Indiana State University Athletics

ST. LOUIS -- A total of 150 Indiana State student-athletes, including seven who earned the Missouri Valley Conference's highest academic achievement, are among the more than 1,500 who have earned selection to the 2016-17 MVC Honor Roll, as announced earlier by the league office.
 
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award, the highest academic achievement the league bestows, requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through the Spring 2017 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.
 
The seven Sycamores honored with the 2016-17 MVC President's Council Academic Excellence Award are: Trent Lunsford (baseball), Kyle Moore (baseball), Shannon Murphy (volleyball), Brittany Neely (women's track & field/cross country), Maddie Orf (soccer), Bree Spangler (volleyball) and Rhagen Smith (women's basketball).
 
League-wide hundreds of student-athletes received the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average and participation in athletics. At Indiana State, a total of 53 student-athletes captured the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
 
Indiana State honorees include:
 
Baseball – Charles Brimbury, Austin Conway, Cody Gardner, Trent Lunsford, Kaden Moore, Ryan Toliver, Tyler Ward, Jeff Zahn
 
Men's Track & Field – Ryan Chestnut, Logan Hambrock, Jaime Murtagh, Joshua Perry, Daniel Swem, Benjamin Vertelney
 
Women's Basketball – Brooklyn Artis, Freja Christensen, Rhagen Smith, Tierra Webb
 
Women's Golf – Robyn Blanchard, Dawn Turner
 
Women's Soccer – Sydney Hamker, Julia Kist, Maddie Orf, Maggie Richard, Gaelen Stejbach, Kate Sullivan, Reilly Teal, Kaitlin Wells
 
Softball – Rylee Holland, Bailey Martin, Mary Turritto
 
Women's Track & Field – Anna Beaarss, Emily Brady, Emily Conrad, Megan Doty, Patrycja Dziekonska, Aleksey Green, Abigail Grider, Breanna Herring, Kailyn Hutson, Madison Keele, Alethia Marrero, Abby McBride, Danielle Muse, Brittany Neeley, Jasmine Noel, Taylor Rogers, Carson Smith
 
Women's Volleyball – Rachel Griffin, Shannon Murphy, Sarah Peterson, Bree Spangler and Cassie Kawa.
 
In addition, the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its 2016-17 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2016/Spring 2017), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall or spring semesters. At Indiana State, a total of 150 student-athletes were named to the 2016-17 MVC Honor Roll.
 
Indiana State honorees include:
 
Baseball – Chris Ayers, Charles Brimbury, Austin Conway, Clay Dungan, Cody Gardner, Justin Hill, Dalton Laney, Trent Lunsford, Kaden Moore, Weston Rivers, Tony Rosselli, Ryan Toliver, Tyler Ward, Tyler Whitbread, Max Wright and Jeff Zahn
 
Men's Basketball – Niels Bunschoten, Ethan Claycomb, Everett Clemons, Matt Deady and Trey Knight III
 
Men's Cross Country and Track & Field - Corey Alfredson, Benjamin Andreatta, Chris Anyaebunam, Rhett Blake, Ryan Cash, Ryan Chestnut, Kyle Collins, Kyler Deverna-Perez, Isaac Eash, Abram Gagnon, Michael Giocolo, Logan Hambrock, John Mascari, Carl McQuay, Jaime Murtagh, Joshua Perry, Clay Reynolds, Tony Rigoni, Kannon Sams, Hunter Schuman, Riley Smith, Austin Stewart, Daniel Swem, Justin Wolz and Benjamin Vertelney
 
Women's Basketball - Brooklyn Artis, Freja Christensen, Ashli O'Neal, Rhagen Smith, Ashley Taia, Tierra Webb, Regan Wentland and Maryam Wilcher
 
Women's Golf – Robyn Blanchard, Sierra Hargens, Samantha Hightower, Abigail Irwin, Alex Jennings, Kayla Ryan, Thilda Staubo, Dawn Turner and Shelby Williams
 
Women's Soccer – Lindsay Anstine, Kathryn Besserman, Jordan Denton, Caitlin Eddy, Ellie Freesmeier, Caitlin Glascott, Kimberly Gleason, Sydney Hamker, Adrianna Henry, Natalie Kesselring, Julia Kist, Tessa Leong, Maddie Orf, Maggie Richard, Brianna Riscossa, Jazlyn Rowan, Brittany San Roman, Maddie Schaak, Katelyn Sidloski, Pamela Silies, Casidy Simonis, Gaelen Stejbach, Kate Sullivan, Kasey Wallace, Reilly Teal and Kaitlin Wells
 
Women's Cross Country and Track & Field – Taylor Austin, Anna Bearss, Emily Brady, Emily Conrad, Justine Corya, Megan Doty, Patrycja Dziekonska, Aleksey Green, Abigail Grider, Cami Hansen, Emma Hayward, Breanna Herring, Kailyn Hutson, Allana Ince, Mandy Jones, Colleen Madden, Madison Keele, Alethia Marrero, Abby McBride, Azya McLin, Dezha Moore, Danielle Muse, Brittany Neeley, Jasmine Noel, Josie Rakes, Taylor Rogers, Cassaundra Roper, Carson Smith, Michaela Ward and Allie Workman.
 
Softball - Shaye Barton, Della Gher, Rylee Holland, Makenzie Ihle, Rebecca Malchow, Brooke Mann, Bailey Martin, Brooke Rimenschneider, Mary Turitto and Brittany Whiteside
 
Volleyball – Kelcie Basan, Rachel Griffin, Laura Gross, Paige Hemmen, Cassie Kawa, Halle Lueck, Rhiannon Morozoff, Shannon Murphy, Kynedi Nalls, Sarah Peterson, Bree Spangler and Alex Toombs.

Women's Swimming & Diving – Cierra Campbell, Allison Engstrom, Kendall Hansen, Mykenzie Kostka, Alexandra Malmborg, Elisabeth Peskin, Jacqueline Price, Emily Ratliff, Blanca Saez-Illobre

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