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 per sport in his or her career.
The 16 Screaming Eagle student-athletes to receive the COP are listed below:
Blaine Alvey (Waverly, Kentucky), Baseball
Crystal Blair (Bloomington, Indiana), Women’s Track & Field
Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana), Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Kendyl Dearing (Huntingburg, Indiana), Women’s Basketball
Kori Jacobsen (Bedford, Indiana), Women’s Golf
Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana), Women’s Golf
Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri), Women’s Soccer
Jenna Martin (Evansville, Indiana), Women’s Track & Field
Kaelin Martlock (Bay City, Michigan), Women’s Soccer
Alyssa Moore (New Albany, Indiana), Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Lexi Reese (Lebanon, Indiana), Softball
Mike Ringer (Springfield, Illinois), Baseball
Marius Ulrich (Wesseling, Germany), Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Conner Waldkoetter (Nineven, Indiana), Men’s Track & Field
Brenna Wu (Evansville, Indiana), Women’s Tennis
Abbey Zehner (Henderson, Kentucky), Women’s Golf
The inaugural Brother James Gaffney, FSC Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes student-athletes that achieved a 4.0 GPA over the course of the academic year.
The 19 USI student-athletes receiving the inaugural award are as follows:
Wyatt Daly (Newburgh, Indiana), Baseball
Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana), Baseball
Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana), Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany), Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana), Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Jonathan Faas (Carmel, Indiana), Men’s Soccer
Kyle Richardville (Vincennes, Indiana), Men’s Soccer
Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana), Volleyball
Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois), Volleyball
Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri), Women’s Basketball
Sarah Koester (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Women’s Cross Country
Alyssa Moore (New Albany, Indiana), Women’s Cross Country
Marie Auton (Ballwin, Missouri), Women’s Soccer
Caroline Canoy (St. Peters, Missouri), Women’s Soccer
Alexa Kelpe (Cape Girardeau, Missouri), Women’s Soccer
Emma Luczkowski (Westfield, Indiana), Women’s Soccer
Kelsey Shipman (Olney, Illinois), Women’s Tennis
Courtney Parsell (Powell, Ohio), Women’s Track & Field
Cathryn Peter (Tell City, Indiana), Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
