WATERVILLE, MAINE – Johnson State College Seniors Nicole Menard (Milton, Vt.), Kasey DeGreenia (Concord, Vt.) and Ashley Goddard (Jamaica, Vt.) were among those honored by the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) on Thursday as the conference announced its end of season awards.

Menard was named the Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year, DeGreenia was named to the All-NAC Second Team, and Goddard was named to the Sportsmanship Team.

Menard is being recognized for excelling academically and athletically throughout her undergraduate experience. She is a History major with Secondary Education Licensure. The senior is a leading example of what it means to be a Division III student-athlete by making the most out of her undergraduate experience. She has made the most out of her summers by taking courses abroad including a History class in London, Paris, and Normandy and studied Anthropology in Martinique. She has been named to the President's List every semester, is an Ellsworth Trust Scholar, and received the Humanities Department Award in 2016. The scholar presented her senior history thesis at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research at UNC-Asheville in April of last year. She has served Johnson State College as a Student-Led Activities Programming employee, a supervisor for the Student Director of Activities, a Steps mentor, a resident assistant, a student leader in the residential dorms, and as an academic, social, and peer mentor for students with intellectual disabilities. Menard has also served her community working with the Vermont Special Olympics for five years, the Relay for Life for four years, and the JSC Special Olympics basketball tournament for two years. On the court, she started in all 26 of the Badgers' games this season and tallied 139 points, 55 rebounds, 45 assists, 26 three-point field goals, 21 free throws, and 15 steals.

DeGreenia averaged a double-double this season with 12.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, the latter being the second best in the conference. The senior captain also recorded two assists, a steal and .7 blocks per game. DeGreenia recorded 10 double-doubles on the season, good for second in the NAC.

The NAC Women's Basketball Sportsmanship Team is reserved for those who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The honorees are individuals who have positively affected the basketball culture and environment and whose behavior clearly demonstrates sportsmanship and integrity that go beyond the playing rules and etiquette. Goddard served as a team captain the past two seasons and is a four-year member of the Johnson State women's basketball team. In her career, Goddard played in 98 games, starting 89, and recorded 673 points, 588 rebounds, 99 assists, 93 steals and 35 blocks.