OSKALOOSA — The Heart of America Athletic Conference honored its top academic achievers as its 2024-2025 Scholar-Athletes were announced Monday.
William Penn recorded 89 award recipients, led by 10 from both the women’s soccer and women’s wrestling programs. A total of 1,126 student-athletes were honored from the 13 Heart schools (honorees from associate members included), including several student-athletes receiving academic laurels in multiple sports. Eight Statesmen owned perfect 4.0 Grade Point Averages.
Baseball (5): Abraham Arroyo, Marco Ayala, Ryne Chamberlin, Zach Otten, Keoni Young
Men’s Basketball (1): Roy Jones III
Women’s Basketball (1): Rebecca Fraley
Men’s Bowling (4): Conor Fetherston, Bryce Keykal, Connor Rissi, Ethan Zieglowsky
Women’s Bowling (4): Isabel Diaz, Sammantha Meyers, Olivia Pilcher, Caitlin Radliff
Cheerleading (4): Lexie Current, Alayna Hanners, Emma Hynick, Annalise Smith
Men’s Cross Country (1): D’Artagnon Beaver
Women’s Cross Country (1): Roselaure Fuller
Dance (1): Taegin Butler
Football (6): Adrian Ayala, Kevon Bickham, Liam Bryant, Dylan Frulla, Lukas Hamilton, Blaine Morris
Men’s Golf (1): Francois Assaud
Women’s Golf (4): Riley Burns, Olivia Lange, Emma Lawson, Bliss Martin
Men’s Lacrosse (3): Justin Brown, Breck Putzier, Connor Russell
Men’s Soccer (9): Alessandro Bedei, Darragh Curtin, Ricardo da Silva, Conor Keylock, Timothy King, John-Joe Mullane, Connor O’Reilly, Edan Sears, Daniel Wilson
Women’s Soccer (10): Elycia Cooley, Lilly Cote, Madeline Danielson, India Foger, Leilani Kalilikani, Lacie Kirkle, Joy Pagel, Jacque Schwager, Luca Szucs, Olivia Walker
Softball (9): Madie Anderson, Emily Bryant, Kya Butler, Chelsey Huff, Laila Pelds, Bailee Rinn, Elyse Rios, Abby Thompson, Emily Winkler
Men’s Track and Field (2): D’Artagnon Beaver, Travis Lanier
Women’s Track and Field (2): Roselaure Fuller, Allison Read
Men’s Volleyball (3): Britten Beallis, Luke Luckfield, Cezar Pedroso
Women’s Volleyball (8): Kaya Caprini, Patricia De Souza, Lydia Huston, Emma Hynick, Khiani Jackson, Jade Melton, Nicholaa Phillippe, Emma Stephens
Women’s Wrestling (10): Naida Abdijanovic, Kendall Bostelman, Rachel Cotter, Kylee Eastwood, Grace Gray, Isabelle Hawley, Grecia Martinez, Devin Patton, Catherine Steinkamp, Joanna Vanderwood
In order to be eligible for Scholar-Athlete recognition, student-athletes must have earned a 3.40 Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale), have accumulated a minimum of 60 semester hours (at least five semesters), and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated, as well as be a varsity participant on their respective team.
For a complete list of the 2024-2025 Heart Scholar-Athletes, click HERE
