ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Four student-athletes from the North Dakota football team highlighted the 2021 Missouri Valley Football Honor Roll, the league office announced on Wednesday morning. Those four student-athletes are among the 45 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference named to the league's highest academic achievement by earning the President's Council Academic Excellence Award. The Fighting Hawks earning the award were Tyler Burian, Kadon Kauppinen, Josh Navratil and Matt Waletzko.
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (through the Fall 2021 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 2022.
North Dakota also had 48 of the 324 total student-athletes earning the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters (freshmen are not eligible).
In addition, the Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its 2021-22 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum GPA of 3.0 (Fall 2021), must have been a member of the football team, and have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall. More than 700 student-athletes in the conference earned Honor Roll recognition, including 75 Fighting Hawks.
President's Council Academic Award
Tyler Burian, Kadon Kauppinen, Josh Navratil, Matt Waletzko
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
Ethan Ball, Bo Belquist, Dylan Boecker, Brock Boltmann, Tyler Burian, Jordan Canady, Ben Christian, Austin Clemetson, Andrew Fenton, Hayden Galvin, Babak Ghadaksaz, Max Gunderson, Ross Hinders, Evan Holm, Kadon Kauppinen, Steven Keech, Easton Kilty, Elijah Klein, EJ Langstaff, Colin Lavell, Luke Lennon, Griffin Lickfeldt, Peyton Lotysz, Garett Maag, Ben McNaboe, Creighton Mitchell, Jalen Morrison, Ted Mullin, Josh Navratil, Caleb Nelson, Adam Neustel, Craig Orlando, Hayden Overby, Wyatt Pedigo, Cade Peterson, Chandon Pierre, Tommy Schuster, Quintin Seguin, C.J. Siegel, Luke Skokna, Brady Stevens, Jaxson Turner, Donny Ventrelli, Matt Waletzko, Bennett Weber, Caden White, Jack Wright, Adam Zavalney
Honor Roll
Connor Arel, Ethan Ball, Bo Belquist, Clayton Bishop, Dylan Boecker, Brock Boltmann, Tyler Burian, Jordan Canady, Ben Christian, Austin Clemetson, Cole Davis, Nathan DeMontagnac, Trey Feeney, Sean Fenelon, Andrew Fenton, Jaden Feterl, Sammy Fort, Hayden Galvin, Babak Ghadaksaz, Max Gunderson, Sam Hagen, Hunter Harvey, Ross Hinders, Evan Holm, Preston Johnson, Kadon Kauppinen, Steven Keech, Kason Kelley, Easton Kilty, Elijah Klein, Matt Koshiol, Devon Krzanowski, EJ Langstaff, Noah Larson, Colin Lavell, Luke Lennon, Griffin Lickfeldt, Peyton Lotysz, Garett Maag, Noah Mack, Ben McNaboe, Malachi McNeal, Creighton Mitchell, Jalen Morrison, Ted Mullin, Josh Navratil, Caleb Nelson, Adam Neustel, Jaden Norby, Craig Orlando, Hayden Overby, Wyatt Pedigo, Cade Peterson, Chandon Pierre, Marcus Preston, Billy Riviere, Simon Romfo, Noah Schaffner, Tommy Schuster, Quintin Seguin, C.J. Siegel, Luke Skokna, Brady Stevens, Tanner Thorsness, Jaxson Turner, Quincy Vaughn, Donny Ventrelli, Matt Waletzko, Blake Walthall, Brady Walthall, Bennett Weber, Caden White, Jack Wright, Adam Zavalney, Gaven Ziebarth
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