WACO, Texas -- The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) tonight announced its 2021 All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll via the association’s social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
 
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 2021 regular season competition.
 
Eight different programs were represented on the 2021 NCATA All-Academic Team, including three-time honorees Alexis Forbes (Converse) and Beth Magee (Azusa Pacific). Oregon’s Payton Coon was also selected to the NCATA All-Academic Team for the second-consecutive season. Peyton Barnes (Fairmont State), Abbey Bauer (West Liberty), Kam Kitchens (Baylor), Abigail Miller (Gannon) and Caroline Versluis (King) were also 2021 honorees.
 
Each member of the 2021 All-Academic Team had at least a 3.90 cumulative grade-point average or higher (view GPAs and majors below).
 
In addition, the NCATA also announced its 2021 Academic Honor Roll, which includes all Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or higher.
 
In all, 432 Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes were named to the NCATA Academic Honor Roll. Click here to view the 2021 NCATA Academic Honor Roll
 
2021 NCATA All-Academic Team
Peyton Barnes, Fairmont State University (4.0, Triple Major: National Security and Intelligence, Criminal Justice, Political Science)
Abbey Bauer, West Liberty University (4.0, Elementary Education)
Payton Coon, University of Oregon (4.12, Advertising & Brand Responsibility)
Alexis Forbes, Converse College (3.95, Biochemistry)
Kam Kitchens, Baylor University (4.0, Neuroscience)
Beth Magee, Azusa Pacific University (3.99, Allied Health)
Abigail Miller, Gannon University (3.99, Nursing)
Caroline Versluis, King University (3.93, Finance & Economics)