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The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) is made up of 20 two-year colleges in the state of Kansas that offer collegiate athletics.
NJCAA Academic honors were released last Thursday, and the KJCCC led the way with NJCAA Region 6 (Kansas) having the most individuals honored with NJCAA All-Academic accolades. 1,396 individuals and 135 teams from the KJCCC in total earned honors. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
The KJCCC has announced a partnership with @GeneseeProtein, becoming the first conference in the NJCAA to partner with the company. As part of the partnership, Genesee will supply the conference with protein bars for KJCCC championship events. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
1,602 student-athletes from 20 KJCCC institutions have been honored with the 2024-25 KJCCC All-Academic award. To be honored, student-athletes must have finished the year with at least a 3.5 overall GPA. #KJCCC kjccc.prestosports.com/sports/general…
BASE: 4 current/former KJCCC baseball players were selected in the 2025 MLB Draft, including a pair of players who spent the 2025 season in the conference. All 4 were selected by different organizations, including one picked in the first 4 rounds. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/bsb/202…
Congrats to All-American Denton Biller for getting drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 16th round! Proud of you!
Congratulations to former Cloud County T-Bird and Sacramento State right-handed pitcher Carson Latimer on being drafted to the Cincinnati Reds! #CloudBaseball | #BackTheBirds
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3 KJCCC schools finished in the top 15 of the 2024-25 NATYCAA Ron Case Cup Presented by Daktronics Scholarship Division, recognizing overall program excellence in 2-year colleges. Overall, 5 schools finished in the top 30. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
Congratulations to former Cloud County T-Bird and University of Nebraska right-handed pitcher Mason McConnaughey on being drafted to the Texas Rangers! #CloudBaseball | #BackTheBirds
SOFT: Seward County Associate VP of Athletics Cody Cole has announced the hiring of Kimber Cortemelia as the 9th Saint Head Softball Coach in program history. Cortemelia comes to Liberal after spending the past 2 seasons as an assistant at Butler. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/sball/2…
MBB: Johnson County's Brandon Mann has been named a @CollSportsComm 1st Team Academic All-American, 1 of only 20 men's student-athletes from the College Division in 2024-25. Mann is the 3rd JCCC men's student-athlete in history to earn the award. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
Four KJCCC women's student-athletes have earned the highest academic accolades of the year, being named @CollSportsComm Academic All-Americans. The four are a group of just 20 female student-athletes in the College Division to earn the award. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
Butler Community College has named current Grizzly women's basketball coach Mike Helmer the 19th AD in program history. Helmer has been with the Grizzlies since 2008-09, and will serve one more year as women's basketball coach in 25-26. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
TRACK: Fort Hays Tech Northwest has announced the hiring of Miguel Mendez as the next Tiger head cross country and track and field coach. Welcome coach Mendez to the KJCCC! #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/mtrack/…
Seward County Community College has announced the addition of women's wrestling as a varsity sport beginning in the 2025-26 season. SCCC Associate Vice President for Athletics Cody Cole will serve as Head Coach for the upcoming season. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/general…
BASE: 3 KJCCC baseball players were named NJCAA D1 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recipients, marking the 2nd time in the past 3 years that the conference has had at least 3 Gold Glove winners. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/bsb/202…
BASE: 5 KJCCC Baseball Players have earned the distinction of NJCAA D1 Baseball All-Americans on Thursday, with Kyler Zagar (Cowley) and Isaiah Padilla (Colby) leading the way by being named 2nd team All-Americans. kjccc.org/sports/bsb/202…
SOFT: 5 KJCCC Softball Players have earned 2025 NJCAA Softball All-America honors, including a pair of 1st Team All-America honorees. Hutchinson, Garden City, Cowley, and KCKCC each had at least 1 honoree to represent the league. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/sball/2…
SOFT: A major postseason award for Hutchinson's Bailey Backhaus as the sophomore has won the 2025 NFCA/New Balance NJCAA D1 Golden Shoe Award. The award is given to one of the top base stealers in the nation. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/sball/2…
SOFT: 4 KJCCC softball players have earned NFCA All-America honors, with Maysen Kurene-Iwikau, Maria Avendano Fori, Kaibryn Kruger, and Sidney Sullivan all picking up 2nd Team All-America accolades. #KJCCC kjccc.org/sports/sball/2…