Kansas City, Mo. - The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced 1,063 student-athletes from across the conference have been honored for their academic achievements by being named Heart Scholar-Athletes for the 2022-23 academic year. | HEART RELEASE
In order to have qualified for this honor, student-athletes must meet the following criteria:
-
Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
-
Accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours (undergraduate and/or graduate), completed at least 5 semesters and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated
-
Have documentation of the student-athlete participating in a varsity competition in the sport for which they are being nominated for
-
Student-Athletes competing as graduate students are also eligible for this award
Central finished the year with 76 Heart Scholar-Athletes. For the third-straight year, women's soccer led the way with 15 selections, followed by softball with 11. Both the volleyball and men's soccer squads boasted eight total academic standouts.
To view the complete list of Heart Scholar-Athletes by team for CMU, please see below.
Baseball (4)
Logan Doody – Business Baseball
Joseph Weatherford – Exercise Science Baseball
Trey Rassenfoss – Sports Management Baseball
Gannon Ruckman – Sports Management
Women's Basketball (3)
Audrey Graham – English
Curenity Emerson – Exercise Science
Genet Mebratu – Biology
Men's Basketball (2)
Isaiah May – Criminal Justice
Jayden McGrew – Business
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (3)
Exavier Cobum – Accounting
Zy'shonne Cowans – English
Kaleb Bramman – Elementary Education
Men's Track & Field (2)
Joshua Henderson – Chemistry
Mohammaed Nyaoga - Business
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (3)
Natalie Garr – Business Women's
Kailey Johnson – Exercise Science
Madeline Wieseman – Business
Women's Track & Field (1)
Renee Finke - Biology
Football (3)
Donald Garland – Exercise Science
Joseph Slattery – Social Science Education
Nathaniel Marshall – Biology
Women's Golf (1)
Sarah Krenowicz – Sports Management
Men's Golf (1)
Tiago Swart - Business
Women's Soccer (15)
Manuela Polachini – Exercise Science
Raquel Ferreira – Exercise Science AT
Judit Gonzalez Oliveras – Psychology
Kaia Randklev – Biology
Peyton Beem – Chemistry
Grace Faherty – Pre-Health Related Professional
Emma Doyle – Business
Carly Edwards – Political Science
Max De Armas Columbo – Computer Science
Celine Witt – Accounting
Alexis Ashmore – Elementary Education
Alicia Zamora – Business
Sandra Jakobsen – Early Childhood Education
Maria Cervello – Business
Laura Riesenbeck – Sports Management
Men's Soccer (8)
Levi Vasconcelos – Exercise Science
Guilherme Pereira – Business
Sebastian Bocaz Canales – Mathematics
Stefano Campisi – Exercise Science
Vitor Antelo – Pre-Education
Tom Irion – Business
Alessandro Lacerti – Business
Mark Csongradi – Computer Science
Softball (11)
Jordyn Ball – Occupational Therapy
Daly Garland – Biology
Breanna Hollowell – Exercise Science AT
Lauren Hill – Pre-Education
Abbie Marshall – Biology
Madison White – Business
Natalie Guerrero – Middle School Education
Kelena Oots – Business
Montana Stangel – Psychology
Kaylee Parker – Elementary Education
Katelyn Kiser – Biology
Women's Volleyball (8)
Yenne Schepers – Chemistry
Addison Butler – Mathematics
Annabelle Maassen – Business Women's
Jessica Mowry – Mathematics
Marina Alonso – Business
Rebecca Neighbors – Criminal Justice
Shea Luby – BSN Program
Krystal Brauner – Child Development
Men's Wrestling (2)
Jacob Henson – Pre-Education
Brenden Shelton – Biology
Women's Wrestling (3)
Emmily Patneaud – Pre-Education
Hannah Hall – Educational Studies
Caitlyn Thorne – Exercise Science
#TakeFlight
