KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 1, 2021) - The MIAA released this morning the academic awards for baseball. All 12 of the baseball programs were recognized for their hard work in the classroom with more than 200 student-athletes being honored.
UCM had two of the 11 baseball Academic Excellence Award winners. An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
UCM Academic Excellence Award
Chase Plymell
Evan Rathburn
Central Missouri had five earn an MIAA Scholar-Athlete award. A Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
UCM Scholar-Athletes:
Micah Evans
Alex Madera
Chase Plymell
Evan Rathburn
Scott Wolverton
The Mules put 29 on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, more than any other team. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
UCM Academic Honor Roll Members:
Max Abramovich,
Jacob Beauchamp,
Gabe Combs,
Patrick Connor,
Donovan Ditto,
Conor Dryer,
Micah Evans,
Matthew Gatewood,
Brady Gavin,
Nick Johnson,
Collin Jones,
Michael Long,
Alex Madera,
Isaiah Pani,
Garrett Pennington,
Chase Plymell,
John Prudhom,
Evan Rathburn,
Josh Schumacher,
Grayson Senn,
Dusty Stroup,
Sam Tatum, Cole Tayor, Brennen vanBreusegen,
Erik Webb,
Zachary Woehr,
Scott Wolverton,
Carter Young,
Cole Young
The MIAA will release academic awards for freshmen and newcomers later this spring.
