Northern Kentucky University student-athletes are once again being honored for their performance in the classroom as 163 Norse received 2014-15 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic honors for achieving a 3.0 grade point average or higher during the academic year, the league office announced Thursday.
The NKU total recorded by the Atlantic Sun represented 69.58 percent of all student-athletes, which is the highest posted by the Norse since becoming a member of the conference prior to the 2012-13 school year.
Six NKU student-athletes boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA: Rachel Conaway (women’s soccer), Allie Conner (softball), McKenzie Eskridge (volleyball), Clare Field (women’s track & field), Michael Schmidt (men’s golf) and Mate Virag (men’s tennis), two of which were also named to the Presidential Scholar list.
Field and Schmidt were joined by Kiersten Ham (volleyball) and Francis Schultz (track & field) on the Presidential Scholar list, which is awarded to those who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or above, have completed their final year of eligibility and received their bachelor’s degree this year.
The Commissioner’s Scholar List included 10 Norse: Alex Caudill (softball), Allie Conner (softball), Malika Glover (women’s basketball), Ryan Hinz (baseball), Zach Holtkamp (men’s cross country/track & field), Lindsey Mumley (women’s cross country/track & field), Josh Myers (baseball), Abbey Scherer (women’s soccer), Nathan Sexton (men’s soccer) and Megan Wanstrath (volleyball). This honor is given to student-athletes with GPAs landing between 3.6 and 3.79 upon graduation, along with meeting the same requirements as Presidential Scholars recipients.
Spring 2015 marked the eighth-straight semester that NKU student-athletes surpassed the 3.00 GPA mark as a whole. The Norse followed a program-record fall GPA of 3.22 with a 3.20 this spring. Fourteen of NKU’s 17 programs posted GPAs above 3.00, led by volleyball’s highest team GPA of 3.668. Men’s tennis (3.660) and women’s cross country (3.56) provided NKU with three programs exceeding the 3.5 team GPA plateau.
For the spring semester, 22 Norse boasted perfect 4.0 GPAs, earning recognition on the NKU’s President’s Honor List. Nearly one-in-three student-athletes attained GPAs above 3.6 as an additional 54 student-athletes recorded marks between 3.6 and 3.99.
NKU’S 2014-15 Atlantic Sun All-Academic Honorees
Baseball: Cole Bauml, Brad Bohlen, Drew Campbell, Kyle Colletta, Nate DeNicola, Zac Edwards, Dominic Faron, Trey Ganns, David Head, Quint Heady, Kevin Herren, Ryan Hinz, Adam Jafine, Matt Jefferson, Conor Ledger, Ryan LeFevers, Caleb Lonkard, Josh Myers, Clark Pence, Garrett Schrantz, Taylor Sears, Justin Watts
Men’s Basketball: Dean Danos, Matt Rosenwinkel
Women’s Basketball: Melody Doss, Molly Franson, Kaitlyn Gerrety, Malika Glover, Sarah Kinch, Rebecca Lyttle, Courtney Roush, Christine Roush, Faith Sanders, Mikayla Terry, Kasey Uetrecht, Kelley Wiegman
Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field: Caleb Augustus, Cole Grecco, John Griffith, Brady Holmer, Zac Holtkamp, Michael Mangus, Keith Prive, Andrew Schille, Izak Velasquez, J.J. Webber, Andrew Wolfer, Daniel Keller, Michael Leone
Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field: Kelly Burrows, Jaci Combs, Clare Field, Kaitlyn Hooper, Kristyn Hooper, Colleen McKiernan, Lindsay Mumley, Sara Savitz, Jessica Tegge, Jennifer Beck, Ashley Brown, Kaylia Carper, Madison Culbertson, Alicia Follrod, Alyssa Frye, Emily Grubb, Jordan Horning, Shay Lafollette, Destany Martin, Shelley Menifee, Juliane Molitor, Frannie Schultz, Katy Zembrodt
Men’s Golf: Jake Brinker, Jackson Frame, Jacob Jackson, Timothy Livingood, Clayton Portz, Michael Schmidt, Byron Speech
Women’s Golf: Molly Arnold, Tara Clark, Allisa Davis, Sarah Kellam, Mackenzie Laumann, Allison Leigeb, Shelby Power, Katie‐Scarlett Skinner, Ryleigh Waltz, Taylor Wogenstahl
Men’s Soccer: Bastian Beckers, Christian Carey, Dylan Carss, Gavin Colton, Jacob Cunningham, Caleb Eastham, Mohammed Jallow, Diego Martinez, Rader Massey, Cian McDonald, Nick McGregor, Nick Merhaut, Leo Mesones, James Morris, Ian O’Reilly, Ryan Payne, Austin Pierce, Kobie Qualah, Justin Wolstenholme
Women’s Soccer: CG Bryant, Rachel Conaway, Sam Davis, Jaclyn Elmore, Ariel Fischer, Jessica Frey, Kelsey Laumann, Ashley Long, Casey McMillan, Aubrey Muench, Kelly Neumann, Katelyn Newton, Kayte Osterfeld, Tanner Ruberg, Sami Rutowski, Abbey Scherer, Brooke Schocker, Chrissy Spears, Martha Staab, Stacie Volker, Brieh Walker, Elizabeth Wittwer, Kelsey Zwergel
Men’s Tennis: Christopher Angulo, Jack Carney, Adrian Isache, Nick Lang, Jody Maginley, Mate Virag, Balint Zsidai
Women’s Tennis: Rheanna Morehart, Sierra Nellessen, Hailey Shanahan, Nicole Soutar, Yasmine Xantos
Softball: Kate Bartolovich, Kelley Benhase, Alex Caudill, Allie Conner, Sydney Ferrante, Paige McQueen, Katelyn Roy, KC Straley, Taylor Zuberer
Volleyball: Kaitlyn Bowen, Georgia Childers, McKenzie Eskridge, Kiersten Ham, Lauren Hurley, Jayden Julian, Jenna Ruble, Tristen Simpson, Taylor Snyder, Mel Stewart, Megan Wanstrath
From NKU Athletics