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2023-24 Newcomer Academic Awards (MIAA)

MIAA recognizes 94 Bearcat newcomers for academic, athletic success

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The MIAA has announced its final academic honors for the 2023-2024 academic year. The awards include Academic Excellence, Scholar-Athlete and Academic Honor Roll for all first-year and transfer student-athletes. To be considered as a first-year or transfer student-athlete, the individual had not completed two semesters, excluding summer terms, at their current institution when they competed in their sport.

A total of 1,118 MIAA newcomers (freshman and first-year transfers) competing in 16 different sports (football, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track & field) were named to the 2023-24 MIAA Academic Honor Roll. 

The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats had 94 first-year and transfer student-athletes honored by the MIAA for their academic work. 

The Association had 134 student-athletes earn 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. Northwest had 17 newcomers achieve a perfect 4.0 GPA to begin their Northwest careers.
 
Northwest Missouri State Ethan Easter Fr. Men's Cross Country 4.00 Agricultural Science Winterset, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Hayden Jay Fr. Football 4.00 Biology: Biomedical Sciences Shawnee, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State John Niesen Fr. Football 4.00 Accounting: Public Olathe, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Holden Zigmant Fr. Football 4.00 Business Management Shawnee, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Ekaterina Theoharidis Fr. Women's Soccer 4.00 Chemistry: Biochemistry Liberty, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Makenna West Fr. Women's Soccer 4.00 Applied Health: Sports Med Bondurant, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Olivia Moyer Fr. Softball 4.00 Biology/Psychology Jefferson City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Rafal Bednarczuk Gr. Men's Tennis 4.00 MBA General Lublin, Poland
Northwest Missouri State Marielena Muench So. Women's Tennis 4.00 Middle School Estenfeld, Germany
Northwest Missouri State Jadyn Barnes Fr. Women's Track & Field 4.00 Foods and Nutrition: Dietetics Kearney, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Federica Lega Gr. Women's Track & Field 4.00 Applied Health/Sport Sciences Lecco, Italy
Northwest Missouri State Ethan Easter Fr. Men's Track & Field 4.00 Agricultural Science Winterset, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Christian Lanphier Fr. Men's Track & Field 4.00 Wildlife Ecol & Conservation Bennington, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Lauren Casey Gr. Volleyball 4.00 MBA General Jefferson City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Gabrielle Gartner Fr. Volleyball 4.00 Biology/Psychology Byron, Minn.
Northwest Missouri State Sophia Gartner Fr. Volleyball 4.00 Biology/Psychology Byron, Minn.

The Scholar-Athlete list for first-year and transfer student-athletes includes 69 MIAA student-athletes, in which the Bearcats had four receive honors. To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete an individual must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 at the certifying member institution. If competing in a championship sport of the MIAA, the student-athlete must earn All-MIAA honors.
 
Northwest Missouri State Jadyn Barnes Fr. Women's Track & Field 4.00 Foods and Nutrition: Dietetics Kearney, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Rafal Bednarczuk Gr. Men's Tennis 4.00 MBA General Lublin, Poland
Northwest Missouri State Marielena Muench So. Women's Tennis 4.00 Middle School Estenfeld, Germany
Northwest Missouri State Siri Ott So. Women's Soccer 3.79 Business: Management Waverly, Iowa

The achievement of Academic Honor Roll was accomplished by 1,118 MIAA student-athletes. 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. Northwest had 94 newcomers or first-year student-athletes earn spots on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
Northwest Missouri State Olivia Bakker R-Fr. Women's Cross Country 3.90 Psychology Overland Park, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Shelby Harris Fr. Women's Cross Country 3.84 Agronomy: Crop Science Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Mayson Hartley Fr. Women's Cross Country 3.81 Foods and Nutrition: Dietetics Clarinda, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Bree Mauro Fr. Women's Cross Country 3.44 Applied Health: Exercise Science Norwalk, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Taylor McCreedy Jr. Women's Cross Country 3.81 Animal Science Atlantic, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Kaitlyn Mlnarik Fr. Women's Cross Country 3.85 Business Management Fremont, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Ethan Easter Fr. Men's Cross Country 4.00 Agricultural Science Winterset, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Charlie Kinslow Fr. Men's Cross Country 3.23 Applied Health: Exercise Science Weston, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Brandon Mundorf Jr. Men's Cross Country 3.27 Business Management Springview, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Grayson Tapp Fr. Men's Cross Country 3.79 Business Administration Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Phineas Allen Fr. Football 3.28 Computer Science Rockledge, Fla.
Northwest Missouri State Devonne Barry Fr. Football 3.00 Accounting: Public Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Northwest Missouri State Grant Berry Fr. Football 3.73 Marketing Lincoln, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Chas Carlgren Jr. Football 3.28 Agricultural Science Concordia, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Sam Hash Fr. Football 3.80 Agricultural Business Centerville, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Hayden Jay Fr. Football 4.00 Biology: Biomedical Sciences Shawnee, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Langden Kitchen Fr. Football 3.71 Physical Education Huntsville, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Beau Knobloch Fr. Football 3.70 Communication: Organizational Winterset, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Kaleb McCullough Fr. Football 3.55 Agricultural Business Humboldt, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Andrew Monsivais Fr. Football 3.90 Biology: Biomedical Sciences Ankeny, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Michael Murray Fr. Football 3.78 Accounting: Public Salina, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Logan Nelson R-Fr. Football 3.34 Business Management Orlando, Fla.
Northwest Missouri State John Niesen Fr. Football 4.00 Accounting: Public Olathe, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State John Pargo Jr. Fr. Football 3.19 Psychology Omaha, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Cole Reilly Fr. Football 3.60 Finance: Financial Services Lincoln, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Calvin Rhines Gr. Football 3.40 MBA General Gonzales, La.
Northwest Missouri State Adan Rodriguez Jr. Football 3.18 Business Education Riverside, Calif.
Northwest Missouri State Gatlin Samuel Fr. Football 3.04 Marketing Leawood, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Jacob Stockard Fr. Football 3.07 Applied Health: Exercise Science Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Ethan Stuhr Fr. Football 3.44 Wildlife Ecol & Conservation Springfield, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Ryan Walters Fr. Football 3.93 Agricultural Business Eldora, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Pierce Wand Fr. Football 3.71 Computer Science Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Joseph Weiers Jr. Football 3.72 Business Management Atlanta, Ga.
Northwest Missouri State Holden Zigmant Fr. Football 4.00 Business Management Shawnee, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Trey Bryant Fr. Baseball 3.42 Criminology Westville, Ill.
Northwest Missouri State Jake Ciafullo Jr. Baseball 3.13 Applied Health: Exercise Science Independence, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Kayden Cook Fr. Baseball 3.54 Pre-Nursing Liberty, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Daniel Craig Fr. Baseball 3.15 Recreation: Sport Management Redondo Beach, Calif.
Northwest Missouri State Hunter Eickhoff Jr. Baseball 3.28 Business: Management La Vista, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Johnathon Enriquez Jr. Baseball 3.32 Political Science Long Beach, Calif.
Northwest Missouri State George Fisher Jr. Baseball 3.51 Physical Education Smithville, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Grant Geren Jr. Baseball 3.06 Business: Management Blue Springs, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Ben Haug So. Baseball 3.57 Agricultural Science Marshall, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Jayce Meyer Jr. Baseball 3.69 General Studies Wichita, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Adam Patton Fr. Baseball 3.79 Recreation: Sport Management Maryville, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Sam Petersen R-Fr. Baseball 3.78 Finance: Financial Management Yutan, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Luke Presko Fr. Baseball 3.71 Communication: Interpersonal Weatherby Lake, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Brock Steggall So. Baseball 3.00 Accounting: Public Plattsburg, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Noah Williams Fr. Baseball 3.92 Accounting: Managerial Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Sam Wornson Fr. Baseball 3.29 Business: Management Smithville, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Fuga Yambe Jr. Baseball 3.27 Business: Administration Shiroishi, Japan
Northwest Missouri State Kaehukai Young Jr. Baseball 3.06 Business: Administration Lemoore, Calif.
Northwest Missouri State Chloe Collins Fr. Women's Soccer 3.78 Social Media Management Shawnee, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Siri Ott So. Women's Soccer 3.79 Business: Management Waverly, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Abby Overbay Fr. Women's Soccer 3.76 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Freeman, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Leyah Scott Fr. Women's Soccer 3.85 Chemistry: Biochemistry Eaton, Colo.
Northwest Missouri State Lillie Shaw Fr. Women's Soccer 3.90 Biology/Psychology Lincoln, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Ekaterina Theoharidis Fr. Women's Soccer 4.00 Chemistry: Biochemistry Liberty, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Makenna West Fr. Women's Soccer 4.00 Applied Health: Sports Med Bondurant, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Annie Gahan Jr. Softball 3.66 Elementary Education Iowa City, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Grace Lubben Jr. Softball 3.62 Animal Science (Pre-Vet) Anamosa, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Avery Mayberry Fr. Softball 3.92 Animal Science (Pre-Vet) Dakota Dunes, S.D.
Northwest Missouri State Mackenzie Mlnarik Fr. Softball 3.51 Animal Science  Lincoln, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Olivia Moyer Fr. Softball 4.00 Biology/Psychology Jefferson City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Gaige Pinkerton Fr. Softball 3.76 Agricultural Business Spring Hill, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Kiara Schaub Fr. Softball 3.93 Agronomy: Crop Science Savannah, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Timber Wilson Fr. Softball 3.94 Finance: Financial Services Holton, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Rafal Bednarczuk Gr. Men's Tennis 4.00 MBA General Lublin, Poland
Northwest Missouri State Luc Mascitti Gr. Men's Tennis 4.00 MBA General Melbourne, Australia
Northwest Missouri State Marielena Muench So. Women's Tennis 4.00 Middle School Estenfeld, Germany
Northwest Missouri State Laura Prieto Sieiro Jr. Women's Tennis 3.42 Business: Management Pontevedra, Spain
Northwest Missouri State Olivia Bakker Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.90 Psychology Overland Park, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State Jadyn Barnes Fr. Women's Track & Field 4.00 Foods and Nutrition: Dietetics Kearney, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Shelby Harris Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.84 Agronomy: Crop Science Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Mayson Hartley Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.81 Foods and Nutrition: Dietetics Clarinda, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Hallie Henfling Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.41 Animal Science Adel, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Federica Lega Gr. Women's Track & Field 4.00 Applied Health/Sport Sciences Lecco, Italy
Northwest Missouri State Bree Mauro Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.44 Applied Health: Exercise Science Norwalk, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Taylor McCreedy Jr. Women's Track & Field 3.81 Animal Science Atlantic, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Kaitlyn Mlnarik Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.85 Business Management Fremont, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Alli Poage Fr. Women's Track & Field 3.68 Physical Education Kearney, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Drew Beachler Fr. Men's Track & Field 3.76 Marketing Nevada, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Ethan Easter Fr. Men's Track & Field 4.00 Agricultural Science Winterset, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Xavier Horn Fr. Men's Track & Field 3.00 Finance: Financial Services Liberty, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Jacey Hutson Fr. Men's Track & Field 3.29 Biology/Psychology Norwalk, Iowa
Northwest Missouri State Charlie Kinslow Fr. Men's Track & Field 3.23 Applied Health: Exercise Science Weston, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Christian Lanphier Fr. Men's Track & Field 4.00 Wildlife Ecol & Conservation Bennington, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Brandon Mundorf Jr. Men's Cross Country 3.27 Business Management Springview, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Mason Swaney Fr. Men's Track & Field 3.69 Business: Management Omaha, Neb.
Northwest Missouri State Grayson Tapp Fr. Men's Cross Country 3.79 Business Administration Kansas City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Anastyn Pettlon Fr. Women's Basketball 3.24 Art Education Maryville, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Lauren Casey Gr. Volleyball 4.00 MBA General Jefferson City, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State Gabrielle Gartner Fr. Volleyball 4.00 Biology/Psychology Byron, Minn.
Northwest Missouri State Sophia Gartner Fr. Volleyball 4.00 Biology/Psychology Byron, Minn.

 
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