Black Hawk College released its list of students on the Athletic Director’s Academic List for 2024, and the 68 student-athletes on the list represent 52% of the Braves players. Student-athletes must have completed at least 12 credit hours to qualify.
Ninety percent of the Braves softball team—18 players—achieved a 3.25 GPA or higher for the semester. The women’s basketball team has 70% of the players on the list, followed by the golf team with 58% of its players on the list.
“I am extremely proud of these students, as they embody the definition of student-athlete,” said Arnie Chavera, BHC athletic director. “Their commitment to academic success is recognized and much appreciated,” he said.
The student-athletes are listed by their hometowns:
Andalusia – Nolan Thomas, golf
Andover – Ella Sundberg, softball
Ankeny, IA – Thomas DeBrower, baseball
Asbury, IA – Will Sigwarth, golf
Bartonville – Anistyn Connor, softball
Batavia – Kevin Niedzwiedz, baseball
Bloomington – Jake Morrill, baseball
Canton – Meghanne Freehill, women’s basketball and Alexis (Lexie) Shaw, softball
Chicureo, Chile – Lucas Nunez, men’s soccer
Clinton IA – Reice McCormick, softball and Paige Zaehringer, softball
Coal Valley – Talen Butler, men’s soccer and Conner Schimmel, baseball
Davenport, IA – Kylie Chapman, softball and Bailey Emery, softball
DeWitt, IA – Keeley Jansen, softball
East Moline – Madison Gordon, women’s soccer and Isaac Graf, baseball
Eldridge IA – Riley Robertson, softball
Forsyth – Megan Holub, softball
Fort Dodge, IA – Eli Elsbecker, baseball
Galesburg – Beau Honeycutt, baseball and Carson Hopping, golf
Geneseo – Katelynn Emerick, softball; Johnna Fulcher, women’s soccer; Jaelyn Lambin, softball; Samuel
Robinson, golf; and Mason Steinert, golf
Hampton – Chassity Colburn, women’s soccer
Kalona, IA – Maddie Nonnenmann, women’s basketball
Kissimmee, FL – Matthew Mateo, baseball and Adrian Selles, baseball
Knoxville – Titus Cramer, golf
LaSalle – Mason Lynch, baseball
Macomb – Connor Clark, men’s soccer and Nolan Kerr, men’s basketball
Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea – Fructuoso (Joren) Nsue Mba, men’s soccer
Milan – Sydney Adamson, women’s basketball and Kate Mayerhofer, women’s soccer
Milwaukee, WI – Stephen Reed, men’s basketball
Moline – Payton Barton, baseball; Quinn Hoftender, baseball; and Jacob Remaly, men’s soccer
Mount Pleasant, IA – Andrea Lopreato, women’s basketball
Muscatine, IA – Miles Melendez, men’s soccer
Orion – Cole Kimball, men’s soccer and Ava Terry, softball
Pekin – Ashley Davis, softball and Hailee Irby, softball
Port Byron – Parker Friant, golf
Princeton – Ean Compton, baseball and Isabella (Isa) Ibarra, softball
Rock Island – Zack Beckman, men’s soccer; Drew Clark, softball; Cohen Crawford, men’s soccer; Stevie Dillender, baseball; and Alejandro Torres, men’s soccer
Sherrard – Cole Kratzberg, baseball
Silvis – Brody Meyers, baseball
South Elgin – Chloe Kmiec, women’s basketball
Split, Croatia – Ivan Vukusic, men’s basketball
Springfield – Laney Parker, women’s basketball
Sycamore – Olivia King, softball
Tiskilwa – Emma Kruse-Carter, women’s soccer
Tuscola – Colton Musgrave, baseball
Woodhull – Hannah Maher, women’s basketball
Zadar, Croatia – Lovre Stanovic, men’s basketball
