KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA announced the 2021-22 Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic Awards. All 11 men's teams and all 12 women's teams were represented for the student-athletes' hard work in the classroom.

The Northwest Missouri State University indoor track & field teams had 38 individuals (26 women, 12 men) earn MIAA academic recognition for their work in the classroom on the competition platform.

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 60 student-athletes (45 women, 15 men) in indoor track and field including four from Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats saw Lexie Gilbert, Lisette Perez, Emily Saalfeld and Dakota Schmidt earn perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages. 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 grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The complete list of Academic Excellence members for women's indoor track and field is available here and the men's is available here. 

The Scholar-Athlete distinction went to 55 student-athletes (28 women, 27 men). Northwest's Scholar-Athlete recipients were Bailey Blake, Jaedy Commins, Caroline Cunningham, Tucker Dahle, Blake Morgan, Jake Norris, Jada Shanklin, Reece Smith and R.J. Williams. A Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The student-athlete must also earn All-MIAA honors for the current season. To see the complete list of Scholar-Athletes for women's indoor track and field, click here. For men's, click here. 

In the Academic Honor Roll category, 458 student-athletes (255 women, 203 men) were mentioned. 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 or above 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 all 255 Academic Honor Roll recipients for women's indoor track and feild is available here. The complete list of all 203 Academic Honor Roll recipients for men's indoor track and field is available here. 
 

Name	Men's/Women's	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown
Bailey Blake	Women's	So.	3.61	Applied Heath: Exercise Science	Indianola, Iowa
Tori Castle	Women's	So.	3.80	Applied Heath: Exercise Science	Treynor, Iowa
Jaedy Commins	Women's	R-Fr.	3.36	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Ogallala, Neb.
Federico Crisci	Men's	Gr.	3.75	MBA - General Management	Caserta, Italy
Caroline Cunningham	Women's	Jr.	3.80	Psychology	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Tucker Dahle	Men's	Sr.	3.45	Biology/Psychology	St. Joseph, Mo.
Lexie Gilbert	Women's	R-Fr.	4.00	Biology: General Biology	Omaha, Neb.
Anna Gladstone	Women's	R-Fr.	3.10	Human Services	Grant City, Mo.
Prince Griffin	Men's	So.	3.32	Business Economics	Independence, Mo.
Ally Hammond	Women's	R-Fr.	3.61	Digital Media: Content Strategy	Parkville, Mo.
Kaylee Harp	Women's	R-Fr.	4.00	Mathematics	Harrisonville, Mo.
Hannah Hatzenbuehler	Women's	R-Fr.	3.25	Elementary Education	Ashland, Neb.
Lauryn Hill	Women's	R-Fr.	3.67	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Colo, Iowa
David Hipshire	Men's	So.	3.95	Emergency & Disaster Management	Waxahachie, Texas
Tiffany Hughey	Women's	So.	3.35	Digital Media: Visual Imaging	Lee's Summit, Mo.
Fedrick Kipyego	Men's	Sr.	3.15	Agricultural Business	Eldoret, Kenya
Addison Long	Women's	So.	3.45	MIS: General	Platte City, Mo.
Kyah Luhring	Women's	R-Fr.	3.67	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Grundy Center, Iowa
Blake Morgan	Men's	So.	3.93	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kirksville, Mo.
Jake Norris	Men's	Jr.	3.82	Business Economics	Papillion, Neb.
Randi Overkamp	Women's	Jr.	3.91	Marketing	Columbia, Mo.
Amber Owens	Women's	Jr.	3.91	Recreation: Corporate Recreation/Wellness	Lincoln, England
Addie Palser	Women's	Jr.	3.49	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kearney, Neb.
Lisette Perez	Women's	Jr.	4.00	Recreation: Rec & Park Management	Nixa, Mo.
Sarah Prickett	Women's	So.	3.92	Political Science	Overland Park, Kan.
Ian Richmond	Men's	Jr.	3.48	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kirksville, Mo.
Emily Saalfeld	Women's	R-Fr.	4.00	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Omaha, Neb.
Olivia Sattlefield	Women's	So.	3.76	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Papillion, Neb.
Dakota Schmidt	Men's	Jr.	4.00	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Platte City, Mo.
Jada Shanklin	Women's	So.	3.65	Political Science: Cr Jus/Crim	Houston, Texas
Madison Simmons	Women's	R-Fr.	3.63	Pre-Nursing	Unionville, Mo.
Corbin Smith	Men's	So.	3.75	Mass Media: Sports Media	Pleasant Valley, Mo.
Reece Smith	Men's	So.	3.91	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Garner, Iowa
Symaih Smith	Women's	So.	3.43	Psychology	Blue Springs, Mo.
Abby Sweeney	Women's	Jr.	3.72	Communication: Public Relations	Owings, Md.
Quinn Weakley	Women's	R-Fr.	3.46	Psychology	Kearney, Neb.
R.J. Williams	Men's	Sr.	3.63	General Studies	New Albany, Ind.
Josie Zeiger	Women's	So.	3.48	Communications: Public Relations	New London, Mo.