The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 541 student-athletes across 13 eligible member institutions who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award. Twenty Prairie Stars represented their teams by earning this career award.
The recipients of the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the GLVC. Each honoree has exhausted his or her eligibility in the intercollegiate sport in which they participated and maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic career.
In addition, to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must have competed in the GLVC for a minimum of two years and completed 96 credit hours. A student-athlete can only earn the distinguished honor one time in their career.
Clark Morgan of the UIS baseball team was one of 24 GLVC student-athletes who concluded their collegiate career with a 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award Winners
Clark Morgan, Baseball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Jacob Newman, Baseball, Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Â
Gavin Wahlbrink, Baseball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
TJ Yakimisky, Baseball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Jason Bergstrom, Men's Basketball, Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Â
Yamani Shareef, Men's Basketball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Ella Mann, Women's Basketball, Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Â
Liz Uhl, Women's Basketball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Kelsie Burrows, Softball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Sophie Margelot, Softball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Drew Keller, Men's Soccer, Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Â
Luke Ridley, Men's Soccer, Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Â
Brian Riordan, Men's Soccer, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Matthew Lapsley, Men's Tennis, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Rafa Rojas, Men's Tennis, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Franca Bucco, Women's Tennis, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Sina Skjelstad, Women's Tennis, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Amanda McConnell, Volleyball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
, Volleyball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ
Ericka Snopko, Volleyball, Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldÂ