ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Six University of South Dakota football student-athletes received the Missouri Valley Football Conference's (MVFC) highest academic honor being named to the President's Council Academic Excellence Award. 53 Coyotes named to the 2023 MVFC Honor Roll, the league office announced today.
 
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2023 semester) and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be scheduled to graduate by the end of the summer of 2024. The MVFC saw 50 student-athletes honored with the league's highest academic honor.
 
Furthermore, 318 MVFC student-athletes received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters (freshmen are not eligible).
 
Additionally, the MVFC announced its 2023 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of the league's football student-athletes. To qualify for the Honor Roll, one must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the Fall 2023 term, must be a member of the football team, and must have been enrolled full-time during the fall. This year saw 53 Coyotes named to the Honor Roll and over 700 MVFC athletes.
 
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD
Jake Cheeseman, Clayton Denker, Ben Kohls, Sam Kohls, Cade Parker, Zach Witte
 
COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Carter Bell, Dominic Caggiano, Jake Cheeseman, Jack Clougherty, Joe Cotton, Josh Crownover, Clayton Denker, Josiah Ganues, Sam Kohls, Ben Kohls, Brady Koupal, Will Leyland, Jack Martens, Tristan Michaud, Mosai Newsom, Cade Parker, Caden Pellizzer, Micah Roane, Austin Rosetta, Travis Theis, Zach Witte
 
MVFC HONOR ROLL
Carter Bell, Dylan Birge, Datwan Blackwood, Aidan Bouman, Troy Bounting, Beau Bush, Dominic Caggiano, Jake Cheeseman, Jack Clougherty, Joe Cotton, Josh Crownover, Beckett DeJean, Clayton Denker, Nyle Dickel, Isaac Erbes, Cody Fayette, Parker Fryar, JJ Galbreath, Josiah Ganues, Tyler Green, Ford Hamilton, Stephen Hillis, Jase Hovey, Jonathan Joanis, Ben Kohls, Sam Kohls, Brady Koupal, Caleb Lange, Jordan Larsen, Josh Larsen, Will Leyland, Jack Martens, Zeke Mata, Teven McKelvey, Tristan Michaud, Jesse Miller, Brock Mogensen, Mosai Newsom, Cade Parker, Caden Pellizzer, L.J. Phillips Jr., Charles Pierre Jr., Gerrit Poncius, Micah Roane, Jack Rons, Austin Rosetta, Reed Rus, Alex Saunders, Travis Theis, Roman Tillmon, Matt Walsh, George Williams, Zach Witte