22 seniors earn Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award

Earning GLVC Council of Presidents Academic Excellence from Maryville: Corey Gall, Baseball Matt Staback, Baseball Nick Stading, Baseball Myles Jerrett, Men's Basketball Kevin Kimber, Men's Basketball Zach Boyle, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Casey Humphrey, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Tyler Tieman, Men's Golf Thomas Woelfel, Men's Soccer Kristin Fomon, Women's Basketball Erica Lorton, Women's Basketball Samantha Robison, Women's Basketball Joann Thompson, Women's Basketball Deidra Jarman, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Tara Johnson, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Calli Anderson, Women's Soccer Mandy Browning, Women's Soccer Sam Kruse, Women's Soccer Alex Reis, Women's Soccer Mandy Rood, Women's Soccer Jennifer Maynez, Softball Mikaela Lahm, Volleyball

The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced that 22 Maryville University student-athletes named as recipients of the Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence awards for the 2013-14 school year.

Tara Johnson, daughter of James & Cara Johnson of Benton, Missouri, was amoung those recieving this award. Tara is a 2009 graduate of Thomas Kelly High School,Benton, Missouri, and is currently in her last year of completing her Occupational Therapy Degree.

The prestigious award is given to student-athletes who have exhausted their athletic eligibility in their respective sport, played at least two seasons in the GLVC, completed 96 credit hours and maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average throughout their academic career. A league-record 290 student-athletes earned the award this season. Maryville's total of 22 honorees tied for the fourth most in the GLVC this year. Last season, the Saints placed 16 senior student-athletes on the prestigious award list.