Kansas City, Mo. - A total of 1,070 student-athletes were recognized as 2020-21 Heart Scholar-Athletes, announced by the Heart Conference office Thursday afternoon. | Heart Release
In order to qualify for this honor, a student-athlete must have met the following criteria:
- A cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).
- Accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours, completed at least 5 semesters, and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated.
- Documented participation in a varsity competition in the sport for which they are being nominated for.
The 14 reporting institutions averaged 76.43 honorees, with seven institutions boasting at least 70 academic standouts. A total of 82 honorees currently boast a spotless 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Central finished the year with 48 Heart-Scholar Athletes. Both women's soccer and softball led the way with eight scholar-athletes, followed by baseball with seven. To view the complete list of Heart Scholar-Athletes by team for CMU, please see below.
Baseball
Nate Bray
Luke Gray
Max McCay
Logan McDonald
Gannon Ruckman
Jerome Simpson
Jacob Swenson
Women's Basketball
Hannah Adams
Vanessa Hughes
Zaria Jones
Men's Basketball
Tray Meny
Jeff Salmon
Women's Cross Country
Lisa Sauter
Men's Cross Country
Radovan Kemboi
Football
Nathaniel Marshall
Colton Skyles
Kooper Wilson
Women's Golf
Erika Whitaker
Women's Soccer
Kylie Campbell
Sara Cobollo
Andrea Villar
Chyler Hahner
Zoe Jessen
Anika Kallash
Elli McCable
Lidia Vicent
Men's Soccer
Mark Csongradi
Jonathan Gibula
Softball
Alissa Collins
Hannah Criswell
Keighlan Cronin
Taylor Dial
Kelli Gorman
Trista Heavin
Madison Love
Morgan Willis
Women's Track & Field
Lisa Sauter
Hannah Mitchell
Aquila Mucubaquire
Men's Track & Field
Nehemiah Colyer
Hayden Hackman
Mohammed Nyaoga
Abdulai Rashid
Parker Yager
Radovan Kemboi
Volleyball
Elise Hardesty-Irvin
Marina Alonso
Shannon Peters
Grace Stumbaugh
Anna Wolf
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