Bears Recognized on MVC Honor Roll

ST. LOUIS – A group of 186 current and former Missouri State student-athletes are among an elite crop of Missouri Valley Conference competitors announced Aug. 14 to the 2023-24 MVC Honor Roll.
 
The lists do not include Missouri State student-athletes in the sports of beach volleyball, football or men’s swimming, which compete in other leagues.
 
Conference-wide, 212 student-athletes earned the league’s highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley Conference Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award, including 13 from Missouri State: Will Duff (baseball), Kayla Pfitzner (women’s golf), Alyssa Buchheit (women’s soccer), Abby Couch (women’s soccer), Camielle Day (women’s soccer), Kelsey Boyce (women’s swimming & diving), Lily DeSpain (women’s swimming & diving), Ainsley Krug (women’s swimming & diving), Sami Roemer (women’s swimming & diving), Kelly Sego (women’s swimming & diving), Mary Houston (women’s tennis), Natalie Clayton (women’s track & field), Katie Wemhoener (women’s volleyball).
 
The Board of Directors Academic Excellence requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through the spring 2024 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.
 
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Likewise, 64 Bears earned the prestigious MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. There were a total of 1,117 student-athletes in the MVC who earned this honor which requires a minimum GPA 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.
 
Missouri State honorees on the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award list are (by sport):
 
Baseball (1): Garrett Ferguson.
Men’s Basketball (1): Dawson Carper.
Men’s Golf (1): Eric Schuessler.
Men’s Soccer (4): Jesus Barea, Ollie Bate, Alex Matthews, Daniel Normann.
Women’s Golf (4): Kayla Pfitzner, Kyleigh Pfitzner, Lilly Whitley, Johanna Wollenhaupt.
Women’s Soccer (16): Jenna Anderson, Iraia Arrue, Ella Becker, Kaeli Benedict,  Alyssa Buchheit, Abby Couch, Camielle Day, Gracie English, Joey Fosnow, Ana Paula Fraiz, Abby Hansen, Eydis Helgadottir, Katie Montgomery, Grace O’Keefe, Carly Raunig, Brynna Rutherford.
Softball (7): Mackenzie Chacon, Olivia Krehbiel, Kelsie Lewis, Sidney McLaughlin, Chloe Merced, Makenzi Swick, McKenzie Vaughan.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (12): Kelsey Boyce, Sophia Coleta, Lily DeSpain, Ashlie German, Sophia Hawley, Ainsley Krug, Anika Lam, Anna Lucas, Marina Ortega Bonilla, Sami Roemer, Kelly Sego, Jordan Wenner.
Women’s Tennis (3): Mary Houston, Sandra Lukacova, Juliette Robinson.
Women’s Track & Field (8): Kate Anderson, Chelsey Brown, Natalie Clayton, Jordan Drum, Katie Griffin, Brooke Jenkins, Margo Nea, Jaide Rose.
Volleyball (7): Deja Bickers, Maddy Bushnell, Iva Halacheva, Josie Halbleib, Kate Owen, Teagan Polcovich, Katie Wemhoener.
 
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Finally, the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll was also announced with 186 Missouri State student-athletes earning accolades for classroom excellence. 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 2023 and spring 2024), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have been enrolled full time during the term they earned the honor.
 
Missouri State honorees on the MVC Honor Roll are (by sport):
 
Baseball (9): Dylan Leach, Reed Metz, Nick Rodriguez, Jahlani Rogers, Stephen Schissler, Zack Stewart, Dalen Stewart, Curry Sutherland, William Zareh.
Men’s Basketball (5): NJ Benson, Tyler Bey, Dawson Carper, Cesare Edwards, Chance Moore.
Men’s Golf (4): Christian Rischer, Eric Schuessler, Hampus Wijkstrom, Ludvig Wijkstrom.
Men’s Soccer (26): Jesus Barea, Ollie Bate, Davide Carmignani, Tyler Caton, Sergio Del Castillo, Miguel Dominguez, Max Falconer, Oskar Haugli, Tom Hennah, James Jennings, Hugo Jinkinson, Roman Khela, Joe Ling, Alex Matthews, Gustav Moberg, Daniel Normann, Harris O’Connor, Henry Okenla, Mattia Petricca, Diego Real, Daniel Shabani, Fumiya Shiraishi, Daniel Souza, Harry Townsend, Daniele Verdirosi, Eli Zelkind.
Women’s Basketball (6): Kaemyn Bekemeier, Kyrah Daniels, Katrine Jessen, Jade Masogayo, Khloe Moad, Paige Rocca.
Women’s Golf (9): Rylie Andrews, Tierney Baumstark, Helena Bel, Chayenne Chivrac, Kiser Pannier, Kyleigh Pfitzner, Kayla Pfitzner, Lilly Whitley, Johanna Wollenhaupt.
Women’s Soccer (27): Jenna Anderson, Iraia Arrue, Elena Bartak, Ella Becker, Kaeli Benedict, Alyssa Buchheit, Abby Couch, Camielle Day, Gracie English, Hayes Fitzgerald, Joey Fosnow, Abby Hansen, Eydis Helgadottir, Reilly Heman, Julia Kristensen, Katie Montgomery, Cazzi Norgren, Grace O’Keefe, Hailey Palmer, Ana Paula Fraiz, Carly Raunig, Brynna Rutherford, Gabrielle Schlapper, Madeline Schneiderhahn, Riley Sherron, Riley Smith, Addisyn Weiskopf, Chloe Wilmes.
Softball (16): Taylor Akers, Mackenzie Chacon, Kenzie Derryberry, Emily Gerardy, Shelby Houchlei, Sofia King, Olivia Krehbiel, Kelsie Lewis, Sidney McLaughlin, Chloe Merced, Annie Mueller, Alexis Perales, Makenzi Swick, Kayla Ulrich, McKenzie Vaughan.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (29): Grace Affeldt, Maggie Arceneaux, Kelsey Boyce, Lauren Chaney, Sophia Coleta, Lily DeSpain, Caitlyn Friebe, Ashlie German, Kennedy Grosklaus, Emma Haugland-Mackey, Sophia Hawley, Hadleigh Henslee, Lindsey Hervey, Lana Janson, Cameryn Johnson, Cabrini Johnson, Evie Kolb, Ainsley Krug, Makenzie Kurre, Anika Lam, Paige Lenahan, Anna Lucas, Marina Ortega Bonilla, Grace Robbins, Sami Roemer, Olivia Sala, Kelly Sego, Courtney Stanbury, Jordan Wenner.
Women’s Track & Field (34): Kate Anderson, Chelsey Brown, Riley Bryan, Magdalena Burdova, Grace Buschling, Natalie Clayton, Ella Conklin, Ella Cronhardt, Jordan Drum, Chloe Ezell, Whitney Farrington, Britta Foust, Tabitha Fox, Katie Griffin, Magdalen Haase, Brooke Jenkins, Kayleigh Jenkins, Mary Margaret Harris, Mia McLain, Abigail Meyer, Kamdyn Moody, Madilyn Moore, Mihane Nambara, Margo Nea, Emily Nuttall, Mirabella Redman, Reagan Reedy, Olivia Rogers, Jaide Rose, Magdalena Singleton, Grace Spoonhour, Bessie Swoboda, Caden Van Hauen, Anabella Verkler. 
Women’s Tennis (8): Lola Federski, Cristina Flaquer Fuste, Amy Henning, Mary Houston, Sandra Lukacova, Lisa Muehlbauer, Juliette Robinson, Nicole Ross.
Volleyball (13): Deja Bickers, Maddy Bushnell, GG Carvacho, Azyah Green, Iva Halacheva, Josie Halbleib, Lindsay Lahr, Kate Owen, Rossana Papa, Teagan Polcovich, Neele’ge’ Sims, Morgan Sprague, Katie Wemhoener.