Valkyries Named to NCATA 2020 All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
Alexis Forbes ’22 of the Converse College acrobatics and tumbling team has been named to the 2020 NCATA All-Academic Team as announced by the league today. In addition, 10 other Valkyries were listed on the 2020 NCATA Academic Honor Roll. Alexis is a repeat selection on the NCATA All-Academic Team in 2020. The junior currently has a 3.95 grade-point average as a Biochemistry major at Converse College. Forbes competed in eight different heats for Converse this season, helping the Valkyries average a 9.50 or higher in five different heats this season. Members of the NCATA All-Academic Team must have a 3.30 grade-point average and provide significant contributions to the team’s success during regular-season competition. In addition, the NCATA also announced its 2020 Academic Honor Roll, which includes all active Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher.
Congratulations to our Converse NCATA Academic Honor Roll students:
- Dominique Boothe
- Sophia Carsto
- Alexis Forbes (Nisbet Honors)
- Emma Harrison (Nisbet Honors)
- Abbigayle Haught
- Hayden Hughes (Nisbet Honors)
- Jessica Konik
- Jasmine Loy-Smith (Nisbet Honors)
- Josie McDevitt
- Kloey Smith
- Jordyn Welcher (Nisbet Honors)