71 Pride Student-Athletes Earn Heart Scholar-Athlete Honors for 2024-25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In one of the final updates coming off of the 2024-25 athletic season, the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced the 24-25 Scholar-Athlete honorees with 71 Clarke University Student-Athletes earning the conference honor for their academic accomplishments.
The 71 Pride student-athletes represented every varsity sport for CU includes five individuals who represent two programs, so 75 total selections, as those eligible had to fit the following criteria to be honored:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).
- Accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours (undergraduate and/or graduate), completed at least 5 semesters and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated.
- Have documentation of the student-athlete participating in a varsity competition in the sport for which they are being nominated for.
Here is the full list of Heart Scholar-Athletes for Clarke:
Baseball - Alexander Ainsworth - Sport Management, Business Administration
Baseball - Kieron Crowder - Master of Business Administration
Baseball - Riley Fender - Sport Management
Baseball - Daniel Mendez - Business Administration
Baseball - Jacob Monday - Sport Management
Baseball - Dean Ormonde - Communication
Baseball - Carson Possehl - Business Administration
Baseball - Christian Prull - Business Administration
Baseball - William Ramirez - Sport Management, Business Administration
Baseball - Cole Swartz - Business Administration
Baseball - Bryn Vantiger - Sport Management
Men's Basketball - Jake Layman - Master of Business Administration
Men's Bowling - Mannix Amos - Computer Science
Men's Bowling - Jordan Gorgas - Master of Business Administration
Men's Bowling - Shane Jordan - Computer Science
Cheer/Dance - Alexis Riechers - Secondary Education, History
Cheer/Dance - Isabella Stratton - Elementary EducationEsports - Spencer Cavaco - Computer Science
Esports - Alec Dos Santos - Art
Esports - Shane Jordan - Computer Science
Esports - Michael Pettke - Graphic Design
Esports - Tommy Rea - Business Administration
Football - Spencer Cavaco - Computer Science
Football - Carson Estrada - Communication
Football - Steele Fredricks - Biology and Psychology
Football - Wolfgang Horner - Computer Science
Men's Golf - Mitchel Coffey - Computer Science
Men's Golf - Jesse Frye - Business Administration
Men's Golf - Cody Leon - Biology
Women's Golf - Irene Metaxas - Business Administration
Men's Lacrosse - Abraham Agundez - Sport Management, Business Administration
Men's Soccer - Enrique Horna - Undeclared
Men's Soccer - Tommy Rea - Business Administration
Men's Soccer - Joshua Reddy - Elementary Education
Men's Volleyball - Zachary Barr - Business Administration
Men's Volleyball - Kainoa Gerard - Education
Men's Volleyball - Tanner May - Business Administration
Men's Volleyball - Michael Pettke - Graphic Design
Softball - Alicia Casas - Sport Management
Softball - Reece Fleming - Social Work
Softball - Payge Pyszka - Health, Wellness & Behavioral Science
Men's Track & Field & Cross Country - Kole Haverly - Health, Wellness & Behavioral Science
Men's Track & Field & Cross Country - Bryce Kondos - Business Administration
Men's Track & Field & Cross Country - Drew Pate - Health, Wellness & Behavioral Science
Men's Track & Field - Lucas Van Loon - Sport Management, Business Administration
Women's Track & Field - Malia Beich - Nursing
Women's Track & Field - Emma Grant - Graphic Design
Women's Track & Field - Isabelle Matthews - Health, Wellness & Behavioral Science
Women's Track & Field & Cross Country - Lydia Radeke - Nursing
Women's Basketball - Beatrice Atienza - Nursing
Women's Basketball - Maci Kuchta - Biology, Chemistry
Women's Basketball - Joslyn Potts - Biology
Women's Basketball - Hailey Walters - Psychology
Women's Volleyball - Reece Fleming - Social Work
Women's Volleyball - Olivia LaCour - Psychology
Women's Volleyball - Brittney Mundell - Elementary Education
Women's Volleyball - Haddon Thompson - Sport Management, Business Administration
Women's Volleyball - Rachel Haubert - Psychology
Men's Cross Country - Emmett Schwartzhoff - Doctor of Physical Therapy
Women's Cross Country - Rory Bickler - Physical Therapy
Women's Soccer - Morgan Catchur - Biology
Women's Soccer - Lidia Fajardo - Business AdministrationWomen's Soccer - Hailey Huckstorf - Biology, Chemistry
Women's Soccer - Faith Krapfl - Math, Secondary Education
Women's Soccer - Samantha Miller - Biology, Mathematics
Women's Soccer - McKenzie Nodolf - Psychology, Pre-PT
Women's Soccer - Jaycee Page - Social Work, Psychology
Women's Soccer - Laryssa Pritchard - Nursing
Women's Soccer - Abigail Prunty - Social Work, Psychology
Women's Soccer - Juanita Tibocha - Psychology
Women's Soccer - Hope Ward - Master of Business Administration
Women's Soccer - Bailey Wiemann - Business Administration
The full release from the conference can be found here: https://heart.prestosports.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250728pnof3c
Clarke athletics is nearing the start of the 2025-26 preseason as fall sport teams will report for preseason training next week with the first varsity regular season contests slated for Aug. 21 when men's soccer opens on the road at Judson and women's soccer opens up at Burrows Field against St. Thomas.