UIS Athletics saw 35 student-athletes earn the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award in 2023-24. Named after Brother James Gaffney, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years, this award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the course of the academic year.
Eleven UIS teams were represented, of which Prairie Stars women's soccer led with 13 selections.
The following athletes have received the award multiple times in their career: Clark Morgan, Liz Uhl, Cort Ross, Jordan Serrahn, Tom Bumann, Sara Prieto, Connor McFadden, Dani Auble, Sierra Cenek, Madison Grandys, Jamie Handyside, Anna Schurz, Matthew Lapsley, Sina Skjelstad, Amanda McConnell and Ericka Snopko.聽
2023-24聽Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars
Lucas Kresin, Baseball, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Clark Morgan, Baseball, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Mandi Pham, Women's Basketball, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Liz Uhl, Women's Basketball, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Cort Ross, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Kali Gaden, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Jordan Serrahn, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Tom Bumann, Men's Golf, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Sara Prieto, Women's Golf, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Moritz Albrecht, Men's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Noah Brill, Men's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Moritz Leisgang, Men's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Or Levinstein, Men's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Connor McFadden, Men's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Furkan Yalcin, Men's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Dani Auble, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Brooke Biffar, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Katelyn Cavanaugh, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Sierra Cenek, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Madison Grandys, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Jamie Handyside, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Maggie Joos, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Megan Little, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Carla Ritz, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Anna Schurz, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Abby Vaughn, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Maren Wolf, Women's Soccer, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Pablo Herrera, Men's Tennis, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Matthew Lapsley, Men's Tennis, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Franca Bucco, Women's Tennis, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Sina Skjelstad, Women's Tennis, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Sophie Margelot, Softball, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Amanda McConnell, Women's Volleyball, 缅北禁地 Springfield
Ericka Snopko, Women's Volleyball, 缅北禁地 Springfield