School record 136 student-athletes land on MIAA Academic Honor Roll
A school record 136 Olivet College student-athletes have landed a spot on the 2017-18 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the fifth time in school history.
FREELAND, Mich. – A school record 136 Olivet College student-athletes have landed a spot on the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll in 2017-18. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the fifth time in school history.
The honor roll comprises any student-athlete who earned a varsity letter and maintained a 3.50 or higher grade point average (GPA) for the entire academic year. The award is administered by the faculty athletic representatives at each member school in the MIAA. Olivet's faculty representatives are Samantha Myers, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies, and Art Williams, professor of theatre.
Below is a complete listing of Olivet student-athletes who earned the honor. The asterisk symbol denotes the number of years each student-athlete has been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
OLIVET NOTES:
- The previous high for number of honorees was 133 in 2015-16.
- The women's soccer team had 22-of-25 players on the season-ending roster named to the honor roll. The 22 honorees are the most for one sport.
- The class breakdown of the honorees is 44 freshmen, 38 sophomores, 19 juniors and 35 seniors.
- Twelve seniors – Bruce Baker, Maddy Drikakis, Dominique Giroux, Cullen Haesler, Keri Hettinger, Jacob Kinney, Sam Knoechel, Isabelle Leon, Katie Ordiway, Stephanie Robinson, BreAnne Rudlaff and Nicole Zerfas – were named to the honor roll for the fourth consecutive year.
- Of the 136 selections, 69 earned the honor for the first time.
- Eighteen (18) of the student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA during the academic year.
- Eighty-two (82) student-athletes finished with a 3.75 or higher GPA.
- Seven student-athletes –Baker, Nicole Deweyert, Emma Essen, Vince Geremia, Rachael Hager, Michaela Kaliniak and Leon – also earned All-MIAA honors in their respective sport during 2017-18.
- Earlier this summer, Baker was the recipient of the MIAA Albert L. Deal award for being the top senior male student-athlete.
- Leon was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik and NCAA Woman of the Year awards.
- Leon and Rudlaff also received the Olivet Donald A. Morris Academic Excellence Award for being among the top five graduates.
NAME | YR. | SPORT(S) | HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL |
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Bruce Allen * | Fr. | BsB | Kalamazoo / Loy Norris |
Gunnar Aper ** | Sr. | FB | Cedar Springs / Greenville |
Devyn Bahnmiller * | Fr. | SO | Onsted / Onsted |
Noah Bailey * | So. | OTF, ITF, CC | Lenox / Anchor Bay |
Bruce Baker **** | Sr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Maisie Baker * | So. | CC | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Riley Bennett * | So. | BsB | Howell / Howell |
Ian Bishop * | Fr. | SW, LX | Jackson / Jackson |
Kayla Blett * | Fr. | SB | Portage / Portage Northern |
Denver Bonkowski ** | Jr. | SO | Frankenmuth / Frankenmuth |
Amari Brown ** | So. | BB | Muskegon / Orchard View |
Nieya Brown * | So. | VB | Eagle / Lansing Sexton |
Reece Burton * | Fr. | SO | Charlotte / Lansing Waverly |
Aaron Bush ** | Jr. | FB | Elsie / Ovid-Elsie |
Chase Cavric *** | Jr. | FB | Traverse City / West |
Morgan Champion * | So. | VB | Delton / Delton Kellogg |
Rae Claramunt ** | Jr. | TN | Harbor Springs / Charlevoix |
Stephanie Cochran * | Sr. | BB | Alma / Climax-Scotts |
Ben Compton * | Fr. | BsB | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
Jaden Costa * | Fr. | CC | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Jacob Coultas * | Fr. | BsB | Davison / Davison |
Kyleigh Cross * | Fr. | VB | Daggett / Stephenson |
Nicole Deweyert ** | So. | GO | Dorchester, Ontario / Lord Dorchester Secondary |
Maddy Drikakis **** | Sr. | TN | Battle Creek / Lakeview |
Chase Dunn *** | Sr. | SO | Perry / Perry |
Rachael Durocher ** | Sr. | SO | Windsor, Ontario / St. Thomas of Villanova |
Taylor Elley ** | So. | GO | St. Thomas, Ontario / Central Elgin Collegiate Institute |
Austin Elliot * | Fr. | BsB | Laingsburg / Laingsburg |
Matt Ellis * | Fr. | FB | Grand Rapids / Grand Rapids Christian |
Emma Essen *** | Jr. | SO | Blissfield / Blissfield |
Dean Failer * | Fr. | SO | Holt / Holt |
Sarah Feldpausch ** | So. | SO | Middleville / Thornapple Kellogg |
Ann Fetzer *** | Jr. | SO | Holly / Holly |
Abigail Gaines *** | Sr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Niles / Niles |
Miranda Gale * | Fr. | SO | Charlotte / Grand Ledge |
Dominic Gallagher * | Fr. | BsB | Warren / Parkway Christian |
Bridget Garter * | Fr. | BB | Lowell / Lowell |
Brooke Garver * | Fr. | VB | Jackson / Jackson |
Patrick Gault * | Fr. | SW | Hamilton / Hamilton |
Konnor Geiger ** | Sr. | SB | Clarksville / Lakewood |
Vince Geremia ** | Sr. | SO | Windsor, Ontario / St. Anne's |
Samantha Gifford * | Fr. | SO | Lansing / Everett |
Nicole Gilbert *** | Sr. | CC | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Aaron Gillespie ** | So. | BsB | Roseville / Memphis |
Dominique Giroux **** | Sr. | SO | Windsor, Ontario / Vincent Massey |
Junior Gomez * | Fr. | BsB | Lincoln Park / Roosevelt |
Delaney Graham *** | Jr. | SW | Brighton / Brighton |
Maggie Graham ** | So. | OTF, ITF, CC | Portage / Northern |
McKenna Graham *** | Jr. | SO | Brighton / Brighton |
Laken Groll * | Fr. | VB | Kalamazoo / Comstock |
Cullen Haesler **** | Sr. | LX | Clinton / Tecumseh |
Rachael Hager *** | Sr. | TN | Battle Creek / Lakeview |
Charles Halt * | Fr. | SO | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
Griffin Hammond * | Fr. | SO | Lapeer / Lapeer |
Paige Harcourt * | Jr. | LX | Jackson / Napoleon |
Haley Harty ** | So. | SB | Battle Creek / Union City |
Keri Hettinger **** | Sr. | LX | Joliet, Ill. / Providence Catholic |
Brooklyn Holley * | Fr. | SO | DeWitt / DeWitt |
Kaylin Holley * | Sr. | VB | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Aiden Holliday *** | Sr. | BsB | Petoskey / Petoskey |
Kaitlin Irish *** | Jr. | SO | Grand Ledge / Grand Ledge |
Jillian Johnson * | So. | VB | Lansing / Everett |
Sam Jones * | Sr. | SO | Shrewsbury, Englad / Belvidere Secondary |
Michaela Kaliniak ** | Jr. | OTF, ITF | Sparta / Sparta |
Rose Kemmerling ** | So. | VB | Monroe / St. Mary Catholic Central |
Nikole Kern ** | Sr. | SB | Liberty Center, Ohio / Delta |
Jacob Kinney **** | Sr. | SO | North Branch / North Branch |
Billy Kirkendall ** | Sr. | FB | DeWitt / DeWitt |
Sam Knoechel **** | Sr. | GO | Kalamazoo / Central |
Kea Kunz * | Fr. | SW, LX | Laie, Hawaii / Kahuku |
Audrey Lama * | Fr. | VB | Whitmore Lake / Whitmore Lake |
Justin Lamb ** | So. | LX | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
Justin Lavin * | Fr. | SO | Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East |
Alistair Law ** | Jr. | SO | Blackburn, England / QEGS Blackburn |
Isabelle Leon **** | Sr. | OTF, ITF, SO | Grand Rapids / East Kentwood |
Crystal Lettinga * | Fr. | GO | Byron Center / Byron Center |
Griffin Lewis *** | Sr. | BB | Morrice / Morrice |
David Magallon * | Jr. | SO | Paw Paw / Paw Paw |
Leijla Masinovic * | So. | BB | Hamtramck / Hamtramck |
Brittany Matsumoto * | Fr. | VB | Bath / Bath |
Madeline Maxwell *** | Sr. | SO | Flushing / Flushing |
Zach Meharg * | So. | SW | Clinton Township / Chippewa Valley |
Dalton Miner ** | So. | SW, LX | Sunnyvale, Calif. / Homestead |
Seamus Mitchell * | Fr. | BsB | Howell / Howell |
Trenton Monroe ** | Jr. | FB | Kalamazoo / Plainwell |
Gabrielle Mundt * | So. | VB | DeWitt / DeWitt |
Taytum Myers * | Fr. | BB | Brethren / Brethren |
Tyler Nobel * | So. | TN | Plainwell / Plainwell |
Madelyn Notenbaum ** | So. | VB | Hudsonville / Hudsonville |
Julie O'Berry * | Fr. | SB | Morrice / Morrice |
Katie Ordiway **** | Sr. | LX | Holly / Holly |
Jordyn Osterland ** | So. | SO | Richmond / Richmond |
Mia Parker * | Fr. | VB | Kalamazoo / Plainwell |
Ayren Parrish *** | Sr. | BB | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Casey Peterson * | Fr. | LX | Grand Ledge / Grand Ledge |
Miranda Pier ** | So. | TN | Woodhaven / Carlson |
Bryan Plesner *** | Jr. | SW | Jenison / Jenison |
Lane Porter * | Jr. | FB | Lansing / Everett |
Paige Poulter * | Fr. | SB | Portage / Portage Northern |
Maya Prewitt ** | So. | SO | Flushing / Flushing |
Miranda Quick *** | Sr. | SO | Swartz Creek / Lake Fenton |
Abby Radcliffe ** | So. | SO | Davison / Davison |
Eric Ransom * | So. | SO | Emmet / Capac |
Matt Rehfeldt * | So. | BsB | Peptone, IL / Peptone |
Ryan Rivard * | Fr. | BsB | Rose City / Ogemaw Heights |
Stephanie Robinson **** | Sr. | LX | Grand Blanc / Grand Blanc |
Matthew Rowan *** | Sr. | FB | Clinton Township / Fraser |
BreAnne Rudlaff **** | Sr. | TN | Berrien Springs / Berrien Springs |
Katie Rush * | Fr. | SO | Otsego / Plainwell |
Dustin Rutter * | Fr. | SO, BsB | Warren / Mott |
Talen Schallhorn *** | Sr. | TN | West Olive / Black River |
Matt Scher * | Jr. | BsB | New Hudson / South Lyon East |
Morgan Schneider * | Fr. | VB | Three Rivers / Three Rivers |
Logan Sella * | Fr. | BsB | Essexville / Hampton-Garber |
Evan Shirkey * | Sr. | SO | Wixom / Howell |
Jamie Shreve * | So. | SB | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Courtney Skerrit * | So. | SO | Preston, England / Broughton |
Abbie Slater ** | So. | SW, LX | Lake Orion / Lake Orion |
Chelsie Smith * | Fr. | SO | Laingsburg / St. John's |
Zach Sturgill ** | So. | GO | Flat Rock / Flat Rock |
Sarah Swiercz ** | So. | SO | Carleton / Airport |
Jessica Taylor *** | Jr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Chesterfield / L'Anse Creuse |
Kadesha Taylor * | Sr. | BB | Ontario / Weston Collegiate Institute |
Sarah Thompson * | Fr. | VB | Lake Odessa / Lakewood |
James Thurman ** | So. | OTF, ITF, CC | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Samantha Torres * | Fr. | SO | Lansing / Waverly |
Daniel Waber * | So. | FB | Alma / Alma |
Bronson Warren ** | Jr. | LX | Monroe / Monroe |
Payton Watson ** | So. | SB | Coldwater / Coldwater |
Sydnie Weller ** | So. | TN | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Grace White * | Fr. | SO, BB | Big Rapids / Big Rapids |
Thomas White ** | Sr. | FB | Ionia / Ionia |
Eric Wood ** | So. | SW | West Branch / Ogemaw Heights |
Emmalee Yates * | So. | VB | Hasitings / Hastings |
Nicole Zerfas **** | Sr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Fremont / Fremont |
Kassidy Zmikly * | Fr. | SB | Sanford / Meridian |
KEY: BB-Basketball, BsB-Baseball, CC-Cross Country, FB-Football, GO-Golf, ITF-Indoor Track & Field, LX-Lacrosse, SO-Soccer, SB-Softball, SW-Swimming & Diving, OTF-Outdoor Track & Field, TN-Tennis, VB-Volleyball |