FHSU Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State landed 74 student-athletes on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for the spring sports season of 2019, announced by the conference office Friday. All seven of Fort Hays State’s spring sports are represented, which includes baseball, softball, women’s tennis, women’s and men’s golf, and women’s and men’s outdoor track and field. Five of the individuals earned special recognition with four receiving the Scholar-Athlete Award and one receiving the Academic Excellence Award.

Included in this release of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll are 20 student-athletes from men’s track and field, 16 from women’s track and field, nine from baseball, nine from softball, eight from men’s golf, seven from women’s tennis, and five from women’s golf.

Individuals earning the Scholar-Athlete Award include Sara Breckbill and Terran Caldwell from softball, Lauren Lindell from women’s tennis, and Layton Werth from men’s track and field.

Mark Faber of men’s track and field was the only athlete to receive the Academic Excellence Award for his perfect 4.0 GPA.

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. Transfers and true freshman from all sports at FHSU will be recognized in an upcoming release.

To earn the Scholar-Athlete Award, 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. If competing in a championship sport of the MIAA, the student-athlete must earn All-MIAA honors.

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 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

Over 880 student-athletes across spring sports conference wide received recognition on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

The complete list of Fort Hays State Spring MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipients can be seen HERE.