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MIAA Winter Academic Qualifiers Announced

Kearney, Neb. – A large number of Nebraska-Kearney winter sport student-athletes have been honored for their classroom work.

The MIAA today released Excellence Award, Scholar Athlete and Academic Honor Roll qualifiers for the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field and wrestling. Note the cumulative grade point averages and majors of study are through the fall semester of 2018. 

The Excellence Award goes to those with a 4.00 cumulative grade point average, Scholar Athletes maintain at least a 3.50 GPA while also being named to their respective All-MIAA team (all-league criteria alters by sport) this past winter while Honor Roll qualifiers post at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA. Finally, a student-athlete needs two semesters at their current school to qualify for any of these awards.

Overall, UNK had two Excellence Award winners, 10 Scholar Athletes and 72 Honor Roll qualifiers. True freshmen and first-year transfers in each of these sports will be honored in the summer if they qualify. 


MIAA Excellence Award
First Name Last Name Sport Cl. GPA Major 
Zoe Ritz Track Fr-R 4.00 Middle Level Education 5-9
Alyssa Wells Track So. 4.00 Chemistry


MIAA Scholar Athletes
First Name Last Name Sport Cl. GPA Major 
Jacob Bartling Track Sr. 3.59 Exercise Science
Ross Berggren Track Fr-R 3.98 Math Education 7-12
Justin Engberg Track Jr. 3.98 Biology
Max Lindgren Track So. 3.89 Biology
Matt Malcom Wrestling So. 3.76 Elementary Education K-6
Nate Pierce Track So. 3.63 Exercise Science
Josh Portillo Wrestling So. 3.97 Health & P.E. K-12
Zach Stodden Wrestling Sr. 3.60 Elementary Education K-6
Katie Hastings Track So. 3.81 Communication Disorders
Destiny Reinke Track So. 3.50 Deciding


MIAA Academic Honor Roll
First Name Last Name Sport Cl. GPA Major 
Carter Burns MBB Sr. 3.47 Industrial Distribution
AJ Jackson MBB Jr. 3.02 Business Administration
Kyle  Juhl MBB Jr. 3.63 Exercise Science
Morgan Soucie MBB Jr. 3.71 Info Networking Telecomm.
Isaac Deaton Wrestling Sr. 3.46 Construction Management
Andrew Demos Wrestling Fr-R 3.69 History Education 7-12
Dakota Hernandez Wrestling Jr. 3.29 Psychology
Walker Johnson Wrestling Jr. 3.64 Physics
Jonathan Killingsworth Wrestling So. 3.74 Sports Management
Michael Lambert Wrestling Sr. 3.59 Psychology Education 7-12
Matt Malcom Wrestling So. 3.76 Elementary Education K-6
Calvin Ochs Wrestling Sr. 3.11 Business Administration
Josh Portillo Wrestling So. 3.97 Health & P.E. K-12
JD Rader Wrestling Jr. 3.64 Sports Management
Brady Radik Wrestling Sr. 3.28 Exercise Science
Zach Stodden Wrestling Sr. 3.60 Elementary Education K-6
Corey Van Dorn Wrestling Sr. 3.22 Exercise Science
Brayden Wills Wrestling So. 3.24 Health & P.E. K-12
Nick Balerud Track So. 3.52 Chemistry
Jacob Bartling Track Sr. 3.59 Exercise Science
Ross Berggren Track Fr-R 3.98 Math Education 7-12
Shane Burkey Track Sr. 3.34 Math Education 7-12
Trenton Cadwalllader Track So. 3.64 Physics
TeJai Clausen Track So. 3.78 Elementary Education K-6
Jacob Dowd Track So. 3.67 Sports Management
Justin Engberg Track Jr. 3.98 Biology
Zach Gascho Track Jr. 3.41 Exercise Science
Corbin Hansen Track Jr. 3.24 Elementary Education K-6
Josh Hergenreder Track So. 3.89 Biology Education 7-12
Max Lindgren Track So. 3.89 Biology
Jacob Mumby Track Sr. 3.37 Construction Management
Grant Myers Track Sr. 3.27 Business Administration
Nate Pierce Track So. 3.63 Exercise Science
Andrew Schuller Track Fr-R 3.26 Business Administration
Darius Williams Track So. 3.84 Health & P.E. K-12
Jacob Weston Track Fr-R 3.82 Chemistry
Jachob Wiedeburg Track Jr. 3.79 Elementary Education K-6
Tyler Williams Track So. 3.19 History Education 7-12
Jacob Zimbelman Track Sr. 3.67 Social Science Education 7-12
Jaymie Bernbeck WBB Sr. 3.69 Exercise Science
Kelsey Sanger WBB So. 3.46 Elementary Education K-6
Ellie Arduser Track Jr. 3.15 Exercise Science
Emma Benton Track Sr. 3.35 Exercise Science
Jessica Braun Track Jr. 3.49 Exercise Science
Traci Cooley Track Jr. 3.57 Exercise Science
Elizabeth Cramer Track Sr. 3.59 Visual Communication & Design
Mackenzie Crowder Track Sr. 3.53 Advertising - Public Relations
Cassidy Dyhrkopp Track Jr. 3.22 Exercise Science
Gabby Gracia Track Sr. 3.23 Exercise Science
April Graham Track Jr. 3.4 Social Science Education 7-12
Katie Hastings Track So. 3.81 Communication Disorders
Micheala Hoffman Track Sr. 3.38 Health & P.E. K-12
Emma Holz Track Jr. 3.24 Elementary Education K-6
Emily Kaiser Track So. 3.96 Business Administration
Lacie Lindner Track Sr. 3.25 Criminal Justice
Cassidy McIntire Track So. 3.74 Exercise Science
Regan Miller Track So. 3.09 Biology
Maricruz Mora Track Jr. 3.86 Business Administration
Madison Myers Track So. 3.42 Physical Therapy
Alexis Pokorny Track So. 3.62 Business Administration
Logan Prater Track Jr. 3.37 Communication Disorders
Mackenzie Puckett Track Jr. 3.98 Sports Management
Destiny Reinke Track So. 3.50 Deciding
Zoe Ritz Track Fr-R 4.00 Middle Level Education 5-9
Tiara Schmidt Track So. 3.37 Applied Health Science
Anna Squiers Track Fr-R 3.94 Elementary Education K-6
Regan Taubenheim Track So. 3.98 Psychobiology
Lesley Towery Track Sr. 3.91 Biology
Brittney Vomacka Track Jr. 3.09 Exercise Science
Dakota Waddell Track Jr. 3.87 Biology
Alyssa Wells Track So. 4.00 Chemistry
Macie Wicht Track Jr. 3.33 Exercise Science
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