ROLLA, Mo. – A total of 45 Missouri S&T student-athletes completed their playing careers by also posting a 3.5 or better grade point average in their academic careers and were honored for those accomplishments today by the Great Lakes Valley Conference as the league announced its Council of Presidents Academic Excellence Awards for the 2023-24 school year.

The Council of Presidents Academic Excellence awards – given this year to 541 student-athletes from the GLVC's 13 eligible institutions -- are presented to student-athletes who have completed their athletic eligibility in their sports and played at least two seasons in the conference, all while maintaining a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the 2024 spring semester. 

The 541-member list was headed by 24 individuals that completed their collegiate careers with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average.  That list includes five Missouri S&T student-athletes – Mia Alessio and Hannah Feltz from the women's volleyball team, Paige Lambright from the women's track & field team, Emma Puetz from the women's cross country and track & field team and Elizabeth Viox from the softball team.
 
Among the 45 S&T recipients, six competed in football as well as men's track & field and in women's track & field (five men and four women also competed in cross country).  Five student-athletes from the baseball and men's soccer teams were also named as well as four women's soccer and volleyball student-athletes, three members of the softball team, two from the golf and swimming teams and one member apiece from the men's and women's basketball teams were selected.

Missouri S&T's Recipients – GLVC Council of Presidents Academic Excellence Awards
Mia Alessio, Volleyball (4.0 GPA, Civil Engineering)
Trevor Anthony, Football
Jacob Bandy, Men's Soccer
Ben Belgrave, Baseball
Shane Cairns, Men's Soccer
Noah Clancy, Men's Swimming & Diving
Max Conard, Football
Carter Crone, Football
Hannah Feltz, Volleyball (4.0 GPA, Information Science & Technology)
Lexi Frederick, Women's Soccer
Grace Giesler, Women's Track & Field
Elijah Gross, Baseball
Ashley Haag, Women's Soccer
Micah Johnson, Men's Basketball
Viktoria Johnson, Women's Soccer
David Kephart, Baseball
Paige Lambright, Women's Track & Field (4.0 GPA, Chemical Engineering)
Madelyn Mason, Volleyball
Nick Mattli, Football
Isabelle McGuire, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Martin Melinder, Men's Swimming & Diving
Carl Miltun, Men's Golf
Laurana Mitchell, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Dylan Mollett, Baseball
Sam Monroe, Baseball
Joe Mueller, Men's Soccer
Michael Pate, Men's Track & Field
Joshua Patterson, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Samuel Patterson, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Shelby Ply, Volleyball
Eryn Puett, Women's Basketball
Emma Puetz, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (4.0 GPA, Geology & Geophysics)
Lucas Rackers, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Zach Roberts, Football
Chloe Saltijeral, Softball
Kaitlyn Schwandtner, Women's Soccer
Sigurd Semlitsch, Men's Soccer
McKennan Starkey, Football
Robert Suellentrop, Men's Soccer
Spencer Teske, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Jeppe Thybo, Men's Golf
Emma Vaughn, Softball
Elizabeth Viox, Softball (4.0 GPA, Architectural Engineering)
Jonah Yates, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Kelly Zipfel, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field