The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat baseball team had 22 of its student-athletes honored by the MIAA for their effort in the classroom and on the field.

The MIAA announced its Academic Awards for the 2020 baseball season. More than 175 baseball student-athletes from league schools were recognized for their classroom achievements.

The prestigious Academic Excellence Award was earned by Bearcat senior Tim Olson. Olson was among five baseball student-athletes to received the MIAA's 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 at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The complete list of Academic Excellence members for the 2020 baseball season is available here.
 

Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown
Tim Olson	Sr.	4.00	MBA - General	Buena Park, California

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 baseball is available here.
 

Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown
Chase Broeker	R-Fr.	3.81	Biology/Psychology	Leavenworth, Kansas
Peter Carlson	Jr.	3.43	Business Management	Arvada, Colorado
Caden Diel	R-Fr.	3.53	Business Economics	O'Fallon, Missouri
Matt Gastner	Jr.	3.21	Business Management	Liberty, Missouri
Nick Healton	R-Fr.	3.08	Undecided	West Palm Beach, Florida
Zane Jackson	R-Fr.	3.33	Finance: Financial Services	Wayne, Nebraska
Ryan Koski	So.	3.62	Business Management	Kearney, Nebraska
Tristan Ledger	Sr.	3.18	BAS - Agriculture	Brighton, Iowa
Elias Manners	R-Fr.	3.58	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	St. Joseph, Missouri
Mitchell McCallister	Jr.	3.56	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kansas City, Missouri
Tim Olson	Sr.	4.00	MBA - General	Buena Park, California
Jordan Peck	So.	3.76	Physical Education	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Connor Quick	Sr.	3.21	Cybersecurity	Fenton, Missouri
Calvin Rudolph	Sr.	3.90	Finance: Financial Services	Omaha, Nebraska
Richie Sander	So.	3.64	Finance: Financial Services	Kansas City, Missouri
Matt Schingel	Sr.	3.86	Finance: Corporate Finance	Crystal Lake, Illinois
Russell Simmons	So.	3.40	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Bonner Springs, Kansas
Alex Slocum	So.	3.31	Marketing	Liberty, Missouri
Daniel Smith	So.	3.95	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Ashland, Missouri
Max Spitzmiller	Jr.	3.40	Middle School Education	St. Charles, Missouri
Colton Thomas	Jr.	3.53	Business Management	Olathe, Kansas
Quintin Van Ackeren	Sr.	3.16	Business Management	Omaha, Nebraska