Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors

Monday, March 28, 2022

Maddison Murphy of women's golf earned the Laurel Award, presented to the graduating senior with the highest GPA.

The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics announced its annual academic honors on Sunday evening at the department’s Presidential Academic Honors Banquet. President José Padilla recognized 128 student-athletes with Presidential Academic Honors.

Presidential Academic Honors are awarded to student-athletes who have earned a term grade point average of 3.25 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters at Valpo. Valpo Athletics also revealed the department’s Top of the Class Awards, Dean’s Awards, Laurel Award and Team Academic Award.

The Laurel Award is presented to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average. This year’s honor was bestowed upon Maddison Murphy (Bloomington, Ill. / University) of women’s golf, a health sciences major.

The Top of the Class Awards are presented annually to graduating seniors with a 3.9 or better cumulative GPA. The Dean’s Awards are awarded to the highest cumulative GPA by a student-athlete in each college.

The tennis program earned the Team Academic Award by posting the department’s highest GPA.

Top of the Class Awards

Maddison Murphy, Women’s Golf, Health Sciences

Payton Hodson, Women’s Golf, Psychology & Spanish

David Engstrom, Men’s Track & Field, Computer Engineering

Kate Beckemeyer, Softball, Civil Engineering

Shay Frederick, Women’s Basketball, Marketing

Morgan Kier, Women’s Golf, Meteorology & Spanish

Emily Bauer, Dance Team, Business Analytics & Finance

Dean’s Awards

College of Arts & Sciences – Elizabeth Park, Women’s Soccer, Chemistry & Biology

College of Arts & Sciences – Caleb VanArragon, Men’s Golf, Biology & Statistics

College of Business – Cameron Sheehy, Men’s Track & Field / Cross Country, Business Analytics & Marketing

College of Engineering – Kurt Kessen, Football, Mechanical Engineering

College of Nursing & Health Professions – Maddison Murphy, Women’s Golf, Health Sciences

Graduate College – Brittany Anderson, Volleyball, Master’s in Sports Administration

Presidential Academic Honors Awards

Cheer & Dance

Elisabeth	Albertin
Madeline	Aldrich
Emily	Baur
Gillian	Bedenk
Alyse	Blaszczynski
Mara	DiCarlo
Shelby	Gorman
Madison	Janickovic
Jillian	O'Connell
Emmi	Owens
Brooke	Palmer
Danielle	Renno
Sarah	Schneider
Megan	Wing

Baseball

Keegan	Bates
Nathan	Chasey
Jeremy	Drudge
Colin	Fields
Grant	Jablonski
Ryan	Mintz
Matt	Olive
Kade	Reinertson
Alex	Ryan
Kyle	Schmack
Nolan	Tucker
Trent	Turzenski

Men’s Basketball

Ben

Krikke

Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field

Eric	Carothers
Micah	D'Arcangelo
Simeon	Ehm
David	Engstrom
Eddie	Juszczak
William	Neupert
Tommy	Palmer
Cameron	Sheehy
Alek	Trafton
Ignacio	Veloz Bonilla

Football

Evan	Annis
Cade	Bishop
Brett	Bittner
Aaron	Byrd
James	Doerer
Tyler	Eberhart
Joshua	Gholston
Sam	Hafner
Doug	Haugh
Kurt	Kessen
Gabe	Lawson
Jake	Marinelli
Austin	Martins
Trent	Miller
Ben	Niesner
Ben	Nimz
Brendan	O'Doherty
Nathan	Orlandini
Drew	Parrish
Trey	Psota
Tytus	Ragle
Ollie	Reese
Matt	Ross
Kohlton	Sherman
George	Trojanek
Gavin	Twigg
Carter	Woody

Men’s Golf

Mason	Bonn
Charlie	Toman
Caleb	VanArragon

Women’s Basketball

Maya	Dunson
Leah	Earnest
Shay	Frederick
Carie	Weinman
Grace	White

Bowling

Addy	Bates
Noelle	Doody
Ruth	Magana
Allura	Magsino
Isabella	Palamaro

Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field

Grace	Aurand
Tori	Gerhardt
Charlotte	LaFleur
Lena	Luebbering
Devyn	Miller
Joely	Overstreet
Ellie	Roeglin
Olivia	Recker

Women’s Golf

Kelsey	Eichenauer
Payton	Hodson
Morgan	Kier
Roslyn	Leitner
Maddison	Murphy
Cailey	Rooker
Allison	Yohanan

Softball

Kate	Beckemeyer
Emily	Crompton
Regi	Hecker
Taylor	Herschbach
Lauren	Kehlenbrink
Taylor	Knight
Ryan	Milkowski
Peyton	Moeder
Jaina	Westphal

Women’s Soccer

Nikki	Coryell
Kiley	Dugan
Cassidy	Eckstein
Peyton	Flynn
Alexis	Gaffney
Natalie	Graf
Katie	Hansen
Kelsie	James
Addy	Joiner
Nicole	Norfolk
Elizabeth	Park
Chase	Ray
Jensen	Summers