The Valparaiso University athletic department was well represented as the Missouri Valley Conference released its academic honors for the 2017-2018 academic and athletic year on Monday.

Eight Crusaders received the highest award – the President’s Council Academic Excellence honor. Valpo had 65 student-athletes achieve the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, while 234 Crusaders were named to the Missouri Valley Conference honor roll.

The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through Spring 2018 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. The Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award 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.

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 2017/Spring 2018), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall or spring semesters.

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Michael Doherty       Men's Golf           Valparaiso

Montel Hall              Track and Field     Valparaiso

Grace Rogers           Women's Soccer   Valparaiso

Erin Staal                Women's Tennis   Valparaiso

Allison Baylor           Track and Field     Valparaiso

Kim Heiny                Track and Field     Valparaiso

Janelle Wigal            Track and Field     Valparaiso

Allison Ketcham       Volleyball             Valparaiso

COMMISSIONER’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Christian Barczi          Baseball

Alex Dirienzo              Baseball

Steven Fitzsimmons    Baseball

Brent Jones                 Baseball

Montana Quigley        Baseball

Jon Tieman                  Baseball

Alexander Bruno        Men's Cross Country

Connor Hickey            Men's Cross Country

Sidney Noble              Men's Cross Country

Tim Zange                   Men's Cross Country

Ben Zibricky               Men's Cross Country

Zach Cutler                 Men's Golf

Michael Doherty         Men's Golf

Ross Lazar                  Men's Golf

Mitchell Wittmann      Men's Golf

Jeremy Wu                  Men's Golf

John Doss                    Men's Soccer

Jake Pesek                   Men's Soccer

Andrew Guzek           Men's Track & Field

Montel Hall                 Men's Track & Field

Peter Rhodes               Men's Track & Field

Brandon Riley             Men's Track & Field

Josh Yonker                Men's Track & Field

Dani Franklin              Women's Basketball

Grace Hales                 Women's Basketball

Emma Chelsvig           Women's Cross Country

Katherine Germann     Women's Cross Country

Kim Heiny                  Women's Cross Country

Taylor Justison            Women's Cross Country

Kate Mitchell              Women's Cross Country

Janelle Wigal               Women's Cross Country

Tiffany Curtis             Women's Golf

Madison McCreary     Women's Golf

Morgan Matalin          Softball

Stephanie Moreno       Softball

Addison Pixley           Softball

Maria Broecker           Women's Soccer

Sydney Gountounas   Women's Soccer

Cory Griffith               Women's Soccer

Adi Johnson                Women's Soccer

Drew Moulton            Women's Soccer

Caitlyn Oliver             Women's Soccer

Ava Porlier                  Women's Soccer

Ali Quillen                  Women's Soccer

Grace Rogers              Women's Soccer

Casey Main                 Swimming and Diving

Vinnie Zaia                 Swimming and Diving

Jordan Kopfer                         Women's Tennis

Meg Modesto              Women's Tennis

Erin Staal                    Women's Tennis

Allison Baylor             Women's Track & Field

Nellie Bonham            Women's Track & Field

Anne Mou                   Women's Track & Field

Catherine Ament         Women's Volleyball

Sydney Bronner          Women's Volleyball

Alana Brown               Women's Volleyball

Katherine Carlson       Women's Volleyball

Kayla Currier             Women's Volleyball

Taylor Graboski          Women's Volleyball

Allison Ketcham         Women's Volleyball

Kendra Tryniski          Women's Bowling

Robert Bretl                Men's Swimming

Dylan Ogle                  Men's Swimming

Rebecca Lohse            Women's Bowling

Brandon Ancona         Men's Tennis

MVC HONOR ROLL

BASEBALL

Christian Barczi

Kevin Barry

Blake Billinger

Alex Dirienzo

Jayden Eggimann

Trey Ferketic

Steven Fitzsimmons

Kevin Forde

Giovanni Garbella

Wes Gordon

Jarrett Hammel

Michael Hardtke

Garrett Hill

Chad Jacob

Brent Jones

Chet Joslyn

Scott Kapers

Jake Larson

Nick Leaverton

Zack Leone

Blake Lutgen

Michael Mommersteeg

Montana Quigley

Easton Rhodehouse

Sam Shaikin

Jon Tieman

Luke VanLanen

Ryan Wickman

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Bakari Evelyn

Ryan Fazekas

Max Joseph

John Kiser

Derrik Smits

Jaume Sorolla

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD

Joey Black

Alexander Bruno

Victor Fortin

Tyler Grimes

Connor Hickey

Jack Mader

Sidney Noble

Dominic Paoletti

Jackie Worman

Tim Zange

Ben Zibricky

Taylor Allen

Kyle Baker

Aaron Clark Jr.

Andrew Guzek

Montel Hall

Steve Helm

Will Maidment

Bryce Otterbach

Jake Rasawehr

Peter Rhodes

Brandon Riley

Jeremy Seiler

Ben Sekuloski

Cole Stradtmann

Alexander Watson

Josh Yonker

MEN'S GOLF

Drew Alexander

Zach Cutler

Michael Doherty

Ross Lazar

Matthew McCarthy

Mitchell Wittmann

Jeremy Wu

MEN'S SOCCER

Brady Bell

Junta Callahan

Tyler Curylo

Michael Cushing

John Doss

Rafael Mentzingen

Adan Garcia

Farid Sani

Jordan James

Matthew King

Franklin Kirui

Mason Marcey

Nacho Miras

Tunji Osifeso

Jake Pesek

Alex Richt

Demar Rose

Dan Rosenfeld

Chris Villalobos

Dylan Waugaman

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Georgi Donchetz

Ella Ellenson

Dani Franklin

Grace Hales

Meredith Hamlet

Nicole Johanson

Caitlin Morrison

Taylor Richards

Hannah Schaub

Allison Schofield

Addison Stoller

WOMEN'S GOLF

Tiffany Curtis

Kayla Krueger

Madison McCreary

Grace McMinn

Shelby Schier

Kylie Shoemake

Katie Willenbrink

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Tess Barrett

Maria Broecker

Shannon Carr

Lily Chetosky

Kezia Gesell

Riana Gesell

Sydney Gountounas

Sydney Griffin

Cory Griffith

Lilly Jackson

Kelsey Jahn

Olivia Janke

Adi Johnson

Natalia Kontul

Keegan Maris

Drew Moulton

Caitlyn Oliver

Ava Porlier

Kiera Pratt

Ali Quillen

Grace Rogers

Eva Schneider

Savannah Smith

Jordon Tindell

Lauren Torhorst

Lauren Yoder

SOFTBALL

Ashley Barker

Taylor Bowman

Addi Burke

Lanie Callaghan

Hannah Dybalski

Kenzie Grossmann

Taylor Lawson

Jaymee Lawton

Gabby Magnifico

Morgan Matalin

Ashlyn Montgomery

Stephanie Moreno

Kelsie Packard

Addison Pixley

Emily Richardson

Carly Trepanier

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Victoria Bain

Emily Baumgartner

Tara Lawson

Megan Lugar

Casey Main

Erica Martins

Lillia Pogue

Mariah Sturdivant

Madeline Wilson

Paige Wright

Vinnie Zaia

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Claire Czerwonka

Jordan Kopfer

Meg Modesto

Halle Roach

Erin Staal

Dao Sysouvanh

Jelena Vujanic

Randi Wind

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Nicole Berneche

Sarah Caesar

Emma Chelsvig

Katherine Germann

Kim Heiny

Taylor Justison

Celia McGhiey

Kate Mitchell

Anna Neal

Janelle Wigal

Lindsey Arndt

Allison Baylor

Nellie Bonham

Hayley Krulik

Shannon Lahey

Lauren Mikolajczak

Anne Mou

Abby Parnell

VOLLEYBALL

Catherine Ament

Brittany Anderson

Sydney Bronner

Alana Brown

Katherine Carlson

Rylee Cookerly

Kayla Currier

Ally Cummings

Melissa Flynders

Taylor Graboski

Allison Ketcham

Lizzie Zaleski

MEN’S SWIMMING

Brett Strongman

Richard Penn

Dylan Ogle

Dylan Kirar

Robert Bretl

Adrian Acero Lozano

Richard Penn

Brett Strongman

Dylan Ogle

Brendon Johnson

Grant Girten

Robert Bretl

MEN'S TENNIS

Franklin Brozovich

Gabriel Carvajal

Brandon Ancona

Chad Kissell

Brian Pecyna

Daniel Langston

Brian Pecyna

Gabriel Carvajal

Franklin Brozovich

Brandon Ancona

WOMEN'S BOWLING

Samantha Kunke

Hannah Forton

Samantha Perez

Payton Bertermann

Jessica Soskich

Rebecca Lohse

Mirica Yancey

Kendra Tryniski

Jessica Soskich

Gianna Mickolayck

Samantha Perez

Mirica Yancey

Payton Bertermann

Kendra Tryniski

Rebecca Lohse