ST. LOUIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified a league-wide 581 student-athletes who have earned the GLVC Brother James Gaffney, FSC Distinguished Scholar Award, including 17 from UMSL.

Named after Brother James Gaffney FSC, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years and two-term Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, this award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the course of the academic year.
 
UMSL's honorees include:

Rebecca Bechtel, Women's Swimming
Imogen Bennett, Women's Soccer
Mimi Bradley, Softball
Tove Brunell, Women's Golf
Corinne Daley, Softball
Brandon DiMemmo, Men's Golf
Matt DiMemmo, Baseball
Sophie Faulkner, Women's Golf
Lily Franzen, Women's Swimming
McKenzie Lathrom, Women's Basketball
Maja Lietzau, Women's Tennis
Leah Luchinski, Volleyball
Charlotte Richards, Volleyball
Kristen Stalder, Women's Swimming
Benjamin VandenBrink, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Lily Wagemann, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Ayana Weissenfluh, Women's Soccer