The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball squad had 14 student-athletes honored by the MIAA for their effort in the classroom and on the competition platform.

Sophomore Jaden Ferguson 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. Ferguson has a 4.00 GPA in mass media: multimedia journalism. The MIAA honored 15 student-athletes with the Academic Excellence Award in volleyball. The complete list of Academic Excellence members for volleyball is available here.

Northwest had seven volleyball student-athletes earn MIAA Scholar-Athlete honors in Abby Brunssen, Jaden Ferguson, Kelsey Havel, Payton Kirchhoefer, Hannah Koechl, Alyssa Rezac and Rachel Sturdevant. To earn the MIAA Scholar-Athlete award, student-athletes must post at least a 3.5 GPA and have earned all-MIAA honors. The MIAA honored 13 student-athletes with the Scholar-Athlete Award in volleyball. To see the complete list of Scholar-Athletes for volleyball, click here.

The achievement of Academic Honor Roll was accomplished by 13 Bearcat volleyball performers. 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 MIAA honored 116 student-athletes with the Academic Honor Roll award in volleyball. The complete list of Academic Honor Roll recipients for volleyball is available here.
 

Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown
Maddy Ahrens	Sr.	3.80	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Appleton, Wis.
Abby Brunssen	R-Fr.	3.63	Communication: Public Relations	Atkins, Iowa
Olivia Dir	R-Fr.	3.84	Food & Nutrition: Dietetics	Sturtevant, Wis.
Jaden Ferguson	So.	4.00	Mass Media: Multimedia Journalism	Lincoln, Neb.
Kristen Ford	R-Fr.	3.92	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Gladstone, Mo.
Kelsey Havel	Jr.	3.89	Accounting: Public	Osage, Iowa
Lindsey Heller	So.	3.77	Elementary Education	Olathe, Kan.
Payton Kirchhoefer	R-Fr.	3.87	Mathematics Education	Omaha, Neb.
Hannah Koechl	Jr.	3.87	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Innsbruck, Austria
Sophie McMullen	So.	3.83	Elementary Education	Bucyrus, Kan.
Kyah Luhring	R-Fr.	3.71	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Grundy Center, Iowa
Alyssa Rezac	So.	3.96	Business Management	Wahoo, Neb.
Hallie Sidney	Sr.	3.78	Chemistry Education	Chesterfield, Mo.
Rachel Sturdevant	Jr.	3.71	Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry	Kansas City, Mo.