Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Forty-three Salukis earn academic honors from MVFC
06/28/2016 | 1:32:00 | Football
Forty-three Southern Illinois football players earned academic honors from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the league announced Monday. Chris Adams, Billy Reed and Mark Iannotti each earned the MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award, the highest academic honor given by the league.
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2015 semester) and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. Also, 15 Salukis 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 2015-16 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 2015), must have been a member of the football team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall. Forty-three SIU student-athletes earned Honor Roll recognition.
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD - Chris Adams, Mark Iannotti, Billy Reed
COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD - Chris Adams, Chris Adkins, Hans Carmien, Phillip Frangello, Matt Griffith, Mark Iannotti, Connor Iwema, Josh Jahnke, Israel Lamprakes, Kyle Newquist, Josh Podzielinski, Billy Reed, Josh Skadeland, Bryce Wagner, Khari Waithe-AlexanderÂ
HONOR ROLL - Tareq Abulebbeh, Chris Adkins, Hans Carmien, Adam Clay, Hunter Cooper, Ernest Dye, Zach Edwards, Shaq Findlater, Neil Fletcher, Phillip Frangello, Raysean Golden, Matt Griffith, Josh Haynes, Tanner Hearn, Joe Hemann, Jermaine Hughes, Mark Iannotti, Devan Ingram, Connor Iwema, Josh Jahnke, Darrell James, Austin Johnson, Israel Lamprakes, Devante Lee, Jacob Marnin, Derek Mathewson, Ryan Neal, Nicholas Neidig, Kyle Newquist, Kyle Patterson, Chris Perkins, Josh Podzielinski, Billy Reed, Reid Sealby, Josh Skadeland, ShawnTrez Spates, Brandon Stanfel, Jacob Varble, Bryce Wagner, Khari Waithe-Alexander, Cameron Walter, Nick Wolf, Michael Zeigler
