The Northwest Missouri State University football program had 56 student-athletes honored by the MIAA for their effort in the classroom.

The 2024 MIAA Football Academic Honor Roll list is available here. The 2024 MIAA Football Academic Excellence and Scholar-Athlete list is available here.

Six Bearcats (Andrew Dumas, Jake Fisher, Hayden Jay, John Niesen, Jake Winslow and Holden Zigmant) earned the distinguished Academic Excellence Award. The MIAA honored 24 student-athletes with the Academic Excellence Award in football. 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.

Northwest had seven student-athletes gain MIAA Scholar-Athlete honors in Dumas, Shane Fredrickson, Fisher, Langden Kitchen, Luke Mathews, Clayton Power and Winslow. 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 34 student-athletes with the Scholar-Athlete Award in football.

The achievement of Academic Honor Roll was accomplished by 56 Bearcat football 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 399 student-athletes with the Academic Honor Roll award in football. 

Bearcat Football MIAA Academic Award Recipients

Phineas	Allen	Junior	Football	3.28	Computer Science	Rockledge, Fla.
Zach	Atkins	Sophomore	Football	3.58	Business Management	Olathe, Kan.
Will	Berendzen	Junior	Football	3.81	Business Management	Holts Summit, Mo.
Grant	Berry	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.73	Marketing	Lincoln, Neb.
Parker	Bowen	Junior	Football	3.29	Physical Education	Raymore, Mo.
Andrew	Bradley	Junior	Football	3.23	Business Management	Overland Park, Kan.
Will	Bushman	Sophomore	Football	3.18	Business Management	Weatherby Lake, Mo.
Chas	Carlgren	Junior	Football	3.28	Agricultural Science	Concordia, Kan.
Sam	Clarkson	Junior	Football	3.16	Business Management	Scottsbluff, Neb.
Connor	DeLong	Junior	Football	3.50	MBA - General	Olathe, Kan.
Andrew	Dumas	Senior	Football	4.00	MBA - General	Olathe, Kan.
Carter	Edwards	Junior	Football	3.43	Physical Education	St. Louis, Mo.
Ethan	Eilers	Junior	Football	3.20	Accounting: Public	West Burlington, Iowa
Benjamin	Einess	Junior	Football	3.09	Business Management	Peculiar, Mo.
Jake	Fisher	Senior	Football	4.00	MBA - General	Smithville, Mo.
Shane	Fredrickson	Junior	Football	3.94	Business Management	Lee's Summit, Mo.
John	Giagiari	Senior	Football	3.20	Communication: Public Relations	Danville, Calif.
Gannon	Gragert	Junior	Football	3.43	Business Technology	Elkhorn, Neb.
Noah	Guastella	Senior	Football	3.13	Criminology	San Pedro, Calif.
Hayden	Jay	Redshirt Freshman	Football	4.00	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Shawnee, Kan.
Langden	Kitchen	Sophomore	Football	3.71	Physical Education	Huntsville, Mo.
Beau	Knobloch	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.70	Communication: Organizational	Winterset, Iowa
Bryce	Krone	Junior	Football	3.54	Recreation: Rec & Park Mgt	Bonner Springs, Kan.
Cole	Lammel	Senior	Football	3.74	Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Omaha, Neb.
Zaden	Marroquin	Junior	Football	3.53	Accounting: Managerial	Olathe, Kan.
Henry	Martin	Sophomore	Football	3.80	Finance: Financial Management	Leawood, Kan.
Luke	Mathews	Junior	Football	3.62	Mass Media: Broadcast Production	Liberty, Mo.
Kaleb	McCullough	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.55	Agricultural Business	Humboldt, Iowa
Tre	Melby	Junior	Football	3.11	Recreation: Rec & Park Mgt	Logan, Iowa
Harrison	Merriman	Sophomore	Football	3.21	Wildlife Ecol & Conservation	Monett, Mo.
Wes	Merriman	Junior	Football	3.46	Finance: Corporate Finance	Monett, Mo.
Jackson	Miller	Junior	Football	3.27	Biology/Psychology	De Soto, Kan.
Ewan	Mills	Junior	Football	3.35	Emergency & Disaster Mgmt	Topeka, Kan.
Logan	Nelson	Sophomore	Football	3.34	Business Management	Orlando, Fla.
John	Niesen	Redshirt Freshman	Football	4	Accounting: Public	Olathe, Kan.
Carter	Olesen	Junior	Football	3.64	Accounting: Managerial	Pleasant Hill, Iowa
John	Pargo Jr.	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.19	Psychology	Omaha, Neb.
Clayton	Power	Junior	Football	3.90	Finance: Financial Management	Stilwell, Kan.
Tyson	Priddy	Sophomore	Football	3.57	Applied Health: Exercise Science	De Soto, Kan.
Calvin	Rhines	Junior	Football	3.40	MBA - General	Gonzales, La.
Keaton	Ricke	Senior	Football	3.50	MBA - General	Wichita, Kan.
Chris	Ruhnke	Junior	Football	3.74	Business Management	Platte City, Mo.
Gatlin	Samuel	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.04	Marketing	Leawood, Kan.
Nile	Schuett	Junior	Football	3.68	Agricultural Business	Tipton, Iowa
Zach	Sherwood	Sophomore	Football	3.90	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kansas City, Mo.
Jamar	Simpson	Senior	Football	3.16	Marketing	Moreno Valley, Calif.
Jacob	Stockard	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.07	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Kansas City, Mo.
Ethan	Stuhr	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.44	Wildlife Ecol & Conservation	Springfield, Neb.
Trevor	Taylor	Sophomore	Football	3.05	Agricultural Business	Lee's Summit, Mo.
Trevion	Traylor	Sophomore	Football	3.00	Mathematics Education	Russellville, Ark.
Ryan	Walters	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.93	Agricultural Business	Eldora, Iowa
Andrew	Waltke	Sophomore	Football	3.93	Business Management	Bennet, Neb.
Pierce	Wand	Redshirt Freshman	Football	3.71	Computer Science	Kansas City, Mo.
Jake	Weber	Sophomore	Football	3.96	Marketing	Williamsburg, Iowa
Jake	Winslow	Senior	Football	4.00	C&I: General	Colona, Ill.
Holden	Zigmant	Redshirt Freshman	Football	4.00	Business Management	Shawnee, Kan.