The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics announced its annual academic honors on Monday evening at the department’s Presidential Academic Honors Banquet. President José Padilla recognized 137 student-athletes with Presidential Academic Honors.
Presidential Academic Honors are awarded to student-athletes who have earned a term grade point average of 3.25 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters at Valpo. Valpo Athletics also revealed the department’s Top of the Class Awards, Dean’s Awards, Laurel Award and Team Academic Award.
The Laurel Award is presented to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average. Cara Crompton of soccer and Anna Fay of women’s golf were presented with this year’s Laurel Award as both own perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs.
The Top of the Class Awards are presented annually to graduating seniors with a 3.9 or better cumulative GPA. The Dean’s Awards are awarded to the highest cumulative GPA by a student-athlete in each college.
The soccer program earned the Team Academic Award by posting the department’s highest team GPA.
Dean’s Award (College of Arts and Sciences)
Abby Boyle, Volleyball. Biology and Chemistry
Dean’s Award (College of Business)
Cara Crompton, Women’s Soccer. Marketing
Dean’s Award (College of Engineering)
Anna Fay, Women’s Golf. Bioengineering
Sean Toolis, Men’s Swimming. Computer Engineering
Dean’s Award (College of Nursing and Health Professions)
Kailyn Benoit, Women’s Swimming. Health Sciences
Dean’s Award (Graduate College)
Kade Reinertson, Baseball. Master of Science in Sports Administration
Top of the Class Award
Abby Boyle, Volleyball. Biology and Chemistry
Anthony Delisanti, Men’s Golf. Sports Management
Cara Crompton, Women’s Soccer. Marketing
Matt Molnar, Football. Finance
Anna Fay, Women’s Golf. Bioengineering
Haley Hume, Women’s Swimming. Mechanical Engineering
Laurel Award
Cara Crompton, Women’s Soccer. Marketing
Anna Fay, Women’s Golf. Bioengineering
Team GPA Award
Women’s Soccer
Presidential Academic Honors Awards
Roxanne Adams
Michael Appel Jr
Faith Bargwell
Kailyn Benoit
Andrew Berzai
Katie Beyer
Jake Birmingham
Madi Boor
Abby Boyle
Peytin Brake
Belle Brunner
Natalie Bush
Madison Campbell
Max Carter
Owen Cherry
Caelyn Chorzempa
Tatum Coleman
Lauren Cook
Thomas Cooper
Josh Cottrill
Cara Crompton
Owen Cullinan
Julianna De Simone
Anthony Delisanti
Leah Earnest
Natalie Eaton
Peyton Evans
Anna Fay
Jolene Fernandes
Dana Fish
Isaiah Fowler
Caroline Gorski
Adam Guazzo
Santiago Gutierrez Morales
Christian Hack
Jenna Harrell
Ryan Hawk
Eva Heimsoth
Ricky Helmboldt
Justin Hemmersbach
Emma Hickey
Kennedy Hill
Christian Hilton
Karson Hollander
Gavin Hooper
MacKenzie Horvat
Haley Hume
Katelyn Hyde
Patrick Ilitch
Madison Janickovic
Evan Jernegan
Olivia Johnson
Addy Joiner
Justin Jurmu
Rowan Keefe
Madison Keil
Rhena Kiger
Lily Kirkpatrick
Noah Kline
Max Kobs
Addy Kois
Katie Koryczan
Bryce Koteles
Kayden Krug
Ryan Kruse
Carson Kuhlmann
Barret Labus
Austin Lambert
Courtney Ledbetter
Micah Mackay
Ryan Maka
Thaddeus Malatlian
Anthony Martin
Katelyn McCoy
Sydney McDermott
Brendan McIlvenna
Adam Melliere
Matt Molnar
Talia Morgan
Emma Morrison
Bennett Musser
Maya Nitz
Grant Norman
Jackson Oostman
Molly O’Rear
Niko Paic
Ryan Pauley
Rachel Phillips
Jessica Pickett
Kayla Preston
Kendal Ramey
Raeven Raye-Redmond
Kade Reinertson
Elaina Rezabek
Reilly Ritter
Payton Rowley
Morgan Rudofsky
Gavin Schaefer
Grace Schaekel
Emma Schmidt
Sophie Schoch
Cooper Schwieger
Joe Seiber
Lauren Sena
Kaspar Sepp
Jaymee Sevals
Kate Sheridan
Olivia Sims
Nate Smith
Lilu Smith
Luke Snider
MacKenzie Sorrell
Kevin Spelman
Brian Sponaugle
Isaiah Stafford
Brendan Stangeland
Carly Stewart
Ethan Stierheim
Sara Strauss
Maia Struble
Jeremy Suarez
Elise Swistek
Amelia Tandy
Aidan Thaxton
Mara Thomas
Sean Toolis
Olivia Tressler
George Trojanek
Lyna Vasquez
Anthony Vassolo
Joe Vick
Spencer Warfield
Sam Warren
Gus Wenning
Abby White
Cici Wilson
Lauren Wroza