SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Athletics had 30 student-athletes named Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars by the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Wednesday.
 
Named after Brother James Gaffney FSC, the former President of Lewis University for more than 27 years and two-term Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, the award is presented annually to student-athletes competing in GLVC-sponsored sports who achieve a 4.0-grade point average during the academic year.
 
For the fourth year in a row, Drury has had at least 30 student-athletes bestowed with the honor.
 
Six Drury student-athletes earned the award for the second year in a row. Jacob Schmidt (men's soccer), Owian Ulven (wrestling), Alexis Workman (women's cross country and women's track & field), Abby Howard (women's golf), Ava Scott (women's soccer), and Kia Moerk (women's swimming & diving) were named Gaffney Distinguished Scholars last year.
 
Full GLVC News Release
 
The GLVC is announcing its annual academic awards throughout the week.
 
Mon., June 26: Team Academic Awards
Tue., June 27: DU with 253 named Academic All-GLVC
 
Drury's Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar List
Mason Majors, Baseball, Drury
Brock Schaffitzel, Baseball, Drury
Colby Garner, Men's Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Will Kershaw, Men's Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Thomas Nield, Men's Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
James Sly, Men's Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Walker Tynes, Men's Golf, Drury
Cayden Meyer, Men's Soccer, Drury
Jacob Schmidt, Men's Soccer, Drury
Ivar Angell, Men's Swimming & Diving, Drury
Cole Earl, Men's Swimming & Diving, Drury
Lucas Krueger, Men's Swimming & Diving, Drury
Samuel Rudqvist, Men's Swimming & Diving, Drury
Tjade Bruns, Men's Tennis, Drury
Claudio Vertiz Olivares, Men's Tennis, Drury
Trevor Johnson, Men's Track & Field, Drury
Brandon Borlinghaus, Wrestling, Drury
Owian Ulven, Wrestling, Drury
Caitlynn Daniels, Women's Basketball, Drury
Alexis Workman, Women's Cross Country / Track & Field, Drury
Abby Howard, Women's Golf, Drury
Keva Culkin, Women's Soccer, Drury
Ava Scott, Women's Soccer, Drury
Kourtney Tucker, Women's Soccer, Drury
Megan Parsley, Softball, Drury
Kia Moerk, Women's Swimming & Diving, Drury
Leighton Rainer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Drury
Kayli Duncan, Volleyball, Drury
Kaitlin Fasbender, Volleyball, Drury
Catie Rankin, Volleyball, Drury
 
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