Grand Rapids Reporter

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams for the winter sports season of 2022-23. The recognition is given to student-athletes who meet specific academic criteria.

To qualify, student-athletes must be active members of their team's roster at the end of the season and not be freshmen or first-year transfer students. Those with a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 are named to the All-Academic Teams, while those with a GPA between 3.50 and 4.0 are placed on the Academic Excellence Teams. These grades are assessed based on marks through the fall semester of 2022.

Davenport University has reported that it had a total of 80 student-athletes recognized in this listing, with 21 achieving GPAs in the range of 3.0-3.49 and another 59 reaching GPAs between 3.5-4.0.

Among those honored from Davenport University in various sports categories are:

All-Academic Teams (GPA: 3.0-3.49):

- Women's Basketball: Makenna Bryant

- Men's Swimming and Diving: Hunter Fosler, Julian Lazea, Eric Perczak, Alvaro Ruiz, Cameron Whitfield

- Women's Swimming and Diving: Mycah Kasper, Dominyka Rapstye, Cassie Scott, Anna VanHaitsma, Emma Wallis

- Men's Indoor Track and Field: Bryce Albrecht, Nolan Kudera, Brendan LaLonde, Garrett Melling, Ryan Olsen, Eion Reagh, Shawn Sims

- Women's Indoor Track and Field: Tessa Blankenship, Kyla Chappell, Mya Staczek

All-Academic Excellence Teams (GPA: 3.5-4.0):

- Men's Basketball: Jeff Carrier, James Felton

- Women's Basketball: Ryan Harvey, Emily Lange, Mary Liedel, Scout Nelson, Kendal Swartout, Jaci Walker

- Men's Swimming and Diving: Miguel Hernandez, Joe Lenard, Brandon Petryszyn, Ronan Pleassy Richard Polasek Owen Stender Dylan Theisen

- Women's Swimming and Diving: Emily Bolt Chelsea Engelsman Emelie Hellgren Mackenzie Knowlton Kamilla Linn Lacey Mirandette Lexis Mirandette Grace Overbeek Catherine Royden-Turner Ella Wagner Rebecca Wallis

- Men's Indoor Track and Field: Jacob Atlas Thierry Jordan Corbin DeJonge Noah Evers Collin Graham Noah Dooley Cody Brandenburg James Horn Cade Hoezee Drew Sharrar

- Women's Indoor Track and Field Claire Akin Ella Baryo Erin Boettcher Mackenzie Brigham Grace Buckland Molly Dailey Olivia Davis Erin Dorn McKenna Evans Ella Gardner Cierra Guay Sidney Heugel Mika Hugo Alivia Lamborne Deidre Lorton Ellie Reynolds Stacia Rispress Annabelle Schafer Riley Schroeder Aislyn Shannon Morgan Steenstra Julia Tuuri Lisa Wangler

This announcement underscores GLIAC's commitment to recognizing student-athletes who excel academically while competing at high levels in their respective sports.