USI student athletes excel in the classroom

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles student athletes continued to excel in the classroom during 2021-22, posting a program record 285 individual and 11 teams receiving Great Lakes Valley Conference academic awards. 

“The number of USI student athletes and teams that are being recognized by the GLVC is truly outstanding!” said USI Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall. “We celebrate these scholar athletes while being very thankful for the faculty, staff, and coaches who guide and mentor them.”
 
The Eagles earned 201 individual 2021-22 Academic All-GLVC awards, which ties for first all-time in USI history.  The Academic All-GLVC honor is bestowed upon student-athletes who complete the two-semester academic year with a minimum 3.30 grade point average (GPA).
 
Of the 203 Academic All-GLVC honors, 31 Screaming Eagles earned the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award after completing 2021-22 with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
For those Eagles completing their collegiate careers in 2021-22, USI had a program record 53 senior student-athletes recognized with the Council of Presidents’ (COP) Academic Excellence Award. Each honoree completed their intercollegiate athletic career and maintained a 3.5 or better GPA throughout their academic career.

USI had 11 varsity programs that were designated as an Academic All-GLVC Teams with a cumulative 3.3 GPA or better. USI was led by Softball (3.621), while Women’s Soccer (3.591) and Women’s Cross Country (3.556) rounded out the top three teams. They were followed by Women’s Track & Field (3.478), Men’s Tennis (3.493), Women’s Golf (3.456), Baseball (3.419), Volleyball (3.389), Men’s Soccer (3.357), Women’s Tennis (3.311), and Women’s Basketball (3.3).
 
USI’s Academic All-GLVC Honorees  (* Denotes number of Academic All-GLVC honors)
Baseball (28):
Cory Anderson, Southern Indiana
Sammy Barnett, Southern Indiana****
Nick Belcher, Southern Indiana
Sam Boese, Southern Indiana
Brady Bowling, Southern Indiana**
Garrett Causey, Southern Indiana
Blake Ciuffetelli, Southern Indiana**
Cordell Coburn, Southern Indiana
Nolan Cook, Southern Indiana**
Preston Cottrell, Southern Indiana
Ty Foree, Southern Indiana
Isaac Housman, Southern Indiana**
Tyler Hutson, Southern Indiana
Evan Kahre, Southern Indiana
Jeremy Levine, Southern Indiana
Daniel Lopez, Southern Indiana**
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