KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 29, 2018) - This morning the MIAA announced the recipients of their academic awards for student-athletes competing in winter sport programs. The league sent out award winners for their Academic Excellence Award and Scholar Athlete Award.

To earn MIAA Academic Excellence, student-athletes must achieve a cumulative 4.0 grade point average or better and have at least two terms of attendance at their current institution (excluding summer terms). In order to earn the MIAA Scholar Athlete Award, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher, at least two terms of attendance at their current institution (excluding summer terms), and, if competing in an MIAA championship sport, earn All-MIAA honors.

Central Missouri saw six student-athletes earn the Academic Excellence Award and 10 be named MIAA Scholar-Athletes.

Awards for 2017-18 freshman and newcomers, along with the MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipients will be released at the end of the 2017-18 academic year.

Central Missouri's Academic Excellence Recipients:
Ronald Ayabei - Men's Indoor Track and Field
Braden Best - Wrestling
Dominique Hampton - Wrestling
Jodi Pedersen - Women's Indoor Track and Field
Kymmalett Ross - Women's Indoor Track and Field
Kelsey Williams - Women's Basketball

Central Missouri's Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients:
Morgan Fleming - Women's Basketball
Laia Gonzalez - Women's Indoor Track and Field
Jan Jansky - Men's Indoor Track and Field
Jakob Lowrance - Men's Basketball
Jacob Randle - Men's Indoor Track and Field
Spencer Reaves - Men's Basketball
Megan Skaggs - Women's Basketball
Emily Thole - Women's Indoor Track and Field
Hannah VanBuskirk - Women's Indoor Track and Field
Kelsey Williams - Women's Basketball