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72 Eagles Earn KCAC Scholar-Athlete Distinction

72 Eagles Earn KCAC Scholar-Athlete Distinction

 A total of 72 Avila University student-athletes were recognized as Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes, presented by Barnes & Noble College, in the 2022-23 academic year.

According to the conference, the All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:

  • are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
  • carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
  • student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.

As usual, Avila’s teams fared well against their competitors from across the conference. Avila ranked second in the conference with 17 football student-athletes selected; ranked third among women’s soccer (12); tied for second in men’s wrestling (5); and sixth in baseball (13). Of Avila’s 14 varsity athletic programs, neither cheer nor dance were eligible for this award because neither competed in the KCAC in the 2022-23 school year.

The following is the complete list of Avila’s 2022-23 KCAC Scholar-Athletes:

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Volleyball:

 

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Kyleighn Block

Avila University

Sr.

Olathe, Kan.

Chloe Brundick

Avila University

Sr.

Labadie, Mo.

Addison Davis

Avila University

Jr.

Eldon, Mo.

Trisha Duffy

Avila University

Sr.

St. Louis, Mo.

McKenzie Green

Avila University

Sr.

Overland Park, Kan.

Sadie Rann

Avila University

Sr.

Raymore, Mo.

Chelsea Schatzer

Avila University

So.

Rogersville, Mo.

D'Ovion Williams

Avila University

Grad.

Leawood, Kan.

Football:

 

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Jaris Acklin

Avila University

Jr.

Mountain View, Mo.

Francisco Beltran

Avila University

So.

Garland, Texas

Kareem Chambers

Avila University

So.

Tampa, Fla.

Alex Hergenreter

Avila University

So.

Gilbert, Iowa

Dre'kar Jackman

Avila University

Sr.

Des Moines, Iowa

Ke’Tron Jones

Avila University

Jr.

Jackson, La.

Jacob Kruckenberg

Avila University

Sr.

Capron, Ill.

Joseph Mars

Avila University

So.

Piedmont, Okla.

Luke Silvers

Avila University

So.

Easton, Kan.

Ishe Smith Jr.

Avila University

So.

Las Vegas, Nev.

Garrett Tipton

Avila University

So.

Orlando, Fla.

Steeven Voltaire

Avila University

So.

Pompano Beach, Fla.

Maxwell Webber

Avila University

So.

St. Louis, Mo.

Andrew Williams

Avila University

Grad.

Ft. Worth, Texas

Maxwell Williams

Avila University

Jr.

Columbus, Ohio

Kendal Wooley

Avila University

So.

Plano, Texas

Isaac Yzaguirre

Avila University

So.

Raytown, Mo.

Men’s Soccer:

 

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Juan Escamilla

Avila University

Sr.

Kansas City, Mo.

Jaime Gomez

Avila University

Sr.

Miami, Fla.

Thomas Mikkelson

Avila University

Jr.

Shawnee, Kan.

Women’s Soccer:

 

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Ixtla Banda-Guzman

Avila University

So.

Kansas City, Mo.

Hannah Coates

Avila University

Sr.

Shawnee, Kan.

Bridgit Conway

Avila University

So.

Salina, Kan.

Kenan Ebel

Avila University

So.

Kansas City, Mo.

Brigid Hughes

Avila University

So.

Kansas City, Mo.

Alliance Kaneza

Avila University

Jr.

Kansas City, Mo.

Kirryn Killingsworth

Avila University

Sr.

Shawnee, Kan.

Emily Nachbar

Avila University

So.

Leavenworth, Kan.

Megan Nugent

Avila University

Sr.

Shawnee, Kan.

Morgan Pettlon

Avila University

Sr.

Maryville, Mo.

Saida Soriano

Avila University

Jr.

Kansas City, Mo.

Ashton Thompson

Avila University

So.

Warrensburg, Mo.

 

Men’s Basketball:

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Adam Barbieri

Avila University

So.

Germantown, Tenn.

Jonathan Cosby

Avila University

So.

St. Louis, Mo.

Jared Larson

Avila University

Grad.

Independence, Mo.

 

Women’s Basketball:

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Emily Baldwin

Avila University

Sr.

Blue Springs, Mo.

Kaitlyn Frasher

Avila University

Sr.

Belton, Mo.

Katelyn Ward

Avila University

So.

Independence, Mo.

Morgan Wiseman

Avila University

So.

Lee's Summit, Mo.

 

Women’s Bowling:

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Devyn Coleman

Avila University

So.

Kansas City, Mo.

 

Men’s Wrestling:

 

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Jake Callahan

Avila University

So.

Lee's Summit, Mo.

Hector Gamboa

Avila University

So.

Fremont, Calif.

Logan Johnson

Avila University

So.

Belleville, Ill.

Brad Mahoney

Avila University

So.

Baton Rouge, La.

Luke Ward

Avila University

So.

Las Vegas, Nev.

 

Baseball:

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Dominic Davies

Avila University

So.

Kansas City, Mo.

AJ Riley

Avila University

Jr.

Everett, Wash.

Tallon Vanetti

Avila University

Sr.

Chilcoot, Calif.

DJ Wayne

Avila University

So.

Kansas City, Mo.

Isiah Alvarez

Avila University

Sr.

Oxnard, Calif.

Bryce Culp

Avila University

Jr.

Placerville, Calif.

JD Leslie

Avila University

Sr.

League City, Texas

Holton Miller

Avila University

So.

Ozark, Mo.

Landon Vahle

Avila University

Jr.

Lee's Summit, Mo.

Alex Walton

Avila University

Jr.

Tulsa, Okla.

Jarrett Dotson

Avila University

Grad.

Baxter Springs, Kan.

Keaton Ashby

Avila University

Sr.

Kalamazoo, Mich.

Tanner Yeisley

Avila University

Sr.

Lee's Summit, Mo.

 

Softball:

NAME

INSTITUTION

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Samantha Smith

Avila University

Jr.

Topeka, Kan.

Payton Walter

Avila University

Sr.

Grain Valley, Mo.

Ellysa Butterfield

Avila University

Sr.

Woodinville, Wash.

Talley Cole

Avila University

Sr.

Wichita, Kan.

Chelsea Kurtz

Avila University

Jr.

Wichita, Kan.

Kaitlyn Wentworth

Avila University

Jr.

Derby, Kan.