Making the grade: 131 student-athletes named to 2021-22 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
FREELAND, Mich. – One hundred thirty-one (131) Olivet College student-athletes have made the grade and landed on the 2021-22 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll.
FREELAND, Mich. – One hundred thirty-one (132) Olivet College student-athletes have made the grade and landed on the 2021-22 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll.
The honor roll comprises any student-athlete who maintained a 3.50 or higher grade point average (GPA) for the entire academic year and was an active member of his/her team's roster.
The award is administered by the faculty athletic representatives at each member school in the MIAA. Olivet's faculty representative is Arthur 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:
- Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the ninth time in school history.
- Six-of-eight women's tennis players, and five-of-eight women's golfers were selected to the honor roll.
- Seven-of-10 women's cross country runners were named to the honor roll.
- Nine-of-12 women's swimmers are on the honor roll.
- The class breakdown of the honorees is 34 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 34 juniors and 35 seniors.
- Nine student-athletes – Liam Kinjorski, Cameron Mahlich, Logan McLane, Drue Mullin, Kaylee Richardson, Kiley Schneck, Taylor Thelen, Reese Wallis and Rachel Webb – are four-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipients.
- One student-athlete – Ben Compton – is a rare five-time honoree.
- Of the 131 selections, 55 were named to the honor roll for the first time.
- Twenty-two (22) of the student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the entire academic year.
- Ninety-four (94) student-athletes had a 3.75 or higher GPA.
- The average GPA for the 131 student-athletes on the honor roll is 3.820.
- Ten (10) student-athletes – Dylan Briggs, Hayden Germain, Owen Guilford, Hunter Hilliard, Gabby Jolliff, Jennifer Mann, Chase Mendham, Zac Schneck, Brendan Sine and Reese Wallis – earned All-MIAA honors in their respective sport this academic year. One of those 10, Guilford, was the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in his sport (wrestling).
- Wallis ended his career at Olivet as a four-time All-MIAA selection.
- Wallis was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Al Deal award for being the top senior male student-athlete.
- Kaylee Richardson and Kiley Schneck were among the seven students who received the Olivet College Donald A. Morris Academic Excellence Award. The award is given annually to the graduating seniors with the highest GPAs who completed all coursework through Olivet College.
NAME | YR. | SPORT(S) | HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL |
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Logan Allen ** | So. | VB/BB | Union City / Union City |
Jill Arends *** | Jr. | VB/TN | Grant / Grant |
Savannah Baker *** | Sr. | XC/TF | DeWitt / Homeschooled |
Courtney Balazs * | Fr. | BB | Huron / New Boston |
Daniel Ballagh *** | Jr. | BsB | Munith / Stockbridge |
Cooper Beard * | So. | FB | Ovid / Ovid-Elsie |
Makenzie Borg *** | Jr. | TN | Grand Blanc/ Grand Blanc |
Sophie Bradford * | Fr. | SO | Portage / Portage Central |
Erin Brady *** | Jr. | SB | Three Rivers/ Three Rivers |
Bo Brandt * | Fr. | FB | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Dylan Briggs *** | Sr. | WR | Bancroft / Corunna |
Brielle Broderick * | So. | SB | Grand Blanc/ Grand Blanc |
Jalen Broussard ** | Jr. | FB | Grand Rapids / East Grand Rapids |
Anthony Brown * | So. | FB | Grand Rapids / East Kentwood |
Katie Brown ** | Sr. | SO | Jonesville/ Jonesville |
Kyante Buck * | So. | FB | Cassopolis / Ross Beatty |
Alicia Bullaro ** | Sr. | WBB | St. Clair Shores / Lakeview |
Hunter Caister ** | So. | WR | Cass City / Cass City |
Madison Chubb *** | Jr. | VB | Haslett / Haslett |
David Coffey ** | Sr. | FB | Saginaw / Bay City Western |
Ben Compton ***** | Sr. | BsB | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
David Curl *** | Jr. | FB | Decatur / Watervliet |
Robert Davids * | Fr. | WR | Eaton Rapids / Eaton Rapids |
Alyssa Davis * | Jr. | TN | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Julia Decker * | Jr. | BB | St. Clair Shores / Lakeview |
Alex DeVault ** | So. | XC/TF | Algonac / Algonac |
Cole Deyo * | Fr. | FB | Howell / East Lansing |
Jake Dickinson ** | So. | SO/TN | Port Saint Joe, Fla. / Port Saint Joe |
Morgan Dillon ** | So. | VB | Tecumseh / Tecumseh |
Stuart Donlan * | Fr. | WR | Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina |
Andrew Downer * | Sr. | BsB | Caledonia / Caledonia |
John Downey * | Jr. | XC/TF | Battle Creek / St. Philip |
Olivia DuFore ** | So. | VB | Fowlerville / Fowlerville |
Kayla Eichaker * | Sr. | SD | Portage / Central |
London Eldridge * | Fr. | TF | Stanton / Central Montcalm |
Andrew Elenga *** | Jr. | FB/BSB | Galesburg / Climax-Scotts |
Nolan Finkbeiner * | Fr. | BB | Hemlock / Freeland |
Samantha Foster * | Jr. | SO | Canton / Plymouth |
Tyler Gerbasi * | Fr. | SO | St. Clair Shores / Lakeview |
Hayden Germain ** | So. | XC/TF | Pewamo / Pewamo-Westphalia |
Macy Gorrell *** | Fr. | SO | Portage / Portage Northern |
Caleb Graham *** | Sr. | TN | Mason / Mason |
Kyle Griffith * | Fr. | BB | Lyons / Ionia |
Owen Guilford *** | Jr. | WR | Portland / Portland |
Paige Gunn ** | Sr. | SO | Holly/ Holly |
Kayin Harper * | Fr. | VB | Kalamazoo / Portage Northern |
Jordan Hartman * | Fr. | SO/SB | Portage / Portage Northern |
Hunter Henson ** | Sr. | BsB | Troy / Athens |
Tyler Herrema * | Fr. | WR | Grandville / Grandville |
Matt Hewitt *** | Sr. | BsB | Hastings/ Hastings |
Hunter Hillard ** | So. | XC/TF | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Jesse Holmes * | Fr. | BsB | Lawton / Mattawan |
Rylee Honsowitz * | Fr. | GO | Hastings / Dowling |
David James ** | So. | SO | Wolverine Lake / Walled Lake Central |
Connor Jewell * | Fr. | GO | Swartz Creek / Swartz Creek |
Gabby Jolliff *** | Jr. | TF | Fowlerville / Fowlerville |
Seth Kading * | Fr. | SD | Solana Beach, Calif. / Santa Fe Christian |
Kennedy Karns * | Jr. | SD/TN | Ceresco / Marshall |
Emily Keeler ** | So. | VB/SB | Albion / Springport |
Emmett Kettel * | Fr. | WR | Columbus / Richmond |
Liam Kinjorski **** | Sr. | WR | West Bloomfield / Walled Lake Central |
Trever Klotz * | Fr. | BsB | Nappanee, Ind. / Northwood |
Jordan Kruskie * | Fr. | SD | Essexville / Garber |
Thomas Kusterer * | Sr. | FB | Standish / Standish-Sterling |
Logan Kyre * | Sr. | BB | Charlotte / Olivet |
Sarah LaFoe *** | Jr. | SD | San Marcos, Calif. / Mission Hills |
Jeffrey Leach *** | Jr. | WR | Ada / Lowell |
Wyatt Leland * | Fr. | BsB | Laingsburg / Owosso |
Christian Lenon ** | So. | WR | Dimondale / Holt |
Elijah Lewis * | Sr. | FB | Cadillac / Pine River |
Josh Lucier * | Fr. | BsB | Haslett / Haslett |
Dylan Lyons ** | So. | SD | New Boston / Trenton |
Cameron Mahlich **** | Sr. | WR | Ionia / Ionia |
Jennifer Mann ** | So. | SD | Orange, Calif. / Villa Park |
Chris Martin *** | Sr. | BB | Santa Cruz, Calif./ Santa Cruz |
Lauren Maybee *** | Sr. | SO | Waterford / Mott |
Alaina McCormick * | Fr. | SB | Montague / Montague |
Kiersen McDonough *** | Jr. | GO | Mason / Mason |
Logan McLane **** | Sr. | GO | Olivet / Olivet |
Justin Meeks ** | Sr. | FB | Southfield / Southfield |
Chase Mendham *** | Jr. | XC/TF | Coopersville / Coopersville |
Mary Mitchell *** | Jr. | SO | Portage / Central |
Meredith Morell * | So. | SB | Snover / Lapeer |
Landon Morgan * | Fr. | SD | Marshall / Marshall |
Drue Mullin **** | Sr. | VB/TN | Coldwater / Coldwater |
Spencer Murphy ** | So. | WR | North Branch / North Branch |
Aynslee Myer *** | Jr. | GO | Niles / Niles |
Kinsley Noel * | So. | SD | San Marcos, Calif. / Mission Hills |
Justin Norgan *** | Jr. | FB | Sturgis / Centreville |
Denver Orlando *** | Jr. | TF | Byron / Byron |
Brian Paquette ** | Sr. | WR | Paw Paw / Bloomingdale |
Savannah Pavoni * | So. | BB | Benjamin Logan / Zanesfield, Ohio |
Abbey Peters * | Fr. | XC/TF | Olivet / Olivet |
Shelby Piper *** | Sr. | SB | Ravenna / Ravenna |
Chaz Polash *** | Sr. | FB | Ashley / Ashley |
Ben Porter * | So. | FB | Kalkaska / Kalkaska |
Zach Potter *** | Jr. | WR | Onondaga / Springport |
Brendan Redding ** | Sr. | BsB | Bailey/ Ravenna |
Morgann Reinhart * | Fr. | VB | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada / St. Andre Bessette |
Mitchell Reynolds ** | So. | WR | Gregory / Chelsea |
Kaylee Richardson **** | Sr. | XC | Charlotte / Olivet |
Jacob Ritter *** | Jr. | SD | Brawley, Calif. / Calipatria |
Kyle Robinson ** | Sr. | FB | Frankenmuth / Frankenmuth |
Lily Rozeveld * | Fr. | VB | Mattawan / Lawrence |
Noah Runnals *** | Jr. | SO | Goodells / Yale |
Trevor Savage *** | Sr. | BsB | Williamston / Williamston |
Zac Schneck ** | Jr. | XC/TF | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
Kiley Schneck **** | Sr. | SO | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
Ally Sears ** | Jr. | TN | Grand Ledge / DeWitt |
Malaya Shireman * | Fr. | SB | Piedmont, Ga. / Gaylesville |
Clara Shoales * | Fr. | BB | Athens / Troy |
Brendan Sine * | Jr. | FB | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Eric Smith * | Fr. | FB | Manistee / Manistee |
Summer Smith * | Fr. | SB | Midland / Breckinridge |
Allyson Stevens ** | So. | XC/TF | Fenwick / Carson City Crystal |
Rachel Swartz * | Jr. | BB | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
Tonya Tepin ** | So. | XC/TF | Cedar Springs / Cedar Springs |
Taylor Thelen **** | Sr. | XC/TF | St. John's / St. John's |
Jarrett Thorne * | Sr. | WR | Charlotte / Charlotte |
Takato Timmerman *** | Jr. | SD | Yokosuka, Japan / Poway (Calif.) |
Allie Tucker ** | So. | SO | Flushing / Flint Powers |
Jasmine Van Atti * | So. | SD | Kalamazoo / Central |
Sam Vondra *** | Jr. | TN | Hillsdale / Hillsdale |
Dane Vos ** | Sr. | BB | Port Huron/ Northern |
Reese Wallis **** | Sr. | WR | Montrose / Hill-McCloy |
Dakota Weaver ** | So. | FB | Troy / De La Salle |
Rachel Webb **** | Sr. | GO | Sturgis / Sturgis |
Kyle Wendt * | Fr. | SO | Ludington / Ludington |
Karley Wheeler * | Jr. | SD | Kalamazoo / Central |
Mason Wichman * | Fr. | BB | Eaton Rapids / Eaton Rapids |
Taylor Wilsey ** | So. | TF | East Leroy / Battle Creek Lakeview |
Noah Wiswary *** | Jr. | BB | Jenison / Unity Christian |
* - denotes number of years named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll | |||
KEY: BB-Basketball, BsB-Baseball, XC-Cross Country, FB-Football, GO-Golf, TF-Track & Field, SO-Soccer, SB-Softball, SD -Swimming & Diving, TN-Tennis, VB-Volleyball, WR-wrestling |