117 Olivet College student-athletes named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll
One hundred seventeen (117) Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the sixth time in school history.
FREELAND, Mich. – One hundred seventeen (117) Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the sixth 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 women's soccer team had 19-of-25 players on the season-ending roster named to the honor roll. The 19 honorees are the most for one sport.
- The class breakdown of the honorees is 31 freshmen, 33 sophomores, 28 juniors and 25 seniors.
- Eight student-athletes – Chase Cavric, Emma Essen, Ann Fetzer, Delaney Graham, McKenna Graham, Kaitlin Irish, Bryan Plesner and Jessica Taylor – were named to the honor roll for the fourth consecutive year.
- Of the 117 selections, 58 have earned the honor for the first time.
- Twenty-two (22) of the student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA during the academic year.
- Sixty-eight (68) student-athletes had a 3.75 or higher GPA.
- Thirteen (13) student-athletes –Lillian Albaugh, Noah Bailey, Kinslea Blouin, Cavric, Kaylee Clothier, Nicole Deweyert, Essen, Fetzer, Tyler Grimsley, Michaela Kaliniak, Trenton Monroe, Tyler Peck and Reese Wallis – were also All-MIAA recipients in their respective sport this academic year.
- Monroe was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Albert L. Deal award for being the top senior male student-athlete.
- Kaliniak was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik award for being the top senior female student-athlete.
- Fetzer 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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Lillian Albaugh * | Fr. | OTF, ITF | Shepherd / Farwell |
Bruce Allen ** | So. | BsB | Kalamazoo / Loy Norrix |
Noah Bailey ** | Jr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Lenox / Anchor Bay |
Anna Baird * | Fr. | SO | Stockbridge / Stockbridge |
Kinslea Blouin * | Sr. | SB | Bronson / Bronson |
Austin Briggs * | Sr. | TN | Mt. Pleasant / Sacred Heart Academy |
Chase Brocker * | Sr. | BB | St. Johns / St. Johns |
Jacob Buchs * | Fr. | BsB | Brownstown / Carlson |
Reece Burton ** | So. | SO | Charlotte / Lansing Waverly |
Aaron Bush *** | Sr. | FB | Elsie / Ovid-Elsie |
Sabrina Butler * | Sr. | SD, LX | Lansing / Eastern |
Andrew Campbell * | Fr. | FB | Ann Arbor / Pioneer |
Chase Cavric **** | Sr. | FB | Traverse City / West |
Beth Chick * | Fr. | BB | Grand Rapids / Forest Hills Northern |
RaeNona Claramunt *** | Sr. | TN | Harbor Springs / Charlevoix |
Grace Clark * | So. | BB | Jackson / Concord |
Kaylee Clothier * | Fr. | SB | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
Ben Compton ** | So. | BsB | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
Jaden Costa ** | So. | OTF, ITF, CC | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Kyleigh Cross ** | So. | VB | Daggett / Stephenson |
Nicole Deweyert *** | Jr. | GO | Dorchester Ontario / Lord Dorchester Secondary |
Shannon Dingman * | Sr. | BB | Pinckney / Pinckney |
Lily Eagleton * | Fr. | SB | Walled Lake / Walled Lake Central |
Taylor Elley *** | Jr. | GO | St. Thomas Ontario / Central Elgin Collegiate Institute |
Emma Essen **** | Sr. | SO | Blissfield / Blissfield |
Dean Failer ** | So. | SO | Holt / Holt |
Sarah Feldpausch *** | So. | OTF, ITF, SO | Middleville / Thornapple Kellogg |
Ann Fetzer **** | Sr. | SO | Holly / Holly |
Michael Ford * | Sr. | FB | Delton / Delton-Kellogg |
Emily Foulk * | Fr. | TN | Coldwater / Coldwater |
Miranda Gale ** | So. | SO | Charlotte / Grand Ledge |
Brooke Garver ** | So. | VB | Jackson / Jackson |
Patrick Gault ** | So. | SD | Hamilton / Hamilton |
Samantha Gifford ** | So. | SO | Lansing / Everett |
Zach Goff * | So. | WR | Bellevue / Bellevue |
Caleb Graham * | Fr. | SO | Mason / Mason |
Delaney Graham **** | Sr. | SD | Brighton / Brighton |
Maggie Graham *** | Jr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Portage / Northern |
McKenna Graham **** | Sr. | SO | Brighton / Brighton |
Tyler Grimsley * | Sr. | WR | New Baltimore / Anchor Bay |
Laken Groll ** | So. | VB | Kalamazoo / Comstock |
Paige Harcourt ** | Sr. | LX | Jackson / Napoleon |
Nic Hoffman * | So. | GO | Fenton / Hartland |
Brooklyn Holley ** | So. | SO | DeWitt / DeWitt |
Elijah Huebner * | Jr. | BsB | Stockbridge / Stockbridge |
Kaitlin Irish **** | Sr. | SO | Grand Ledge / Grand Ledge |
Michaela Kaliniak *** | Sr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Sparta / Sparta |
Jacqueline Keene * | Fr. | VB | Swartz Creek / Swartz Creek |
Rose Kemmerling *** | Jr. | VB | Monroe / St. Mary Catholic Central |
Liam Kinjorski * | Fr. | WR | West Bloomfield / Walled Lake Central |
Zach Knott * | Fr. | SD | Macob / Dakota |
Kea Kunz ** | So. | SD, LX | Laie HI / Kahuku |
Audrey Lama ** | So. | VB, OTF | Whitemore Lake / Whitmore Lake |
Mekenzie Lamb * | Fr. | SO, LX | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
Justin Lavin ** | So. | SO | Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East |
Alistair Law *** | Sr. | SO | Blackburn, England / QEGS Blackburn |
Cameron Lemon * | So. | GO | Battle Creek / Gull Lake |
Payton Leonard * | Fr. | VB | Fife Lake / Forest Area |
Crystal Lettinga ** | So. | GO | Bryon Center / Bryon Center |
Cameron Mahlich * | So. | WR | Ionia / Ionia |
Karina Marin * | Fr. | SB | Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral |
Kyle Markley * | So. | OTF, ITF, CC | Byron / Byron |
Jamaul Martin * | Sr. | FB | Inkster / Inkster |
Lauren Maybee * | Fr. | SO | Waterford / Mott |
Breanna McCone * | Fr. | BB | Homer / Homer |
Dominique McKillop * | Sr. | SB | Imlay City / Imlay City |
Logan McLane * | Fr. | GO | Olivet / Olivet |
Zachary Meharg ** | Jr. | SD | Clinton Twp. / Chippewa Valley |
Julia Miklusicak * | Fr. | TN | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
Alyssa Miller * | Fr. | SO, LX | Jenison / Jenison |
Dalton Miner *** | Jr. | SD | Sunnyvale, Calif. / Homestead |
Trenton Monroe *** | Sr. | FB | Kalamazoo / Plainwell |
Drue Mullin * | Fr. | VB | Coldwater / Coldwater |
Gabrielle Mundt ** | Jr. | VB | DeWitt / DeWitt |
Tyler Nobel ** | Jr. | TN | Plainwell / Plainwell |
Madelyn Notenbaum *** | Jr. | VB | Hudsonville / Hudsonville |
Julie O'Berry ** | So. | SB | Morrice / Morrice |
Zane Paksi * | Jr. | ITF | St. Johns / St. Johns |
Mia Parker ** | So. | VB | Kalamazoo / Plainwell |
Tyler Peck * | So. | OTF, ITF, FB | Manistee / Manistee |
Miranda Pier *** | Jr. | TN | Woodhaven / Carlson |
Bryan Plesner **** | Sr. | SD | Jenison / Jenison |
Paige Poulter ** | So. | SB | Portage / Portage Northern |
Abigail Pray * | Fr. | VB | Plymouth / Plymouth Christian |
Maya Prewitt *** | Jr. | SO | Flushing / Flushing |
Abby Radcliffe *** | Jr. | SO | Davison / Davison |
Cameron Ramos * | Fr. | BB | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Kaylee Richardson * | Fr. | OTF, ITF, SO, CC | Charlotte / Olivet |
Joey Richmond * | Sr. | GO | Jackson / Lumen Christi |
Erin Scanlon * | So. | SB | Dowagiac / St. Joseph |
Morgan Schneider ** | So. | VB | Three Rivers / Three Rivers |
Kiley Schneck * | Fr. | SO | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
Logan Sella ** | So. | FB, BsB | Essexville / Hampton-Garber |
Grant Shepherd * | Jr. | FB | Ann Arbor / Skyline |
Abbie Slater *** | Jr. | SD, LX | Lake Orion / Lake Orion |
Chelsie Smith ** | So. | SO | Laingsburg / St. Johns |
Huston Snyder * | Jr. | BsB | Holt / Holt |
Wesley Springer-Grounds * | Jr. | FB | Three Oaks / Buchanan |
Sofiya Stumpos * | Jr. | LX | Albion / Marshall Academy |
Sarah Swiercz *** | Jr. | SO | Carleton / Airport |
Ashley Swisher * | Fr. | CC | Jackson / Penn Foster PA |
Erin Taylor * | Fr. | GO | Three Rivers / Three Rivers |
Jessica Taylor **** | Sr. | OTF, ITF | Chesterfield / L'Anse Creuse |
Taylor Thelen * | Fr. | OTF, ITF | St. Johns / St. Johns |
Bradley Thomas * | Sr. | CC | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
James Thurman *** | Jr. | OTF, ITF, CC | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Amelia Tomalka * | Jr. | SD | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Gary Tompkins * | Jr. | FB | Homer / Homer |
Samantha Torres ** | So. | OTF, ITF, SO | Lansing / Waverly |
Daniel Waber ** | Jr. | FB | Alma / Alma |
Reese Wallis * | Fr. | WR | Montrose / Hill-McCloy |
Trevor Walters * | Fr. | BsB | Macomb / Eisenhower |
Payton Watson *** | Jr. | SB | Coldwater / Coldwater |
Rachel Webb * | Fr. | GO | Sturgis / Sturgis |
Sydnie Weller *** | Jr. | TN | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
Eric Wood *** | Jr. | SD | West Branch / Ogemaw Heights |
Kassidy Zmikly ** | So. | SB | Sanford / Meridian |
* - denotes number of years named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll | |||
KEY: BB-Basketball, BsB-Baseball, CC-Cross Country, FB-Football, GO-Golf, ITF-Indoor Track & Field, LX-Lacrosse, SO-Soccer, SB-Softball, SD -Swimming & Diving, OTF-Outdoor Track & Field, TN-Tennis, VB-Volleyball, WR-wrestling |