INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 352 student-athletes who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award, it was announced on Thursday. This year’s total marks the second time more than 300 honorees have been recognized since the award was first inaugurated in the spring of 2010, and falls just three students shy of the league record of 355 set last year.
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 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.
Eleven students met the highest standard of academic excellence by concluding their collegiate careers with an unblemished 4.0 cumulative GPA:
- Olivia Willoughby, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Drury (Spanish/Education double major)
- Amanda Gosbeth, Softball, Illinois Springfield (Mathematics)
- Jamie Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Lewis (Communication Studies/MS-Business Administration)
- Emily Mauch, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Maryville, (Physical Therapy)
- Tyler Uhrich from Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Maryville (Physical Therapy)
- Marketa Illetskova, Volleyball, Missouri S&T (Computer Science)
- Joe Rund, Men’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis (Biology)
- Katherine Rathgeber, Women’s Golf, Quincy (Theology/Philosophy & Sign Language Interpretation double major)
- Josh Handzik, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s (Business Administration/Economics double major)
- Alyssa Moore, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana (Accounting/MS-Business Administration)
- Dalton Powell, Football, Truman State (Accounting)
The list of 2016-17 GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award recipients follows and is ordered by institution.
Michael Belliveau, Baseball, Bellarmine
Sarah Galvin, Women’s Basketball, Bellarmine
Serena Sandusky, Women’s Basketball, Bellarmine
Jared Kemper, Men’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Mitch Wiseman, Men’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Joey Stoltz, Men’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Mary Beth Gorham, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Lexy Hazle, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Sydney Kraus, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Josie Metzger, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Hannah Poteet, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Kelly Ely, Softball, Bellarmine
Melissa Hammer, Softball, Bellarmine
Caroline Smith, Women’s Swimming, Bellarmine
Sydney Thompson, Women’s Tennis, Bellarmine
Michael Momper, Men’s Track & Field, Bellarmine
Leah Wolf, Women’s Track & Field, Bellarmine
Ashley Jefferson, Volleyball, Bellarmine
Weston Buchanan, Baseball, Drury
Ryan Colombo, Baseball, Drury
Matt Diekemper, Baseball, Drury
Devan O’Bryan, Baseball, Drury
Hannah Dressler, Women’s Basketball, Drury
Jeremy Ryan, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Drury
Olivia Willoughby, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Drury
Jenna Moore, Women’s Golf, Drury
Kari Hillenburg, Softball, Drury
Jessica Kjeldgaard, Softball, Drury
Rachael Michaelis, Softball, Drury
Hunter Stohlmeyer, Softball, Drury
Daniel Rzadkowski, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Maximilian Hepp, Men’s Tennis, Drury
Lara Muller, Women’s Tennis, Drury
Brooke Antenen, Volleyball, Drury
McKenna Poynter, Volleyball, Drury
Trevor Flota, Men’s Golf, Illinois Springfield
Nathan Goecks, Men’s Golf, Illinois Springfield
Dylan Stockman, Men’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Amanda Gosbeth, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Alexa McClaughry, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Ashley Beaton, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Carly Wesolowski, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Jocelyn Matsen, Women’s Golf, Illinois Springfield
Nicole Auble, Women’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Samantha Boettjer, Women’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Alena Eitenmiller, Women’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Jeffrey Lavin, Baseball, Indianapolis
Daniel Buergler, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Indianapolis
Samuel Daggy, Football, Indianapolis
Hayden Janney, Football, Indianapolis
Jeffrey Gardner, Men’s Golf, Indianapolis
Bryson Basaran, Men’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Jacob Meyer, Men’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Tyler Coonrandt, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Romano Hoffman, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Bartosz Zarzecki, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Nicole Anderson, Women’s Basketball, Indianapolis
Jennifer Lynn, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Indianapolis
Katie Kelly, Softball, Indianapolis
Elizabeth Behrends, Women’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Emma Crenshaw, Women’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Hannah Mangus, Women’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Megan Giambastini, Women’s Swimming, Indianapolis
Sarah Hamilton, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Shelby Sexton, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Erin Connor, Women’s Track, Indianapolis
Chelsea Wieland, Women’s Track, Indianapolis
Becca Lira, Volleyball, Indianapolis
Jake Herron, Baseball, Lewis
Capel Henshaw, Men’s Basketball, Lewis
James Frederickson, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Jamen Helton, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Kyle Irvin, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Shawn Milhauser, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Ryan Ballard, Men’s Golf, Lewis
Nicholas Monteiro, Men’s Soccer, Lewis
Ralf Zehnter, Men’s Soccer, Lewis
Trent Chamness, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Lewis
John Lynk, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Lewis
Carly Jaworski, Softball, Lewis
Dani Knaak, Softball, Lewis
Lainie Schweickert, Softball, Lewis
Jamie Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Lewis
Alyssa Siwek, Women’s Basketball, Lewis
Megan Burgener, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Abby Dodis, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Andrea Holm, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Stephanie Nielsen, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Amy Swanson, Women’s Golf, Lewis
Rachel Sweeney, Women’s Golf, Lewis
Meghan Carmody, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Jessica Chavez, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Nicole Dominguez, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Kinsey Coble, Women’s Swimming, Lewis
Phoenix Smallwood, Women’s Track & Field, Lewis
Jenna Selby, Volleyball, Lewis
Nicole Yuede, Volleyball, Lewis
Troy Payton, Baseball, Maryville
Tyler Uhrich, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Maryville
Devan Wright, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Maryville
Brad Patz, Men’s Golf, Maryville
Chance Reuter, Men’s Golf, Maryville
Kevin Doherty, Men’s Soccer, Maryville
Colby Gumm, Men’s Soccer, Maryville
Trevor Jost, Men’s Soccer, Maryville
Carly Frala, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Alex Wolf, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Emily Mauch, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Maryville
Megan Biscan, Women’s Golf, Maryville
Nadia Abu-Douleh, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Natalie Harada, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Dani Schmitz, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Kayla Torry, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Rachel Wiesehan, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Casey Ward, Softball, Maryville
Heather Wernle, Softball, Maryville
Madison Vasquez, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Maryville
Makenna Parker, Women’s Tennis, Maryville
Puck Vlaskamp, Women’s Tennis, Maryville
Amanda Lappe, Women’s Track & Field, Maryville
Aryn Weis, Women’s Track & Field, Maryville
Ryan Cates, Baseball, McKendree
Brad Groleau, Baseball, McKendree
Matt Henning, Baseball, McKendree
Brad Henry, Baseball, McKendree
Austin Schwarm, Baseball, McKendree
Austin Starkweather, Baseball, McKendree
Daniel Todoschuk, Baseball, McKendree
Matt Walsh, Baseball, McKendree
Darin Winkelman, Men’s Basketball, McKendree
Steven O’Block, Football, McKendree
Abel Moreno, Men’s Tennis, McKendree
Shannon McGinnis, Women’s Basketball, McKendree
Ellie Pusheck, Women’s Basketball, McKendree
Emily Pusheck, Women’s Basketball, McKendree
Kaitlyn Schutt, Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field, McKendree
Kaylyn Fuhrhop, Women’s Golf, McKendree
Alina Llanas, Women’s Golf, McKendree
Safiya Atkinson, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Danielle Hareb, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Alyssa Plowman, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Alyssa Reininger, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Claire Skaggs, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Sydne Bryant, Softball, McKendree
Jamie Doggendorf, Softball, McKendree
Holly Magre, Softball, McKendree
Danielle Schoenbacher, Softball, McKendree
Erica Schuelke, Softball, McKendree
Jessica Gaither, Women’s Tennis, McKendree
Irma Maciukaite, Women’s Track and Field, McKendree
Aubry Dickmann, Volleyball, McKendree
Bailey Kampwerth, Volleyball, McKendree
Rebecca Nauman, Volleyball, McKendree
Ben Matthews, Football, Missouri S&T
Tyler Percy, Men’s Cross Country/Men’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Mitch Morris, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Anna Fink, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Kelly Heckemeyer, Softball, Missouri S&T
Miguel Chavez, Men’s Swimming, Missouri S&T
Aaron Francis, Men’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Crystal Beffa, Women’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Alexis Lee, Women’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Megan Schulte, Women’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Cydney Denning, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Marketa Illetskova, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Claire Luther, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Shelby Wagner, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Zach Lindsay, Baseball, Missouri-St. Louis
Jacob Renfrow, Baseball, Missouri-St. Louis
Kevin Smith, Baseball, Missouri-St. Louis
Alex Majewski, Men’s Basketball, Missouri-St. Louis
Shea O’Brien, Women’s Basketball, Missouri-St. Louis
Jose Acevedo, Men’s Golf, Missouri-St. Louis
Evan Garrad, Men’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Joe Rund, Men’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Miranda Buettner, Women’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Miriam Taylor, Women’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Sara Kern, Softball, Missouri-St. Louis
Alex Stupek, Softball, Missouri-St. Louis
David Hayes, Baseball, Quincy
Graham Spraker, Baseball, Quincy
Chris Ward, Baseball, Quincy
Dalton Hoover, Men’s Basketball, Quincy
Grant Meyer, Men’s Basketball, Quincy
Rachel Ruzevich, Women’s Basketball, Quincy
Megan Wienstroer, Women’s Basketball, Quincy
Levi Smith, Football, Quincy
Donavan Vance, Football, Quincy
Shelby Wilson, Football, Quincy
Joseph Powell, Men’s Golf, Quincy
Katherine Rathgeber, Women’s Golf, Quincy
Tommy Koerper, Men’s Soccer, Quincy
Brianna Chapman, Women’s Soccer/Softball, Quincy
Krystal Felderman, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Gabby Herrick, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Lindsey Greene, Softball, Quincy
Tiffany Harbison, Softball, Quincy
Kaylee Jones, Softball, Quincy
Jessica Bossong, Women’s Tennis, Quincy
Elizabeth Kuenzi, Women’s Tennis, Quincy
Amy Kuhle, Women’s Tennis, Quincy
Morgan McGinnis, Women’s Tennis, Quincy
Emily Lindemulder, Volleyball, Quincy
Drew Blair, Baseball, Rockhurst
Dylan Brauner, Baseball, Rockhurst
Jake Goessling, Baseball, Rockhurst
Joe Huber, Baseball, Rockhurst
Chase Leavy, Baseball, Rockhurst
Michael Lydon-Lorson, Baseball, Rockhurst
Grant Otte, Baseball, Rockhurst
Justin Saint, Baseball, Rockhurst
Skylar Smith, Baseball, Rockhurst
Mitch Stickney, Baseball, Rockhurst
David Stober, Baseball, Rockhurst
Andrew Ellwanger, Men’s Basketball/Baseball, Rockhurst
Mary Dineen, Women’s Basketball, Rockhurst
Shannon Strecker, Women’s Cross Country, Rockhurst
Ralph Bondon, Men’s Golf, Rockhurst
Emily Allen, Women’s Golf, Rockhurst
Jordyn Altenburg, Women’s Golf, Rockhurst
Katlin Kalish, Women’s Golf, Rockhurst
Mary Maxwell, Women’s Golf, Rockhurst
Gianluca Bottoni, Men’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Quentin Coates, Men’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Evan Craig, Men’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Garrett Loehr, Men’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Lexi Boschert, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Nicole Keeve, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Meghan Kilkenny, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Courtney Silberberg, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Paige Valaika, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Brandi Vollmer, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Ali Wallner, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Jamison Wipke, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Kristin Wolff, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Gabbie Boerema, Softball, Rockhurst
Lauren Cairo, Softball, Rockhurst
Hannah Pyle, Softball, Rockhurst
Bridgette Sappington, Softball, Rockhurst
Antonio Mizuno, Men’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Luke Salisbury, Men’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Decho Valev, Men’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Janine Koleta, Women’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Emma Schelble, Women’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Holli Hogge, Volleyball, Rockhurst
Riley Benner, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Jacob Bigos, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Kyle Estand, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Joshua Handzik, Baseabll, Saint Joseph’s
Robert Kametas, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Rachel Bartz, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Meghan Hennessey, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Sydney Strang, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Brooke Werstler, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Lane Barrett, Cross Country, Saint Joseph’s
Brian Eurton, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Justin Hays, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Joe Comerford, Tennis, Saint Joseph’s
Lucas Jessen, Tennis, Saint Joseph’s
Kenzie Anderson, Softball, Saint Joseph’s
Jordan Schneider, Softball, Saint Joseph’s
Melanie Smith, Softball, Saint Joseph’s
Briana Wagner, Softball, Saint Joseph’s
Brooke Major, Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Morgan Meyer, Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Lydia Raderstorf, Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Allison Zimmerle, Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Sergej Stjepic, Men’s Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Brittany Morris, Women’s Basketball, Saint Joseph’s
Abbey Titzer, Women’s Basketball, Saint Joseph’s
Molly Flynn, Women’s Golf, Saint Joseph’s
Aimee Pope, Women’s Golf, Saint Joseph’s
Jenna Arnold, Women’s Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Sarah Emerson, Women’s Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Taylor Henry, Women’s Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Melissa Kuhar, Women’s Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Lauren Jakubczyk, Women’s Tennis, Saint Joseph’s
Clare Kost, Women’s Tennis, Saint Joseph’s
Vanessa Olson, Women’s Tennis, Saint Joseph’s
Blaine Alvey, Baseball, Southern Indiana
Mike Ringer, Baseball, Southern Indiana
Chase Broughton, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Marius Ulrich, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Alyssa Moore, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Kendyl Dearing, Women’s Basketball, Southern Indiana
Kori Jacobsen, Women’s Golf, Southern Indiana
Allison Koester, Women’s Golf, Southern Indiana
Abbey Zehner, Women’s Golf, Southern Indiana
Gabriella Korte, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Kaelin Martlock, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Lexi Reese, Softball, Southern Indiana
Brenna Wu, Women’s Tennis, Southern Indiana
Conner Waldkoetter, Men’s Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Crystal Blair, Women’s Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Jenna Martin, Women’s Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Austin Tinsley, Baseball, Truman State
Wyatt Fones, Baseball, Truman State
Kyle Leckrone, Football, Truman State
Dalton Powell, Football, Truman State
Bradley Wellman, Football, Truman State
William Daniel, Men’s Basketball, Truman State
Brice Pavey, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Jacob Brown, Men’s Soccer, Truman State
Zachary Hollstrom, Men’s Soccer, Truman State
Haley Wells, Softball, Truman State
Valerie Schmidt, Softball, Truman State
Neil Girmus, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Matthew Phillips, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Laura Tarantino, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Kayci Parcells, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Stephanie Williams, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Megan Whitehead, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Casey Maloney, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Megan Casserly, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Emily Ponte, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Meredith Wekesser, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Alexandra Neumann, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Alison Strickler, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Morgan Foxworthy, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Marisa Thome, Women’s Tennis, Truman State
Elise Mousseau, Women’s Tennis, Truman State
Jessica Katzer, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Sydney Cornett, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Erica Beck, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Nicole Neville, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Trent Muscat, Baseball, UW-Parkside
Cody Rolshoven, Baseball, UW-Parkside
Kyle Schulz, Baseball, UW-Parkside
Brittney Fair, Women’s Basketball, UW-Parkside
Remi Bibal, Men’s Soccer, UW-Parkside
Ben Kosmider, Men’s Soccer, UW-Parkside
Lauren Bialas, Women’s Soccer, UW-Parkside
Joel Davis, Men’s Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Jake Dubnica, Men’s Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Gabe Poser, Men’s Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Lindsay Rogers, Women’s Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Lauren Hickson, Volleyball, UW-Parkside
Rebecca Roembke, Volleyball, UW-Parkside
Gary Gulick, Baseball, William Jewell
Christian Benton-Keys, Women’s Basketball, William Jewell
Maddie Nelson, Women’s Basketball, William Jewell
Collin Heller, Football, William Jewell
Marcus Moye, Football, William Jewell
Staton Rebeck, Football, William Jewell
Parker Wood, Football, William Jewell
Thomas Boylan, Men’s Golf, William Jewell
Gavin Kiger, Men’s Soccer, William Jewell
Jeff Nickel, Men’s Soccer, William Jewell
Lane Bland, Men’s Swimming & Diving, William Jewell
Rylee Hess, Women’s Swimming & Diving, William Jewell
Gretchen Mayes, Women’s Track and Field, William Jewell
Amy Lindhorst, Volleyball, William Jewell