132 Valparaiso University student-athletes earned Presidential Academic Honors for their work in the classroom while senior Katherine Germann earned the Laurel Award, among the awards announced as part of a social media presentation Sunday in lieu of the yearly Student-Athlete Presidential Academic Honors Banquet.

The Laurel Award is presented to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA. Germann, a senior member of the women's cross country and track and field teams, posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in her time at Valpo as a biology major.

Sunday’s social media presentation included a welcome video from Valparaiso University President Mark A. Heckler, as well as videos from senior baseball player Easton Rhodehouse and senior women’s soccer player Olivia Janke, both of whom were originally slated to speak at the Presidential Academic Honors Banquet. Other awards unveiled on Sunday included the Dean's Award and the Top of the Class Award.

Dean's Award (highest cumulative GPA by a student-athlete in each college)

Katherine Germann, women's cross country/track and field, 4.000 GPA, biology major

Ross Lazar, men's golf, 3.833 GPA, finance major

Keegan Maris, women's soccer, 4.000 GPA, nursing major

Peter Rhodes, men's track and field, 3.869 GPA, bioengineering major

Top of the Class Award (graduating seniors with a 3.9 or better cumulative GPA)

Steven Fitzsimmons, baseball, 3.958 GPA, political science major

Katherine Germann, women's cross country/track and field, 4.000 GPA, biology major

Taylor Justison, women's cross country/track and field, 3.962 GPA, psychology major

Breanne Mason, cheerleading, 3.927 GPA, management major

Kate Mitchell, women's cross country/track and field, 3.963 GPA, Chinese and Japanese studies major

Ali Quillen, women's soccer, 3.954 GPA, exercise science major

Presidential Academic Honors are awarded to student-athletes who have earned a term GPA of 3.25 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters at Valpo.

Below are the 132 student-athletes who earned Presidential Academic Honors.

Baseball
Louie Baker
Christian Barczi
Kevin Barry
Keegan Bates
Colin Fields
Steven Fitzsimmons
Jarrett Hammel
Michael Hardtke
Jim Jarecki
Michael Mommersteeg
Montana Quigley
Easton Rhodehouse

Men's Basketball
John Kiser

Women's Basketball
Ella Ellenson
Shay Frederick
Grace Hales
Caitlin Morrison
Taylor Richards
Hannah Schaub
Addison Stoller

Bowling
Payton Bertermann
Hannah Forton
Becky Lohse
Sam Perez

Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Rylan Dreyer
Victor Fortin
Noah Vanderhei
Ignacio Veloz Bonilla
Jack Worman
Andrew Zittel

Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Sarah Caesar
Alaina Carpenter
Katherine Germann
Taylor Justison
Claire Kovarik
Kate Mitchell
Olivia Recker

Football
Cade Bishop
Cody Boxrucker
Kyle Cartales
David Drs
Drew Gedrys
Jack Jarnigan
Alex Kluck
JD Koehler
Matthew Messler
Ben Nimz
Brendan O'Doherty
Jaxon Peifer
Carter Puckett
Michael Scarsella
Jimmy Seewald
Nick Turner
Gavin Twigg
Jimmy Zajac

Men's Golf
Drew Alexander
Ross Lazar
Matthew McCarthy
Brett Seward
Charlie Toman
Garrett Willis
Jeremy Wu

Women's Golf
Tiffany Curtis
Payton Hodson
Morgan Kier
Kayla Krueger

Men's Soccer
Junta Callahan
Mattia Dabala
Jonas Engler
Adan Garcia
Chris Villalobos
Dylan Waugaman

Women's Soccer
Maria Broecker
Peyton Flynn
Riana Gesell
Olivia Janke
Adi Johnson
Julia Lehnen
Keegan Maris
Morgen Metzger
Kiera Pratt
Ali Quillen
Jenna Schluter
Kerry Slaga
Lauren Torhorst
Lauren Yoder

Softball
Brittany Anderson
Ashley Barker
Jenna Edwards
Maddie Henry
Taylor Knight
Morgan Matalin
Jaina Westphal

Men's Swimming
Brendon Johnson
Joe North
Rick Renner

Women's Swimming
Victoria Bain
Katie Craig
Tara Lawson
Erica Martins
Chiara Robinson
Paige Wright

Men's Tennis
Brandon Ancona
Franklin Brozovich
Gabriel Carvajal
Daniel Langston
Brian Pecyna

Women's Tennis
Isabella Schoolcraft

Men's Track and Field
Emanuel Daggett
Lucas Lavendusky
Jake Rasawehr
Peter Rhodes
Jeremy Seiler
Alek Trafton

Women's Track and Field
Jordan Houlihan
Hayley Krulik
Shannon Lahey
Lauren Mikolajczak
Michelle Pierce
Aaliyah Strickland

Volleyball
Brittany Anderson
Alana Brown
Jaclyn Bulmahn
Rylee Cookerly
Ally Cummings
Jillie Grant

Cheerleaders
Emma Brandy
Breanne Mason
Joshua Williams
Becca Wireman

Crusaderettes
Emily Baur
Alyse Blaszczynski
Jillian O'Connell