ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Seven North Dakota football players highlighted the 2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll by earning the President's Council Academic Excellence Award, the conference office announced Thursday. The seven Fighting Hawks gaining the accolade were Ethan Ball, Max Gunderson, Easton Kilty, Colin Lavell, Jaden Norby, Luke Skokna and Jack Wright. Those seven were among the 50 in the MVFC named to the league's highest academic achievement.

The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (through the Fall 2023 semester) and participation in athletics for a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must also be scheduled to graduate by the end of the summer of 2024.

North Dakota also had 42 of the 318 total student-athletes receiving the league's Commissioner's Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters (freshmen are not eligible).
In addition, the MVFC announced its 2023-24 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 2023), must have been a member of the football team, and must have been enrolled full time during the fall. More than 700 student-athletes in the conference earned Honor Roll recognition, including 83 Fighting Hawks.

President's Council Academic Award
Ethan Ball, Max Gunderson, Easton Kilty, Colin Lavell, Jaden Norby, Luke Skokna, Jack Wright

Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
Seth Anderson, Ethan Ball, Jack Baretz, Dylan Boecker, Brayden Bryant, Cole Davis, Nate DeMontagnac, Trey Feeney, Sammy Fort, Gus German, Max Gunderson, Sam Hagen, Jack Ihry, Kadon Kauppinen, Kason Kelley, Easton Kilty, Jack Kuntz, Nick Kupfer, Colin Lavell, Ben McNaboe, Malachi McNeal, Josh Navratil, David Neuberger, Jaden Norby, Bartholomew Ogbu, Caleb Olson, Craig Orlando, Teagan Pfeffer, Grant Romfo, Simon Romfo, Jake Saltonstall, Casey Schultz, Lucas Schweigert, C.J. Siegel, Luke Silvernale, Mason South, Haydn Stay. Brady Stevens, Sam Strandell, Trace Thaden, Jack Wright, Josh Yon

Honor Roll
Seth Anderson, Ethan Ball, Jack Baretz, Liam Becher, Bo Belquist, Clayton Bishop, Antonio Bluiett, Dylan Boecker, Ethan Boll, Brayden Bryant, Ben Buxa, Cole Davis, Nate DeMontagnac, Caden Dennis, Landon Docken, Logyn Eckheart, C.J. Elrichs, Tyler Erkman, Trey Feeney, Hudson Flom, Isaac Folland, Sammy Fort, Noah Gehin, Gus German, Michael Gross, Max Gunderson, Sam Hagen, Vuciri Hakim, Devin Hembry, Sam Hindbjorgen, Jack Ihry, Jerry Kaminski, Kadon Kauppinen, Kason Kelley, Easton Kilty, Kellen Kinzer, Elijah Klein, Sam Klestinski, Matt Koshiol, Jack Kuntz, Nick Kupfer, Colin Lavell, Jacob Lopau, Owen McCloud, Ben McNaboe, Malachi McNeal, Braden Mohr, Ted Mullin, Josh Navratil, David Neuberger, Adam Newel, Jaden Norby, Edmund Ocansey, Bartholomew Ogbu, Caleb Olson, Craig Orlando, Paine Parks, Wyatt Pedigo, Teagan Pfeffer, Adam Poncelet, Grant Romfo, Simon Romfo, Jake Saltonstall, Noah Schaffner, Matthew Schoenecker, Casey Schultz, Zack Schusted, Tommy Schuster, Lucas Schweigert, Sawyer Seidl, C.J. Siegel, Luke Silvernale, Mason South, Haydn Stay, Brady Stevens, Sam Strandell, Jett Sutton, Korey Tai, Jack Teiken, Trace Thaden, Kaden Vig, Jack Wright, Josh Yon

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