School-record 177 student-athletes named to 2022-23 MIAA Academic Honor

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. –  A school-record 177 student-athletes from The University of Olivet have been named to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic (MIAA) Honor Roll in 2022-23.

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.

The award is administered by the faculty athletic representatives at each member school in the MIAA. Olivet's faculty representatives are Maria Davis, Ph.D., professor of biology, and 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:

• This year's 177 honorees are a school record for the most in one academic year. The previous high was 171 for the 2019-20 academic year.
• Overall, Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the 10th time in school history.
• Five-of-seven women's tennis players, and five-of-seven women's golfers landed a spot on the honor roll.
• Five-of-eight women's cross country runners were selected to the honor roll. Seven-of-10 men's cross country runners are on the honor roll.
• The class breakdown of the honorees is 53 freshmen, 51 sophomores, 50 juniors and 23 seniors.
• Fourteen (14) student-athletes – Daniel Ballagh, Erin Brady, David Curl, Andrew Elenga, Macy Gorrell, Owen Guilford, Gabby Jolliff, Kiersen McDonough, Mary Mitchell, Zach Potter, Noah Runnals, Sarah LaFoe, Takato Timmerman and Noah Wiswary – are four-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipients.
• Of the 177 selections, 104 were named to the honor roll for the first time.
• Twenty-six (26) of the student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the entire academic year.
• Ninety-seven (97) student-athletes had a 3.75 or higher GPA.
• The average GPA for the 177 student-athletes on the honor roll is 3.754.
• Nine (9) student-athletes – Noah Feudi, Hayden Germain, Owen Guilford, Tyler Herrema, Jonathan Holloway, Gabby Jolliff, Jennifer Mann, Chase Mendham and Emily Norkowski ­– earned All-MIAA honors in their respective sport this academic year. One of those nine, Jolliff, was the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in her sport (indoor field). A 10th honoree, Zach Potter, received the MIAA Senior Sportsman of the Year for wrestling.
• Guilford was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Albert H. Deal award for being the top senior male student-athlete.
• Jolliff was Olivet's nominee for the MIAA Sheila Wallace Kovalchik award for being the top female student-athlete.
• Daniel Ballagh and Erin Brady were among the five students who received the Presidential Distinguished Medalist Award for being one of the top graduating seniors with the highest GPAs.