LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. revealed the 27 recipients of the 2025 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, presented by the NFCA, on Wednesday afternoon. The award recognizes nine student-athletes from each of the NJCAA Division I, II and III memberships.
Twenty programs were represented in total with six programs earning multiple Gold Glove honors. NJCAA DIII national champion North Dakota State College of Science topped all programs with three recipients. Alos grabbing multiple nods in Division III were national runner-up Patrick & Henry Community College and St. Cloud Technical College with two apiece. In Division I, Chipola College, national runner-up Florida SouthWestern State College and McLennan Community College each had two Gold Gloves.
Four student-athletes repeated as Gold Glove winners – McLennan CC’s Trinity Allen at first base and Mickayla Tosch in left field, Jones College right fielder Makynlie Jones and North Dakota SCS third baseman Kendyl Moss.
Collecting honors in the infield were:
NJCAA DI – Trinity Allen, McLennan CC (1B); Alayna Patrick, Gaston (2B); Irene Rabasco, Chipola (3B); Kayla Franklin, Chipola (SS)
NJCAA DII – Kinlei Boley, KCKCC (1B); Kiya Johnson, Kirkwood CC (2B); Jillian Brunton, Louisburg (3B); Kaylee Cary, Iowa Central CC (SS)
NJCAA DIII – Taryn Estes, CCCTI (1B); Rayelle Cooley, North Dakota SCS (2B); Kendyl Moss, North Dakota SCS (3B); Laila Rodriguez, Patrick & Henry CC (SS)
Earning recognition in the outfield were:
NJCAA DI – Mickayla Tosch, McLennan CC (LF); Mariah DeBose, Trinity Valley CC (CF); Skylar Brennan, Florida SouthWestern (RF)
NJCAA DII – Emmaleigh Theriot, Pearl River CC (LF); Leo Cline, Frederick CC (CF); Makynlie Jones, Jones (RF)
NJCAA DIII – Payton Campbell, Surry CC (LF); Greenly Elliott, Patrick & Henry CC (CF); Sami Petzel, St. Cloud Tech (RF)
Making up the battery across the divisions were:
NJCAA DI – Avery Velazquez, East Florida (P); Faith Wharton, Florida SouthWestern (C)
NJCAA DII – Amy Bak, Lake-Sumter (P); Jenny Bouthillier, St. Johns River (C)
NJCAA DIII – Emma Shelton, St. Cloud Tech (P); Caitlyn Dannenfelzer, North Dakota SCS (C)
Recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, were selected by the NFCA’s NJCAA Division I & II All-America Committees, following regional voting to identify the finalists at each position. In NJCAA Division III, the head coach membership voted for the winners. The groups utilized fielding statistics and school-submitted video to closely examine finalists and select the winners at every defensive position. Any student-athlete that competed in the current championship year and was nominated by their head coach who is a member in good standing with the NFCA was eligible for consideration for this prestigious accolade.
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