KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Fort Hays State track and field team had 35 student-athletes listed on the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Academic Honor Roll, released Tuesday by the league office.
Included in that mix is four MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipients and five Scholar-Athlete Award winners.
Tigers receiving the MIAA Academic Excellence Award for maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA were Carson Pierce, Abigail Stewart, Hannah Wiebe and Mark Faber.
Individuals earning the Scholar-Athlete Award thanks to maintaining at least a 3.50 GPA and earning All-MIAA honors were Mattie Rossi, Emily Salmans, Taylor Savolt, Ethan Lang and Ryan Stanley.
An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 4.00 or better at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete an individual must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The student-athlete must also earn All-MIAA honors during the current season, which in track and field is awarded to the top three finishers in each event at the conference championships.
To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. Transfers and true freshman are recognized at the conclusion of the school year, after they meet the two terms of attendance requirement.
2020-21 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Academic Honor Roll - FHSU Women
Name/Year/GPA/Major/Hometown
Ella Benkendorf, So., 3.53, Nursing, Parker, Colo.
Haley George, Sr., 3.65, Elementary Education, Hays
Mirena Goncalves, Gr., 3.57, Health and Human Performance, Caracas, Venezuela
Laurel Haley, Jr., 3.63, Art (Art History), Topeka
Blaire Hoeme, R-Fr., 3.56, Philosophy, Cheney
Lyric Holman, Jr., 3.35, Psychology, Junction City
Taylor Linn, So., 3.78, Pre-Education, Wichita
Faith Little, So., 3.95, Communication, Holton
Brooke Navarro, Jr., 3.65, Radiologic Technology, Garden City
Mya Navarro, So., 3.15, Radiologic Technology, Garden City
Layne Needham, So., 3.50, Nursing, Cheney
Cheyenne Nickelson, Jr., 3.93, HHP (Sport & Exercise Therapy), WaKeeney
Carson Pierce, Jr., 4.00, HHP (Sport & Exercise Therapy), Wichita*
Mattie Rossi, Jr., 3.70, Agricultural Business, Oak Creek, Colo.*
Emily Salmans, Jr., 3.98, Elementary Education, Montezuma*
Taylor Savolt, So., 3.82, Marketing, Garden City
Maleigha Schmidt, So., 3.72, Biology (Health Professions), Hoisington
Abigail Stewart, Jr., 4.00, Biology (Health Professions), Emporia
Julia Wagner, Gr., 3.88, Biology, Victoria
Hannah Wiebe, So., 4.00, Psychology, Andover
Paris Wolf, So., 3.80, Medical Diagnostic Imaging, Hays
2020-21 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Academic Honor Roll - FHSU Men
Name/Year/GPA/Major/Hometown
Lucas Broxterman, Sr., 3.83, Agriculture (Agronomy), Hoyt
Caleb Carrasco, Sr., 3.60, Accounting, Stanton County
David Enns, Jr., 3.92, HHP (K-12 Teaching/Coaching), Montezuma
Mark Faber, Sr., 4.00, Biology (Health Professions), Colby
Jama Gleue, So., 3.13, Social Work, Belleville
Blayne Godshall, Jr., 3.04, Organizational Leadership, Lee's Summit, Mo.*
Ethan Lang, So., 3.80, Finance (Financial Planning), Hays
Trever Medina, So., 3.30, Health & Human Performance, Weskan
Kolgan Ohl, So., 3.78, Agriculture (Agronomy), LeRoy
Jack Pakkebier, Jr., 3.52, Physics, Phillipsburg
Guillaume Plagneux, Gr., 3.77, Health & Human Performance, Andrezieux-Boutheon, France
Xavier Robinson, So., 3.80, Finance, Hoisington
Robbie Schmidt, Sr., 3.20, Accounting, Topeka*
Ryan Stanley, Jr., 3.97, Management, Bennington
Bold indicates MIAA Academic Excellence Award
* indicates MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award