ST. LOUIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified a league-wide record 684 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:
Ashley Borowitz, Softball
Madison Bottorff, Women's Swimming
Ansley Casey, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Anna Favaron, Women's Tennis
Cade Grevengoed, Baseball
Willem Hummel, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Sean Keys, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Juliette Lecomte, Women's Golf
Josie Maddox, Women's Soccer
Mattia Nardi, Men's Swimming
Mary Kate Neal, Women's Soccer
Barrett Rose, Baseball
Luca Saewe, Men's Soccer
Julia Sandles, Softball
Clayton Schneider, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Sophie Steinmetz, Women's Soccer
Aubree Wallace, Women's Soccer