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, Illinois Springfield
Jacob Newman, Baseball, Illinois Springfield
Gavin Wahlbrink, Baseball, Illinois Springfield
TJ Yakimisky, Baseball, Illinois Springfield
Jason Bergstrom, Men's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Yamani Shareef, Men's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Ella Mann, Women's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Liz Uhl, Women's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Kelsie Burrows, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Sophie Margelot, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Drew Keller, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Luke Ridley, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Brian Riordan, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Matthew Lapsley, Men's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Rafa Rojas, Men's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Franca Bucco, Women's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Sina Skjelstad, Women's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Amanda McConnell, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Marta Perez Tapia, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Ericka Snopko, Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
GLVC Release