BALTIMORE (October 20, 2021) – The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (Maryland JUCO) today announced that it has selected Kara Dietrich (women's soccer), Andres Javitt (men's soccer) and Emma Quandt (women's volleyball) as its Athletes of the Month for September 2021.
Dietrich (Community College of Baltimore County Essex) helped lead the nationally ranked Knights to a 6-2 start in the first month of the season. In eight games, the sophomore forward scored 20 goals and had four assists to lead the conference.
Javitt (Montgomery College) helped lead the Raptors to a 7-1 start, contributing four multi-goal games that included two three-goal performances and one six-goal game. The freshman midfielder was involved in 43% of his team's goals in the first month of the season.
Quandt (Anne Arundel Community College) played in sixth matches in September, before suffering a season-ending injury. A middle hitter, she averaged 2.55 kill per set, had an .836 hitting percentage, 14 aces, 12 solo blocks and averaged 3.9 points per set.
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About the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (www.mdjuco.org and 443-840-1751)
The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (Maryland JUCO) exists to govern and conduct championships for the conference's 16 varsity sports. Chartered in the late 1960s, the conference is composed of 16 Maryland community colleges that compete in a variety of varsity intercollegiate athletics. Maryland JUCO oversees and promotes programs dedicated to academic and athletic goals of its diverse institutions, while enhancing opportunities for balanced intercollegiate athletic programming. The conference provides organizational structure for its membership while strengthening commitments to their students and communities. In accordance with the philosophy of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the conference operates under the highest standards of integrity, equity and sportsmanship.
Each season, Maryland JUCO verifies the eligibility of all its student athletes, schedules, and statistics for statewide competition. To help foster the best academic and athletic experience for student athletes, the Maryland JUCO relies heavily on the work of its sports liaisons, coaches associations and the Maryland JUCO Advisory Council.
The Maryland JUCO does not coordinate NJCAA national or regional standings, statistics or schedules. Visit www.njcaa.org for national standings, statistics and/or schedules.
