Two-hundred and twenty nine Drake University student-athletes garnered a total of 345 academic honors from the Missouri Valley Conference as part of the league's annual academic awards.
Of the Bulldogs' honorees, nine received the league's highest honor, the President's Council Academic Award. The award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation (by the end of the Spring 2020 semester).
Drake's recipients of that prestigious honor include
Samm Jones (Men's Basketball),
Kyle Cass, (Men's Cross Country/Track),
Zach Conroy (Men's Soccer), Nathanael Seaberg (Men's Soccer),
Becca Hittner (Women's Basketball),
Sigurlaug Jonsdottir (Women's Golf),
Sam Paulak (Women's Golf),
Katelyn Lajoie (Rowing) and
Mandi Roemmich (Softball).
A total of 107 Bulldogs earned 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 a minimum of two years.
Finally, 229 Drake student-athletes earned a spot on 2019-20 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 2019/Spring 2020), must have been a member of an athletics team and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall.
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD
Samm Jones, Men's Basketball
Kyle Cass, Men's Cross Country/Track
Zach Conroy, Men's Soccer
Nate Seaberg, Men's Soccer
Becca Hittner, Women's Basketball
Sigurlaug Jonsdottir, Women's Golf
Sam Paulak, Women's Golf
Katelyn Lajoie, Rowing
Mandi Roemmich, Softball
COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Okay Djamgouz, Men's Basketball
Garrett Sturtz, Men's Basketball
Joseph Yesufu, Men's Basketball
Andrew Berndt, Men's Cross Country / Track
Kyle Cass, Men's Cross Country / Track
Maximilian Fridrich, Men's Cross Country / Track
Joey Harkins, Men's Cross Country / Track
Sam King, Men's Cross Country / Track
Joseph Kruse, Men's Cross Country / Track
Xavier Lechleitner, Men's Cross Country / Track
Ethan Marshall, Men's Cross Country / Track
Erik Olson, Men's Cross Country / Track
Jack Zettl, Men's Cross Country / Track
Nick Pittman, Men's Golf
Lucas Scherf, Men's Golf
Silvester Tan, Men's Golf
Oliver Bihuniak, Men's Soccer
Zach Conroy, Men's Soccer
Erik Fahner, Men's Soccer
Michael Lee, Men's Soccer
Antonio Melendez, Men's Soccer
Jackson Meyer, Men's Soccer
Nate Seaberg, Men's Soccer
Kellar Sirstins, Men's Soccer
Curt Whigham, Men's Soccer
David Nyman, Men's Tennis
Reid Jarvis, Men's Tennis
Freddie Powell, Men's Tennis
Monica Burich, Women's Basketball
Hannah Fuller, Women's Basketball
Sarah Beth Gueldner, Women's Basketball
Becca Hittner, Women's Basketball
Mya Mertz, Women's Basketball
Maddie Monahan, Women's Basketball
Maggie Negaard, Women's Basketball
Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
Elizabeth Aho, Women's Cross Country / Track
Alexa Andrews, Women's Cross Country / Track
Lucy Avenson, Women's Cross Country / Track
Millie Bretl, Women's Cross Country / Track
Lexie Chapman, Women's Cross Country / Track
Mariah Crawford, Women's Cross Country / Track
Maja Gebauer, Women's Cross Country / Track
Chandler Haight, Women's Cross Country / Track
Iris Hertting, Women's Cross Country / Track
Sophia Jackson, Women's Cross Country / Track
Samantha Jones, Women's Cross Country / Track
Keaton Kester, Women's Cross Country / Track
Ellie Mendlik, Women's Cross Country / Track
Olivia Rogers, Women's Cross Country / Track
Lindsey Rowatt, Women's Cross Country / Track
Rachel Selva, Women's Cross Country / Track
Katelyn Williams, Women's Cross Country / Track
Aimee Gerschke, Women's Golf
Kristen Giles, Women's Golf
Sigurlaug Jonsdottir, Women's Golf
Reilly Krohe, Women's Golf
Haeri Lee, Women's Golf
Abby Marting, Women's Golf
Lexi Meade, Women's Golf
Sam Paulak, Women's Golf
Sydney Wilson, Rowing
Taylor Vroman, Rowing
Sonja Squiers, Rowing
Katelyn Lajoie, Rowing
Sophie Grizzle, Rowing
Beatrice Kearns, Rowing
Maddie Smith, Rowing
Autumn Palmer, Rowing
Amanda Pereira, Rowing
Madison Coffman, Rowing
Clara Froeschner, Rowing
Sophie Brenna, Rowing
Hailey Hovland, Rowing
Liz Rambhia, Rowing
Emma Stock, Rowing
Reilly Bertram, Women's Soccer
Olivia Bruce, Women's Soccer
Ali Burke, Women's Soccer
Delaney Goertzen, Women's Soccer
Chloe Jones, Women's Soccer
Rebecka Musungu, Women's Soccer
Abby Stephenson, Women's Soccer
Megan Valenzuela, Women's Soccer
Audrey Vidmar, Women's Soccer
Alison Walls, Women's Soccer
Brynn Yoshinaga, Women's Soccer
Laura Anderson, Softball
Kristen Arias, Softball
Abby Buie, Softball
Mackenzie Hupke, Softball
Alexia Lara, Softball
Sarah Maddox, Softball
Mandi Roemmich, Softball
Delaney Taylor, Softball
Nicole Timmons, Softball
Kendall Hunt, Women's Tennis
Carmen Palumbo, Women's Tennis
Liza Petushkova, Women's Tennis
Maria Tatarnikova, Women's Tennis
Daria Walczak, Women's Tennis
Megan Webb, Women's Tennis
Paige Aspinwall, Volleyball
Madi Ford, Volleyball
Gillian Gergen, Volleyball
Danielle Pioske, Volleyball
Caitlyn Smith, Volleyball
HONOR ROLL
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Andrew Barrett
Okay Djamgouz
Brady Ernst
Nate Ferguson
Jonah Jackson
Samm Jones
Antonio Pilipovic
Liam Robbins
Garrett Sturtz
Joseph Yesufu
MEN'S GOLF
Zac Jenkins
Tim Lim
Shayne Patel
Nick Pittman
Lucas Scherf
Silvester Tan
MEN'S SOCCER
Bradan Allen
Luke Anderson
Lucas Bartlett
Oliver Bihuniak
Jared Brown
Zach Conroy
Kason Crall
Jack Edwards
Leroy Enzugusi
Erik Fahner
Fred Frimpong
Efrain Gonzalez
Austin Holtebeck
Michael Lee
Matt Lindberg
Juan Louis
Antonio Melendez
Jackson Meyer
Scott Misselhorn
Simar Perez
Cole Poppen
Nolan Rehard
Antonio Sanchez
Nathe Seaberg
Erik Sigman
Kellar Sirstins
Austin Smythe
Quinn Stahmer
Jaden Stevenson
Andrew Thomasson
Curt Whigham
Istvan Wilhelms
Liam Wilson
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Isaac Basten
Andrew Berndt
Kyle Brandt
Kyle Cass
Matt Cozine
Adam Fogg
D'Andre Forbes
Maximilian Fridrich
Jonathan Friedman
Joey Harkins
Maxwell Harlan
Kevin Kelly
Sam King
Joseph Kruse
Xavier Lechleitner
Jacob Lewis
Aobakwe Malau
Ethan Marshall
Cloud Masibhera
Rylee Miller
Erik Olson
Frederick Owsley
Angelo Romagna
Joseph Romain
William Tsai
Jack Zettl
MEN'S TENNIS
Evan Fragistas
Finley Hall
Luka Jankovic
Reid Jarvis
Oliver Johansson
Matija Matic
David Nyman
Freddie Powell
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Maggie Bair
Grace Berg
Monica Burich
Kierra Collier
Hannah Fuller
Sarah Beth Gueldner
Becca Hittner
Taylor McAulay
Mya Mertz
Maddie Monahan
Maggie Negaard
Sara Rhine
Brenni Rose
Allie Wooldridge
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
Elizabeth Aho
Yinka Ajayi
Alexa Andrews
Busiwa Asinga
Lucy Avenson
Millie Bretl
Lexie Chapman
Mykaela Cole
Mariah Crawford
Maja Gebauer
Chandler Haight
Erin Haugh
Iris Hertting
Sophia Jackson
Samantha Jones
Keaton Kester
Bryce Lang
Tessa Laska
Carrie Lawal
Rutendo Mafuta
Ellie Mendlik
Olivia Rogers
Lindsey Rowatt
Rachel Selva
Ashlee Siegle
Katelyn Williams
WOMEN'S GOLF
Aimee Gerschke
Kristen Giles
Sigurlaug Jonsdottir
Reilly Krohe
Haeri Lee
Abby Marting
Lexi Meade
Erica Olberding
Sam Paulak
ROWING
Jacqueline Bigus
Sophie Brenna
Madison Coffman
Abigail Crupi
Lily Evan-Cook
Ellen Everhart
Meghan Faria
Clara Froeschner
Gracie Geist
Sophie Grizzle
Anna Holden
Hailey Hovland
Beatrice Kearns
Katelyn Lajoie
Kaitlyn Leeper
Ana Manolis
Molly Packer
Autumn Palmer
Amanda Pereira
Kaitlyn Pomeroy
Sophia Preys
Liz Rambhia
Hannah Remke
Fiona Roehrs
Payton Slobodzian
Maddie Smith
Sonja Squiers
Emma Stock
Erica Thacker
Taylor Vroman
Alexandria Whyte
Sydney Wilson
Emma York
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Reilly Bertram
Hannah Bormann
Meghan Brown
Olivia Bruce
Alison Burke
Rebecca Corbett
Delaney Goertzen
Libby Helverson
Chloe Jones
Vanessa Kavan
Vianey Lopez
Shelley Lyjak
Rebecka Musungu
Sam Nosler
Rachel Panther
Cassie Rohan
Annie Schmitz
Abby Stephenson
Kelsie Stone
Erika Townley
Tori Ubben
Megan Valenzuela
Audrey Vidmar
Alison Walls
Brynn Yoshinaga
SOFTBALL
Laura Anderson
Kristen Arias
Aubree Beitzinger
Abby Buie
Mackenzie Hupke
Macy Johnson
Alexia Lara
Sarah Maddox
Hannah Pals
Taryn Pena
Mandi Roemmich
Libby Ryan
Delaney Taylor
Allie Timmons
Nicole Timmons
Emily Valtman
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sophia Haleas
Kendall Hunt
Joely Lomas
Kelsey Neville
Carmen Palumbo
Liza Petushkova
Maria Tatarnikova
Daria Walczak
Megan Webb
Kenya Williams
VOLLEYBALL
Paige Aspinwall
Madison Baxter
Riley Dolphin
Madi Ford
Gillian Gergen
Haylee Kent
Alexandra Lemke
Kylee Macke
Taylor Oberpriller
Danielle Pioske
Emily Plock
Caitlyn Smith
Ellie Tubbs
