The University of Southern Indiana Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that its student-athletes received a record total of 168 Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference awards for the 2016-17 year, topping last year’s record of 145.
In addition, seven USI programs were recognized by the GLVC with Team Academic All-GLVC honors. USI team award recipients are men’s soccer (3.454), women’s basketball (3.643), women’s cross country (3.500), women’s golf (3.463), women’s soccer (3.454), women’s tennis (3.641), and women’s track & field (3.423). USI’s seven team awards are tied for eleventh-most in the GLVC. Each of the 144 teams honored maintained a 3.30 GPA throughout the academic year.
Student-athletes earning four Academic All-GLVC awards include women’s basketball’s Kendyl Dearing (Huntingburg, Indiana); women’s cross country’s Alyssa Moore (New Albany, Indiana) and Cathryn Peter (Tell City, Indiana); women’s golf’s Kori Jacobsen (Bedford, Indiana) and Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana); women’s soccer’s Kaelin Martlock (Bay City, Michigan); women’s tennis’ Brenna Wu (Evansville, Indiana); and women’s track & field’s Crystal Blair (Bloomington, Indiana) and Cathryn Peter.
Women’s cross country/track & field senior Cathryn Peter earned her seventh and eighth Academic All-GLVC honors, while men’s cross country/track & field senior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and women’s cross country/track & field junior Kate Duty each earned their fifth and sixth Academic All-GLVC honors.
Of the 168 Academic All-GLVC Awards, 88 USI student-athletes are earning their first award, with 80 repeat honorees.
The Academic All-GLVC honor is bestowed upon student-athletes who meet a cumulative GPA of 3.30 over two semesters of an academic year at the institution. The GLVC recognizes each team from member institutions that have maintained a 3.30 grade point average for the academic year.
After 2,584 Academic All-GLVC honorees last year, the record was shattered once again this year with 2,974 honorees.
