Brentwood, TN – Ninety-five Austin Peay State University student-athletes were recognized on the Ohio Valley Conference’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their academic achievements during the 2013-14 academic year. That total included 15 student-athletes who received the league’s Academic Medal of Honor.
“The greatest metric of our success at Austin Peay is our commitment to excellence in the classroom,” said van der Merwe. “The student-athletes at this great University are special and represent the very best of the Ohio Valley Conference. We are proud of what this says about our student-athletes, our University, and the many great faculty and staff to rally behind our students every day.”
The OVC annually recognizes those student-athletes who excel in the classroom. The league’s Medal of Honor recognizes those student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade-point average in their conference-sponsored sport. The OVC also recognizes student-athletes’ classroom achievements with the Commissioner’s Honor Roll which requires a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade-point average during the academic year.
For the recently completed 2013-14 academic year, Austin Peay saw 15 student-athletes receive the prestigious OVC Medal of Honor, each posting a 4.0 GPA during the year. Graduate Molly Basch, a member of the women’s track and field team, finished her with a fourth Medal of Honor. Senior Elizabeth Landon, of the volleyball team, earned her third Medal of Honor.
The OVC recognized 188 Academic Medal of Honor recipients this season. It also honored a record 1,254 student-athletes on the 2013-14 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Ohio Valley Conference Individual Academic Awards
OVC Medal of Honor
- Jake Corum, Baseball
- Kristen Stainback, Women’s Basketball
- Alex Haycraft, Men’s Cross Country
- Martin Rejman, Men’s Cross Country
- Alexis Eldridge, Women’s Cross Country
- Unjala Lester, Women’s Cross Country
- Kyle Harrison, Football
- Adam Noble, Football
- Jared Sexton, Football
- Laura Judy, Softball
- Dimitar Ristovski, Men’s Tennis
- Iago Seffrin, Men’s Tennis
- Aleksas Tverijonas, Men’s Tennis
- Molly Basch, Women’s Track and Field
- Elizabeth Landon, Volleyball
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (by sport)
Baseball (9)
- Jake Corum
- Mason Dillon
- A.J. Gaura
- Tommy Hager
- Zach Hall
- Wesley Purcell
- Britte Underwood
- Zach Walton
- Matt Wollenzin
Men’s Basketball (4)
- Fred Garmon
- Thomas Greer
- Will Triggs
- Zavion Williams
- Emily Fox
- Lauren Maki
- Jennifer Nwokocha
- Nicole Olszewski
- Jacey Scott
- Kristen Stainback
- Lauren Yarbrough
Men’s Cross Country (3)
- Alex Haycraft
- Tyler Kepley
- Martin Rejman
Women’s Cross Country (4)
- Kim Dominguez*
- Chantelle Gray
- Alexis Eldridge*
- Unjala Lester*
Football (11)
- Hunter Branch
- Reese Bulmash
- Ben Campbell
- Josh Carroll
- Michael Dunphy
- Kyle Harrison
- Adam Noble
- Jacob Sexton
- Jared Sexton
- Iosua Siliva
- Evan Toby
Men’s Golf (5)
- Chris Baker
- Erik Hedberg
- Marco Iten
- Alasdair MacLennan
- Trey Tarpley
- Amber Bosworth
- Jessica Cathey
- Rachel Deaton
- Meghan Mueller
- Kelsey Schutt
Women’s Soccer (15)
- Natalia Ariza
- Tatiana Ariza
- Brianna Avitable
- Katie Emig
- Gina Fabbro
- Nicole Filippone
- Emily Kink
- Mary Ruth Locastro
- Shelby Olszewski
- Corey Osborn
- Claire Pultz
- Andy Quiceno
- Courtney Sheppard
- Taylor Van Wagner
- Morgan Zigelsky
Softball (10)
- Courtney Brower
- Laurel Burroughs
- Lauren de Castro
- Amanda De Vries
- Christiana Gable
- Chandler Groves
- Sidney Hooper
- Laura Judy
- Taylor Mills
- Kristin Whitmire
Men’s Tennis (5)
- Jasmin Ademovic
- Manuel Montenegro
- Dimitar Ristovski
- Iago Seffrin
- Aleksas Tverijonas
Women’s Tennis (2)
- Andra Cornea
- Ornella Di Salvo
- Molly Basch
- Kim Dominguez*
- Alexis Eldridge*
- Breigh Jones
- Chancis Jones
- Briana Kelly
- Unjala Lester*
- Kymmalett Ross
Volleyball (10)
- April Adams
- Cami Fields
- Lauren Henderson
- Calyn Hull
- Elizabeth Landon
- Syd Litchfi eld
- Aubrey Marsellis
- Hillary Plybon
- Jada Stotts
- Samantha Strother
