Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors
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 |
Women’s Swimming
Katie | Craig |
Sophia | Morelock |
Chiara | Robinson |
Women’s Tennis
Mia | Bertino |
Olivia | Czerwonka |
Claire | Czerwonka |
Demi | Jhaveri |
Isabella | Schoolcraft |
Amanda | Tabanera |
Volleyball
Brittany | Anderson |
Maddy | Boyer |
Rylee | Cookerly |
Kara | Cooper |
Jillie | Grant |
Haley | Hart |
Bella | Ravotto |
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