Kansas City, Mo. - The Heart of America Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that 1,126 student-athletes from across the conference have been honored for their academic achievements by being named Heart Scholar-Athletes for the 2024-25 academic year. | HEART RELEASE
In order to have qualified for this honor, student-athletes must meet the following criteria:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).
- Accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours (undergraduate and/or graduate), completed at least 5 semesters and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated.
- Have documentation of the student-athlete participating in a varsity competition in the sport for which they are being nominated for.
- Student-Athletes competing as graduate students are also eligible for this award.
Central finished the year with 90 Heart Scholar-Athletes, the fourth most in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and the most in the department's history. For the fifth-straight year, women's soccer led the way with 16 selections, followed by softball with 12 and women's volleyball 11.
To view the complete list of Heart Scholar-Athletes by team for CMU, please see below.
Baseball (6)
Vincent Ray - Sports Management
Robert Prewett - Social Science Education
Foster Seitz - Business
Justin Stedry - Accounting
Nicholas Tampa - Computer Science
Dominick Proctor - Business
Women's Basketball (6)
Leata Te Nana-Williams - Psychology
Wariya Alhassan - BSN Generic Program
Trishelle Porter - Elementary Education
Mary Copeland - Physical Education
Tristan Porter - Exercise Science
Alanna Crumley - Business
Men's Basketball (3)
Kevin James - Business
Tanner Lanes - Business
Christian Barbieri - Business
Men's Cross Country (3)
Kyle Newberry - Computer Science
Grant Engel - Business
Elvis Kipkosgei - BSN Generic Program
Football (8)
Alvaro Ortega Morales - Sports Management
Matthew Higginbotham - Accounting
David Leach - Business
Samual Tillman - Middle School Education
Samuel Rost - Physical Education
Cooper Tillman - Middle School Education
Evan Workman - Accounting
Chase Rankin - Physical Education
Women's Soccer (16)
Minori Saze - Business
Suzu Narusawa - Business
Lorena Fuertes Fernandez - Biology
Tiare Gomez - Psychology
Madison Priebe - Criminal Justice
Maja Henriksen - Sports Management
Moka Ishii - Business
Leigh Brophy - Psychology
Mathilde Bromose - Business
Kaede Yamaguchi - Business
Kirstine Lykke - Sports Management
Abigail Crispell - Marine Biology
Emma Doyle - Business
Andrea Jimenez - Psychology
Paula Castro Garcia - Exercise Science
Carly Edwards - Political Science
Men's Soccer (7)
Martin O'Toole - Biology
Altin Shabi - Business
Erik Braemhagen - Sports Management
Morris Van Tuinen - Sports Management
Mohamed Belmahdi - Mathematics
Brenden Flannell - Business
Guilherme Pereira - Business
Softball (12)
Elizabeth Palumbo - Exercise Science
Kaysie Jolley - Business
Kori Rominger - Sports Management
Joely Crider - Biology
Madison Roberts - BSN Generic Program
Carly Robbins - Sports Management
Haley Cotter - Physical Education
Samantha Picha - Pre-Physical Therapy Asst
Makayla Albert - Physical Therapy Assist
Lauren Hill - Elementary Education
Daly Garland - Exercise Science
Kayla Richardson - Exercise Science
Women's Track & Field (7)
Allena Rowland - Exercise Science
Emma Deana Paninka - Chemistry
Diane Ondobo - Business
Parys Smith - Interdisciplinary Studies
Haley Bellamy - Biology
Renee Finke - Biology
Karli Wolfe - Business
Men's Track & Field (4)
Brayton Stephenson - Business
Colder Evans - Business
Hunter Cary - Educational Studies
Ethan Smith - Exercise Science
Women's Volleyball (11)
Mia Trankler - Political Science
Joana Conceicao - Communication Studies
Hailey Dreier - Environmental Science
Gimena Dezeo Segura - Biology
Kiya Kolb - Pre-Occupational Therapy Asst
Rita Campos - Communication Studies
Paula Boser - Biology
Lauren Strange - Criminal Justice
Annabelle Maassen - Business
Vanessa Cantoni - Psychology
Kelsie Walker - Exercise Science
Women's Wrestling (4)
Emily Neumann - Physical Education
Corrine McClure - Physical Education
Shianne Whited - Marine Biology
Tambria Wilson - Elementary Education
Men's Wrestling (2)
Men's Wrestling - Gavin Shoush - Social Science Education
Men's Wrestling - Jacob Henson - Physical Education
Men's Golf (1)
Garrett Rikel - Business
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