Shameir Quimby5 — PHOTO OF SHAMEIR QUIMBY BY YAIRI LORENZO/ THE REPORTER

Quimby Selected To All-Citrus Conference First-Team

April 10, 2024

Lady Sharks point guard Shameir Quimby was selected to the Florida College System Athletic Association Citrus All-Conference First-Team.

The freshman from Fort Walton Beach, Florida led the Miami Dade College women’s basketball team with 21.8 points and 2.6 assists per game and a 47.1 percent shooting percentage this season. She also added 4.7 rebounds a game.

Quimby’s biggest performance of the season was on Feb. 7 when she scored 39 points in a Lady Sharks 75-72 home loss to Palm Beach State College.

After the season, the 5-foot-8-inch Quimby was also selected to the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association Two-Year Schools All-America Honorable Mention Team.

Nikole Valiente

Nikole Valiente, 21, is a mass communication/journalism major at North Campus. Valiente, who graduated from City of Hialeah Educational Academy in 2022, will serve as managing editor for The Reporter during the 2024-25 school year. She was the paper's editor-in-chief last year and aspires to work as a journalist.