GLVC Releases 2021-22 Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award Winners

By Press release submission

Jun 29, 2022

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified a league-record 545 student-athletes across 15 member institutions who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award, it was announced on Thursday.

This year’s total marks the first time more than 500 honorees have been recognized since the award was inaugurated in the spring of 2010 and breaks last year’s record of 434.

The recipients of the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the GLVC.

Each honoree has exhausted his or her eligibility in the intercollegiate sport in which they participated and maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic career.

In addition, to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must have competed in the GLVC for a minimum of two years and completed 96 credit hours. A student-athlete can only earn the distinguished honor one time in his or her career.

Moreover, 25 students from 13 member institutions met the highest standard of academic excellence by concluding their collegiate careers with an unblemished 4.0 cumulative GPA, which are listed below.

Blake Begner, Baseball, Illinois Springfield (History)
Dan Mahony, Men’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield (Exercise Science)
Lars Brinkman, Men’s Soccer, Illinois Springfield (Business Administration)
Menno Servaes, Men’s Tennis, Illinois Springfield (Business Economics)
Ben Nagel, Men's Cross Country, Indianapolis (Actuarial Science)
Jack Mumaugh, Men's Soccer, Indianapolis (Exercise Science, Pre-PT)
Peter Carlson, Men's Lacrosse, Lewis (Business Administration)
McKenna Montgomery, Women’s Golf, Lindenwood (MBA, Finance/BA, Exercise Science, Business Administration)
Megan Clark, Softball, Lindenwood, (MA, Behavior Analysis/BA, Psychology & Criminal Justice)
Macailin Rodriguez, Women’s Bowling, Maryville (History)
Hallie Dixon, Women’s Swimming & Diving, McKendree (Mathematics & Computer Science)
Fatt Hoe Yong, Men’s Golf, Missouri S&T (Computer Science)
Matt DiMemmo, Baseball, Missouri-St. Louis (Business Administration)
Athena Lesiotis, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Quincy (Master of Science in Education)
Chloe Nott, Women's Lacrosse, Quincy (Communication/Multi-Media Journalism)
Alexia Ginter, Women's Tennis, Quincy (Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychology)
Brooks Hanson, Men’s Lacrosse, Rockhurst (Marketing, Analytics and Technology)
Christine Corbin, Women’s Lacrosse, Rockhurst (Business Administration)
Mary Rose Foster, Women’s Basketball, Southwest Baptist (Biology, Pre Med)
Cade McKnight, Men’s Basketball, Truman State (Leadership)
Emily Ducaji, Women’s Golf, Truman State (Health Science)
Rachel Kernich, Softball, Truman State (Graduate)
Kayla Quanstrum, Softball, Truman State (ES Education)
Morgan Smith, Volleyball, Truman State (Biology)
Kaylie Kappelmann, Women’s Soccer, William Jewell (Psychological Sciences/Non-profit Leadership)