EVANSVILLE, Ind.– The University of Southern Indiana had 32 student-athletes recognized with Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor, five earning the award twice. USI ranked sixth in the OVC.
The OVC Academic Medal of Honor is a yearly award given to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average and participate in conference-sponsored sports.
There was a total of 311 awards given out with 50 student-athletes winning for multiple sports for the 2023-24 academic year. This marked the second-highest total in OVC history only trailing the 2020-21 academic year which saw 356 award winners.
Southeast Missouri State University led the pack with a total of 45 honors awarded the most of any school. OVC women’s soccer was awarded the most Medals of Honor with a total of 61, 15 more than any other sport.
Academic Medal of Honor:
Baseball (2)
Nolan Cook
Ren Tachioka
Men’s Basketball (1)
Sam Mervis
Women’s Basketball (2)
Addy Blackwell
Lexie Green
Men’s Cross Country (4)
Joseph Russler *
Landen Swiney *
Draven Thompson *
Tyler Zimmerman *
Women’s Cross Country (2)
Sara Livingston *
Aubrey Swart
Women’s Golf (1)
Halle Gutwein
Women’s Soccer (8)
Kamryn Bea
Maggie Duggan
Sophia Finol
Shy Iles
Anna Markland
Peyton Murphy
Natalie Rudman
Paige Vanek
Men’s Soccer (1)
Garland Hall
Softball (3)
Mackenzie Bedrick
Hailey Gotshall
Hannah Long
Men’s Track and Field (5)
Joseph Russler *
Joe Schwartz
Landon Swiney *
Draven Thompson *
Tyler Zimmerman *
Women’s Track and Field (1)
Sara Livingston *
Volleyball (2)
Leah Anderson
Keira Moore
*Indicates Winner in Multiple Sports
