LITTLE ROCK - Adding yet another academic recognition to the list following a successful season in the classroom, 25 members of the Little Rock swimming and diving team were named to the 2019-20 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Honor Roll on Wednesday, making up approximately 83% of the entire 2019-20 roster. Earlier this year, the Trojans nabbed Scholar All-America team recognition along with a handful of MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors.
Full MVC Press Release | Full 2019-20 MVC Academic Honor Roll
Class of 2020 seniors Jessie Baldwin and Charis Won earned the Presidents' Council Academic Excellence Award, the league's highest academic achievement, out of only 116 student-athletes in the entire Missouri Valley Conference. The award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation by the end of the Spring 2020 semester.
Eight additional swimmers and divers, whose names are listed below, received the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award. This honor requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for each of the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and participation in athletics a minimum of two years.
The remaining 15 members of Little Rock swimming and diving, also listed below, qualified for the MVC Honor Roll by meeting the minimum 3.2 grade point average requirement.
Presidents' Council Academic Excellence Award
Jessie Baldwin
Charis Won
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
Jessie Baldwin
KateLin Carsrud
Amanda Dreyer
Carolyn Godwin
Rachel Maradyn
Avery McLean
Palmer Ristroph
Katelyn White
Charis Won
Lea Zengerling
Honor Roll Members
Taylor Boyles (formerly Baldacci)
Jessie Baldwin
Khadijah Brown
Lexi Carr
Katelin Carsrud
Amanda Dreyer
Fernanda Gamez
Carolyn Godwin
Ashleigh Green
Aly Grider
Annya Grom
Ashley Hornbuckle
Lily Kerr
Regan Lawrence
Rachel Maradyn
Alexis McCauley
Avery McLean
Asmalia Redzuan
Brianna Ridings
Palmer Ristroph
Sylvia Shaw
Sierra Thain
Katelyn White
Charis Won
Lea Zengerling
For the latest information on Little Rock Swimming and Diving, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockSwim on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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