A total of 68 student-athletes at Black Hawk College have been named to the Athletic Director’s Academic List for Spring 2024.
Ninety percent of the Braves softball team – 18 players – achieved a 3.25 GPA or higher for the semester.
Next was the women’s basketball team with 70% of players on the list then the golf team with 58% of its players on the list.
The 68 student-athletes represent 52% of Braves players. To qualify, student-athletes must have completed at least 12 credit hours.
“I am extremely proud of these students, as they embody the definition of student-athlete,” said Arnie Chavera, BHC athletic director.
“Their commitment to academic success is recognized and much appreciated,” he said.
The student-athletes are listed by their hometowns. All hometowns are in Illinois unless otherwise noted.
- Andalusia – Nolan Thomas, golf
- Andover – Ella Sundberg, softball
- Ankeny, IA – Thomas DeBrower, baseball
- Asbury, IA – Will Sigwarth, golf
- Bartonville – Anistyn Connor, softball
- Batavia – Kevin Niedzwiedz, baseball
- Bloomington – Jake Morrill, baseball
- Canton – Meghanne Freehill, women’s basketball and Alexis (Lexie) Shaw, softball
- Chicureo, Chile – Lucas Nunez, men’s soccer
- Clinton IA – Reice McCormick, softball and Paige Zaehringer, softball
- Coal Valley – Talen Butler, men’s soccer and Conner Schimmel, baseball
- Davenport, IA – Kylie Chapman, softball and Bailey Emery, softball
- DeWitt, IA – Keeley Jansen, softball
- East Moline – Madison Gordon, women’s soccer and Isaac Graf, baseball
- Eldridge IA – Riley Robertson, softball
- Forsyth – Megan Holub, softball
- Fort Dodge, IA – Eli Elsbecker, baseball
- Galesburg – Beau Honeycutt, baseball and Carson Hopping, golf
- Geneseo – Katelynn Emerick, softball; Johnna Fulcher, women’s soccer; Jaelyn Lambin, softball; Samuel Robinson, golf; and Mason Steinert, golf
- Hampton – Chassity Colburn, women’s soccer
- Kalona, IA – Maddie Nonnenmann, women’s basketball
- Kissimmee, FL – Matthew Mateo, baseball and Adrian Selles, baseball
- Knoxville – Titus Cramer, golf
- LaSalle – Mason Lynch, baseball
- Macomb – Connor Clark, men’s soccer and Nolan Kerr, men’s basketball
- Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea – Fructuoso (Joren) Nsue Mba, men’s soccer
- Milan – Sydney Adamson, women’s basketball and Kate Mayerhofer, women’s soccer
- Milwaukee, WI – Stephen Reed, men’s basketball
- Moline – Payton Barton, baseball; Quinn Hoftender, baseball; and Jacob Remaly, men’s soccer
- Mount Pleasant, IA – Andrea Lopreato, women’s basketball
- Muscatine, IA – Miles Melendez, men’s soccer
- Orion – Cole Kimball, men’s soccer and Ava Terry, softball
- Pekin – Ashley Davis, softball and Hailee Irby, softball
- Port Byron – Parker Friant, golf
- Princeton – Ean Compton, baseball and Isabella (Isa) Ibarra, softball
- Rock Island – Zack Beckman, men’s soccer; Drew Clark, softball; Cohen Crawford, men’s soccer; Stevie Dillender, baseball; and Alejandro Torres, men’s soccer
- Sherrard – Cole Kratzberg, baseball
- Silvis – Brody Meyers, baseball
- South Elgin – Chloe Kmiec, women’s basketball
- Split, Croatia – Ivan Vukusic, men’s basketball
- Springfield – Laney Parker, women’s basketball
- Sycamore – Olivia King, softball
- Tiskilwa – Emma Kruse-Carter, women’s soccer
- Tuscola – Colton Musgrave, baseball
- Woodhull – Hannah Maher, women’s basketball
- Zadar, Croatia – Lovre Stanovic, men’s basketball