The University of Olivet lands 160 student-athletes on 2023-24 MIAA Academic Honor
August 29, 2024
HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – The University of Olivet has 160 of its student-athletes on the 2023-24 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll.
The honor roll is made up of 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.
Below the notes is a 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 surpassed the 100 plateau in the number of honorees for the 11th time in school history.
- The class breakdown of the honorees is 57 freshmen, 41 sophomores, 33 juniors and 29 seniors.
- Twelve (12) student-athletes – Hunter Caister, Morgan Dillon, Hayden Germain, Hunter Hillard, Emily Keeler, Christian Lenon, Dylan Lyons, Jennifer Mann, Spencer Murphy, Mitchell Reynolds, Allyson Stevens and Tonya Tepin – are four-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipients.
- Of the 160 selections, 74 were named to the honor roll for the first time.
- Six (6) student-athletes – SirQuarius Ball (football), Chris Davis (cross country), London Eldridge (outdoor track & field), Tyler Herrema (wrestling), Jennifer Mann (swimming) and Conner Schipper (basketball) – earned All-MIAA honors in their respective sport this academic year. One of those six, Ball, received the MIAA Pete Schmidt Award for being the top senior student-athlete in his sport.
- Davis was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Albert H. Deal award for being the top senior male student-athlete.
- Mann was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Sheila Wallace Kovalchik award for being the top female student-athlete.
- Spencer Murphy was among the five students who received the Presidential Distinguished Medalist Award for being one of the top graduating seniors with the highest GPAs.
| NAME | YR. | SPORT(S) | HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel Abalos * | So. | SB | Phoenix, Ariz. / Arcadia |
| Austin Alflen * | Fr. | BsB | Linden / Linden |
| Chase Alford * | Fr. | BsB | Beech Grove, Ind. / Beech Grove |
| Kayden Alli * | Fr. | TN | Bronson / Bronson |
| Lucas Anderson * | Fr. | TN | Fowlerville / Fowlerville |
| Madison Bailey ** | Sr. | BB / SB | Buchanan / Brandywine |
| SirQuarius Ball ** | Sr. | FB | Saginaw / Bridgeport |
| Tyler Ball * | Fr. | SD | Battle Creek / Lakeview |
| Cole Barker ** | So. | FB | Coldwater / Coldwater |
| Ryan Bart ** | Sr. | BB | Grand Rapids / Kenowa Hills |
| Dylan Beck ** | Jr. | GO | Milan / Milan |
| Zak Bedford * | Jr. | SO | Kingsley,Mich. / Kingsley |
| Jordan Bellamy * | So. | BB | Marengo, Ohio / Highland |
| Antonio Biggs * | So. | BsB | Livonia / Detroit Catholic Central |
| Deegan Bodell * | Fr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Carson City / Crystal |
| Alexis Bond * | Fr. | SB | Glen Carbon, Ill. / Father McGivney Catholic |
| Madison Borrelli ** | So. | SO | Lowell / Lowell |
| Sophie Bradford *** | Jr. | SO | Portage / Central |
| Bo Brandt *** | Jr. | FB | Charlotte / Charlotte |
| Brielle Broderick *** | Sr. | SB | Grand Blanc / Grand Blanc |
| Ian Brown * | Fr. | SO | Grand Rapids / West Michigan Aviation Academy |
| Matthew Brown * | So. | SD | Battle Creek / Harper Creek |
| Olivia Burt * | Fr. | SB | Elsie / Ovid-Elsie |
| Kaylee Bush * | Fr. | BB | Potterville / Potterville |
| Hunter Caister **** | Jr. | WR | Cass City / Cass City |
| Bryan Carney ** | So. | BsB | Grosse Pointe Woods / Grosse Pointe North |
| Jaydn Cary * | So. | VB | Coldwater / Bronson |
| Ryley Chamberlin ** | So. | VB | Freeland / Hemlock |
| Abby Chapman * | Fr. | VB | Grand Rapids / Kenoaw Hills |
| Austin Cole * | So. | ITF / OTF | Byron / Byron Area |
| Aubrey Connelly * | Fr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Grant Twp. / Croswel-Lexington |
| Lily Connelly ** | Sr. | XC / BB / OTF | Grant Twp. / Croswell Lexington |
| Brady Crabtree * | Fr. | FB | Coldwater / Coldwater |
| Hannah Cron * | Fr. | SB | Oxford / Oxford |
| Kyle Crusan * | Fr. | FB | Reed City / Reed City |
| Robert Davids *** | So. | WR | Eaton Rapids / Eaton Rapids |
| Alyssa Davis *** | Sr. | TN | Charlotte / Charlotte |
| Christopher Davis ** | Sr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Howell / Fowlerville |
| Lemonte Davis * | So. | FB | Vassar / Vassar |
| Anthony DeVito ** | So. | XC / ITF / OTF | Bellevue / Olivet |
| Morgan Dillon **** | Sr. | VB | Tecumseh / Tecumseh |
| Stuart Donlan *** | So. | WR | Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina |
| Nathan Droste ** | So. | BsB | Eagle / Grand Ledge |
| Olivia DuFore *** | Sr. | VB | Fowlerville / Fowlerville |
| London Eldridge *** | Sr. | ITF / OTF | Stanton / Central Montcalm |
| Helena Eley * | Fr. | BB | Bronson / Bronson |
| Michael Elzerman * | Fr. | SO | Rochester Hills / Adams |
| Taylor Facca * | Fr. | SO | Auburn Hills / Avondale |
| Spencer Fedewa * | Fr. | BB | Potterville / Potterville |
| Kelsie Finazzo * | Fr. | SO | St. Clair Shores / Lakeview Virtual |
| Nolan Finkbeiner *** | Jr. | BB | Freeland / Hemlock |
| Samantha Foster *** | Jr. | SO | Canton / Plymouth |
| Treyton Gabrielson ** | Jr. | SD | Kalamazoo / Portage Northern |
| Ryan Ganger ** | So. | SO / TN | Clyde / Marysville |
| Hayden Germain **** | Sr. | XC | Pewamo / Pewamo Westphalia |
| Evelyn Gifford * | Fr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Portage / Central |
| Brianna Gitchell * | So. | SB | Eau Claire / St. Joseph |
| Kallie Glei * | Fr. | SO | Hillsdale / Quincy |
| Morgan Good ** | So. | VB | Potterville / Potterville |
| Branson Goodman * | Fr. | WR | Portland / Portland |
| Anthony Gordon * | Jr. | FB | Detroit / Edison |
| Grace Grew * | Fr. | VB | Grand Ledge / Grand Ledge |
| Sarah Grove ** | So. | XC / ITF / OTF | Alma / Alma |
| Ramiro Guerrero ** | Jr. | WR | Adrian / Adrian |
| Julia Hall * | Fr. | VB | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
| Jaelyn Hampton * | Jr. | VB | Jackson / Napoleon |
| Kayin Harper *** | Jr. | VB | Kalamazoo / Portage Northern |
| Kinsley Hatfield ** | So. | BB | Hudsonville / Hudsonville |
| Aden Hathaway * | Fr. | BB | Coldwater / Bronson |
| Blake Hawkins ** | Jr. | FB / BsB | Hamilton, Ohio / Hamilton |
| Hailey Henning * | Fr. | SB | Saginaw / Heritage |
| Tyler Herrema *** | Jr. | WR | Grandville / Grandville |
| Hunter Hillard **** | Sr. | XC | Charlotte / Charlotte |
| Jonathan Holloway ** | Jr. | FB / ITF / OTF | Lawton / Lawton |
| Anna Honnen * | Fr. | BB | Burton / F.A.I.T.H. Homeshool |
| Evan Honnen * | So. | BB | Burton / F.A.I.T.H. Homeschool |
| Rylee Honsowitz *** | Jr. | GO | Dowling / Hastings |
| Leah Hopkins ** | Jr. | TN | Battle Creek / Pennfield |
| Connor Jewell *** | Jr. | GO | Swartz Creek / Swartz Creek |
| Dawson John ** | So. | FB | Clare / Clare |
| Madison Johnson ** | Jr. | VB | Westland / Livonia Churchill |
| Seth Kading *** | Sr. | SD | Solana Beach, Calif. / Santa Fe Christian |
| Emily Keeler **** | Sr. | VB / SB | Albion / Springport |
| Emmett Kettel *** | Jr. | WR | Columbus / Richmond |
| Trever Klotz *** | Jr. | BsB | Nappanee, Ind. / Northwood |
| Trey Kolakovich * | Fr. | BB | Port Sanliac / Croswell-Lexington |
| Jordan Kruskie *** | Jr. | ITF / OTF | Essexville / Garber |
| Trevor Kunst * | Fr. | BsB | Valparaiso, Ind. / Wheeler |
| Ella LaMothe ** | So. | GO | Grand Blanc / Linden |
| Kelsee Lawson ** | So. | SD | Mattawan / Mattawan |
| Brody Lehman * | Fr. | BsB | Olivet / Olivet |
| Wyatt Leland *** | Jr. | BsB | Laingsburg / Owosso |
| Christian Lenon **** | Sr. | WR | Dimondale / Holt |
| Rylee Lewis * | Fr. | TN | Ovid / Ovid-Elsie |
| Trevor Lewis ** | Sr. | TN | Marquette / Marquette Senior |
| Dylan Lyons **** | Sr. | SD | New Boston / Trenton |
| Christina Malackanich * | Fr. | BB | Hersey / Reed City |
| Jennifer Mann **** | Sr. | SD | Orange, Calif. / Villa Park |
| Josiah Martinez * | Fr. | SO | Grand Rapids / Grand Rapids Catholic Central |
| Mariahna McConnell * | Fr. | BB | Lansing / Waverly |
| Alaina McCormick *** | Jr. | TN | Montague / Montague |
| Hayleah McFadden * | Fr. | VB | Niles / Niles |
| Darren McLeod ** | So. | WR | North Branch / North Branch |
| Tressa Meeuwes * | Fr. | SO | Jenison / Jenison |
| Michelle Michelin * | Fr. | SB | Mancelona / Kalkaska |
| Brendan Monroe * | Jr. | BsB | Scotts / Vicksburg |
| Peter Moore * | Fr. | ITF / OTF | Hilldale / Hillsdale |
| Meredith Morell *** | Sr. | SB | Snover / Lapeer |
| Landon Morgan *** | Sr. | SD | Marshall / Marshall |
| Spencer Murphy **** | Jr. | WR | North Branch / North Branch |
| Emily Norkowski ** | Jr. | ITF / OTF | Fife Lake / Forest Area |
| Abi Nunez * | Fr. | VB | Hillsdale / North Adams-Jerome |
| Myles Parker ** | So. | FB | Kingston / Marlette |
| Jack Pendell ** | Sr. | SD | Warren / Warren Woods Tower |
| Abbey Peters *** | Jr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Olivet / Olivet |
| Mitchell Pfeifer ** | Sr. | FB | Alpena / Alpena |
| Violet Porter ** | So. | VB / SB | Kalkaska / Kalkaska |
| Charles Quilliam ** | So. | BsB | Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis |
| Kyle Redd * | Fr. | ITF / OTF | Tekonsha / Tekonsha |
| Montreal Reid * | Fr. | FB | Lake Odessa / Lakewood |
| Aidan Reynolds ** | So. | SO | Ortonville / Brandon |
| Mitchell Reynolds **** | Sr. | WR | Gregory / Chelsea |
| Kayla Rossen * | Fr. | BB | Imlay City / Imlay City |
| Isaac Rowe ** | Jr. | FB | Plainwell / Plainwell |
| Lily Rozeveld *** | Sr. | ITF / OTF | Mattawan / Lawrence |
| Tyler Rupp * | So. | BsB | Marshall / Marshall |
| Elijah Saathoff ** | So. | FB | Blanchard / Chippewa Valley |
| Conner Schipper * | Fr. | BB | Holland / Zeeland East |
| Clara Shoales *** | Jr. | BB | Troy / Athens |
| Kayden Shrock ** | Jr. | ITF / OTF | Parma / Western |
| Bridgette Shroll ** | So. | SD | Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta |
| Garrett Shumaker ** | Sr. | FB | Grand Blanc / Grand Blanc |
| David Sinkler ** | Sr. | ITF / OTF | Battle Creek / Ann Arbor Huron |
| Eric Smith ** | Jr. | FB | Manistee / Manistee |
| Owen Smith ** | So. | BsB | Grand Ledge / Grand Ledge |
| Kaleb Spahr ** | So. | BsB | Osseo / Pittsford |
| Sophia Spahr * | Fr. | SD | Belmont / Rockford |
| Allyson Stevens **** | Sr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Fenwick / Carson City Crystal |
| Jamie Stiver ** | So. | XC | Tecumseh / Britton Deerfield |
| Austin Straub * | Fr. | FB | Lake Odessa / Lakewood |
| Domenico Tejeda * | So. | FB | Allendale / Allendale |
| Tonya Tepin **** | Sr. | XC / ITF / OTF | Cedar Springs / Cedar Springs |
| Madalynn Terry * | Fr. | BB | Wayland / Wayland |
| Alex Tushim * | Fr. | BsB | Flushing / Flushing |
| Jennie Underwood * | So. | SO | Lowell / Lowell |
| Andrew Vendzuh ** | Sr. | BsB | Clinton Twp. / Chippewa Valley |
| Isabella Wagasy ** | So. | VB | Monroe / Monroe |
| Trevor Wagler * | Fr. | FB | Jonesville / Hillsdale |
| Logan Walton ** | So. | BB | Almont / Almont |
| Douglas West * | So. | SO | Bellevue / Bellevue |
| Jordan West * | Fr. | TN | Galesburg / Galesburg |
| Austin Whitney * | Fr. | BB / TN | Kent City / Grant |
| Mason Wichman ** | Jr. | BB | Eaton Rapids / Eaton Rapids |
| Gavin Wildeman * | Fr. | FB | Fenton / Linden |
| Joey Wilson * | Fr. | VB / OTF | Whitmore Lake / Whitmore Lake |
| Brayden Wine * | Fr. | BB | Olivet / Olivet |
| Kaitlyn Witkowski * | Fr. | SB | Tuscon, Ariz. / Ironwood Ridge |
| Austin Wittrock * | Fr. | BsB | South Bend, Ind. / James W. Riley |
| Kylee Wolanin ** | So. | VB | Byron / Byron |
| Roderic Yelding * | Fr. | WR | South Haven / South Haven |
| * - 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 | |||