Statesmen Earn 81 Total Heart Scholar-Athlete Laurels
Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference honored its top academic achievers as its 2022-2023 Scholar-Athletes were announced Tuesday.
William Penn recorded 81 award recipients, led by 10 from the softball program. A total of 1,063 student-athletes were honored from the 14 Heart schools, including several student-athletes receiving academic laurels in multiple sports. Six Statesmen owned perfect 4.0 Grade Point Averages.
Baseball (2): Abraham Arroyo, Nick George
Men’s Basketball (3): Eddie Daley, James Pennington, Brian Rios
Women’s Basketball (4): Journie Augmon, Eva Disbrow, Alyssa Hames, Emma Morts
Men’s Bowling (4): Coleton Jacobson, Garraty Richmond, Jared Smith, Caleb Sterbenz
Women’s Bowling (1): Gabi Evans
Cheerleading (6): Samantha Broadston, Joceyn Crampton, Makenna Gray, Zoey Jones, Carly Still, Anna Wetrich
Men’s Cross Country (1): Jonah Heckenberg
Football (2): Rives Grogan, Dylan Wemer
Men’s Golf (3): Jonathan Jarvis, Cameron Johnson, Spencer Tucker
Women’s Golf (3): Carlee Frayne, Courtney Jackson, Jaclyn Wojciechowski
Men’s Lacrosse (4): Collin Baliva, Jon Bell, Tyler Colwell, Pete Hebenstreit
Women’s Lacrosse (6): Paola Cruz, Jenna Donlan, Tara Dryml, Leanne Gruber, Victoria Negron, Bailee Royal
Men’s Soccer (4): Luke Andrews, Alejandro Caceres, Matteo Cereda, Tiago Ravagni
Women’s Soccer (5): Rudy Bucknall, Kaitlin Falaney, Graisy Greener, Abi Moers, Taylor Witthauer
Softball (10): Sara Branson, Emily Bryant, Shiloh Cunningham, Kara Dunham, Sarah Gallivan, Charley Geguzis, Zoey Jones, Allyson Stewart, Abby Wilson, Kiana Young
Men’s Track and Field (4): Jonah Heckenberg, Tafara Hondonga, Travis Lanier, Justin Moeller
Women’s Track and Field (3): Emma Alexander, Michaela Keller, Alexandra Rose
Men’s Volleyball (6): Ethan Brown, Charlie Figy, Matt Helmick, Eli Herro, CJ Rettig, Devyn Zavala
Women’s Volleyball (8): Macy Bailey, Andressa Borges, Paola Cruz, Corrin Lepper, Cecily Liphardt, Jade Melton, Mariah Radmacher, Destiny Tom
Men’s Wrestling (2): Steven Skewes, Preston Wiest
In order to be eligible for Scholar-Athlete recognition, student-athletes must have earned a 3.40 Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale), have accumulated a minimum of 60 semester hours (at least five semesters), and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated, as well as be a varsity participant on their respective team.
