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Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2024-25

Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2024-25

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