INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) identified a league-record 225 student-athletes who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award, it was announced on Wednesday. The number of recipients for the award, which was first inaugurated in the spring of 2010, increased 32 honorees from a year ago.
Bellarmine University led the conference with 32 selections, followed closely behind by Missouri S&T (25), Lewis University (23), the University of Indianapolis (19), and Maryville University (18) in the top five. The University of Southern Indiana (16) and Saint Joseph’s College (15) followed with the sixth- and seventh-highest totals, respectively, while Rockhurst University (14) and William Jewell College (14) rounded out the top half of the conference tied for eighth.
The recipients of the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the GLVC. Each honoree has exhausted his or her eligibility in the intercollegiate sport in which they participated and maintained at a least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic career.
In addition, to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must have competed in the GLVC for a minimum of two years and completed 96 credit hours. A student-athlete can only earn the distinguished honor one time in his or her career.
The list of 2012-13 GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award recipients follows and is ordered by institution.
Philip Forbis, Baseball, Bellarmine
Michael Morrissette, Baseball, Bellarmine
Jason Sterrett, Baseball, Bellarmine
Elizabeth Goodin, Women's Basketball, Bellarmine
Lauren Jones, Women's Basketball, Bellarmine
Allison Osen, Women's Basketball, Bellarmine
Molly Culbertson, Women's Cross Country, Bellarmine
Megan Kaiser, Women's Cross Country, Bellarmine
Jenna Lee, Women's Cross Country, Bellarmine
Carissa Martin, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Bellarmine
Sarah Turi, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Bellarmine
Bradley Black, Men's Golf, Bellarmine
Maggie Schad, Women's Golf, Bellarmine
Paul Althoff, Men's Soccer, Bellarmine
Kaylee Gabhart, Women's Soccer, Bellarmine
Chole Grammer, Women's Soccer, Bellarmine
Allyson Palmer, Women's Soccer, Bellarmine
Casey Cleary, Softball, Bellarmine
Megan Murdoch, Softball, Bellarmine
Madi Ratliff, Softball, Bellarmine
Chris Cotton, Men's Tennis, Bellarmine
Jacob Knagenhielm, Men's Tennis, Bellarmine
Jared Findlater, Men's Track & Field, Bellarmine
James Greenlee, Men's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Nora Bowe, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Molly Culbertson, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Kristin Hamrick, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Megan Kaiser, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Remsing King, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Elaine Kuntz, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Jenna Lee, Women's Track & Field, Bellarmine
Whitney Tormoehlen, Volleyball, Bellarmine
Tyler Abma, Baseball, Drury
Matt Borgschulte, Baseball, Drury
Brett Neill, Baseball, Drury
John Neill, Baseball, Drury
Abby Bracker, Women’s Basketball, Drury
Matt Duncan, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Drury
Kelly Gallagher, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Beth Schramka, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Beatriz Juan, Women’s Tennis, Drury
Ashley Coffey, Women's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Abby Vorreyer, Women's Golf, Illinois Springfield
Erin Egolf, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Kristina Buck, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Samantha Inman, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Ashley King, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Rebeka Pruemer, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Megan Vladic, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Jacob Hartley, Baseball, Indianapolis
Tyler O’Daniel, Baseball, Indianapolis
Sydney Weinert, Women’s Basketball/ Track & Field, Indianapolis
Emily Bernstein, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Indianapolis
Stephanie Cave, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Indianapolis
Ryan Barnett, Men’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Joseph McGuire, Men’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Corey Nelson, Men’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Chaunell Abrams, Women’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Haley Miller, Women’s Soccer/Track & Field, Indianapolis
Brea Petty, Women’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Jennifer DeMotte, Softball, Indianapolis
Preston Swain, Men’s Tennis, Indianapolis
Rachel Barger, Women’s Tennis, Indianapolis
Alex Covington, Women’s Tennis, Indianapolis
Caitlin Gannaway, Women’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Adriana Ganz, Women’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Kenya Owens, Women’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Valorie Parker, Women’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Lauren Goffinet, Women's Basketball, Kentucky Wesleyan
Brittany Clark, Women's Cross Country, Kentucky Wesleyan
Bailey Wilson, Women's Golf, Kentucky Wesleyan
Matthew Frahm, Baseball, Lewis
David Bryant, Men's Basketball, Lewis
Alex Kluchki, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Scott Tanis, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Brandon White, Men’s Golf, Lewis
Vanessa Phillips, Women’s Golf, Lewis
Carly Shapiro, Women’s Golf, Lewis
Robert McGowan, Men's Soccer, Lewis
Fran Abate, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Aly Lansky, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Jenny Hyde, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Danielle Warner, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Phoebe Conner, Softball, Lewis
Lauren Hanford, Softball, Lewis
Jayme Hefler, Softball, Lewis
Alexis Munaco, Softball, Lewis
Michelle Vucsko, Softball, Lewis
Alexis Atkins, Women's Track and Field, Lewis
Emily Keene, Women's Track and Field, Lewis
Molly Szilard, Women's Track and Field, Lewis
Mary Carroll, Volleyball, Lewis
Jillian Carlberg, Volleyball, Lewis
Colleen Mitros, Volleyball, Lewis
Nick Little, Baseball, Maryville
Kate Childs, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Abby Duethman, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Angela Pepowski, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Casey Humphrey, Men’s Cross Country, Maryville
Michael Fowler, Men’s Golf, Maryville
Mycah Hudson, Women’s Golf, Maryville
JT File, Men’s Soccer, Maryville
Tomi Benney, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Sam Poteet, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Kristin Scherer, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Julie Jouglard, Softball, Maryville
Tara Macias, Softball, Maryville
Chelsea Travis, Women’s Tennis, Maryville
Dana Brennan, Women’s Track and Field, Maryville
Chris McCulloch, Men’s Track and Field, Maryville
Kayla Huesgen, Volleyball, Maryville
Jamie Kloss, Volleyball, Maryville
Kyle Rich, Baseball, Missouri S&T
Eli Steinbeck, Men’s Basketball, Missouri S&T
Katelyn Heil, Women’s Basketball, Missouri S&T
Rachel Feist, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Lisa Lake, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Mindy Lake, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Oscar Alvarez, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Spencer Brinkmeyer, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Caleb Collier, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Donny Gesell, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Ben Glover, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Peter Haw, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Taylor Keal, Softball, Missouri S&T
Adam Stensland, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Peter Vaccaro, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Colleen Lewis, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Kasilda Miller, Softball, Missouri S&T
Kate Runyan, Softball, Missouri S&T
Kaylea Smith, Softball, Missouri S&T
Natalie Updyke, Women’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Samantha Wermager, Women’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Jennifer Costello, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Jocelyn DeMotte, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Kelly Kosmopolis, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Julie Meyer, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Tim Hassett, Baseball, Missouri-St. Louis
Drew Standefer, Baseball, Missouri-St. Louis
Vinnie Raimondo, Men’s Basketball, Missouri-St. Louis
Molly Barnes, Women’s Basketball, Missouri-St. Louis
Deaven Omohundro, Women’s Basketball, Missouri-St. Louis
Samantha Pelc, Women’s Golf, Missouri-St. Louis
Thomas Mihalczo, Men’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Kelly Goehring, Women’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Jaime Morton, Women’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Liz Jaeger, Volleyball, Missouri-St. Louis
Haley Woods, Volleyball, Missouri-St. Louis
Drake Austin, Baseball, Quincy
Tyler Thompson, Men’s Basketball, Quincy
Patrick Higgins, Men’s Golf, Quincy
Mike Andres, Men’s Soccer, Quincy
Carl Hodges, Men’s Soccer, Quincy
Brittany Casey, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Tori Champagne, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Emma Walker, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Lauren Francis, Softball, Quincy
Lyndsay Kooi, Volleyball, Quincy
Damaris Linker, Volleyball, Quincy
Kyle Hartman, Baseball, Rockhurst
Patrick Chandler, Baseball, Rockhurst
Brett Hornung, Men’s Basketball, Rockhurst
Shelby Geiman, Women’s Basketball, Rockhurst
Dan Schaller, Men's Golf, Rockhurst
Emily Gonderinger, Women’s Golf, Rockhurst
Natalie Wieckert, Women’s Golf, Rockhurst
Haley Long, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Colleen Shannon, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Amanda Burger, Softball, Rockhurst
Rodolfo Gauto-Mariotti, Men’s Tennis, Rockhurst
John Lazenby, Men’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Christine Schatz, Women’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Karsyn Betts, Women’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Steven Slobodecki, Baseball, Saint Joseph's
Kirsten Hart, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph's
Kelli Lippold, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph's
Andrea VanMeter, Women's Golf, Saint Joseph's
Shane McNally, Men's Soccer, Saint Joseph's
Joshua Stymiest, Men's Soccer, Saint Joseph's
Sarah Merkel, Women's Soccer, Saint Joseph's
Alexandra Reiners, Women's Soccer, Saint Joseph's
Kristin Paris, Softball, Saint Joseph's
Sara Twining, Softball, Saint Joseph's
Emily Claeys, Women's Tennis, Saint Joseph's
Taylor Nielsen, Women's Track & Field, Saint Joseph's
Lindsay Allen, Volleyball, Saint Joseph's
Katherine Wolven, Volleyball, Saint Joseph's
Leah Zehme, Volleyball, Saint Joseph's
Adam Carver, Baseball, Southern Indiana
Reece Rounder, Baseball, Southern Indiana
Emily Haines, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Lauren Minor, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Ladi Stallard, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Austin Andrekus, Men’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Nolan Harvath, Men’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Trey Fosburgh, Men’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Susan Ellsperman, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Kelly Fitzgerald, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Ben Boesing, Men’s Tennis, Southern Indiana
Juan Quiroz, Men’s Tennis, Southern Indiana
Ellena Stumpf, Women’s Tennis, Southern Indiana
Lindsey White, Women’s Tennis, Southern Indiana
Emily Meyer, Volleyball, Southern Indiana
Abbi Williams, Volleyball, Southern Indiana
Jacob Chandler, Baseball, UW-Parkside
Miguel Garcia, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Cheryl Leyns, Women’s Basketball, UW-Parkside
Kiah Simon, Women’s Basketball, UW-Parkside
Sierra West, Women’s Basketball, UW-Parkside
Rachel Bullis, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Shannon Curtis, Volleyball, UW-Parkside
Thomas Herrera, Baseball, William Jewell
Nathan Kroeker, Men’s Basketball, William Jewell
Craig Mattson, Men’s Basketball, William Jewell
Christopher Binns, Men’s Soccer, William Jewell
Peter Nechvatal, Men’s Soccer, William Jewell
Renee Freeman, Women’s Soccer, William Jewell
Shane Giannetti, Men’s Tennis, William Jewell
Jamie Baker, Women’s Tennis, William Jewell
Kyle Gillett, Men’s Track & Field, William Jewell
Brett Whisler, Men’s Track & Field, William Jewell
Jessica Borey, Women’s Track & Field, William Jewell
Jessica Connery, Women’s Track & Field, William Jewell
Shelby Pettz, Women’s Track & Field, William Jewell
Hannah Herndon, Volleyball, William Jewell