ST. LOUIS – 212 Indiana State University student-athletes highlight more than 1,500 league-wide who earned selection to the 2017-18 Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll, as announced by the league office. A total of nine of those Sycamore student-athletes earned the league's highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley Conference President's Council Academic Excellence Award.
2017-18 was a banner year for the Sycamores academically as Indiana State had 33 student-athletes earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average while 13 teams earned a 3.0 GPA or higher. ISU has recorded 47 consecutive semesters with at least a 3.0 department wide GPA or higher. Sycamore Athletics posted a 3.29 GPA for the 2017-18 academic year.
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through Spring 2018 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. Nine from Indiana State received this high honor.
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS
Women's Golf: Dawn Turner;
Women's Soccer: Kelly Polacek, Kate Sullivan,
Reilly Teal,
Katie Wells;
Women's Swimming & Diving: Laura Fulton;
Women's Track & Field: Patrycja Dzieknoska,
Kailyn Hutson;
Volleyball: Sarah Peterson.
Also, nearly 600 student-athletes received the league's 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. All told, 74 Sycamore student-athletes were named to this list.
COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS
Basketball: Ethan Claycomb;
Baseball: Nolan Brimbury,
Tyler Grauer, Hayden Jaco,
Dalton Laney,
Jake Means;
Men's Track & Field: Corey Alfredson,
Ben Andreatta;
Kyle Collins,
Ryan Hannaford,
Jaynard Keys,
Jaime Murtagh,
Clay Reynolds,
Ben Vertelney;
Women's Swimming & Diving: Joelle Borchers,
Cierra Campbell,
Allie Engstrom,
Kendall Hansen,
Mykenzie Kostka,
Alex Malmborg,
Martina Marks,
Elisabeth Peskin;
Women's Basketball: Kendra Boone,
Ashli O'Neal,
Tierra Webb;
Women's Soccer: Kathryn Besserman,
Jordan Denton,
Caitlyn Eddy,
Elly Freesmeier,
Natalie Kesselring,
Julia Kist,
Kelly Polacek, Maggie Richard,
Katie Sidloski,
Casidy Simonis,
Katie Sullivan,
Reilly Teal,
Danielle Varner,
Katie Wells;
Softball: Shaye Barton,
Della Gher,
Becky Malchow,
Brooke Mann,
Bailey Martin;
Women's Track & Field: Claire Collins,
Emily Conrad,
Kaitlyn Davis,
Megan Doty, Patrycia Dziekonska,
Aleksey Green,
Abigail Grider,
Cami Hansen,
Emma Hayward,
Kailyn Hutson,
Colleen Madden,
Ayanna Morgan,
Danielle Muse,
Josie Rakes,
Cassaundra Roper,
Michaela Ward,
Alli Workman;
Women's Golf: Sophie Benetti,
Sierra Hargens,
Alex Jennings,
Kayla Ryan,
Dawn Turner;
Volleyball: Rachel Griffin,
Laura Gross,
Paige Hemmen,
Cassie Kawa,
Rhiannon Morozoff,
Sarah Peterson,
Alex Toombs,
Jade York.
In addition, the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its 2017-18 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 2017/Spring 2018), 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. An impressive 212 Sycamore student-athletes were named to the 2017-18 Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL:
Basketball: Ethan Claycomb,
Qiydar Davis,
Daniel Huenermann,
Tyreke Key,
Cooper Neese;
Baseball: Nicholas Barrett,
Nolan Brimbury,
Danny Colon,
Clay Dungan,
Roberto Enriquez,
Tyler Grauer, Jack Guzek,
Romero Harris,
CJ Huntley, Hayden Jaco,
Dalton Laney,
Ethan Larrison,
Hunter Lewis,
Collin Liberatore,
Jake Means,
Brandt Nowaskie,
Bailey Partlow,
Jake Ridgway,
Weston Rivers,
Tyler Ward,
Tyler Whitbread,
Max Wright;
Men's Track & Field: Corey Alfredson,
Ben Andreatta;
CJ Anyaebunam,
Nick Bame,
Joseph Barnes,
Rhett Blake,
Michael Boger,
Gino Brown,
Kaleb Budde,
Ryan Cash,
Kyle Collins,
Corey DuPriest,
Bryce Frazier,
Logan Hambrock,
Ryan Hannaford,
Dearis Herron,
Antoine Howard,
Trey Kennedy,
Jaynard Keys,
Nathan Kiger,
Cale Kilian,
Blake Kramer,
Michael Marling,
Akis Medrano, Charles Moothery,
Jaime Murtagh,
Sam Overton,
Tyler Owen,
Tristan Parmley, Benjamin Payton,
Joshua Perry,
Quentin Pierce, Blake Reifsteck,
Clay Reynolds,
Kannon Sams,
Nick Schultz, Hunter Schuiman,
Riley Smith,
Juan Tirado,
Ben Vertelney,
Nick Yeend;
Women's Swimming & Diving: Joelle Borchers,
Madison Brand,
Cierra Campbell,
Allie Engstrom,
Laura Fulton, Jordan Gramlick,
Kendall Hansen,
Hena Hassan,
Mykenzie Kostka, Paraskevi Kritikou,
Alex Malmborg,
Martina Marks, Katherine Minata, Markele Pavlu Lewin,
Elisabeth Peskin, Jacqueline Price,
Emily Ratliff,
Megan Schade,
Kerry Tepe;
Women's Basketball: Ty Battle,
Wendi Bibbins,
Kendra Boone,
Freja Christensen,
Kierra Isaiah,
Maeva Kitantou,
Ashli O'Neal,
Regan Wentland,
Maryam Wilcher;
Women's Soccer: Lindsey Anstine,
Kathryn Besserman, Carli Chiatto,
Camryn DeGrafft,
Jordan Denton,
Caitlyn Eddy,
Elly Freesmeier, Kimberly Gleason,
Sydney Hamker,
Alexis Harte, Alicia James,
Maya Jamison,
Natalie Kesselring,
Julia Kist, Tessa Leong, Kaitlyn Malek,
Jensen Margheim, Jenna Miller,
Kelly Polacek, Maggie Richard, Biranna Riscossa,
Jazlyn Rowan,
Katie Sidloski,
Casidy Simonis,
Alina Steffen,
Hannah Sullivan,
Katie Sullivan,
Reilly Teal,
Danielle Varner,
Kasey Wallace,
Katie Wells;
Softball: Shaye Barton, Arielle Blakenship,
Della Gher,
Rebecca Gibbs,
Amanda Guercio,
Grace Hunger,
Kristen Kelly, Abigail Kruzel,
Becky Malchow,
Brooke Mann,
Bailey Martin,
Peyton Ottersbach, Sara Peterson,
Leslie Sims, Kyle Stober,
Brittany Whiteside;
Women's Track & Field: Hanna Atwood,
Taylor Austin,
Ashley Baker,
Janea Bell,
Emily Brady, Lexi Brittingham, Gabi Brown,
Michaella Burchett,
Tara Cassidy,
Claire Collins,
Emily Conrad,
Kara Cooke,
Shana Cooper,
Kaitlyn Davis,
Megan Doty, Patrycia Dziekonska,
Tajaa Fair,
Aleksey Green, Nina Greene,
DeAndra Greer,
Abigail Grider,
Cami Hansen,
Emma Hayward,
Kailyn Hutson,
Allana Ince, Jim Jackson,
Oschtisha Jackson, Carnisa Laster,
Ariah Leary, Kristine Lindow,
Faith Lindsey,
Colleen Madden,
Ayanna Morgan,
Danielle Muse,
Brittany Neeley,
Jasmine Noel,
Jocelyn Quiles,
Josie Rakes,
Erin Reese,
Emily Robertson,
Taylor Rogers,
Cassaundra Roper,
Carson Smith,
Tasjia Thomas,
Michaela Ward,
Riley Welch,
Alli Workman,
Devon Zeck;
Women's Golf: Sophie Benetti,
Robyn Blanchard,
Sierra Hargens,
Abigail Irwin,
Alex Jennings,
Sydney Parrish,
Kayla Ryan,
Thilda Staubo,
Dawn Turner;
Volleyball: Chloe Carenza,
Rachel Griffin,
Laura Gross,
Paige Hemmen,
Cassie Kawa,
Makayla Knoblauch,
Halle Lueck,
Rhiannon Morozoff,
Sarah Peterson,
Alex Toombs, Dominique White,
Jade York.
