Kansas City, Mo. - The Heart of America Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that 1,133 student-athletes from across the conference have been honored for their academic achievements by being named Heart Scholar-Athletes for the 2023-24 academic year. | HEART RELEASE
In order to have qualified for this honor, student-athletes must meet the following criteria:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).
- Accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours (undergraduate and/or graduate), completed at least 5 semesters and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated.
- Have documentation of the student-athlete participating in a varsity competition in the sport for which they are being nominated for.
- Student-Athletes competing as graduate students are also eligible for this award.
Central finished the year with 61 Heart Scholar-Athletes. For the fourth-straight year, women's soccer led the way with 16 selections, followed by women's volleyball with eight.
To view the complete list of Heart Scholar-Athletes by team for CMU, please see below.
Baseball (6)
Raebert De Los Santos – Business
Foster Seitz – Business
Nicholas Tampa – Computer Science
Justin Stedry – Accounting
Trey Vorwald – Masters in Education
Joseph Weatherford – Exercise Science
Women's Basketball (3)
Tynesha Parnell – Communication Studies
Alanna Crumley – Business
Genet Mebratu – Biology
Men's Basketball (2)
Christian Barbieri – Business
Isaiah May – Criminal Justice
Men's Bowling (2)
Cole Johnson - Computer Science
Eric Moore - Nursing
Men's Cross Country (2)
Zyshonne Cowans - English
Exavier Coburn – Accounting
Men's Track and Field (3)
Exavier Coburn – Accounting
Hunter Cary – Pre-Education
Colder Evans – Business
Women's Cross Country (1)
Kailey Johnson - Communication Studies
Women's Track and Field (3)
Kailey Johnson - Communication Studies
Haley Bellamy – Biology
Renee Finke – Biology
ESports (3)
Gregory Adams – Communication Studies
Joe Monning – Business
William Bowers-Delius – Social Science Education
Football (3)
Samual Tillman – Pre-Education
Cooper Tillman – Pre-Education
Evan Workman – Accounting
Women's Soccer (16)
Kirstine Lykke – Sports Management
Paula Castro Garcia – Exercise Science
Leigh Brophy – Psychology
Renee Berak – Clinical Counseling
Kaede Yamaguchi – Business
Andrea Jimenez – Psychology
Raquel De Souza Ferreira – Exercise Science
Celine Witt – Accounting
Devon Graham – Biology
Abigail Crispell – Marine Biology
Emma Doyle – Business
Carly Edwards – Political Science
Pamela De Armas – Computer Science
Joya-Maria Azzi – Masters in Education
Aina Cantero Perez – Communication Studies
Alicia Zamora – Sports Management
Men's Soccer (2)
Brenden Flannell - Business
Adrian Stokke - Sports Management
Softball (5)
Daly Garland – Biology
Lauren Hill – Elementary Education
Madison White – Business
Natalie Guerrero – Middle School Education
Kelena Oots – Business
Women's Volleyball (8)
Lauren Strange – Criminal Justice
Kelsie Walker – Exercise Science
Morgan LeBlanc – Sports Management
Alyssa Smith – Criminal Justice
Jessica Mowry – Mathematics
Addison Butler – Mathematics
Annabelle Maassen – Business
Krystal Brauner – Child Development
Men's Wrestling (2)
Cameron Cornman - Biology
Jacob Henson - Physical Education
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