Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Receive Honors At Scholar-Athlete Banquet
04.16.2018 | Athletics, Academic Services
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Office of Student-Athlete Development (OSAD) hosted its annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet Monday night in Hilton Coliseum.
The Iowa State Athletics Department recorded its highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in school history at 84 percent in the most recent data released by the NCAA.
The primary reason for this outstanding percentage is the incredible work and determination the Cyclone student-athletes put forth in the classroom.
Over 200 Cyclone student-athletes were honored this evening for their scholastic accomplishments.
The following student-athletes were recognized on the All-Cyclone team for achieving the highest GPA in their respective sports: Spencer Benton (football), Tripp Kinney (men's golf), Emma Ruehle (swimming & diving), Adriana Camber (women's basketball), Zach Timm (men's track & field), Kelsey Paz (gymnastics), M.J. Kamin (women's golf), Hans Brase (men's basketball), Sami Williams (softball), Thomas Pollard (men's cross country), Erin Freeman (tennis), Kasey Opfer (soccer) and Hank Swalla (wrestling), Alexis Conaway (volleyball), Evelyne Guay (women's cross country) and Tessa Krempel (women's track & field).
The football and swimming & diving teams earned the Cyclone Serve awards for total community service hours accrued. The men's golf and women's cross country squads had the highest team GPAs.
The Norm Boyles Award, given annually to a faculty member who has made a sustained contribution to the welfare of Iowa State student-athletes, was presented to Kipp Van Dyke. Van Dyke is the Assistant Dean/Director of Student Assistance for Iowa State University. An Iowa State graduate, Van Dyke is a huge supporter of Cyclone athletics.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Above and Beyond Award was given to Dr. Tim Day for his exemplary support to Iowa State student-athletes. Dr. Day is a Professor of biomedical sciences for the College of Veterinary Medicine and has served as ISU's faculty athletics representative for a decade.
The Iowa State Letterwinners Club recognized Alexis Conaway (volleyball) and Jake Campos (football) as recipients of the All-Around Award. The award is presented to senior student-athletes in recognition of significant athletic contribution, academic excellence, leadership and participating in community service throughout their respective careers at Iowa State.
Ten-time All-American jumper Jhoanmy Luque received the Eye of the Storm Award. The award is distributed to a student-athlete who has persevered through tremendous hardships while succeeding academically and athletically.
Luque left civil-war laden Venezuela for a dream of competing in track & field in the United States. Struggling with the language barrier, Luque accomplishment her goal by being accepted at Iowa State where she has established herself as one of the greatest performers in ISU women's track & field history.
Members of the 2017-18 Farm Strong Squad were also recognized: Tripp Kinney (men's golf), Kelsey Paz (gymnastics), Solomon Young (men's basketball), Logan Schaben (softball), Colin Strickland (wrestling), Bella Bonadonna (tennis), Bridget Carleton (women's basketball), Sam Harms (football), Jhoanmy Luque (women's track & field), Captain Alexis Conaway (volleyball), Celia Barquin Arozamena (women's golf), Laura Miksch (swimming & diving), Stella Maris Strohman (women's soccer), John Nownes (men's cross country), Anne Frisbie (women's cross country) and Jalen Ford (men's track & field).
The OSAD also honored the 34 newest members of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society for maintaining a 3.40 or higher cumulative GPA into their junior or senior year: Chase Allen (football), Robby Garcia (football), Ray Lima (football), Garrett Owens (football), Tripp Kinney (men's golf), Jorge Utrilla (men's golf), John Nownes (men's track & field/cross country), Thomas Pollard (men's track & field/cross country), Nychole Antillon (softball), Kaila Konz (softball), Savannah Sanders (softball), Sami Williams (softball), Hali Hillegas (volleyball), Piper Mauck (volleyball), Jess Schaben (volleyball), Hannah Cade (soccer), Carly Langhurst (soccer), Klasey Medelberg (soccer), Emily Steil (soccer), Alex Aaberg (swimming & diving), Laura Miksch (swimming & diving), Katherine Mueller (swimming & diving), Kami Pankratz (swimming & diving), Haley Ruegemer (swimming & diving), Emma Ruehle (swimming & diving), Jessi Storer (swimming & diving), Erin Freeman (tennis), Tessa Krempel (women's track & field), Anne Frisbie (women's track & field/cross country), Grace Gibbons (women's track & field/cross country), Erinn Stenman-Fahey (women's track & field/cross country), Colston DiBlasi (wrestling), Nick Nolting (wrestling) and Hank Swalla (wrestling).
2017-18 Iowa State Scholar-Athletes
Football
Landen Akers, Mackenro Alexander, Chase Allen, Cole Anderson, Connor Assalley, Aaron Austin, John Banta, Spencer Benton, Jason Bowman, Jake Campos, Sheldon Croney Jr., Shawn Curtis, Colin Downing, Matthew Eaton, Carson Epps, Chris Francis, Robby Garcia, Jared Gescheidler, Conner Greene, Sam Harms, Vince Horras, Denver Johnson, Noah Juergensen, Josh Knipfel, Kory Kodanko, Joel Lanning, Bryan Larson, Darius Lee-Campbell, Braxton Lewis, Ray Lima, Bryce Meeker, Josh Mueller, Marchie Murdock, Reggan Northrup, Kene Nwangwu, Collin Olson, Peyton Paddock, D'Andre Payne, Brian Peavy, Jamaal Richardson, Joe Rivera, Arturo Romero, Trever Ryen, Zack Silbermann, Dylan Soehner, Quinn Sonntag, Marcel Spears, Jack Spreen, Vernell Trent, J.D. Waggoner, Amechie Walker, Mike Warren, Daric Whipple, Steve Wirtel
Men's Golf
Denzel Ieremia, Tripp Kinney, Conner Koberg, Jorge Utrilla, Sam Vincent
Women's Golf
Celia Barquin Arozamena, Amelia Grohn, M.J. Kamin, Nattapan Siritrai, Chayanit Wangmahaporn
Gymnastics
Courtney Horstman, Laura Burns, Sydney Converse, Casandra Diaz, Hilary Green, Briana Ledesma, Courtney Middelkoop, Kelsey Paz, Meaghan Sievers, Emily White, Haylee Young
Men's Basketball
Hans Brase, Michael Jacobson, Nick Weiler-Babb
Soccer
Riley Behan, Hannah Cade, Brianna Curtis, Marin Daniel, Anna Frerichs, Lindsey Hendon, Carly Langhurst, Klasey Medelberg, Merin Mundt, Kasey Opfer, Antonia Reyes, Emily Steil, Sasha Stinson, Stella Maris Strohman, Brooke Tasker, Maddie Wiegand Brown
Softball
Nychole Antillon, Kaylee Bosworth, Hannah Carter, Kirsten Caudle, Jackie Chairez, Emma Hylen, Kaila Konz, Talyn Lewis, Kelsey McFarland, Taylor Nearad, Savannah Sanders, Logan Schaben, Sydney Stites, Bri Weilbacher, Sami Williams, Sally Woolpert
Swimming and Diving
Alex Aaberg, Anna Andersen, Alison Basel, Megan Childs, Danica Delaquis, Evan Hundley, Maggie James, Kat Jones, Dana Liva, Mary Kate Luddy, Silqi Luo, Laura Miksch, Katherine Mueller, Kami Pankratz, Rachel Resch, Kasey Roberts, Sydney Ronald, Haley Ruegemer, Emma Ruehle, Polina Shynkarenko, Keely Soellner, Jessi Storer
Tennis
Karen Alvarez, Liera Bender, Annabella Bonadonna, Regina Espindola, Erin Freeman
Men's Track & Field
Chris Celona, Chandler Diercks, Cody Durbin, Eric Fogltanz, Frank Hayes, Blake Hughes, Ben Kelly, Wyatt Rhoads, Roshon Roomes, Zach Timm
Women's Track & Field
Tessa Krempel, Jhoanmy Luque, Aleenah Marcucci, Christabel Okeke, Bailey Righi, Emma Whigham, Megan Wiese
Volleyball
Alexis Conaway, Josie Herbst, Hali Hillegas, Grace Lazard, Piper Mauck, Jess Schaben
Women's Basketball
Meredith Burkhall, Adriana Camber, Bridget Carleton, Emily Durr, Claire Ricketts, Nia Washington
Wrestling
Jakob Allison, Brady Jennings, Nick Nolting, Ian Parker, Sam Colbray, Austin Stotts, Chase Straw, Colin Strickland, Hank Swalla, Joe Teague
Men's Cross Country
Zach Black, Sam Clausnitzer, Dan Curts, Greyson Dolezal, Andrew Jordan, Stanley Langat, John Nownes, Thomas Pollard, Nathan Rodriguez
Women's Cross Country
Abby Caldwell, Larkin Chapman, Anne Frisbie, Evelyne Guay, Kelly Naumann, Olivia Robertson, Megan Schott, Jasmine Staebler, Erinn Stenman-Fahey, Jill Whitman, Gwynne Wright
