The University of Olivet lands 160 student-athletes on 2023-24 MIAA Academic Honor

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 Tona 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.