44 Salukis earn academic honors from MVFC

06/24/2015 | 12:00:00 | Football

June 24, 2015

ST. LOUIS - Forty-four Southern Illinois football players earned academic awards from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the league announced Wednesday. Corey Boemer, Colin Bultinck, Thor Hadfield and Blake Mattson earned the Presidents Academic Award, the highest academic honor bestowed by the MVFC.

The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2014 semester) and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. Also, 143 student-athletes received the league's 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 has announced its 2014-15 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.0 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2014), must have been a member of the football team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall. Nearly 500 student-athletes earned Honor Roll recognition.

PRESIDENTS ACADEMIC AWARD - Corey Boemer, Colin Bultinck, Thor Hadfield, Blake Mattson

COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD - Chris Adams, Chase Allen, Corey Boemer, Colin Bultinck, Hans Carmien, Garrett Clark, Thor Hadfield, Mark Iannotti, Connor Iwema, Blake Mattson, Kyle Newquist, Billy Reed, Boo Rodgers, Khari Waithe-Alexander, Ryan West, Tyler Williamson