INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference capped its annual academic awards week Friday by releasing its 2025-26 GLVC Winter and Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Indianapolis led the league with four recipients, while Maryville and Missouri-St. Louis followed with three honorees apiece. Missouri S&T and Rockhurst both landed two student-athletes on the list, with Illinois Springfield, Grand Valley State, McKendree, Purdue Northwest, and Upper Iowa rounding out the contingent with one representative each.
 
Ava Ray (women's golf), Alec Score (men's lacrosse), Jeremias Pock (men's swimming and diving), and Celina Schmidt (women's swimming and diving) represented UIndy. UMSL's Mitch Bonczkowski (baseball), Mara Rieder (women's basketball), and Logan Mayo (men's golf) also garnered recognition, while the Maryville trio of Elizabeth Teuber (women's bowling), Cole Ritter (men's wrestling), and Paige Murphy (women's lacrosse) represented the Saints. Rockhurst's Creed Skinner (men's tennis) and Ella Coleman (women's tennis), along with S&T's Owen Fraser (men's track and field) and Grant Edmonds (men's volleyball), rounded out the institutions with multiple honorees. Madelyn Miller-Ross (women's track and field) collected an accolade for UIS, Lauren Harris (softball) represented McKendree, and Kyle Hrncir (men's basketball) earned recognition for Upper Iowa, while Katie Lange (women's wrestling) of Grand Valley State and Addison Black (STUNT) of Purdue Northwest also secured respective honors.

The league selects one student-athlete in each conference sport to be designated the GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The award is based upon athletic accomplishments, both team and individual, and academic performance in the season upon which the award is based. Each GLVC member has the opportunity to nominate one individual from its team for the award. Nominees must have a cumulative grade point average that meets a 3.50, and freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the award. The voting is completed by each member institution's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR).

BASEBALL
Mitch Bonczkowski, Missouri-St. Louis
R-Sr. | First Base | St. Louis, Mo. | Educational Studies Major (Exercise Science emphasis)

• Named First Team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), along with claiming Second Team All-America honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D2Baseball.com.
  • Also garnered First Team All-Region honors from D2CCA, NCBWA, and ABCA.
• Earned First Team All-GLVC recognition.
• Established UMSL single-season records with 23 home runs, 75 RBIs, and 179 total bases.
  • Also became the Tritons' career leader in home runs (32) and slugging percentage.
• Paced the GLVC in batting average (.438), home runs (23), hits (92), slugging percentage (.852), and total bases (179).
  • Ranked third in RBIs (75), seventh in on-base percentage (.504), and ninth in runs scored (59).
• Finished fifth nationally in home runs, seventh in total bases, eighth in home runs per game and slugging percentage, 11th in batting average, 15th in hits, and 20th in RBIs.
• Helped Tritons capture the GLVC Championship and advance to the NCAA Midwest Regional.
• Started all 56 games for UMSL.
• Achieved a 3.70 semester GPA, holding a 3.92 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC First Team Academic All-America and All-District, Academic All-GLVC, and Dean's List honors.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kyle Hrncir, Upper Iowa
R-Jr. | Forward | Farmington, Minn. | Accounting Major

• Earned First Team All-GLVC honors after averaging 16.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
• Led the GLVC with 13 double-doubles while ranking eighth in scoring, tied for first in rebounding, sixth in assists, and seventh in steals.
• Surpassed 1,000 career points during the season and ranks 26th in scoring and eighth in rebounding in program history.
• Finished 16th nationally in double-doubles, 24th in rebounds per game, and 41st in total rebounds.
• Helped Peacocks make their third consecutive GLVC Tournament appearance.
• Started all 28 games for Upper Iowa.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.97 cumulative mark.
• Collected CSC First Team Academic All-America, CSC Academic All-District, Academic All-Conference, and Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award honors.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Mara Rieder, Missouri-St. Louis
Jr. | Forward | Menasha, Wis. | Physical Education Major

• Named D2CCA Second Team All-American and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American.
  • Also garnered D2CCA First Team All-Region honors.
• Earned GLVC Player of the Year and First Team All-GLVC recognition.
• Led the conference in points (585), points per game (19.5), rebounds (302), blocked shots (68), blocked shots per game, defensive rebounds per game, field goal percentage (.531), field goals made (238), and field goal attempts (448).
  • Added 17 double-doubles during the season.
• Finished among the nation's top 20 in scoring, rebounding, field goals made, and double-doubles, while ranking 10th in blocked shots and blocked shots per game.
• Helped Tritons finish as GLVC Tournament runner-up and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Started all 30 games for UMSL.
• Achieved a 3.94 semester GPA, holding a 3.78 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Second Team Academic All-America recognition and Dean's List honors.

WOMEN'S BOWLING
Elizabeth Teuber, Maryville
So. | Holly, Mich. | Accounting Major

• Named National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Division II Bowler of the Year.
• Garnered NTCA Second Team All-America honors, while also being voted GLVC Player of the Year and First Team All-GLVC.
• Became the first bowler in USBC history to win both the US Amateur Championship and the U.S. Team Trials on the same day.
• Averaged 208.5 in both traditional and Baker competition.
  • Ranked 13th nationally while also averaging 20.89 pins per frame with a 52.2-percent strike percentage.
• Helped Saints finish runner-up at the GLVC Tournament and NCAA Regional Final, also with placing sixth at the Intercollegiate Team Championships.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.90 cumulative mark.
• Earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

MEN'S GOLF
Logan Mayo, Missouri-St. Louis
So. | Springdale, Ark. | Finance Major

• Earned Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Honorable Mention All-America honors.
  • Also garnered First Team All-Region and First Team All-GLVC recognition.
• Finished tied for fourth at the NCAA Championship after carding rounds of 67-72-67.
• Averaged 72.62 strokes over 13 tournaments.
  • Recorded five top-five finishes, seven top-10 finishes, and 20 rounds of par or better.
• Ranked 45th nationally in the final Scoreboard rankings.
• Helped Tritons win the GLVC Championship and advance to the NCAA Championship semifinals.
• Claimed GLVC Men's Golf Player of the Week honors twice.
• Achieved a 3.92 semester GPA, holding a 3.69 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Academic All-District, Academic All-GLVC, and Dean's List honors.

WOMEN'S GOLF
Ava Ray, Indianapolis
Sr. | Franklin, Ind. | Master of Business Administration

• Wins second consecutive GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
• Garnered Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-America Honorable Mention, All-East Region, and First Team All-GLVC honors.
• Claimed medalist honors at the GLVC Championship after shooting 3-under par over three rounds as the only player in the field to finish under par.
  • Won both match play pairings to help Greyhounds finish runner-up.
• Finished tied for ninth at the NCAA East Regional.
• Ended the season as the highest-ranked GLVC golfer in the final Division II individual rankings, placing fifth in the East Region and 37th nationally.
• Averaged 75.7 strokes over 30 rounds with five rounds of par or better.
• Claimed GLVC Player of the Week honors after winning the season-opening UIndy Fall Invitational.
• Achieved a 3.767 semester GPA, holding a 3.909 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-GLVC recognition and was nominated for CSC Academic All-America, while also on track to receive WGCA All-America Scholar.

MEN'S LACROSSE
Alec Score, Indianapolis
So. | Defense | Plymouth, Minn. | Finance Major

• Named United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Third Team All-American, USILA All-Midwest Region Second Team, and First Team All-GLVC.
• Anchored one of DII's top defensive units, helping UIndy rank first in the GLVC and seventh nationally in scoring defense (8.1 goals allowed per game).
• Ranked first in the GLVC and seventh nationally in caused turnovers per game.
  • Also finished fifth in the conference in ground balls per game.
• Helped Greyhounds advance to the semifinals of GLVC Tournament.
• Started all 14 games for UIndy.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.975 cumulative mark.
• Received Academic All-GLVC and CSC Academic All-District honors.
  • Also nominated for CSC Academic All-America recognition.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Paige Murphy, Maryville
Jr. | Attack | Calgary, Alberta | Psychology Major

• Named First Team All-American by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and USA Lacrosse Magazine.
• Voted GLVC Attacker of the Year and earned First Team All-GLVC honors.
• Led the nation with 113 goals, the third-highest single-season total in NCAA history.
  • Also ranked second nationally with 134 points and first in shots per game.
• Scored at least two goals and recorded at least three points in every contest.
• Helped Saints win the NCAA Midwest Regional and advance to the NCAA DII National Championship game.
  • Maryville finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally.
• Claimed IWLCA National Offensive Player of the Week honors twice.
• Started all 22 games for the Saints.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.83 cumulative mark.
• Nominated for CSC Academic All-America and IWLCA Academic All-America recognition, while also earning CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-GLVC honors.

SOFTBALL
Lauren Harris, McKendree
Sr. | Shortstop | Woodlawn, Ill. | Exercise Science Major

• Named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Unanimous First Team All-American and D2CCA First Team All-American.
  • Also garnered NFCA First Team All-Region and D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year.
• Voted GLVC Player of the Year and selected to the All-GLVC First Team.
• Batted .478 with 97 hits, 21 doubles, 21 home runs, 71 RBIs, and an .876 slugging percentage.
  • Also posted a .979 fielding percentage while striking out just 12 times.
• Ranked second nationally in hits and home runs, third in runs scored, ninth in slugging percentage, 10th in RBIs, 11th in batting average, and 14th in doubles.
• Helped Bearcats capture the NCAA Midwest Regional and Super Regional championships before advancing to the NCAA DII Championship Finals.
  • Named to the NCAA DII Championship All-Tournament Team.
• Claimed GLVC Player of the Week honors twice.
• Started all 68 games for McKendree.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.828 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC First Team Academic All-America and Academic All-District recognition, along with President's List honors.

STUNT
Addison Black, Purdue Northwest
Jr. | Base/Tumbler | Crown Point, Ind. | Nursing Major

• Named First Team All-GLVC and earned GLVC All-Tournament Team honors during the league's inaugural STUNT season.
• Garnered DII STUNT National Championships All-Tournament Team and Second Team recognition.
• Named PNW Female Athlete of the Year, while also earning team MVP honors.
• Served as team captain while helping the Pride reach the program's first postseason in just its second varsity season.
  • Guided Purdue Northwest to a runner-up finish at the GLVC Championship and a top-six finish at the DII STUNT National Championships.
• Started all 26 contests and competed in more than 350 rounds of play.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.93 cumulative mark.
• Earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Jeremias Pock, Indianapolis
Jr. | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Nuremberg, Germany | Exercise Science Major

• Named GLVC Swimmer of the Year after one of the most dominant championship performances in DII history.
• Captured five NCAA national championships, including individual titles in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, and 400 individual medley.
  • Added a fifth national title as part of the Greyhounds' 400 medley relay.
• Collected five gold medals and one silver medal at the GLVC Championships.
• Posted the nation's fastest time in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, and 400 individual medley.
  • Broke four school records, three GLVC Championship records, and two DII records.
• Helped Greyhounds win the GLVC Championship and finish fourth at the NCAA Championships.
• Claimed GLVC Athlete of the Week honors three times.
• Achieved a 3.815 semester GPA, holding a 3.879 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC First Team Academic All-America and Academic All-GLVC honors.
  • Also in line for CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition.

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Celina Schmidt, Indianapolis
Gr. | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Berlin, Germany | Master of Business Administration

• Racked up seven First Team All-America swims at the NCAA Championships.
  • Recorded top-three finishes in four individual events, including a runner-up finish in the 400 individual medley.
• Captured a meet-best seven gold medals at the GLVC Championships, including four individual titles.
• Posted the fastest time in DII in the 100 breaststroke.
  • Ranked second nationally in the 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley, while placing third in the 200 individual medley.
• Helped Greyhounds win the GLVC Championship and finish sixth at the NCAA Championships.
  • Also helped set the school record in the 400 medley relay.
• Set the conference record with her eighth career GLVC Athlete of the Week honor.
• Achieved a 3.667 semester GPA, holding a 3.791 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC First Team Academic All-America and Academic All-GLVC honors, along with the GLVC Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award.
  • Also in line for CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition.

MEN'S TENNIS
Creed Skinner, Rockhurst
Jr. | No. 4 Singles/No. 3 Doubles | Edmond, Okla. | Nursing Major

• Earned All-GLVC recognition.
• Compiled an 11-5 record at No. 4 singles and a 6-4 mark at No. 3 doubles.
• Helped Hawks finish tied for second in the GLVC West Division and advance to the GLVC Championship semifinals.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding an unblemished 4.0 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Third Team Academic All-America, CSC Academic All-District, Academic All-GLVC, and Dean's List honors.

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Ella Coleman, Rockhurst
Jr. | No. 1 Singles/Doubles | Bentonville, Ark. | Exercise Science Major

• Named GLVC Player of the Year and earned All-GLVC honors.
• Ranked No. 46 nationally in DII singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
• Posted a 15-1 record at No. 1 singles and a 14-4 mark at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
• Helped Hawks finish first in the GLVC West Division and advance to the GLVC Championship semifinals.
  • Also qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.83 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Third Team Academic All-America, CSC Academic All-District, Academic All-GLVC, and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.

MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Owen Fraser, Missouri S&T
Sr. | Shot Put/Weight Throw | Kirksville, Mo. | Mechanical Engineering Major

• Wins third consecutive GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
• Captured the NCAA Division II indoor national championship in the shot put.
• Earned First Team All-America honors in both the shot put and weight throw.
  • Also garnered USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the shot put and was named USTFCCCA NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week once.
• Won 12 events and finished runner-up five times over 10 meets.
  • Claimed the shot put title in nine of 10 competitions.
• Recorded a personal-best mark of 19.37 meters in the shot put and set a school record in the weight throw with a toss of 20.98 meters at the NCAA Championships.
• Helped Miners climb as high as No. 11 in the USTFCCCA national rankings during the indoor season.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, maintaining a perfect 4.0 cumulative mark.
• Earned the NCAA Division II Elite Scholar-Athlete Award.
• Claimed CSC Academic All-District honors and is nominated for CSC Academic All-America.

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Madelyn Miller-Ross, Illinois Springfield
Sr. | Distance | East Moline, Ill. | Elementary Education Major

• Claims second GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award this season, after securing the women's cross country honor in February.
• Earned First Team All-America honors in the indoor 5,000 meters after placing sixth at the NCAA Championships.
• Captured GLVC championships in the indoor 3,000 meters and outdoor 10,000 meters.
  • Also garnered All-Region honors in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters, as well as the outdoor 5,000 meters.
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
• Set UIS program records in the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, and 10,000 meters.
  • Ranked first in the Midwest Region in the 5,000 meters and sixth in the 10,000 meters.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.79 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Academic All-District recognition and was placed on the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
  • Also nominated for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Grant Edmonds, Missouri S&T
Jr. | Setter | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Aerospace Engineering Major

• Named First Team All-GLVC after leading the conference in assists per set (10.66).
• Claimed GLVC Setter of the Week honors seven times.
• Ranked third nationally in assists per set, the highest among all Division II institutions.
• Set the Missouri S&T single-season record with 970 assists.
  • Also established program single-match records for assists in three-, four-, and five-set matches.
• Helped Miners win the inaugural GLVC Tournament and finish with a 19-6 overall record.
• Started 24 of 25 matches for S&T.
• Achieved a 3.36 semester GPA, holding a 3.69 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Academic All-District recognition and is nominated for CSC Academic All-America.

MEN'S WRESTLING
Cole Ritter, Maryville
R-Sr. | 174-lb. | Adrian, Mo. | Master of Business Administration

• Earned All-America honors at 174 pounds.
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed eighth.
  • Finished runner-up at the NCAA Super Region IV Championships.
• Named Second Team All-GLVC.
• Posted a 25-12 overall record with four falls and five technical falls.
• Helped Saints finish runner-up at the GLVC Tournament.
• Achieved a 3.86 semester GPA, holding a 3.88 cumulative mark.
• Earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors.
• Named the GLVC Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award recipient.

WOMEN'S WRESTLING
Katie Lange, Grand Valley State
Sr. | 138-lb. | Sterburn, Minn. | Accounting Major

• Captured the NCAA individual title at 138 pounds, becoming GVSU's first NCAA national champion in the sport.
• Posted a 24-1 record with two falls, 13 technical falls, and seven decision victories.
• Won the regional championship and finished the postseason with a perfect 8-0 record.
• Helped Lakers finish second for GLVC title.
• Ranked No. 1 or No. 2 nationally by the NWCA throughout the season.
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude while maintaining a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA.
• Earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors and was named to the Dean's List every semester.