INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 275 student-athletes who have earned the inaugural GLVC Brother James Gaffney, FSC Distinguished Scholar Award, it was announced on Wednesday.
Named after Brother James Gaffney, FSC, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years and two-term Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, this award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the course of the academic year.
After seeing 114 students record a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2013-14 academic year, and 118 do so in 2014-15, a total of 179 individuals maintained an unblemished GPA in 2015-16 – a 52-percent increase – only to be enhanced by 54 percent this year.
The list of 2016-17 GLVC Brother James Gaffney, FSC Distinguished Scholar Award recipients follows and is ordered by institution.
Kyle Beach, Baseball, Bellarmine
Josh Rodenberg, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Bellarmine
Sarah Schuster, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Bellarmine
Erin Crone, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Bellarmine
Kyndel Guyton, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Bellarmine
D.J. Vogt, Men’s Golf, Bellarmine
Erika Joldrichsen, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Annabel Moore, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Audrey Van Der Elst, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Jordan Chlebowy, Women’s Soccer, Bellarmine
Melissa Hammer, Softball, Bellarmine
Matthew Pettit, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Bellarmine
Caroline Smith, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Bellarmine
Emily Zawadzki, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Bellarmine
Michael Koen, Men’s Track & Field, Bellarmine
Camille Mangold, Women’s Track & Field, Bellarmine
Jordyn Milheiser, Women’s Track & Field, Bellarmine
Allie Muha, Volleyball, Bellarmine
Grant Thimesch, Baseball, Drury
Olivia Willoughby, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Drury
Fadhel Mansoori, Men’s Soccer, Drury
Matt Wagoner, Men’s Soccer, Drury
Andrea Bazzoli, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Van Hopkins, Men’s Tennis, Drury
Arianna Demos, Women’s Tennis, Drury
Lillian Hunter, Volleyball, Drury
Landen Kozlowski, Volleyball, Drury
Kena Bere, Women’s Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Hannah Blythe, Women’s Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Amanda Gosbeth, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Haley Inman, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Brittany Moore, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Katie Wooldridge, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Hailey Hawkins, Women’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Brooke Hill, Women’s Golf, Illinois Springfield
Jacob Seidel, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Illinois Springfield
Alex Ginglen, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Illinois Springfield
Grant Fitzsimmons, Men’s Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Sam Clarke, Men’s Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Taylor Kleyn, Men’s Cross Country, Indianapolis
Casey Wendorff, Men’s Cross Country, Indianapolis
Jackson Wright, Men’s Golf, Indianapolis
Annika Haynes, Women’s Golf, Indianapolis
Kennedy Holtsclaw, Women’s Golf, Indianapolis
Katharina Keilich, Women’s Golf, Indianapolis
Karli LaGrotte, Women’s Golf, Indianapolis
Hannah Mangus, Women’s Soccer, Indianapolis
Christopher Gurski, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Darian Murray, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Jordan Nussear, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Indianapolis
Nils Hoffacker, Men’s Tennis, Indianapolis
Mara Hofstetter, Women’s Tennis, Indianapolis
Matthew Cornett, Men’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Taylor Kleyn, Men’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Casey Wendorff, Men’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Chelsea Wieland, Women’s Track & Field, Indianapolis
Mary Grace Ertel, Volleyball, Indianapolis
Matt McKinney, Wrestling, Indianapolis
Connor Rutherford, Baseball, Lewis
Jamie Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Lewis
Jessica Kelliher, Women’s Basketball, Lewis
Jackson Waters, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Mollie Dalton, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Zoe Mead, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Abby Tripp, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Lewis
Joe Coryell, Men’s Soccer, Lewis
Meg Carmody, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Nicole Dominguez, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Mackenzie Fuller, Women’s Soccer, Lewis
Emily Guske, Softball, Lewis
Carley Maupin, Softball, Lewis
Alise Perna, Softball, Lewis
Chandler Stimpert, Men’s Tennis, Lewis
Sylvia Kozielski, Women’s Track & Field, Lewis
Aaron Brown, Football, Lincoln
Ali Ringering, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Kailyn Rozell, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Stephanie Sherwood, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Kayla Steward, Women’s Basketball, Maryville
Nico Andrade, Men’s Soccer, Maryville
Helmut Florencia, Men’s Soccer, Maryville
Allison Verville, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Rachel Wiesehan, Women’s Soccer, Maryville
Ashley Dowden, Women’s Tennis, Maryville
Tyler Uhrich, Men’s Track and Field, Maryville
Devan Wright Men’s Track and Field, Maryville
Emily Mauch, Women’s Track and Field, Maryville
Samantha Jordan, Women’s Track and Field, Maryville
Anna Ross, Women’s Track and Field, Maryville
Nick McGhee, Wrestling, Maryville
Brad Groleau, Baseball, McKendree
Blake Benoist, Football, McKendree
Brayden Polansky, Men’s Golf, McKendree
Ben Muller, Men’s Tennis, McKendree
Kevin Witcik, Men’s Track and Field, McKendree
Megan Jensen, Women’s Basketball, McKendree
Jordan Morton, Women’s Basketball, McKendree
Emily Puscheck, Women’s Basketball, McKendree
Mollie Bowman, Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track & Field, McKendree
Kirby Smith, Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track & Field, McKendree
Kaylyn Fuhrhop, Women’s Golf, McKendree
Alina Llanas, Women’s Golf, McKendree
Kailey Anderson, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Rachel Ford, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Danielle Hareb, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Sydnie Markowski, Women’s Soccer, McKendree
Magdalena Knapp, Women’s Swimming & Diving, McKendree
Sydney Rey, Women’s Swimming & Diving, McKendree
Melissa Calcara, Women’s Track & Field, McKendree
Ciara Jones, Women’s Track & Field, McKendree
Irma Maciukaite, Women’s Track & Field, McKendree
Amanda Geiger, Volleyball, McKendree
Megan Marks, Volleyball, McKendree
Morgan Melchert, Volleyball, McKendree
Kelly Voss, Volleyball, McKendree
Alissa Zeitelhack, Volleyball, McKendree
Ashley Allegri, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Jacey Allen, Softball, Missouri S&T
Crystal Beffa, Women’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Jake Berry, Baseball, Missouri S&T
Kyle Carberry, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Landon Compton, Football, Missouri S&T
Julia Crets, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Cydney Denning, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Avery English, Softball, Missouri S&T
Nick Ernst, Men’s Cross Country, Missouri S&T
Lauren Flowers, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Marcin Glebocki, Men’s Swimming, Missouri S&T
Aaron Hohenstein, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Sarah Hostler, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Amalia Tettambel, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Marketa Illetskova, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Ben Matthews, Football, Missouri S&T
Max Middendorf, Men’s Swimming, Missouri S&T
Harrison Miller, Men’s Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Stuart Mossop, Men’s Swimming, Missouri S&T
David Murphy, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Tyler Percy, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Missouri S&T
Alex Reynolds, Baseball, Missouri S&T
Matt Scharf, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Mike Scharf, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Unnar Ulfarsson, Men’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Carli Tastad, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Amelia Tettmbel, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Taylor Vollmer, Women’s Soccer, Missouri S&T
Shelby Wagner, Volleyball, Missouri S&T
Alexa Capesius, Women’s Golf, Missouri-St. Louis
Martin Jacobsson, Men’s Golf, Missouri-St. Louis
Joe Rund, Men’s Soccer, Missouri-St. Louis
Rachel Matthies, Softball, Missouri-St. Louis
Erin Walker, Softball, Missouri-St. Louis
Alivia Brinker, Volleyball, Missouri-St. Louis
Kristen Uradzionek, Volleyball, Missouri-St. Louis
Danielle Waedekin, Volleyball, Missouri-St. Louis
Dylan Handlin, Football, Quincy
Sam Mock, Football, Quincy
Donavan Vance, Football, Quincy
Artan Emini, Men’s Soccer, Quincy
Marlee Clouatre, Women’s Golf, Quincy
Katherine Rathgeber, Women’s Golf, Quincy
Julissa Quinonez, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Morgan Roberts, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Alex Severino, Women’s Soccer, Quincy
Amy Kuhle, Women’s Tennis, Quincy
Rebecca McIsaac, Women’s Tennis, Quincy
Marissa Gonzalez, Volleyball, Quincy
Justine Berezintsev, Women’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Kaci German, Women’s Basketball, Rockhurst
Tori Glover, Women’s Cross Country, Rockhurst
Joe Ibarra, Men’s Tennis, Rockhurst
Sarah Lammers, Women’s Cross Country, Rockhurst
Michael Lydon-Lorson, Baseball, Rockhurst
Courtney Silberberg, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Kaley Nieters, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Grant Otte, Baseball, Rockhurst
Skylar Smith, Baseball, Rockhurst
Paige Valaika, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Jamison Wipke, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Margaret Witt, Women’s Cross Country, Rockhurst
Kristin Wolff, Women’s Soccer, Rockhurst
Alyssa Woodman, Volleyball, Rockhurst
Jacob Bigos, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Jackson Blevins, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Connor Callaghan, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Josh Handzik, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Jeff Hightower, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Michael Lorenz, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Kyle Matter, Baseball, Saint Joseph’s
Rachel Bartz, Cross Country/Track &Field, Saint Joseph’s
Meghan Hennessey, Cross Country/Track &Field, Saint Joseph’s
Brooke Werstler, Cross Country/Track & Field, Saint Joseph’s
Jacob Vent, Football, Saint Joseph’s
Luis Becerra, Men's Basketball, Saint Joseph’s
Zachary Schmidt, Men's Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Zoee Anderson, Softball, Saint Joseph’s
Joli Jungels, Women's Track &Field, Saint Joseph’s
Courtney Kvachkoff, Volleyball, Saint Joseph’s
Jenna Arnold, Women's Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Mary McMurtry, Women's Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Merissa Ross, Women's Soccer, Saint Joseph’s
Wyatt Daly, Baseball, Southern Indiana
Nick Gobert, Baseball, Southern Indiana
Chase Broughton, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Bastian Grau, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Austin Nolan, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Jonathan Faas, Men’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Kyle Richardville, Men’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Shannon Farrell, Volleyball, Southern Indiana
Kacy Eschweiler, Women’s Basketball, Southern Indiana
Sarah Koester, Women’s Cross Country, Southern Indiana
Alyssa Moore, Women’s Cross Country, Southern Indiana
Marie Auton, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Caroline Canoy, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Alexa Kelpe, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Emma Luczkowski, Women’s Soccer, Southern Indiana
Kelsey Shipman, Women’s Tennis, Southern Indiana
Courtney Parsell, Women’s Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Cathryn Peter, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Southern Indiana
Haley Limper, Volleyball, Southern Indiana
Dylan Mountain, Football, Southwest Baptist
Jonathan Zielinski, Football, Southwest Baptist
Alec Beuttel, Baseball, Truman State
Austin Tinsley, Baseball, Truman State
Reed McBroom, Football, Truman State
Kyle Leckrone, Football, Truman State
Taylor Manes, Football, Truman State
Mitch Nichols, Football, Truman State
Dalton Powell, Football, Truman State
Taylor Koper, Women’s Basketball, Truman State
Rachel Steinhoff, Women’s Basketball, Truman State
Sloane Totta, Women’s Basketball, Truman State
Michael Grasing, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Quinn Miller, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Michaela Hylen, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Shannon Jones, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Jordan Shroyer, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Victoria Soncasie, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Laura Tarantino, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Truman State
Kade Young, Football, Truman State
Daniel Alter, Men’s Soccer, Truman State
Zachary Hollstrom, Men’s Soccer, Truman State
Adam Wittenauer, Men’s Soccer, Truman State
Samantha Bibee, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Erin Chynoweth, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Amelia Coyne, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Allison Cross, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Hanna Liljegren, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Katherine Mattingly, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Kailey Micek, Women’s Soccer, Truman State
Riley Cook, Softball, Truman State
Michaela Mooney, Softball, Truman State
Ashley Murphy, Softball, Truman State
Kadison Orenstein, Softball, Truman State
Riley Brown, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Jeffrey Cavanaugh, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Jamie Fitzpatrick, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Alexandra Neumann, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Emily Ponte, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Jasmine Roghair, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Evyn Spencer, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Meredith Wekesser, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Truman State
Elijah Farrales, Men’s Track & Field, Truman State
Sydney Cornett, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Carly Garnett, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Marissa Gress, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Jessica Katzer, Women’s Track & Field, Truman State
Holden Olsen, Men’s Golf, UW-Parkside
Aleksandar Prpa, Men’s Soccer, UW-Parkside
Lindsay Rogers, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, UW-Parkside
Jessica Shields, Softball, UW-Parkside
Ben Pautler, Baseball, William Jewell
Gavin Kiger, Men’s Soccer, William Jewell
Marco Antonio Martinez-Lopez, Men’s Tennis, William Jewell
Nichole Marquis, Women’s Golf, William Jewell
Jacqueline Leonard, Women’s Swimming, William Jewell