KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The MIAA announced its 2024-25 MIAA Newcomer Academic Awards. These awards include the Academic Excellence award recipients, Scholar-Athletes, and the Academic Honor Roll members for MIAA freshman and first-year transfers who competed in an NCAA Division II season during the 2024-25 academic year.
A total of 1,190 MIAA newcomers earned academic honors. To be eligible for these awards, the athlete must be a true freshman or a first-year transfer who have completed two semesters of school, not including summer terms, at their current MIAA institution.
The Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 170 MIAA Newcomers. To be eligible for Academic Excellence, the recipient must have a grade point average of 4.00 with at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying memer institution, not including summer terms. 18 Newman student-athletes earned this honor. These athletes are listed below.
Kellen Curtis
Micah Kobuszewski
Jack Judkins
Francisco Javier Ubeda
Makenna Majors
Tessa Mendoza
Lydia Weldon
Nicole Soto
Hannah Tymitz
Kaylor Wasinger
Saige Grampsas
Alexa Ornelas
Lexi Wimberly
Daniela Alvarez
Avery Grunert
Peyton Childers
Emma Lintecum
Mariana Jimenez
75 MIAA newcomers earned Scholar-Athlete status. To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete, an individual must have a grade point average of 3.50 with two terms of grades reported at the certifying institution, excluding summer terms. The athlete must also have received All-MIAA honors to complete Scholar-Athlete status. Three Jets earned Scholar-Athlete status. These athletes are listed below.
Gio De Graauw
Micah Kobuszewski
Charlie Townsend
1,190 newcomers were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, the student-athlete must have a GPA of at least a 3.00 with at least two terms completed at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. 76 Jets earned a spot on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. These athletes are listed below.
Scott Allan
Zac Becker
Anthony Cannavino
Louis Coca
Mac Collins
Gio De Graauw
Nicolas Ely
Alex Gillig
Pierson Gunnell
Aleks Koppel
DJ Michaud
Maximus Moreno
Sutton Titsworth
Kaden Wright
Chan Yoon
Micah Kobuszewski
Kellen Curtis
Trae Clayton
Isaiah Elmore
Jordan Glenn-Hawkins
Thatcher McClure
Alex Wineholt
Josias Chavez Ramirez
Britton Ford
Herman Olsen
Charlie Townsend
David Javadov
Noah Smith
Tikhon Sorokin
Jack Judkins
Francisco Javier Ubeda
Lani Dryden
Laci Dryden
Kaila-LeeAnn Kaahu
Hannah Nordby
Makenna Majors
Tessa Mendoza
Lydia Weldon
Silvia Fisher
Avery Kelley
Brooklyn Lane
Nicole Soto
Hannah Tymitz
Kaylor Wasinger
Brooklyn Love
Layla Pierce
Kaitlyn Reeves
Katie Weiss
Saige Grampsas
Alexa Ornelas
Lexi Wimberly
Brooklyn Davis
Mikaela Stenborg
Daniela Alvarez
Avery Grunert
Lexi Bauer
Cameron Busby
Liliana Cortez
Desi Cuellar
Makayla Deloney
Jayla Erpelding
Presley Fachko
Abbey Gatesman
Natalia Gonzalez
Keilann Heath
Taryn Migdal
Trinity Perry
Jimena Ramirez
Logan Riley
Harlie Wilson
Peyton Childers
Emma Lintecum
Luciana Flores Urey
Anastassiya Kim
Mariana Jimenez
Austin Trujillo
Only 24 MIAA newcomers received all three of the MIAA Academic Honors.
Micah Kobuszewski was the sole Jet to earn this achievement. The complete list of the athletes who earned this achievement is listed below.
Emporia State – Weronika Wrzesinska
Fort Hays State – Mackenzie Caldwell
Missouri Western – Elena Rey Garcia
Newman – Micah Kobuszewski
Northwest Missouri – Jaren Guck, Alva Norberg, Anjelena Carder, Marie Dea, Moses Koroma
Ouchita Baptist – Yarin Aebi
Pittsburg State – McKenna Robinson, Lorna Rae Pierce, Lily Brown
Rogers State – Chloe Bohuslavicky, Milena Andres
Southeastern Oklahoma – Jose Pinto, Eric Poindexter
Central Missouri – Taylor Weishaar, Melanie Nellmer
Central Oklahoma – Rebekah George
Nebraska Kearney – Kassidy Stuckey
Washburn – Saajida Razick, Makenzie Sais, Isabel Demarco de Quadros
Academic honors for returning student-athletes were announced by sport earlier in the 2024-25 academic year. To view the returning MIAA student-athletes who received academic honors in the 2024-25 academic year, follow the links below:
2024 M/W Cross Country Academic Awards
2024 Women's Soccer Academic Awards
2024 Volleyball Academic Awards
2024-25 Wrestling Academic Awards
2024-25 M/W Basketball Academic Awards
2024-25 M/W Golf Academic Awards
2025 M/W Tennis Academic Awards
2025 Softball Academic Awards
2025 Baseball Academic Awards
