Drury Athletics with 38 student-athletes named Brother Gaffney Distinguished Scholars

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Athletics had 38 student-athletes named Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars by the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Wednesday.
 
Named after Brother James Gaffney FSC, the former President of Lewis University for more than 27 years and two-term Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, the award is presented annually to student-athletes competing in GLVC-sponsored sports who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the academic year.
 
For the fifth year in a row, Drury has had at least 30 student-athletes bestowed with the honor. 15 Drury student-athletes won the Gaffney award for the second consecutive year. Jacob Schmidt (men’s soccer), Owian Ulven (wrestling), Alexis Workman (women’s cross country and track & field), and Abby Howard (women’s golf) all posted a perfect grade point average for the third straight year.
 
Full GLVC News Release
 
The GLVC is announcing its annual academic awards throughout the week.
 
Mon., June 24: 14 Drury teams named Team Academic All-GLVC
Tue., June 25: DU sets record with 278 Academic All-GLVC
 
Drury’s Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar List
(italics – repeat winner; bold italics – three-time winner)
 
Zach McKinnis, Baseball, Drury
Brock Schaffitzel, Baseball, Drury
Tyler Harris, Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Kyle Keltner, Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
James Sly, Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Walker Tynes, Men’s Golf, Drury
Cayden Meyer, Men’s Soccer, Drury
Jacob Schmidt, Men’s Soccer, Drury
Andreas Chatzigiannidis, Men’s Swimming & Diving
Cole Earl, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Jamie Guillamon, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Grant Johnson, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Micah Keen, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Lucas Krueger, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Lukas Steiner, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Alejandro Villarejo, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Kyshin Isringhausen, Wrestling, Drury
Owian Ulven, Wrestling, Drury
Caitlynn Daniels, Women’s Basketball, Drury
Ashley Sexton, Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Alexis Workman, Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Abby Howard, Women’s Golf, Drury
AJ Agers, Softball, Drury
Kristina Bettis, Softball, Drury
Keva Culkin, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Anna Harris, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Faith Kohm, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Elena Perez, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Kourtney Tucker, Women’s Soccer, Drury
Juile Berger, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Claire Conover, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Leighton Rainer, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Drury
Maria Fernandez De La Torre Ugarte Espejo, Women’s Tennis, Drury
Ewa Samberger, Women’s Tennis, Drury
Drew Harris, Women’s Track & Field, Drury
Lexi Basler, Women’s Volleyball, Drury
Kayli Duncan, Women’s Volleyball, Drury
Kaitlin Fasbender, Women’s Volleyball, Drury
 
 
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