academic and athletic success of its baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and cheer teams for the 2020-21 academic year during a virtual prerecorded video ceremony July 1. The video can be accessed from the College’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Recognized as having the highest grade-point average (GPA) in each sport were baseball player Griffin Warmath of Covington, softball player Brinley Cousar of Covington, men’s basketball player Cameron Goodwin of Olive Branch, Mississippi, women’s basketball player Caroline Singleton of Paris, and women’s soccer player Madison Luttrell of Covington. These students’ names will be engraved on a plaque prominently displayed in the E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium.
The following students were also recognized for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher for each sport: baseball players Zachary Bondurant of Murfreesboro, Nathan Byrd of Martin, Chandler Chick of Lexington, Seth Copeland of Savannah, Austin Crawford of Arlington, Chance Denson of Meridian, Mississippi, J.C. Gilmore of Paducah, Kentucky, Kevin Hirsch of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nicholas Martinez of Pembroke Pines, Florida, Andrew McPherson of Benton, Louisiana, Lenny Montesano of New York, New York, Zane Morehouse of Dawson, Texas, Kody O’Connor of Lebanon, Ohio, and Griffin Warmath of Covington; softball players Abby Alton of Paris, Brinley Cousar of Covington, Valerie Healey of Yulee, Florida, Brooke Lawson of Hannibal, Missouri, Bailey McGruder of Neelyville, Missouri, Arie Milam of Clarksville, Courtney Penzel of Scott City, Missouri, McKenzie Richardson of Covington, Dani Rowe of Arlington, Hailey Sipes of Newbern, Shelby Terry of Winchester, Mikayla Vincent of Saulsbury, and Abby West of Millington; women’s basketball players Abby Alton of Paris, Gracie Cole of Hornbeak, and Carline Singleton of Paris; men’s basketball players Cameron Goodwin of Olive Branch, Mississippi, and Frederick Shields III of New Orleans, Louisiana; and women’s soccer players Destiny Ballard of Covington, Sophia Galvan of Bells, Raven Holland of Covington, Valeria Lopez of Jackson, Madison Luttrell of Covington, Baylee Miller of White House, Camden Morris of Collinwood, Tydriana Pierce of Covington, Emily Reimold of Somerville, Alexis Spain of Scotts Hill, Mikayla Vincent of Saulsbury, and Chloe Yants of Brownsville.
The following student-athletes were recognized for receiving Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) honors:
Men’s Basketball
- Mark Edmond of Lafayette, Louisiana - First Team TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Jean Iciano of Bronx, New York – First Team TCCAA All-Conference Team
Women’s Basketball
- Ciara Taylor of Memphis – All-TCCAA Region VII West Freshman of the Year and First Team TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Caroline Singleton of Paris – First Team TCCAA All-Conference Team
Women’s Soccer
- Destiny Ballard of Covington, goal keeper – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Jada Lurry of Eads, defender – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Madison Luttrell of Covington, forward – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Baylee Miller of White House, midfielder – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Lyndsie Ralyea of Munford, defender – TCCAA All-Conference Team
Softball
- Kendall Hyatt of Clarksville, pitcher – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Brinley Cousar of Covington, infielder/shortstop – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Abby West of Millington, outfielder – TCCAA All-Conference Team
Baseball
- Stephen Cullen of Cumming, Georgia, first baseman – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- J.C. Gilmore of Paducah, Kentucky, starting pitcher – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Zane Morehouse of Dawson, Texas, starting pitcher – TCCAA All-Conference Team & Pitcher of the Year
- Drew Reckart of Cincinnati, Ohio, third baseman – TCCAA All-Conference Team & Player of the Year
- Nelson Smith of Ft. Myers, Florida, relief pitcher – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Kameron Wells of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, designated hitter – TCCAA All-Conference Team
- Tyner Hughes of Dyer – TCCAA Region VII Tournament MVP
Both Baseball Head Coach Robert White and Women’s Soccer Head Coach Robert Luttrell were recognized for being named 2020-2021 TCCAA Region VII Coach of the Year in their respective sports.
The recognition video can be found on the College’s YouTube channel, which can be accessed by visiting www.dscc.edu and clicking on the YouTube icon on the homepage.