INDIANAPOLIS –The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 613 student-athletes across 14 eligible member institutions who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award, it was announced on Thursday.
The 613 sets a new league record by 68 students, surpassing the previous mark set in 2021-22 with 545 honorees from 13 member schools. This is an increase of 72 from 2023-24 where 541 students earned the honor for 13 member schools.
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 their career.
Moreover, while the full list of honorees can be found at the link above, the below 42 students from seven member institutions met the highest standard of academic excellence by concluding their collegiate careers with an unblemished 4.0 cumulative GPA.
- Tiffany Hediger, Women’s Bowling, Central Missouri (Agricultural Science)
- Will Kershaw, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Drury (Secondary Education and History)
- AJ Agers, Softball, Drury (Mathematics with minor in Computer Science and Computer Engineering)
- Kayli Duncan, Volleyball, Drury (Management and Marketing/Communications)
- Tom Bumann, Men’s Golf, Illinois Springfield (Biology)
- Sara Prieto, Women’s Golf, Illinois Springfield (Management Information Systems)
- Connor McFadden, Men’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield (Mathematical Sciences)
- Anna Schurz, Women’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield (Environmental Studies)
- Josiah Adams, Men's Track & Field, Indianapolis (Sport Management)
- Jackson Hoover, Men's Wrestling, Indianapolis (Biology)
- Isabella Garcia, Softball, Maryville (Biology)
- Addyson Kent, Women’s Basketball, Missouri S&T (Biology)
- Katelynne Roberts, Women’s Basketball, Missouri S&T (Chemical Engineering)
- Victoria Regitz, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Missouri S&T (Chemical Engineering)
- Ava Hoenes, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T (Civil Engineering)
- Abigail Trenary, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T (Business & Management Systems)
- Taya Stevenson, Women’s Basketball, Quincy (Pre-Physical Therapy)
- Karsyn Stratton, Women’s Basketball, Quincy (Sports Management)
- Billy Klasinski, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Rockhurst (Applied Mathematics)
- Cara Super, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Rockhurst (Analytics and Technology)
- Ho-Alexandar Phan, Men’s Track & Field, Rockhurst (Exercise Science and Physics of Medicine (Pre-Med)
- Jacopo Belardo, Men’s Soccer, Rockhurst (MBA; Data Analytics)
- Filippo Riva, Men’s Soccer, Rockhurst (Biomedical Engineering)
- Paige Henry, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst (Exercise Science)
- Kayla Juengermann, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst (Exercise Science)
- Jacqueline Nieters, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst (International Business)
- Kenzie Hines, Women’s Volleyball, Rockhurst (Criminal Justice and Accounting)
- Sarah Montague, Women’s Volleyball, Rockhurst (Biology and Spanish)
- Maureen Reilly, Women’s Volleyball, Rockhurst (MBA, Biochemistry)
- Brayden Housh, Men's Track & Field, Southwest Baptist (Biology)
- Emma Vincent, Softball, Southwest Baptist (Biology Education)
- Abby Harrison, Women’s Soccer, Southwest Baptist (Exercise Science)
- Julia Johnson, Women’s Soccer, Southwest Baptist (Biology)
- Kendal Weiskopf, Women’s Soccer, Southwest Baptist (Nursing)
- Kayla Bohr, Women’s Basketball, Upper Iowa (Criminal Justice)
- Mia Huberty, Women’s Basketball, Upper Iowa (Accounting/Sports Administration)
- Myah Brinker, Women’s Track and Field, Upper Iowa (All Science/Teacher Licensure)
- Genevieve Chenoweth, Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field, Upper Iowa (Political Science)
- Daigo Adachi, Men’s Soccer, Upper Iowa (Business Administration)
- Rae VanMilligan, Softball, Upper Iowa (Business Administration)
- Kaleb Becker, Men’s Basketball, William Jewell (Digital Media Communication)
- Karis Saplys, Football, William Jewell (Civil Engineering)
- Samantha Thompson, Volleyball, William Jewell (Biochemistry)