Four PJC athletes honored for their academics

Published or Revised July 06, 2006

Four student-athletes from Paris Junior College have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-America team. NJCAA athletes selected to the team must have maintained a 3.6 grade point average or better during the previous year. Earning a spot on the Academic All-America team from PJC were softball players Chelsey McLemore, Rachel Barrow and Hannah Bell, and basketball player LaKeisha Jones. Jones, an All-Conference player, will continue her basketball and academic career at Northeastern University, while Barrow, also first team All-Conference, has signed a letter of intent to play at Southern Arkansas University.