The Northwest Missouri State University football team had 47 student-athletes honored by the MIAA for their academic performance.
Senior
Will Obert (Palmyra, Missouri) earned the distinguished Academic Excellence Award. An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 4.00 or better at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. Obert has a 4.00 GPA in in biology: biomedical sciences. The complete list of Academic Excellence members is
available here.
Northwest had five football student-athletes earn MIAA Scholar-Athlete honors. To earn the MIAA Scholar-Athlete award, student-athletes must post at least a 3.5 GPA and have earned all-MIAA honors. To see the complete list of Scholar-Athletes
click here.
| Name |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
Hometown |
| Jackson Barnes |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry |
Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jacob Gassman |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Elementary Education |
Kearney, Missouri |
| Zach Howard |
So. |
3.61 |
Physical Education |
Bolivar, Missouri |
| Sam Phillips |
So. |
3.57 |
Applied Health: Exercise Science |
Tabor, Iowa |
| Ryan Spelhaug |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Business Economics |
Bettendorf, Iowa |
The achievement of Academic Honor Roll was accomplished by 41 Bearcat football student-athletes. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The complete list of Academic Honor Roll recipients for football is
available here.
| Name |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
Hometown |
| Marqus Andrews |
Sr. |
3.48 |
Chemistry: Biochemistry |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
| Joe Barnes |
R-Fr. |
3.69 |
English |
Kansas City, Missouri |
| Blake Bayer |
Jr. |
3.17 |
Emergency & Disaster Management |
Albia, Iowa |
| Andrew Blum |
R-Fr. |
3.54 |
Finance: Corporate Finance |
Glenwood, Iowa |
| Blake Brown |
R-Fr. |
3.90 |
Marketing |
Stilwell, Kansas |
| Kier Brown |
Jr. |
3.46 |
Political Science: Criminal Justice |
Eldridge, Iowa |
| Brody Buck |
Jr. |
3.00 |
Business Management |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Brock Caviness |
Jr. |
3.60 |
Elementary Education |
Knoxville, Iowa |
| Austin Clarkson |
Jr. |
3.21 |
Agricultural Business |
Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
| Mike Ehlke |
Sr. |
3.38 |
Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry |
Little Chute, Wisconsin |
| Adrean Eskew |
So. |
3.13 |
Special Education |
Lawson, Missouri |
| Hunter Gerths |
Sr. |
3.26 |
Recreation: Corporate Recreation & Wellness |
Albia, Iowa |
| Walker Graves |
R-Fr. |
3.78 |
Business Management |
Chillicothe, Missouri |
| Giavonni Guido |
R-Fr. |
3.00 |
Emergency & Disaster Management |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dalton Hill |
So. |
3.54 |
Physical Education |
Center, Missouri |
| Noah Hilton |
R-Fr. |
3.52 |
Criminology: Adult System |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Keilon Hunter |
So. |
3.52 |
Business Management |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| Dante Keys |
So. |
3.49 |
Chemistry: Biochemistry |
Plainfield, Indiana |
| Jadyn Kowalski |
Jr. |
3.16 |
Emergency & Disaster Management |
Bellevue, Nebraska |
| Jacob Marshall |
So. |
3.28 |
Business Management |
Kearney, Missouri |
| Tyler Miller |
R-Fr. |
3.57 |
International Business |
Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jonathan Ortiz |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Geography |
Eudora, Kansas |
| Tim Otting |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Business Management |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Zach Pierce |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Applied Health: Exercise Science |
Gladbrook, Iowa |
| Dustin Piper |
Jr. |
3.00 |
Physical Education |
Maryville, Missouri |
| Riley Prachar |
R-Fr. |
3.27 |
Business Management |
Venice, Florida |
| Kyle Raunig |
Sr. |
3.26 |
Business Management |
Olathe, Kansas |
| Robert Rawie |
R-Fr. |
3.38 |
Recreation: Corporate Recreation & Wellness |
Liberty, Missouri |
| Sam Roberts |
Jr. |
3.12 |
Biology/Psychology |
Waynesville, Missouri |
| Parker Sampson |
Jr. |
3.03 |
Communication |
Kansas City, Missouri |
| Myles Scott |
Sr. |
3.08 |
Criminology: Adult System |
Tampa, Florida |
| Isaiah Strayhorn |
Sr. |
3.11 |
Business Management |
Chula Vista, California |
| Austin Stuhr |
So. |
3.73 |
Agricultural Business |
Bradshaw, Nebraska |
| Alec Tatum |
Jr. |
3.10 |
Recreation: Corporate Recreation & Wellness |
Huntsville, Texas |
| Isaac Vollstedt |
R-Fr. |
3.35 |
Applied Health: Exercise Science |
Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jackson Walker |
R-Fr. |
3.13 |
Business Economics |
Solon, Iowa |
| Pat Walton |
R-Fr. |
3.00 |
Psychology |
Raytown, Missouri |
| Trey Washington |
So. |
3.16 |
Applied Health: Exercise Science |
Grimes, Iowa |
| Jake White |
So. |
3.26 |
Business Management |
Maryville, Missouri |
| Noah Williams |
Jr. |
3.05 |
Biology |
Dodge City, Kansas |
| Seth Zegunis |
R-Fr. |
3.81 |
Applied Health: Exercise Science |
Lenexa, Kansas |
