Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2025-26

The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics announced its annual academic honors on Sunday as part of the end-of-year ARC Awards banquet. The University recognized 115 student-athletes with Presidential Academic Honors.

Presidential Academic Honors are awarded to student-athletes who have earned a term grade point average of 3.25 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters at Valpo. Valpo Athletics also revealed the department’s Top of the Class Awards, Dean’s Awards, Laurel Award and Team Academic Award.

The Laurel Award is presented to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average. Sean Toolis of men’s swimming and Kailyn Benoit of women’s swimming were presented with this year’s Laurel Award as both own perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs.

The Top of the Class Awards are presented annually to graduating seniors with a 3.9 or better cumulative GPA. The Dean’s Awards are awarded to the highest cumulative GPA by a student-athlete in each college.

The tennis program earned the Team Academic Award by posting the department’s highest team GPA.

Dean’s Award (College of Arts and Sciences)

Angela Webber, Women’s Bowling. Physics

Dean’s Award (College of Business)

Nick Johnsen, Football. Finance

Lily Printz, Women’s Soccer. Finance

Dean’s Award (College of Engineering)

Mikaiya Stampf, Women’s Swimming. Mechanical Engineering

Sean Toolis, Men’s Swimming. Computer Engineering

Dean’s Award (College of Nursing and Health Professions)

Kailyn Benoit, Women’s Swimming. Health Sciences

Dean’s Award (Graduate College)

Chante Dixon, Women’s Track & Field. Master of Science in Sports Administration

Sam Warren. Volleyball. Master in Healthcare Administration

Top of the Class Award

Roxanne Adams, Women’s Swimming. Biology

Ricky Helmboldt, Men’s Swimming. Integrated Business and Engineering

Sean Toolis, Men’s Swimming. Computer Engineering

Anthony Martin, Men’s Swimming. Civil Engineering

Emma Hickey, Volleyball. Civil Engineering

Kailyn Benoit, Women’s Swimming. Health Sciences

Katie Koryczan, Women’s Track & Field. Exercise Science

Laurel Award

Sean Toolis, Men’s Swimming. Computer Engineering

Kailyn Benoit, Women’s Swimming. Health Sciences

Team GPA Award

Women’s Tennis

Presidential Academic Honors Awards

Roxanne Adams

Austin Amburgey

Adam Anderegg

Alex Arnold

Jorge Benavente

Kailyn Benoit

Kensington Black

Spencer Boynton

Claire Campbell

Max Carter

Alejandro Chaves

Tatum Coleman

Thomas Cooper

Owen Cullinan

Dom Dinuzzo

Chante Dixon

Natalie Eaton

John Elgin

Jolene Fernandes

Rochelle Ferris

Shawn Fester

Mackenzie Gallagher

Rodrigo Garcia Teruel Giura

Kaia Garnica

Drew Glaser

Danica Goch

Jordyn Gove

Adam Guazzo

Christian Hack

Bryan Hatch

Eva Heimsoth

Ricky Helmboldt

Ava Helming

Justin Hemmersbach

Emma Hickey

Ally Higbee

Kennedy Hill

Christian Hilton

Katelyn Hyde

Nick Johnsen

Brooks Julian

Justin Jurmu

Sara Kachurik

Rowan Keefe

Cole Kennedy

Rhena Kiger

Mason Knoch

Katie Koryczan

Kayden Krug

Ryan Kruse

Austin Lambert

Elliot Lee

Mia Liberti

Eli Liebmann

Timothy Mai

Micah Markley

Lindley Martin

Anthony Martin

Braden McCormick

Sydney McDermott

Brendan McIlvenna

Adam Melliere

Lillian Merk

Eve Miller

Maddie Moan

Marty O’Keeffe

Molly O’Rear

Jackson Oostman

Niko Paic

Rob Politza

Lily Printz

Caitlyn Quickle

Kendal Ramey

Raeven Raye-Redmond

Maci Rhoades

Payton Rowley

Grace Schaekel

Will Schenk

Sophie Schoch

Luke Scoma

Joe Seiber

Mor Shabtai

Kate Sheridan

Kyndal Shively

Nate Smith

Luke Snider

Ryan Somerville

MacKenzie Sorrell

Robert Spang

Brian Sponaugle

Mikaiya Stampf

Brynn Steven

Carly Stewart

Maia Struble

Case Sullivan

Bella Swedlund

Amelia Tandy

Lacey Tanner

RJ Thomae

Mara Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

Sean Toolis

Olivia Tressler

Ashley Trippeer

George Trojanek

Maya Tyburowski

Ally Unruh

Joe Vick

Sam Warren

Angela Webber

Gus Wenning

De’Andre Wilborn

Cici Wilson

Lauren Wroza

Mykayla Zahorski