ST. LOUIS—The South Dakota football team placed 47 student-athletes – more than half its roster – on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll announced Wednesday by the conference office. In addition, 10 Coyotes earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Josh Vander Maten earned the league's highest achievement by capturing MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award.
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum of 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2014 semester) and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. Vander Maten was one of 31 student-athletes from the league's 10 schools who received the award.
The Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters (freshmen are not eligible). To be on the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.0 GPA for the Fall 2014 semester with at least 12 hours of enrollment.
South Dakota's full list of honorees is below:
MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award (1)
Josh Vander Maten, Sr., Boyden, Iowa
MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (10)
Nile Banks, So., Iowa City, Iowa
Kayl Barkley, Jr., Conway Springs, Kan.
Miles Bergner, So., Longmont, Colo.
Colin Buscarini, Jr., Arlington Heights, Ill.
Ryan Hillier, Jr., Lee's Summit, Mo.
Nick Jacobs, Jr., Delano, Minn.
Ben Kramer, So., Ottumwa, Iowa
Nick Meyer, Jr., Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Eric Shufford, Jr., Rialto, Calif.
John Wessel, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.
MVFC Honor Roll (47)
Garrett Anderson, Fr., Irene, S.D.
Tanner Anderson, Fr., Haysville, Kan.
Isaac Armstead, Fr., Broken Arrow, Okla.
Nile Banks, So., Iowa City, Iowa
Kayl Barkley, Jr., Conway Springs, Kan.
Fred Beaugard Jr., R-Fr., Wheaton, Ill.
Miles Bergner, So., Longmont, Colo.
Trevor Bouma, So., LeMars, Iowa
Shay Bratland, Fr., Watertown, S.D.
Sean Bredl, So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Colin Buscarini, Jr., Arlington Heights, Ill.
Derek Chancellor, Jr., McCook, Neb.
Brandon Colpitts, Fr., Crescent, Iowa
Stetson Dagel, R-Fr., Cherokee, Iowa
Ethan Fenchel, Fr., Hull, Iowa
Clay Fisher, Fr., Omaha, Neb.
Chase Glazier, Fr., Custer, S.D.
Brandon Godsey, Fr., Raymore, Mo.
Alex Gray, Fr., New Lenox, Ill.
Andrew Gray, Fr., New Lenox, Ill.
Josh Hale, Fr., Antigo, Wis.
Ryan Hillier, Jr., Lee's Summit, Mo.
Spencer Hopkins, Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Nick Jacobs, Jr., Delano, Minn.
Ethan James, Fr., Vermillion, S.D.
Nick Jensen, Fr., Vermillion, S.D.
Dylan Jiles, Fr., Chicago Ridge, Ill.
Ed Kennedy, R-Fr., Fort Collins, Colo.
Kiefer Ketelhut, R-Fr., Plainfield, Ill.
Khorey Kilgore, R-Fr., Blue Springs, Mo.
Ben Kramer, So., Ottumwa, Iowa
Kray Krolikowski, Fr., Winner, S.D.
Jake Leohr, Fr., Iowa City, Iowa
Emmett McCoy, Fr., Elmhurst, Ill.
Nick Meyer, Jr., Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Drew Potter, So., Basehor, Kan.
Aaron Ramsey, R-Fr., Stilwell, Kan.
Graham Resseguie, R-Fr., Lincoln, Neb.
Ryan Saeger, So., Hartland, Wis.
Eric Shufford, Jr., Rialto, Calif.
T.J. Steinke, Fr., Janesville, Wis.
Josh Vander Maten, Sr., Boyden, Iowa
Andrew Van Ginkel, Fr., Rock Valley, Iowa
Brandt Van Roekel, R-Fr., Boyden, Iowa
Anthony Vigneri, Fr., Plattsmouth, Neb.
John Wessel, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Luke Worden, R-Fr., Scottsbluff, Neb.
