ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Drake University student-athletes received tremendous recognition for their efforts in the classroom as the Bulldogs were honored a total of 240 times by the Missouri Valley Conference as part of its 2015-16 Academic Awards, the league office announced Friday, Aug. 5.
Of those 240 honors, 10 student-athletes received the prestigious Missouri Valley Conference President's Council Academic Excellence Award. Those 10 were Alex Troester (men's soccer), Ali Jandal (men's track & field), Robert McCann (men's track & field), James Saxton (men's track & field), Brianna Varela (rowing), Katie Clausen (women's golf), Maddie Johnson (women's tennis), Kayla Bell (women's track & field), Cassie Aerts (women's track & field) and Emma Huston (women's track & field). Just 66 of the more than 1,500 MVC student-athletes to be recognized by the MVC Tuesday garnered the President's Council Academic Excellence Award.
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through Spring 2016 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.
Also, 82 Bulldogs were recipients of the 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. Freshmen are not eligible.
Finally, 148 Drake student-athletes earned a spot on 2015-16 MVC Honor Roll. 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 2015/Spring 2016), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall.
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD (10): Men's Soccer - Alex Troester; Men's Track & Field/Cross Country - Ali Jandal, Robert McCann, James Saxton; Rowing – Brianna Varela; Women's Golf – Katie Clausen; Women's Tennis – Maddie Johnson; Women's Track & Field/Cross Country – Kayla Bell, Cassie Aerts, Emma Huston.
COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD (82):
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kale Abrahamson
A.J. Rutter
MEN'S GOLF
Blake Huser
Arjun Reddy
Karter Smith
MEN'S SOCCER
James Grunert
Mason Leonard
Nicholas Manzoni
Ryan Merideth
Alex Peterson
William Skoog
Alexander Troester
Benjamin Troester
Eric Williams
MEN'S TENNIS
Thomas Hands
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Ryan Cook
Zachary Elkins
David Silkman
Reed Fischer
Johnathan Freeman
Ali Jandal
Griffin Jaworski
Robert McCann
James Saxton
Joshua Yeager
ROWING
Kayla Caldwell
Laura Claydon
Kerstin Donat
Sarah Frantic
Emily Householder
Sarah Larson
Jessica Rebischke
Erica Thacker
Brianna Varela
SOFTBALL
Ashlie Chambers
Kaitlyn Finnegan
Mariah McKinnon,
aryn Pena
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Emma Donahue
Caitlin Ingle
Becca Jonas
Sara Rhine
WOMEN'S GOLF
Sarah Browning
Katie Clausen
Maddie Glennie
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kayla Armstrong
Mariah Boncek
Kylie DeHaven
Linda Fiorita
Alexandra Freeman
Vanessa Kaven
Haley Morris
Sarah Grace Nicholson
Allison Smith
Rachel Wanninger
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Mariel Ante
Summer Brills
Tess Herder
Madeleine Johnson
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Rai Ahmed-Green
Kayla Bell
Victoria Coombe
Kathryn Ambrose
Christina LeMunyon
Taryn Rolle
Cassie Aerts
Katie Berger
Bailee Cofer
Laura Gann
Kayla Giuliano
Emma Huston
Meghan Kearney
Krista Maguire
Theresa McAlister
Samantha Nielsen
Shelby Varney
VOLLEYBALL
Odessa Cody
Shelby Daum
Katie Dulek
Kyla Inderski
Capris Quaites
Nicole Woods
HONOR ROLL (148)
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kale Abrahamson
Nick McGlynn
C.J. Rivers
A.J. Rutter
Graham Woodward
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Alec Bognar
Sean Buczek
Aaron Chier
Ryan Cook
Nihad Ejubovic
Zachary Elkins
Forest Moses
Johnathan Osifuye-White
David Silkman
Bas Van Leersum
Pierce Vincent
Griffin Jaworski
Reed Fischer
Johnathan Freeman
Ali Jandal
Robert McCann
James Saxton
George Webb
Joshua Yeager
MEN'S GOLF
Tommi Avant
Blake Huser
Jack Kennedy
Matt Lavery
Arjun Reddy
Karter Smith
MEN'S SOCCER
Paul Ciszewski
Gabriel Edel
Steven Enna
Mueng Sunday
James Grunert
Matthew Holmes
Benjamin LeMay
Mason Leonard
Darrin MacLeod
Nicholas Manzoni
Luke Mennen
Ryan Merideth
Alex Peterson
Alex Prusa
William Skoog
Alexander Troester
Benjamin Troester
Eric Williams
James Wypych
MEN'S TENNIS
Ben Clark
Michael Cooper
Tom Hands
Ben Lott
Ben Stride
Ben Wood
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sammie Bachrodt
Maddie Dean
Emma Donahue
Caitlin Ingle
Becca Jonas
Nicole Miller
Sara Rhine
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Rai Ahmed-Green
Kathryn Ambrose
Jaclyn Aremka
Celeste Arteaga
Kayla Bell
Victoria Coombe
Christina LeMunyon
Taryn Rolle
Mary Young
Cassie Aerts
Katie Berger
Erica Bestul
Bailee Cofer
Laura Gann
Kayla Giuliano
Emma Huston
Meghan Kearney
Krista Maguire
Theresa McAlister
Samantha Nielsen
Shelby Varney
WOMEN'S GOLF
Sarah Browning
Katie Clausen
Madison Glennie
Brooke Miller
ROWING
Ashley Beall
Gabrielle Brodek
Kayla Caldwell
Laura Claydon
Kerstin Donat
Elaine Fickau
Sarah Frantik
Emily Householter
Shelley Hunter
Sarah Larson
Alexandra Lueck
Elise Nikolic
Madison Peterson
Miranda Peterson
Jessica Rebischke
Sadie Robb
Erica Thacker
Briana Varela
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kayla Armstrong
Mariah Boncek
Alyssa Brand
Kylie DeHaven
Brooke Dennis
Linda Fiorito
Alexandra Freeman
Elaine Gorom
Vanessa Kavan
Haley Morris
SarahGrace Nicholson
Rhine Pritchard
Rebecca Rodgers
Brooke Salisbury
Allison Smith
Rachel Wanninger
Hannah Wilder
Emma Winstead
SOFTBALL
Tasha Alexander
Ashlie Chambers
Kaitlyn Finneran
Kennedy Frank
Mariah McKinnon
Taryn Pena
Melissa Schlotzhauer
Megan Sowa
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Mariel Ante
Summer Brills
Jordan Eggleston
Tess Herder
Maddie Johnson
Lea Kozulic
VOLLEYBALL
Katie Allen
Rebecca Brown
Odessa Cody
Shelby Daum
Katie Dulek
Cassie Effken
Scarlett Howerter
Kyla Inderski
Sara Jensen
Capris Quaites
Nicole Woods
