ALLENDALE, MICH. – Earlier today, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the All-Academic and Academic Excellence Teams for the 2024–2025 academic year.

To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must:

• Be an active member on the roster.

• Not be a freshman or first-year transfer student.

• Hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0–3.49 for All-Academic honors.

• Hold a cumulative GPA of 3.50–4.0 for Academic Excellence honors.

Below are the honorees for this year's GLIAC All-Academic and Academic Excellence Teams:
 

SWIM & DIVE

Women's All-Academic

• Sara Alvaez, Grand Valley State, Junior, Sport Management, 3.276 – Gijon, Spain / Les Roces

• Angelica Angilletta, Grand Valley State, Junior, Wildlife Biology, 3.402 – Bellagio, Italy / Collegio A. Volta

• Madeline Basa, Grand Valley State, Junior, Marketing, 3.092 – Troy, Mich. / Mercy HS

• Linda Frick, Grand Valley State, Junior, Pedagogical Content Knowledge PreK–3rd, 3.017 – Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh HS

• Lucy Hedley, Grand Valley State, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.418 – Whitley Bay, England / Whitley Bay HS

• Sadie Huizenga, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.023 – Zeeland, Mich. / Zeeland East

• Maddie Koositra, Grand Valley State, Senior, Allied Health Sciences, 3.139 – Allendale, Mich. / Allendale HS

• Annabelle Nixon, Grand Valley State, Junior, Accounting, 3.231 – Canton, Ohio / Hoover HS

• Vittoria Proietti, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, 3.427 – Rome, Italy / Liceo Aristofane

• Alysa Wager, Grand Valley State, Graduate Student, Applied Food & Nutrition, 3.215 – Battle Creek, Mich. / Harper Creek HS

Women's Academic Excellence

• Kayley Gallagher, Grand Valley State, Senior, Finance, 3.693 – Fenton, Mich. / Lake Fenton

• Olivia Geiger, Grand Valley State, Junior, [Major not listed], 3.578 – Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin HS

• Kiersten Harmon, Grand Valley State, Senior, Exercise Science, 3.670 – Dayton, Ohio / Centerville HS

• Madelyn Hudson, Grand Valley State, Junior, Criminal Justice, 3.709 – Grand Haven, Mich. / Grand Haven HS

• Staci Nation, Grand Valley State, Junior, Allied Health Sciences, 3.764 – Galena, Ohio / Olentangy Berlin HS

• Bradleigh Palmer, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Marketing, 3.638 – Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview HS

• Alice Persson, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Marketing, 3.633 – Helsingborg, Sweden / Filborna

• Samantha Plough, Grand Valley State, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.605 – Trenton, Mich. / Trenton HS

• Macy Polasek, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Wildlife Biology, 3.819 – Goodrich, Mich. / Goodrich HS

• Lily Warren, Grand Valley State, Junior, Supply Chain Management, 3.962 – Dayton, Ohio / Beavercreek HS

• Samantha Weigel, Grand Valley State, Senior, Pedagogical Content Knowledge PreK–6th – Naperville, Ill. / Central

Men's All-Academic

• Nolan Anderson, Grand Valley State, Senior, Biomedical Sciences, 3.457 – Muskego, Wisc. / Muskego HS

• Travis Black, Grand Valley State, Senior, Biomedical Sciences, 3.406 – Greenfield, Ind. / Central

• Raul Briceno, Grand Valley State, Junior, Accounting, 3.011 – El Cafetal, Venezuela

• Aaron Dies, Grand Valley State, Senior, Computer Science, 3.332 – Mishawaka, Ind. / Penn HS

• Ammar Eltaranisy, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, 3.072 – Cairo, Egypt / American International

• Andrew Goh, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.093 – Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

• Austin Millard, Grand Valley State, Senior, Marketing, 3.296 – Oswego, Ill. / Oswego HS

• Brennan Neitzel, Grand Valley State, Senior, Electrical Engineering, 3.212 – Weston, Wisc. / DC Everest

• Evan Scotto DiVetta, Grand Valley State, Junior, Finance, 3.013 – Plymouth, Mich. / Northville HS

• Thomas Zoldowski, Grand Valley State, Senior, Computer Science, 3.482 – Temperance, Mich. / Bedford Senior

Men's Academic Excellence

• Austin Clise, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.512 – Temperance, Mich. / Bedford HS

• Yassen Eltaranisy, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, 3.567 – Cairo, Egypt / American International

• Pablo Garcia, Grand Valley State, Junior, Physics, 3.993 – Liederbach, Germany / Bischof-Neumann

• Will Herwig, Grand Valley State, Senior, Exercise Science, 4.000 – Geneva, Ill. / Geneva HS

• Moritz Hesse, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.909 – Mannheim, Germany / Ludwig-Frank Gymnasium

• Jon Kantzenbach, Grand Valley State, Senior, Marketing, 3.733 – Wiesbaden, Germany / Leibnizschule

• Luis Ojeda Bosch, Grand Valley State, Junior, Interdisciplinary Engineering, 3.530 – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain / Colegio Teresianas
• Ethan Schulz, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, 3.634 – Scarborough, Maine / Scarborough HS