Scores of Jackrabbits honored by MVFC for academics

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Posted 2/14/19

ST. LOUIS – Sixty-four South Dakota State University football student-athletes were recognized for their academic efforts Thursday as members of the 2018 Missouri Valley Football Honor Roll.

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Scores of Jackrabbits honored by MVFC for academics

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ST. LOUIS – Sixty-four South Dakota State University football student-athletes were recognized for their academic efforts Thursday as members of the 2018 Missouri Valley Football Honor Roll.

Four Jackrabbits earned the league’s highest academic award by being named recipients of the MVFC President’s Council Academic Excellence Award for maintaining at least a 3.5 grade-point average, being within 18 hours of graduation and participating in athletics for two or more seasons. Receiving the award from SDSU were Taryn Christion, Dalton Cox, Jake Harms and Chase Kern.

Another 17 Jackrabbit student-athletes were honored with the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award for turning in a minimum 3.2 GPA over the past two semesters (freshmen are not eligible).

SDSU’s 64 Honor Roll selections ranked second in the 10-team league, trailing North Dakota State’s 68. To be named to the MVFC Honor Roll, student-athletes must have recorded a minimum 3.0 GPA during the fall semester while being enrolled in at least 12 credit hours. Nearly 500 football student-athletes league-wide earned Honor Roll recognition, with 34 receiving the President’s Council Academic Excellence Award.

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD – Taryn Christion, Dalton Cox, Jake Harms, Chase Kern.

COMMISSIONER’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD – Logan Backhaus, Turner Blasius, Austin Boen, Taryn Christion, Dalton Cox, Ryan Earith, Lance Eide, Wes Genant, Evan Greeneway, Jake Harms, Kallan Hart, Spencer Hildahl, Aron Johnson, Chase Kern, Krockett Krolikowski, Marquise Lewis, Andrew Mueller, Preston Tetzlaff, Tyler Weir, Reece Winkelman, Jake Wolfe

HONOR ROLL – Jake Aanderud, Adam Anderson, Logan Backhaus, Austin Barrett, Ian Bass, Jarek Berg, Turner Blasius, Austin Boen, Deyon Campbell, Taryn Christion, Dalton Cox, Jack Domandle, Zach Dorgan, Ryan Earith, Arthur Egan, Lance Eide, DyShawn Gales, Nicholas Garlisch, Wes Genant, Evan Greeneway, Garret Greenfield, Jon Gruetzmacher, Brady Hale, Jake Harms, Kallan Hart, Spencer Hildahl, Max Howard, Aron Johnson, Cade Johnson, Chase Kern, Eric Kleinschmit, Ryan Kluver, Krockett Krolikowski, Blake Kunz, Jefferson Lee, V, Marquise Lewis, Joshua Manchigiah, Mason McCormick, Edward Miller, Michael Morgan, Andrew Mueller, Blair Mulholland, Kanin Nelson, Justin Roberts, Alex Romenesko, Christian Rozeboom, Caleb Sanders, Caleb Schauf, Luke Sellers, Jaden Snyder, Cade Terveer, Preston Tetzlaff, Jason Titus, Ryan Van Marel, Jayd Vanderwerff, Chase Vinatieri, Trajan Walhof, Isaac Wallace, Michael Wandmaker, Tyler Weir, Larenzo Williams, Seven Wilson, Reece Winkelman, Jake Wolfe.