39 Mavs Named Summit League Distinguished Scholars

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39 Mavs Named Summit League Distinguished Scholars

Jan 28, 2016 | General

By: Omaha Athletics

ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha Athletics placed 39 student-athletes on the list of Summit League's Academic Distinguished Scholars for the fall season on Thursday.

A total of 280 Summit League student-athletes from five sports (men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball) were recognized as Distinguished Scholars.

In order to be named a Distinguished Scholar, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.60 grade-point average in the semester in which they compete and must use a year of eligibility.

IUPUI led the way with a total of 41 student-athletes named Distinguished Scholars. Closely following the Jaguars were Omaha (39 honorees), South Dakota (36 honorees), South Dakota State (35 honorees) and North Dakota State (34 honorees) in second through fifth place. Fort Wayne came in sixth with 31 student-athletes named to the list, while Western Illinois (24 recipients), Oral Roberts (18 recipients) and Denver (13 recipients) rounded out the institutions. Associate men's soccer member Eastern Illinois had nine student-athletes named to the list.

The full list of Omaha's Summit League Fall Academic Distinguished Scholars is below and the full Academic Honor Roll will be released Friday.

Women's Cross Country

Alyssa Averhoff - Biotechnology

Annie Catania - Secondary Education

Karo Garcia - Exercise Science

Rosie Gensichen - Construction Management

Lauren Houston - Pre-Elementary Education

Kourtney Osentoski - Criminology & Criminal Justice

Avery Schmidt - Exercise Science

Shae Spady - Undeclared

Alyssa Thavenet - Psychology

Women's Soccer