Indianapolis, Ind. – SBU student athletes end GLVC Academic Award week with 23 earning GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award. The recipients for this award each have exhausted his or her eligibility in intercollegiate sport and maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their career.
 
There were two Bearcats who stood out concluding their collegiate career with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA. SBU men's soccer player Dawson Sozio was one of these graduating with his bachelors in media studies. Hayden Prewitt from SBU baseball is the other Bearcat who graduated with his degree in Business administration.
 
Full List of Council of Presidents' award winners:
Nash Crosby, Baseball, Southwest Baptist
Conner Hammonds, Baseball, Southwest Baptist
Jack Harris, Baseball, Southwest Baptist
Lane Snow, Baseball, Southwest Baptist
Ben Stelken, Football, Southwest Baptist
Braden Postlewait, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Southwest Baptist
Giovanni Cascone, Men's Soccer, Southwest Baptist
Kade Martin, Men's Soccer, Southwest Baptist
Sibusiso Mokoena, Men's Soccer, Southwest Baptist
Alex Crawford, Men's Tennis, Southwest Baptist
Graccee Brockman, Softball, Southwest Baptist
Emma Kreisel, Softball, Southwest Baptist
Shalie Wooden, Softball, Southwest Baptist
Riley Kochanowicz, STUNT, Southwest Baptist
Marie Daggett, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Southwest Baptist
Ellie Kitchin, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Southwest Baptist
Emilee Gorrell, Women's Soccer, Southwest Baptist
Dylan Coleman, Women's Track & Field, Southwest Baptist
Lily Simmons, Women's Track & Field, Southwest Baptist
Katie Pogue, Women's Volleyball, Southwest Baptist
Rory Stanley, Women's Volleyball, Southwest Baptist