The fourth annual Sooner Athletic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll was released on June 28 and 86 John Brown University student-athletes, more than 75 percent of those eligible at the university, qualified for the list.
To be eligible for the Commissioner's Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.00 GPA during the previous academic year (two semesters).
2017-18 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Selections
* Denotes repeat selection
Name^Sport^Class^Hometown
Josh Bowling*^Men’s basketball^Junior^Detroit, Mich.
Jake Caudle*^Men’s basketball^Junior^Bentonville
Mateo Habazin^Men’s basketball^Junior^Zagreb, Croatia
Kristijan Joksimovic^Men’s basketball^Junior^Zagreb, Croatia
Joshua Rhodius*^Men’s basketball^Senior^Brampton, Ontario
Benjamin Smith*^Men’s basketball^Junior^Bentonville
Thomas Bearden*^Men’s cross country^Senior^Pearcy
Jacob Benjamin*^Men’s cross country^Junior^Salem, Ore.
Matthew Bloom^Men’s cross country^Freshman^Wichita, Kan.
Eathan Devine^Men’s cross country^Freshman^Bryant
Michael Games*^Men’s cross country^Junior^North Little Rock
Ben Martin^Men’s cross country^Freshman^Wichita, Kan.
Elliott Pearson*^Men’s cross country^Sophomore^Siloam Springs
Nathan Pearson*^Men’s cross country^Sophomore^Tulsa, Okla.
Ethan Stafford*^Men’s cross country^Sophomore^Carl Junction, Mo.
Jacob Synek*^Men’s cross country^Senior^Leawood, Kan.
Josh Unruh^Men’s cross country^Freshman^Prairie Grove
Josh Uzelac^Men’s cross country^Junior^Springdale
Nate Wertjes*^Men’s cross country^Sophomore^Tumwater, Wash.
Giovani Bejarano^Men’s soccer^Junior^Medillin, Columbia
Connor Georgopulos*^Men’s soccer^Senior^Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Amilcar Gonzalez^Men’s soccer^Sophomore^Springdale
Conner Haney*^Men’s soccer^Junior^Spring, Texas
Adam Holt^Men’s soccer^Senior^Tulsa, Okla.
Elias McCloud^Men’s soccer^Freshman^Wheaton, Ill.
James Pollard*^Men’s soccer^Junior^Siloam Springs
Collin Smith*^Men’s soccer^Redshirt Junior^Houston, Texas
Ryan Smith*^Men’s soccer^Sophomore^Houston, Texas
Steve Teshima^Men’s soccer^Senior^Honolulu, Hawaii
Santiago Vanegas*^Men’s soccer^Junior^Rionegro, Columbia
Ryan Williams*^Men’s soccer^Junior^Mililani, Hawaii
Britt Wisener*^Men’s soccer^Junior^Houston, Texas
Karina Chandra^Women’s basketball^Junior^Brisbane, Australia
Kimmy Deines*^Women’s basketball^Senior^Springfield, Mo.
Taylor Fergen^Women’s basketball^Freshman^Republic, Mo.
Courtney Fine*^Women’s basketball^Senior^Rowlett, Texas
Jordan Martin^Women’s basketball^Sophomore^Bentonville
Lauren Pelegreen*^Women’s basketball^Senior^Rockwall, Texas
K.J. Roh*^Women’s basketball^Sophomore^Lincoln, Neb.
Jana Schammel*^Women’s basketball^Senior^Plymouth, Minn.
Luize Skrastina*^Women’s basketball^Senior^Riga, Latvia
Sara Williams*^Women’s basketball^Sophomore^McKinney, Texas
Kaitlyn Collier*^Women’s cross country^Senior^Springdale
Carly Coney*^Women’s cross country^Junior^Sand Springs, Okla.
Hannah Fiser^Women’s cross country^Junior^Little Rock
Erin Green*^Women’s cross country^Redshirt Sophomore^Edmond, Okla.
Sarah Larson^Women’s cross country^Freshman^Wichita, Kan.
Haley Newcomb*^Women’s cross country^Junior^Bolivar, Mo.
Jennifer Poole*^Women’s cross country^Senior^Conway
Reagan Roth*^Women’s cross country^Junior^Edmond, Okla.
Kylie Tucker^Women’s cross country^Junior^Kansas City, Mo.
Natalie Aycock^Women’s soccer^Freshman^Edmond, Okla.
Anna Brown*^Women’s soccer^Junior^Shreveport, La.
Aspen Carpenter*^Women’s soccer^Junior^Littleton, Colo.
Sara Frey*^Women’s soccer^Senior^Keller, Texas
Katherine Haar*^Women’s soccer^Sophomore^Denver, Colo.
Melody Hagen*^Women’s soccer^Junior^North Richland Hills, Texas
Kristen Howell^Women’s soccer^Sophomore^Little Rock
Kathryn Huff*^Women’s soccer^Sophomore^Edmond, Okla.
Sarah Hughes*^Women’s soccer^Sophomore^Albuquerque, N.M.
Emily Jordan^Women’s soccer^Freshman^Republic, Mo.
Alix Keller^Women’s soccer^Freshman^North Richland Hills, Texas
Paige Kula^Women’s soccer^Freshman^Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Caitlyn Logan^Women’s soccer^Freshman^Charlotte, N.C.
Grace McKinney^Women’s soccer^Freshman Tulsa, Okla.
Anne Metz*^Women’s soccer^Junior^Kilgore, Texas
Sienna Nealon^Women’s soccer^Freshman^Windsor, Calif.
Annika Pollard*^Women’s soccer^Junior^Siloam Springs
Jastin Redman*^Women’s soccer^Junior^Littleton, Colo.
Anna Schuchardt^Women’s soccer^Freshman^Leawood, Kan.
Hannah Sweaney*^Women’s soccer^Sophomore^Springfield, Mo.
Samantha Weber*^Women’s soccer^Senior^Springdale
Alyssa Arnold*^Volleyball^Senior^Waynesville, Mo.
Megan Beck*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Frisco, Texas
Elizabeth Bjornsen*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Fredricksburg, Va.
Beth Brankle*^Volleyball^Senior^Siloam Springs
Bailei Brown*^Volleyball^Senior^Siloam Springs
Karis Buff^Volleyball^Senior^Tulsa, Okla.
Lindsey Davis*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Plano, Texas
Taylor Glover^Volleyball^Freshman^Grapevine, Texas
Kinzee Mayo^Volleyball^Sophomore^Anthony, Kan.
Carly McKinney*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Mission Viejo, Calif.
Jessica Meyer*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Windsor, Colo.
Bayli Reagan*^Volleyball^Junior^Springfield, Mo.
Bailey Sager*^Volleyball^Junior^Platte City, Mo.
Elizabeth Williams*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Springdale
"I am so proud of our student-athletes and their commitment to excellence in the classroom," said Robyn Daugherty, director of athletics. "In a world where athletic performance overshadows academic achievement, it is exciting to me to see over 75 percent of our student-athletes at a 3.00 or higher, especially at an institution where academics are very challenging."
Two programs, men's cross country and volleyball, paced the way for JBU with 100 percent of eligible student-athletes landing honors. Women's cross country landed 90 percent, while women's soccer and women's basketball placed 87.5 percent and 71 percent, respectively.
Sixteen freshmen earned the academic accolades in their first year of competition, while 56 John Brown honorees were selected for a consecutive academic year (65 percent).
The awards are presented by Cypress Risk Management, an Omaha, Neb.,-based insurance agency that specializes in providing customized solutions for collegiate student health and athletic accident insurance. The organization currently insures over 500,000 students nationwide and is already engaged with several other NAIA conferences in similar types of partnerships. Cypress Risk Management's partnership with the SAC gives it exclusive sponsorship to the newly-founded awards program that covers the 13 men's and women's NAIA-sanctioned sports the conference offers.
2017-18 Commissioner's Honor Roll Selections
* Denotes repeat selection
Name^Sport^Class^Hometown
Josh Bowling*^Men's basketball^Junior^Detroit, Mich.
Jake Caudle*^Men's basketball^Junior^Bentonville
Mateo Habazin^Men's basketball^Junior^Zagreb, Croatia
Kristijan Joksimovic^Men's basketball^Junior^Zagreb, Croatia
Joshua Rhodius*^Men's basketball^Senior^Brampton, Ontario
Benjamin Smith*^Men's basketball^Junior^Bentonville
Thomas Bearden*^Men's cross country^Senior^Pearcy
Jacob Benjamin*^Men's cross country^Junior^Salem, Ore.
Matthew Bloom^Men's cross country^Freshman^Wichita, Kan.
Eathan Devine^Men's cross country^Freshman^Bryant
Michael Games*^Men's cross country^Junior^North Little Rock
Ben Martin^Men's cross country^Freshman^Wichita, Kan.
Elliott Pearson*^Men's cross country^Sophomore^Siloam Springs
Nathan Pearson*^Men's cross country^Sophomore^Tulsa, Okla.
Ethan Stafford*^Men's cross country^Sophomore^Carl Junction, Mo.
Jacob Synek*^Men's cross country^Senior^Leawood, Kan.
Josh Unruh^Men's cross country^Freshman^Prairie Grove
Josh Uzelac^Men's cross country^Junior^Springdale
Nate Wertjes*^Men's cross country^Sophomore^Tumwater, Wash.
Giovani Bejarano^Men's soccer^Junior^Medillin, Columbia
Connor Georgopulos*^Men's soccer^Senior^Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Amilcar Gonzalez^Men's soccer^Sophomore^Springdale
Conner Haney*^Men's soccer^Junior^Spring, Texas
Adam Holt^Men's soccer^Senior^Tulsa, Okla.
Elias McCloud^Men's soccer^Freshman^Wheaton, Ill.
James Pollard*^Men's soccer^Junior^Siloam Springs
Collin Smith*^Men's soccer^Redshirt Junior^Houston, Texas
Ryan Smith*^Men's soccer^Sophomore^Houston, Texas
Steve Teshima^Men's soccer^Senior^Honolulu, Hawaii
Santiago Vanegas*^Men's soccer^Junior^Rionegro, Columbia
Ryan Williams*^Men's soccer^Junior^Mililani, Hawaii
Britt Wisener*^Men's soccer^Junior^Houston, Texas
Karina Chandra^Women's basketball^Junior^Brisbane, Australia
Kimmy Deines*^Women's basketball^Senior^Springfield, Mo.
Taylor Fergen^Women's basketball^Freshman^Republic, Mo.
Courtney Fine*^Women's basketball^Senior^Rowlett, Texas
Jordan Martin^Women's basketball^Sophomore^Bentonville
Lauren Pelegreen*^Women's basketball^Senior^Rockwall, Texas
K.J. Roh*^Women's basketball^Sophomore^Lincoln, Neb.
Jana Schammel*^Women's basketball^Senior^Plymouth, Minn.
Luize Skrastina*^Women's basketball^Senior^Riga, Latvia
Sara Williams*^Women's basketball^Sophomore^McKinney, Texas
Kaitlyn Collier*^Women's cross country^Senior^Springdale
Carly Coney*^Women's cross country^Junior^Sand Springs, Okla.
Hannah Fiser^Women's cross country^Junior^Little Rock
Erin Green*^Women's cross country^Redshirt Sophomore^Edmond, Okla.
Sarah Larson^Women's cross country^Freshman^Wichita, Kan.
Haley Newcomb*^Women's cross country^Junior^Bolivar, Mo.
Jennifer Poole*^Women's cross country^Senior^Conway
Reagan Roth*^Women's cross country^Junior^Edmond, Okla.
Kylie Tucker^Women's cross country^Junior^Kansas City, Mo.
Natalie Aycock^Women's soccer^Freshman^Edmond, Okla.
Anna Brown*^Women's soccer^Junior^Shreveport, La.
Aspen Carpenter*^Women's soccer^Junior^Littleton, Colo.
Sara Frey*^Women's soccer^Senior^Keller, Texas
Katherine Haar*^Women's soccer^Sophomore^Denver, Colo.
Melody Hagen*^Women's soccer^Junior^North Richland Hills, Texas
Kristen Howell^Women's soccer^Sophomore^Little Rock
Kathryn Huff*^Women's soccer^Sophomore^Edmond, Okla.
Sarah Hughes*^Women's soccer^Sophomore^Albuquerque, N.M.
Emily Jordan^Women's soccer^Freshman^Republic, Mo.
Alix Keller^Women's soccer^Freshman^North Richland Hills, Texas
Paige Kula^Women's soccer^Freshman^Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Caitlyn Logan^Women's soccer^Freshman^Charlotte, N.C.
Grace McKinney^Women's soccer^Freshman Tulsa, Okla.
Anne Metz*^Women's soccer^Junior^Kilgore, Texas
Sienna Nealon^Women's soccer^Freshman^Windsor, Calif.
Annika Pollard*^Women's soccer^Junior^Siloam Springs
Jastin Redman*^Women's soccer^Junior^Littleton, Colo.
Anna Schuchardt^Women's soccer^Freshman^Leawood, Kan.
Hannah Sweaney*^Women's soccer^Sophomore^Springfield, Mo.
Samantha Weber*^Women's soccer^Senior^Springdale
Alyssa Arnold*^Volleyball^Senior^Waynesville, Mo.
Megan Beck*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Frisco, Texas
Elizabeth Bjornsen*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Fredricksburg, Va.
Beth Brankle*^Volleyball^Senior^Siloam Springs
Bailei Brown*^Volleyball^Senior^Siloam Springs
Karis Buff^Volleyball^Senior^Tulsa, Okla.
Lindsey Davis*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Plano, Texas
Taylor Glover^Volleyball^Freshman^Grapevine, Texas
Kinzee Mayo^Volleyball^Sophomore^Anthony, Kan.
Carly McKinney*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Mission Viejo, Calif.
Jessica Meyer*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Windsor, Colo.
Bayli Reagan*^Volleyball^Junior^Springfield, Mo.
Bailey Sager*^Volleyball^Junior^Platte City, Mo.
Elizabeth Williams*^Volleyball^Sophomore^Springdale
Sports on 07/08/2018