West Central Reporter

On Monday, it was announced that 1,630 student-athletes have been named to the Ohio Valley Conference's Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2023-24 academic year.

To be listed, recipients must have achieved at least a 3.25 grade point average, have been eligible and on the team throughout the competitive season in their chosen NCAA-sponsored sport(s), and have used a season of competition.

Those numbers included 91 student-athletes in non-OVC championship sports that do not compete in another conference (e.g., Southeast Missouri gymnastics, UT Martin equestrian) and 201 student-athletes who were recipients in multiple sports (and counted just once in the final total).

It was a strong showing for Western Illinois University Athletics, as the program had 117 student-athletes named across the 13 OVC sports in which the Leathernecks participated during the 2023-24 academic year.

Lindenwood had the most selections to the Commissioner's Honor Roll (243) and was followed by Eastern Illinois (183) and Southeast Missouri (180). The sport of women's track and field had the most honorees league-wide (187), followed by baseball (189) and women's soccer (182).

Over the past 10 years, the OVC has honored over 14,300 student-athletes with the Commissioner's Honor Roll award.

On Friday, the League announced that 310 student-athletes earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for having perfect 4.0 grade point averages last academic year. The OVC will announce the winner of the Academic Achievement Award and Team Academic Achievement Awards on Tuesday.

Below is a list of Western Illinois University student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll:

BASEBALL: Kyree Alexander, Eric Cunning, Jack Duncan, Chase Golden, Jacob Greenan, Jackson Horn, Justin Jang, Grant Palmer, Jackson Rodgers, Steven Walsh.

MEN'S BASKETBALL: Jacksun Hamilton, KJ Lee, Jesiah West.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Addi Brownfield, Anna Deets, Alissa Dins, Kennedy Flanagan, Carla Flores, Ainsley Holthaus, Raegan McCowan, Mallory McDermott, Allie Meadows, Jasmine Nichols, Lily Randgaard, Kaylen Reed.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: Sean Hudspath, Logan Lommel, Max Lupo, Robert Perry.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: Lydia Bennett, Bailey Boddicker,Aylana Cezar,Maleigha Huston,Hannah Steinmeyer,Madison Trevena.

MEN'S GOLF: David Ayala,Bayden Hubacher,Nathan Tillman.

WOMEN'S GOLF: Gabriela Galindo Rubio ,Abby Hunter ,Olivia Kerr ,Olivia McCrystal ,Makayla Mussatto ,Mia Scrimgeour ,Marissa Sprietzer .

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Rachel Balinao,Samantha Claesson,Hana Daoudi,Sarah De Gannes,Maddie Hasken ,Emily Martins,Janelle Minor,A udrey Narine,I sabel Navas Rodriguez,A lanna Pennington,M alerie Rohweder,S ydnee Sagal,K ayla Turner,Avery Weaver .

SOFTBALL : Alivia Beard,Rylee Boone,V alerie Combs,K ayla DePoorter,G abriela Drager,Jorja Hudson,M egan Leonard,K athryn McChristy,R aven Morrison,B eth Pavy,G eorgia Rea,L illie Wools .

WOMEN 'S TENNIS : Aubrey Brumbaugh,A gatha Carbonell,A ina Cortina-Pou,P aige Grice,K ate Lauger,M aria Rybka,L ara Rossetto Diniz de Souza,A nna-Evelina Trush .

MEN 'S TRACK AND FIELD : Jeremie Bokata,R ichard Brown,L ucas Burmeister,C age Davison,S ean Hudspath,J ohn Hunt,R obert Perry,M atthew Thomas .

WOMEN 'S TRACK AND FIELD : Kaytlyn Baker,B ailey Boddicker,A ylana Cezar,B riza Dure,Z wandi Harrison,M ya Hippolyte,M aleigha Huston,N akeita Kessling,P aulina Lucer,E mma Ponx,R enee Raglin,M onique Remy,A ngel Stanley,H annah Steinmeyer,D ana Surwillo,M adison Trevena,K arlee Zumstein .

VOLLEYBALL : Kennedy Adair,K ennedy Bauer,M aggie Craker,K eyana Cruse,C harity Dundas,G race Kremer,G race Nichols,M adelyn Norton,G race Ulatowski,K arli Wenzel,F inley Westover,B rittany Wulf,E lizabeth Ziegler.

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