KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's soccer team placed 13 student-athletes on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, released Wednesday (Jan. 7) by the conference office.
 
A pair of Tigers picked up additional honors, with Sydney Cotter receiving the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award and Taylor Hill taking home the MIAA Academic Excellence Award.
 
Other honorees listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll include Chelsea Bowen, Jordyn Bredenberg, Ella Buff, Tatum Hoge, Makenzie Hood, Jamie Kerkvliet, Ryan McCabe, Isabelle Mull, Jessica Russo, Berkley Sparks and Megan Wiman.
 
An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 4.00 or better at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
 
To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete an individual must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The student-athlete must also earn All-MIAA honors during the current season.
 
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 at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
 
First-year student-athletes, including transfers and true freshmen, will be recognized at the conclusion of the school year when they meet the two terms of attendance requirement.
 

2025 MIAA Women's Soccer Academic Honor Roll
Name	GPA	Major
Chelsea Bowen	3.91	Health & Human Performance
Jordyn Bredenberg	3.79	Information Networking & Telecommunications
Ella Buff	3.16	Marketing
* Sydney Cotter	3.92	Health & Human Performance
Taylor Hill	4.00	Art (Interior Design)
Tatum Hoge	3.11	Health & Human Performance
Makenzie Hood	3.79	Biology
Jamie Kerkvliet	3.71	Health & Human Performance
Ryan McCabe	3.66	Business Administration
Isabelle Mull	3.78	Medical Diagnostic Imaging
Jessica Russo	3.14	Health & Human Performance
Berkley Sparks	3.83	Political Science
Megan Wiman	3.76	Health & Human Performance

Bold indicates MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient
* indicates Scholar-Athlete Award recipient