KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA announced the 2021-22 Women's Basketball Academic Awards. All 14 MIAA institutions were represented for the student-athletes' hard work in the classroom.

The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team had 10 student-athletes earn MIAA academic recognition for their work in the classroom on the hardwood.

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 11 women's basketball student-athletes, including Bearcat redshirt freshman Molly Hartnett, who posted a 4.00 cumulative grade point average in elementary education. 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 basketball is available here.

The Scholar-Athlete distinction went to 16 student-athletes, including Hartnett and Mallory McConkey from Northwest. 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 basketball, click here. 

In the Academic Honor Roll category, 112 student-athletes 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 46 Academic Honor Roll recipients for women's basketball is available here. 
 

Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown
Emma Atwood	R-Fr.	3.87	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Leon, Iowa
Kylie Coleman	Sr.	3.91	Elementary Education	Waukee, Iowa
Jillian Fleming	R-Fr.	3.93	Business Management	Kansas City, Mo.
Jayna Green	So.	3.38	Biology: Medical Sciences	Omaha, Neb.
Savannah Guenther	R-Fr.	3.81	Elementary Education	Grayslake, Ill.
Molly Hartnett	R-Fr.	4.00	Elementary Education	Overland Park, Kan.
Caitlyn Jordon	Sr.	3.92	Criminology	Neosho, Mo.
Caely Kesten	R-Fr.	3.72	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Lawrence, Kan.
Mallory McConkey	Sr.	3.94	Physical Education	Guilford, Mo.
Paityn Rau	So.	3.89	Biology/Psychology	Waukee, Iowa