KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA announced the 2022-23 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 31 individuals (18 women, 13 men) earn MIAA academic recognition for their work in the classroom on the competition platform.

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 55 student-athletes (37 women, 18 men) in indoor track and field including seven from Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats saw Enrico Cavagna, Caroline Cunningham, Kaylee Harp, David Hipshire, Haley Luna, Blake Morgan 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 47 student-athletes (26 women, 21 men). Northwest's Scholar-Athlete recipients were Bailey Blake, Caroline Cunningham, Ally Hammond, Kaylee Harp, Blake Morgan, Jake Norris, Olivia Sattlefield, 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, 436 student-athletes (229 women, 207 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 field 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.	3.72	Applied Heath: Exercise Science	Indianola, Iowa
Tori Castle	Women's	So.	3.78	Applied Heath: Exercise Science	Treynor, Iowa
Enrico Cavagna	Men's	So.	4.00	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Trento, Italy
Jaedy Commins	Women's	So.	3.08	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Ogallala, Neb.
Federico Crisci	Men's	Sr.	3.78	MBA - General Management	Caserta, Italy
Caroline Cunningham	Women's	Sr.	4.00	Recreation: Therapeutic Recreation	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Joel Dos Santos	Men's	So.	3.10	Data Science: Computer Science	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lexie Gilbert	Women's	So.	3.97	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Omaha, Neb.
Austin Goetsche	Men's	So.	3.76	Mass Media	Omaha, Neb.
Prince Griffin	Men's	So.	3.37	Business Economics	Independence, Mo.
Ally Hammond	Women's	So.	3.67	Digital Media: Content Strategy	Parkville, Mo.
Kaylee Harp	Women's	So.	4.00	Mathematics: Data Science	Harrisonville, Mo.
Hannah Hatzenbuehler	Women's	So.	3.54	Education	Ashland, Neb.
David Hipshire	Men's	Jr.	4.00	Physical Education: Coaching	Waxahachie, Texas
Tiffany Hughey	Women's	Jr.	3.25	Digital Media: Visual Imaging	Lee's Summit, Mo.
Addison Long	Women's	Jr.	3.39	MIS: General	Platte City, Mo.
Kyah Luhring	Women's	So.	3.76	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Grundy Center, Iowa
Haley Luna	Women's	So.	4.00	Wildlife Conservation	Platte City, Mo.
Blake Morgan	Men's	Jr.	4.00	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kirksville, Mo.
Jake Norris	Men's	Sr.	3.85	Business Economics	Papillion, Neb.
Amber Owens	Women's	Sr.	3.90	Recreation: Corporate Recreation/Wellness	Lincoln, England
Kaitlin Peek	Women's	So.	3.04	Physical Education	Liberty, Mo.
Sarah Prickett	Women's	Jr.	3.93	Political Science	Overland Park, Kan.
Trevor Ramsdell	Men's	Sr.	3.27	Biology/Psychology	Omaha, Neb.
Olivia Sattlefield	Women's	Jr.	3.81	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Papillion, Neb.
Dakota Schmidt	Men's	Sr.	4.00	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Platte City, Mo.
Corbin Smith	Men's	Jr.	3.57	Mass Media: Sports Media	Pleasant Valley, Mo.
Reece Smith	Men's	Jr.	3.96	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Garner, Iowa
Alyna Thibault	Women's	So.	3.14	Strategic Advertising	Blue Springs, Mo.
Quinn Weakley	Women's	So.	3.56	Psychology	Kearney, Neb.
R.J. Williams	Men's	Sr.	3.83	Business Management	New Albany, Ind.