Morehead State University student-athletes excelled in their academic endeavors in 2019-20 and earned special recognition for their dedication.
A record number of MSU student-athletes earned accolades on the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The total came to 146, topping the previous department benchmark set in 2017-18.
To be listed, recipients must have achieved at least a 3.25 grade point average (GPA) and have been eligible and on the team throughout the competitive season in their chosen NCAA-sponsored sport(s).
Due to the extraordinary circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, spring sport athletes who were eligible and met the GPA requirements but saw their seasons canceled (therefore not using a season of competition) received the award. Additionally, student-athletes who had pass/fail courses listed on their transcript were also made eligible so long as the institutional GPAs are calculated according to institutional policy.
Baseball led the way with 22 student-athletes named to the honor roll, followed closely by soccer (18) and beach volleyball (17). Below are the names of all MSU Commissioner’s Honor Roll honorees for the 2019-20 academic year:
Baseball
- John Bakke, sophomore, Huntsville, Alabama
- Donovan Baldocchi, senior, Beaverton, Oregon
- Cole Becker, sophomore, Maineville, Ohio
- Zach Boyd, sophomore, Kent, Ohio
- Jon Burghardt, senior, Gig Harbor, Washington
- Cory Conway, senior, Noblesville, Indiana
- Peyton Dillingham, senior, Normal, Illinois
- Jack Gardner, senior, Jefferson, Massachusetts
- Nick Gooden, freshman, Berlin, Pennsylvania
- Logan Goodnight, senior, Wheeling, West Virginia
- Luke Helton, sophomore, Whiteland, Indiana
- Bryce Hensor, junior, Petersburg, Pennsylvania
- Alex Jacobs, senior, Huntsville, Ohio
- Ryan Layne, senior, Nicholasville
- Will Lozinak, senior, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
- Noah Matousek, freshman, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Dom Peroni, senior, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Tim Petrucelli, sophomore, Delran, New Jersey
- Bryce Ray, sophomore, Bellevue, Ohio
- John Sherman, junior, Liberty Township, Ohio
- Bryce Simon, junior, Cascade, Iowa
- Jake Ziegelmeyer, senior, Union
Men’s Basketball
- L.J. Bryan, junior, Cheltenham, Maryland
- Jaden Stanley-Williams, junior, Great Hills, Montana
Women’s Basketball
- Tomiyah Alford, sophomore, Barnesville, Georgia
- Ellie Jo Johnson, junior, South Webster, Ohio
- Alyssa Nieves, junior, Tampa, Florida
- Mackenzie Schwarber, freshman, Alexandria
Beach Volleyball
- Liz Allen, senior, Stillwell, Kansas
- Bridget Bessler, sophomore, Hebron
- Chandler Clark, senior, Seymour, Indiana
- Andrea Grimes, sophomore, Lebanon, Ohio
- Taylor Hodges, junior, Floyds Knobs, Indiana
- Abby Hulsman, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Hannah Keating, junior, Liberty Township, Ohio
- Peyton Kennedy, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Olivia Lohmeier (20), Cincinnati, Ohio
- Kinsey McAfee, sophomore, Westfield, Indiana
- Trinity Miller, sophomore, Fairfield, Ohio
- Olivia Montelisciani, junior, Edgewood
- Margaret Musselman, junior, Pataskala, Ohio
- Anya Reinhard, sophomore, Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Karlee Reynolds, senior, Plain City, Ohio
- Mia Swearingen, junior, Floyds Knobs, Indiana
- Allison Whitten, junior, Simpsonville, South Carolina
Men’s Cross Country
- Michael Dunagan, sophomore, Terre Haute, Indiana
- Kyle Embry, sophomore, Hartford
- Josh Grogan, senior, Paducah
- Richard Knupp, sophomore, Russell
- Jarrett Mattingly, senior, New Haven
- Darby Pillow, senior, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Cole Ralenkotter, senior, Lexington
- Garrett Watts, sophomore, Slaughters
Women’s Cross Country (*awarded in multiple sports)
- Abbigail Dorn, senior, Toledo, Ohio
- Reese Helton, junior, Corbin
- Abbey Mohan, freshman, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Riliegh Owens, sophomore, Owensboro
- Carrie Staviski, junior, Owingsville
- Mary Alice Thornburg, sophomore, Ashland
- Shelby Watkins, senior, Carlisle
- Sydney Young, senior, Lewisport
Men’s Golf
- Blake Evans, sophomore, West Liberty
- Ryan Gillum, senior, Grayson
- Jon Kosier, sophomore, Mt. Sterling
- Mason McGhee, junior, Morehead
- Joe Muschong, senior, Lexington
- Michael Reed, senior, Elizabethtown
Women’s Golf
- Sarah Black, junior, Lexington
- Bridget Connolly, senior, Auckland, New Zealand
- Gypsie Hutchinson, senior, Lexington
- Alina-Sophie Koch, sophomore, Metzingen, Germany
- MacKenzie Neal, sophomore, Richmond
- Hailey Rietz, sophomore, Rancho Cordova, California
- Isabella Washka, junior, Argyle, Texas
Rifle
- Cailey Dahlquist, sophomore, Washington, Pennsylvania
- Erin Diehl, junior, East Earl, Pennsylvania
- Katie Frye, junior, Greenburg, Pennsylvania
- Ryan Hinson, senior, Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Alexa Potts (20), Ephrata, Pennsylvania
- Karly Potts (20), Ephrata, Pennsylvania
- Amber Schifano, junior, Belleville, Pennsylvania
- Bryce Ward, sophomore, Hurricane, West Virginia
- Grace Weber, sophomore, Clear Spring, Maryland
Soccer
- Abbey Bischoff, sophomore, Lexington
- Caitlyn Burdine, senior, Frankfort
- Chelesa Elmore, sophomore, Middleburg, Kentucky
- Sarah Faloon, sophomore, Macomb, Michigan
- Nicole Fiantaco, sophomore, Sterling Heights, Michigan
- Grace Gaffney, sophomore, Danville
- Evan Kays, sophomore, Lawrenceburg
- Katie Kiolbassa, senior, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Lauryn Kunz, sophomore, Imperial, Missouri
- Kate Larbes, sophomore, Liberty Township, Ohio
- Gabby Nastasi, sophomore, Owings, Maryland
- Nicole Palmer, junior, Philadelpha, Pennsylvania
- Katie Quinn, senior, Kent, Ohio
- Ashley Ritchie, senior, New Haven
- Katelynn Setters, sophomore, Liberty Township, Ohio
- Morgan Treser, senior, Wexford, Pennsylvania
- Ellie Weber, senior, Hilliard, Ohio
- Tia Williams, junior, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Softball
- Helyna Bissell, junior, Nutley, New Jersey
- Madeline Gailor, freshman, Louisville
- Randi Hamilton (20), Cache, Oklahoma
- Kirya Kingery, freshman, Ona, West Virginia
- Adeline Nicholson, senior, Scottsdale, Pennsylvania
- Kelsey Perkins, freshman, Lancaster
- Peyton Rose, sophomore, Versailles
- Kaylin Silcox, freshman, Walton, Indiana
- Kenzie Silcox, freshman, Walton, Indiana
- Peyton Slater, sophomore, New Kent, Virginia
- Alexis Strother, sophomore, Lebanon, Ohio
- Brianna Walker, freshman, Frederick, Maryland
Men’s Track and Field
- Liam Dale, freshman, Elizabethtown
- Michael Dunagan, sophomore, Terre Haute, Indiana
- Kyle Embry, sophomore, Hartford
- Josh Grogan, senior, Paducah
- Richard Knupp, sophomore, Russell
- Jarrett Mattingly, senior, New Haven
- Darby Pillow, senior, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Cole Ralenkotter, senior, Lexington
- Garrett Watts, sophomore, Slaughters
Women’s Track and Field
- Abbigail Dorn, senior, Toledo, Ohio
- Reese Helton, junior, Corbin
- Tayla Lee, freshman, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
- Abbey Mohan, freshman, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Riliegh Owens, sophomore, Owensboro
- Katelyn Sevier, sophomore, Kings Mill, Ohio
- Carrie Staviski, junior, Owingsville
- Mary Alice Thornburg, sophomore, Ashland
- Shelby Watkins, senior, Carlisle
- Dakorria Winstead, sophomore, Owensboro
- Sydney Young, senior, Lewisport
Volleyball
- Liz Allen, senior, Stillwell, Kansas
- Bridget Bessler, sophomore, Hebron
- Chandler Clar (20), Seymour, Indiana
- Andrea Grimes, sophomore, Lebanon, Ohio
- Taylor Hodges, junior, Floyds Knobs, Indiana
- Abby Hulsman, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Hannah Keating, junior, Liberty Township, Ohio
- Peyton Kennedy, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Olivia Lohmeier (20), Cincinnati, Ohio
- Olivia Montelisciani, junior, Edgewood
- Karlee Reynolds, senior, Plain City, Ohio
- Mia Swearingen, junior, Floyds Knobs, Indiana
- Allison Whitten, junior, Simpsonville, South Carolina
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