K-State Places 219 on Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Jul 03, 2019 | Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State student-athletes had a strong spring semester in the classroom, as a total of 219 K-State student-athletes were named to the Spring 2019 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in an announcement from the league office today. The conference recognizes all student-athletes at its member institutions during each semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
The 219 student-athletes to earn the honor marks the 23rd straight semester K-State has placed 200 or more student-athletes on the honor roll.
Of the 219 K-State student-athletes earning the citation for their academic excellence, 53 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the spring semester. K-State ranks among the league's best in terms of academic success as it continues to set a national standard in terms of APR, as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA standard.
The football and rowing teams led all Wildcat athletic teams with 48 and 41 honorees, respectively, on the Spring 2019 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Other total student-athletes on the honor roll include: women's track and field (25), men's track and field (22), baseball (19), women's soccer (18), volleyball (11), men's basketball (8), women's tennis (8), women's golf (7), women's basketball (6) and men's golf (6).
The 50 Wildcats named to the list with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the semester were: Vitoria Alves (women's track and field), Kenzie Applegate (soccer), Mikaela Bennett (rowing), Hannah Buller (women's track and field), Nikole Cain (rowing), Brynn Carlson (volleyball), Morgan Coffman (women's track and field), Emily Crain (soccer), Katie Cramer (soccer), Kerby Depenbusch (men's track and field), Sarah Dixon (volleyball), Kaylin Edwards (rowing), Brookelynn Entz (soccer), Kennedy Felice (rowing), Alexandra Ferguson (women's track and field), Scott Frantz (football), Blaise Gammon (football), Taylor Gardner (soccer), James Gilbert (football), Aubrey Gilchrist (rowing), Kayla Goth (women's basketball), Akia Guerrier (women's track and field), Ellie Hahn (rowing), Laramie Hall (soccer), Kaitlyn Henke (rowing), Caylene Hume (women's track and field), Helene Ingvaldsen (women's track and field), Madison Jensen (rowing), Kassidy Johnson (women's track and field), Anna Keeley (women's track and field), Marshall Kellner (football), Meghan King (tennis), Zach Kokoska (baseball), Parker McCafferty (men's track and field), Ranae McKenzie (women's track and field), Nick McLellan (football), Cara Melgares (women's track and field), Tyler Mitchell (football), Brock Monty (football), Brett Neelly (men's track and field), Kate Odgers (rowing), Grace Reilly (rowing), Molly Ross (rowing), Taylor Smith (men's track and field), Maguire Sullivan (soccer), Lauren Taubert (women's track and field), Anna Turco (tennis), Dean Wade (men's basketball), Landry Weber (football), Mckenzi Weber (volleyball), Dylan Wentzel (football), Drew Wiley (football), Peyton Williams (women's basketball/volleyball).
Kansas State also had a total of 234 K-State student-athletes named to the Fall 2018 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Of the 234 K-State student-athletes earning the citation for their academic excellence, 43 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the fall semester.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had another outstanding academic year in 2018-19. The Wildcats saw 85 student-athletes receive their diplomas during in 2018-19.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 130 Academic All-Big 12 recipients which includes record numbers for football, soccer and volleyball. Football's Dalton Risner was named a finalist for the Campbell Trophy, the Wuerffel Trophy and the Senior CLASS Award while also earning the Allstate/American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.
In addition, football's Adam Holtorf and Reuter and women's track and field student-athlete Morgan Coffman were named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team as selected by CoSIDA, while women's basketball's Peyton Williams was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District VII team by CoSIDA. Williams collected the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's basketball.
K-State also had 10 student-athletes earn the ninth annual Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, which is the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor.
The 219 student-athletes to earn the honor marks the 23rd straight semester K-State has placed 200 or more student-athletes on the honor roll.
Of the 219 K-State student-athletes earning the citation for their academic excellence, 53 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the spring semester. K-State ranks among the league's best in terms of academic success as it continues to set a national standard in terms of APR, as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA standard.
The football and rowing teams led all Wildcat athletic teams with 48 and 41 honorees, respectively, on the Spring 2019 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Other total student-athletes on the honor roll include: women's track and field (25), men's track and field (22), baseball (19), women's soccer (18), volleyball (11), men's basketball (8), women's tennis (8), women's golf (7), women's basketball (6) and men's golf (6).
The 50 Wildcats named to the list with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the semester were: Vitoria Alves (women's track and field), Kenzie Applegate (soccer), Mikaela Bennett (rowing), Hannah Buller (women's track and field), Nikole Cain (rowing), Brynn Carlson (volleyball), Morgan Coffman (women's track and field), Emily Crain (soccer), Katie Cramer (soccer), Kerby Depenbusch (men's track and field), Sarah Dixon (volleyball), Kaylin Edwards (rowing), Brookelynn Entz (soccer), Kennedy Felice (rowing), Alexandra Ferguson (women's track and field), Scott Frantz (football), Blaise Gammon (football), Taylor Gardner (soccer), James Gilbert (football), Aubrey Gilchrist (rowing), Kayla Goth (women's basketball), Akia Guerrier (women's track and field), Ellie Hahn (rowing), Laramie Hall (soccer), Kaitlyn Henke (rowing), Caylene Hume (women's track and field), Helene Ingvaldsen (women's track and field), Madison Jensen (rowing), Kassidy Johnson (women's track and field), Anna Keeley (women's track and field), Marshall Kellner (football), Meghan King (tennis), Zach Kokoska (baseball), Parker McCafferty (men's track and field), Ranae McKenzie (women's track and field), Nick McLellan (football), Cara Melgares (women's track and field), Tyler Mitchell (football), Brock Monty (football), Brett Neelly (men's track and field), Kate Odgers (rowing), Grace Reilly (rowing), Molly Ross (rowing), Taylor Smith (men's track and field), Maguire Sullivan (soccer), Lauren Taubert (women's track and field), Anna Turco (tennis), Dean Wade (men's basketball), Landry Weber (football), Mckenzi Weber (volleyball), Dylan Wentzel (football), Drew Wiley (football), Peyton Williams (women's basketball/volleyball).
Kansas State also had a total of 234 K-State student-athletes named to the Fall 2018 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Of the 234 K-State student-athletes earning the citation for their academic excellence, 43 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the fall semester.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had another outstanding academic year in 2018-19. The Wildcats saw 85 student-athletes receive their diplomas during in 2018-19.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 130 Academic All-Big 12 recipients which includes record numbers for football, soccer and volleyball. Football's Dalton Risner was named a finalist for the Campbell Trophy, the Wuerffel Trophy and the Senior CLASS Award while also earning the Allstate/American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.
In addition, football's Adam Holtorf and Reuter and women's track and field student-athlete Morgan Coffman were named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team as selected by CoSIDA, while women's basketball's Peyton Williams was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District VII team by CoSIDA. Williams collected the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's basketball.
K-State also had 10 student-athletes earn the ninth annual Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, which is the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor.
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