Central Adds 107 to New Academic Honor Society Chapter

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Central College inducted 107 student-athletes in its new chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, a national honor society for those excelling in both the classroom and in athletics competition.

To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fourth full time semester, and earn a 3.50 or higher cumulative grade point average. Student-athletes who compete for a collegiate club team are also eligible if the club team is overseen by the athletics department at the local chapter.

Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by former DePauw University head football coach, Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected with a fraternal association that aligns their education and athletic successes for a lifetime. There are 499 active chapters in 47 states, including chapters at 13 Iowa colleges and universities.

Dr. Lori Witt, associate professor of history and one of Central’s faculty athletics representatives, serves as the college’s chapter advisor.

Baseball (3)

  • Caleb Douglass, sr., Windsor, Colo./Windsor, engineering, 3.73
  • Patrick Krapfl, sr., Ames, Iowa/Ames, kinesiology, 3.60
  • Brayden Sawyer, jr., Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center, business management, 3.77

Women’s basketball (4)

  • Hannah Dau, sr., Paulina, Iowa/South O’Brien HS, kinesiology/biology, 3.64
  • Abby Johnson, sr., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny HS, kinesiology, 3.98
  • Samantha Scott, sr., Davenport, Iowa/North Scott HS, kinesiology, 3.86
  • *Jasmyn Williams, jr., Denver, Colo./Arvada West HS, undeclared, 3.77

Cheerleading (2)

  • Sydney Buseman, jr., Hampton, Iowa/Hampton-Dumont/CAL HS, elementary education 3.73
  • Madison Craig, jr., Solon, Iowa/Solon HS, biology 3.57

Men’s cross country (6)

  • Kenny Cronin, senior, Des Moines, Iowa/Davis County, accounting, 4.00
  • *Ben DeValk, senior, Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.83
  • *Randy Jimenez, senior, Liberty Center, Iowa/Southeast Warren, business management, 3.94
  • *Tyler Moon, junior, Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake, undeclared, 3.73
  • *Drew Peterson, senior, Iowa City, Iowa/West, engineering, 3.59
  • *Austin Smith, sr., Olathe, Kan./South, kinesiology, 3.54
  • *Derek Webster, senior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, chemistry, 3.92

Women’s cross country (8)

  • Leah Bontrager, junior, Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.54
  • Sara DeHaan, senior, Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls, elementary education, 3.91
  • Kaleena Hagan, junior, Tipton, Iowa/Tipton, elementary education, 3.67
  • Eva Hoch, senior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, political science/English, 3.84
  • *Annika Kruse, junior, Solon, Iowa/Solon, elementary education, 3.96
  • *Addison Parrott, senior, Danville, Iowa/Danville, psychology/sociology, 3.86
  • *Chloe Ristau, junior, Denver, Iowa/Denver, accounting, 3.93
  • *Kylie Winkler, junior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, accounting, 3.87

Dance (1)

  • Jessie Pospisil, sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Cedar Valley Christian HS, business management, 3.68

Football (20)

  • Nick Bandy, senior, Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert, sociology, 3.61
  • Brendan Bogaard, senior, Phoenix, Ariz./Northwest Christian, business management, 3.69
  • Paddy Bozik, junior, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott, kinesiology, 3.77
  • Caylor Clark, senior, Pleasantville, Iowa/Pleasantville, kinesiology, 3.56
  • Cole Clark, junior, Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon, business management, 3.59
  • Andrew Cotty, junior, Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo, accounting, 3.73
  • Ben DeMeulenaere, junior, Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine, business management, 3.87
  • Kalvin Erickson, junior, Meeteetse, Wyo./Meeteetse, business management, 3.53
  • Cael Fiderlein, senior, West Branch, Iowa/West Branch, kinesiology/biology, 3.59
  • Gavin Hierseman, senior, West Branch, Iowa/West Branch, kinesiology/biology, 3.83
  • Jack Johnson, senior, Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant, business management, 3.91
  • Reece Miller, 5Y, Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana, strength and conditioning, 3.58
  • Logan Mont, 5Y, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, business management/accounting, 3.57
  • Grant Nelson, senior, Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 3.78
  • Maximus Reitano, junior, Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes, kinesiology, 3.90
  • *Gavin Smith, junior, Audubon, Iowa/Audubon, accounting, 3.92
  • Collin Swantz, senior, Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon, business management, 3.51
  • Ethan Thomas, junior, Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, kinesiology, 3.57
  • Jakie Uthe, senior, Dumont, Iowa/Hampton-Dumont, strength and conditioning, 3.91
  • Kyler Yarnell, senior, Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain, accounting/business management, 3.56

Men’s golf (1)

  • Alex Gast, jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Albert, English, 3.99

Women’s golf (2)

  • Lydia Grond, senior, Hull, Iowa/Boyden-Hull, biochemistry, 3.78
  • Sophie Lunning, senior, Mason City, Iowa/Mason City, elementary education, 3.88

Men’s soccer (7)

  • Lucas Bartachek, senior, Waukee, Iowa/Waukee, accounting/business management, 3.55
  • Nick Colavita, senior, Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain, kinesiology, 3.56
  • Luke Crawford, junior, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott, economics, 3.92
  • Coleman Manuel, senior, Erie, Colo./Erie, biology, 3.65
  • Alejo Marcon, junior, Resistencia, Argentina/Pella Christian, business management, 3.55
  • Ronan Murphy, senior, Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt, computer science, 3.66
  • Josue Torres, junior, Osceola, Iowa/Clarke, kinesiology, 3.73

Women’s soccer (4)

  • Katy Brown, junior, West Alton, Mo./Orchard Farm, business management/communication studies, 3.74
  • Grace Coates, senior, Marion, Iowa/Marion, kinesiology, 3.74
  • Bailey Huizenga, junior, Colona, Ill./Geneseo, kinesiology, 3.99
  • MiMi Pavelka, junior, Shakopee, Minn./Holy Family, kinesiology, 3.98

Softball (5)

  • Rachel Barton, jr., Des Moines, Iowa/Saydel, physics, 3.72
  • Hannah Higgins, jr., Macomb, Ill./Macomb, environmental & sustainability studies/biology, 3.83
  • Mariah Parton, sr., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, kinesiology, 3.61
  • Kynser Reed, sr., Dallas, Iowa/Melcher-Dallas, kinesiology/business management, 3.68
  • Rylie Van Wyk, jr., Mitchellville, Iowa/Southeast Polk, elementary education, 3.58

Men’s tennis (4)

  • Alec Anderson-Conlon, jr., Madison, Wis./Wisconsin Virtual Academy, psychology, 3.98
  • Quintin Hull, jr., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa, music, 3.78
  • Victor Nop, sr., Huxley, Iowa/Ballard, engineering, 3.66
  • AJ Wilkins, sr., Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell, biology, 3.56

Women’s tennis (7)

  • Katelyn Freeman, junior, Castle Rock, Colo./Castle View, economics/Spanish/mathematics, 3.88
  • Keleigh Hall, senior, Keokuk, Iowa/Keokuk, elementary education, 3.84
  • Jennifer Larson, senior, Johnston, Iowa/Johnston, biochemistry, 3.96
  • Kalina Schubert, senior, Newell, Iowa/Newell-Fonda, history, 3.83
  • *Becca Vala, senior, Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn, kinesiology, Spanish, 3.78
  • Madi Whalen, junior, Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill, environmental & sustainability studies, biology, 3.66
  • Taylor Wyeth, fifth year, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, art, 3.55

Men’s track and field (12)

  • Ben DeValk, sr., Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.86
  • Cory Fairbanks, sr., Marion, Iowa/Marion, Spanish, 3.63
  • Gage Huyser, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, accounting/business management, 3.89
  • *Randy Jimenez, sr., Indianola, Iowa/Southeast Warren, business management, 3.88
  • JT LaFleur, jr., Bondurant, Iowa/home school, kinesiology, 3.78
  • Gunner Meyer, jr., Fairbank, Iowa/Wapsie Valley, psychology, 3.54
  • *Tyler Moon, jr., Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake, accounting/business management, 3.65
  • Tommy Morlan, jr., Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amana, mathematics, 3.63
  • *Drew Peterson, sr., Iowa City, Iowa/West, engineering, 3.68
  • *Austin Smith, sr., Olathe, Kan./South, kinesiology, 3.54
  • *Derek Webster, sr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, biochemistry, 3.90
  • *Gavin Smith, so., Audubon, Iowa/Audubon, accounting, 3.92

Women’s Track and Field (13)

  • Kira Baldus, sr., St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar, biochemistry, 3.94
  • Olivia Bohlen, jr., Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine, kinesiology, 4.00
  • *Leah Bontrager, jr., Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.63
  • *Kaleena Hagen, jr., Tipton, Iowa/Tipton, elementary education, 3.71
  • *Eva Hoch, senior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, political science/English, 3.84
  • *Annika Kruse, jr., Solon, Iowa/Solon, elementary education, 3.97
  • Emily McMartin, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, elementary education, 4.00
  • Riley Packer, jr., Erie, Ill./Erie, elementary education, 3.74
  • *Addison Parrott, sr., Danville, Iowa/Danville, psychology, sociology, 3.86
  • *Chloe Ristau, jr., Denver, Iowa/Denver, accounting, 3.95
  • Winona Van Berkum, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 3.57
  • Amber Vroman, sr., Seneca, Ill./Seneca, kinesiology, 3.99
  • *Jasmyn Williams, jr, Denver, Colo., Arvada West, elementary education, 3.71
  • Kylie Winkler, jr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, 3.87

Volleyball (7)

  • Gwen Kahlke, senior, Blandinsville, Ill./West Prairie, kinesiology, 3.85
  • Alexah Mellenberger, senior, New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus, mathematics, 3.60
  • *Gracie Pierson, senior, Lake City, Minn./Lake City, kinesiology, 3.51
  • Avery Rexroat, junior, Macomb, Ill./Macomb, biology, 3.91
  • Makayla Ribble, junior, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City, elementary education, 3.69
  • Sara Sienkiewicz, junior, Plainfield, Ill./Neuqua Valley, biology, 3.85
  • Leslie Snow, junior Olivia, Minn./BOLD, elementary education, 3.80

Men’s wrestling (7)

  • Elijah Belzer, jr., Wapello, Iowa/Wapello HS, strength and conditioning, 3.95
  • Cael Cox, sr., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny HS, engineering, 3.99
  • Kale Downey, jr., Clarinda, Iowa/Clarinda HS, accounting/business management, 3.61
  • Trent Harper, jr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk HS, actuarial science, 3.64
  • Jason Hermann, sr., Stockton, Ill./Stockton HS, business management/accounting, 3.74
  • Nathan Rosas, jr., Harvard, Ill./Harvard HS, computer science, 3.53
  • Sam West, jr., Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame HS, business management, 4.00

Women’s wrestling (1)

  • Esther Belzer, jr., Kalona, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, information systems, 3.77

*denotes multi-sport athlete

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