Kuni named Academic All-American
McLennan Baseball's Aidan Kuni is one of 23 student-athletes from across the nation named to the 2023-24 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Team in the College Division by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
Kuni received an Associate of Arts in General Academics in May, graduating with Highest Honors and a 4.0 GPA. The sophomore utility player from Flower Mound appeared in 58 games for the Highlanders this spring, recording a .375 batting average with eight doubles, 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 62 walks, 37 hit by the pitch and 68 runs scored. He was a Second-Team All-Conference selection.
For more information about the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
2023-24 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Team College Division
FIRST TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. GPA Major
Football CJ Barney Northeast Mississippi Community College So. 3.82 Biology
Track & Field Brayden Bergkamp Dodge City Community College So. 4.00 Undeclared
Football Joe Bradford Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College So. 4.00 Business Administration
Golf Will Burnham Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College So. 3.84 Management
Baseball Michael Carpenter Madison College So. 3.61 Engineering
Soccer Thiago Jose Da Silva Monroe College So. 3.91 Business Administration
Football Gabriel Showalter Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College So. 3.90 Pre-Physical Therapy
Golf Thanaphon Suwannapratheep Dodge City Community College So. 3.91 Undeclared
Football Keaton Thomas Northeast Mississippi Community College So. 3.86 Career Exploration Studies
Golf Andrew Zielinski Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College So. 3.92 Nursing
SECOND TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. GPA Major
Baseball Hunter Alberini College Of Southern Nevada So. 4.00 Arts
Water Polo Riley Bagley Citrus College So. 3.86 Business Administration
Baseball Lucas Boesen College Of Southern Nevada So. 4.00 Arts
Golf Jose Carletta Indian Hills Community College-Ottumwa So. 3.64 Arts
Soccer Manuel Cordeiro Monroe College So. 4.00 Sports Management
Football Guy Gillespie Northeast Mississippi Community College So. 4.00 Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
Rifle Mason Herrington Indian Hills Community College-Ottumwa So. 4.00 Arts
Baseball Jeff Ince Pearl River Community College So. 3.61 Finance
Baseball Aidan Kuni McLennan Community College So. 4.00 Sports Management
Volleyball Timothy Reyes Monroe College So. 3.66 Business Administration
Volleyball Arnau Riu Giralt Monroe College So. 3.85 Sports Management
Baseball Gatlin Sanders Jones College So. 3.88 Mechanical Engineering
Soccer Sunao Yamamoto Monroe College So. 4.00 Business Administration
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Andrew Zielinski, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
