Valparaiso University Athletics was well represented as the Missouri Valley Conference released its academic honors for the 2021-22 academic year on Thursday.

The Beacons boasted 11 representatives with the highest award, the Presidents' Council Academic Excellence Award. Valpo had 59 student-athletes achieve the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, while 177 were named to the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll.

The Presidents’ Council Academic Excellence 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. 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 a minimum of two years.

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 2021/Spring 2022), must have been a member of an athletics team and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the semester for which they earned the honor.

PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS

Joe Hedstrom Men's Basketball

Caleb VanArragon Men's Golf

David Engstrom Men's T&F

Shay Frederick W. Basketball

Payton Hodson Women's Golf

Morgan Kier Women's Golf

Maddison Murphy Women's Golf

Nicole Norfolk Women's Soccer

Kate Beckemeyer Softball

Sophie Morelock Swimming

Jillie Grant Volleyball

COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Keegan Bates Baseball

Colin Fields Baseball

Jonathan Hyman Baseball

Grant Jablonski Baseball

Jake Miller Baseball

Matt Olive Baseball

Alex Ryan Baseball

Alex Thurston Baseball

Nolan Tucker Baseball

Trent Turzenski Baseball

Joe Hedstrom Men's Basketball

Thomas Kithier Men's Basketball

Ben Krikke Men's Basketball

Nate Izewski Men's Cross Country

Ignacio Veloz Bonilla M Cross Country, Track & Field

Charlie Toman Men's Golf

Caleb VanArragon Men's Golf

Olivia Brown Women's Basketball

Maya Dunson Women's Basketball

Leah Earnest Women's Basketball

Shay Frederick Women's Basketball

Carie Weinman Women's Basketball

Kelsey Eichenauer Women's Golf

Payton Hodson Women's Golf

Roslyn Leitner Women's Golf

Maddison Murphy Women's Golf

Cailey Rooker Women's Golf

Allie Anderson Women's Soccer

Nikki Coryell Women's Soccer

Cassidy Eckstein Women's Soccer

Peyton Flynn Women's Soccer

Natalie Graf Women's Soccer

Katie Hansen Women's Soccer

Abbey Hillman Women's Soccer

Addy Joiner Women's Soccer

Nicole Norfolk Women's Soccer

Elizabeth Park Women's Soccer

Chase Ray Women's Soccer

Kate Beckemeyer Softball

Emily Crompton Softball

Lauren Kehlenbrink Softball

Ryan Milkowski Softball

Peyton Moeder Softball

Jaina Westphal Softball

Katie Craig Women's Swimming & Diving

Sophia Morelock Women's Swimming & Diving

Chiara Robinson Women's Swimming & Diving

Mia Bertino Women's Tennis

Claire Czerwonka Women's Tennis

Olivia Czerwonka Women's Tennis

Demi Jhaveri Women's Tennis

Isabella Schoolcraft Women's Tennis

Amanda Tabanera Women's Tennis

Brittany Anderson Women's Volleyball

Maddy Boyer Women's Volleyball

Rylee Cookerly Women's Volleyball

Jillie Grant Women's Volleyball

Gretchen Kuckkan Women's Volleyball

Bella Ravotto Women's Volleyball

MVC HONOR ROLL

BASEBALL

Keegan Bates

Adam Brauch

Nathan Chasey

Josh Cottrill

Jeremy Drudge

Colin Fields

Zach Fricke

Jonathan Hyman

Patrick Ilitch

Grant Jablonski

Jake Kapers

Ryan Klainos

Jake Miller

Ryan Mintz

Bobby Nowak

Brady Nowicki

Matt Olive

Brady Renfro

Grant Ross

Alex Ryan

Alex Thurston

Nolan Tucker

Trent Turzenski

Spencer Warlfield

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Emil Freese-Vilien

Joe Hedstrom

Thomas Kithier

Ben Krikke

Trey Woodyard

M XC/TRACK & FIELD

Ryan Bird

Nate Izewski

Brady Southern

Eric Carothers

Micah D'Arcangelo

Simeon Ehm 

David Engstrom

Jeremiah Johnson

Eddie Juszcak 

Ethan Litavecz

William Neupert 

Tommy Palmer

Lukas Sepulveda

Cameron Sheehy

Alek Trafton

Nathan Wessel 

Ignacio Veloz Bonilla

MEN'S GOLF

Mason Bonn

Anthony Delisanti

Grant Norman

Charlie Toman

Caleb VanArragon

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Olivia Brown

Maya Dunson

Leah Earnest

Shay Frederick

Lauren Gunn

Molly Sheehan

Ella Van Weelden

Cara VanKempen

Carie Weinman

WOMEN'S GOLF

Belle Brunner

Kelsey Eichenauer

Anna Fay

Payton Hodson

Madison Keil

Roslyn Leitner

Maddison Murphy

Cailey Rooker

Carly Scheine

Katie Schreiner

Allison Yohanan

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Allie Anderson

Claire Bonnici

Lauren Cook

Nikki Coryell

Cara Crompton

Kiley Dugan

Lindsey DuSatko

Cassidy Eckstein

Peyton Evans

Dana Fish

Peyton Flynn

Alexis Gaffney

Sam Gountounas

Natalie Graf

Katie Hansen

Abbey Hillman

Kelsie James

Addy Joiner

Morgen Metzger

Raegan Michalak

Emma Morrison

Nicole Norfolk

Elizabeth Park

Chase Ray

Jensen Summers

Abby White

SOFTBALL

Kate Beckemeyer

Emily Crompton

Taylor Herschbach

Lauren Kehlenbrink

Caitlyn Kowalski

Ryan Milkowski

Peyton Moeder

Lauren Sena

Kayla Skapyak

Taylor Tonoian

Madison Wathen

Jaina Westphal

W SWIMMING

Morgan Allison

Dot Chislett

Kenzie Conn

Katherine Craig

Haley Hume

Sophie Morelock

Bridget Pollard

Morgan Purser

Chiara Robinson

Sara Strauss

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Mia Bertino

Olivia Czerwonka

Claire Czerwonka

Demi Jhaveri

Allison McConnell

Isabella Schoolcraft

Amanda Tabanera

W XC/TRACK & FIELD

Emilee Craigin

Maranda Donahue

Olivia Recker

Brianna Splaine

Grace Aurand

Jasmine Collins

Danielle Durak

Tori Gerhardt

Charlotte LaFleur

Kaitlyn Leady 

Lena Luebbering 

Devyn Miller 

Talia Morgan

Joelyn Overstreet

Michelle Pierce

Elizabeth Roeglin

Taylor Smith 

Peyton Weber

VOLLEYBALL

Brittany Anderson

Olivia Blackketter

Maddy Boyer

Abigail Boyle

Claire Campbell

Rylee Cookerly

Kara Cooper

Gabby Daniels

Jillie Grant

Haley Hart

Mallory Januski

Addy Kois

Gretchen Kuckkan

Bella Ravotto

Rachel Speck

Sam Warren

WOMEN'S BOWLING

Noelle Doody

Allison Eible

Allison Gaines

Kaylee Hodson

Ruth Magana

Allura Magsino

Isabella Palamaro

Lilu Smith

M SWIMMING

William Bennett

Andrew Berzai

Brian Daniels

Derek Eidson

Brett Little

Logan Lorr

Ricardo Renner

Brendan Strangeland

Drew Wilson