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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in partnership with Interim Chancellor John Chenoweth, is proud to recognize 59 Warhawks as 2021-22 Chancellor's Scholar-Athletes Presented by Northwestern Mutual.
 
Each Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete was recognized in a ceremony Tuesday at the James R. Connor University Center by Director of Athletics Ryan Callahan and Chancellor Chenoweth.
 
To be recognized as Scholar-Athletes, student-athletes must have maintained a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or above through the end of the 2021 fall semester. Honorees must have participated in a varsity sport for two years, must be of senior academic status and must have accumulated at least 90 degree credits.
 
Each Scholar-Athlete received a commemorative gift.
 
See below for the complete list of honorees.
 
2020-21 Chancellor's Scholar-Athletes by Sport (Name, GPA, Major)
 
Baseball
Jacob DeMeyer (Harshaw, Wis./Rhinelander), 3.32, mathematics education
David Rubin (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North), 3.6, general management
 
Men's Basketball
Brian Conaghan (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier), 3.3, finance
Paul Kingsley (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita of Cascia), 3.32, business analytics
 
Women's Basketball
Veronica Kieres (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection), 3.31, marketing
Courtney Oomens (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger), 3.43, physical education
Rebekah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), 3.49, elementary education
Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East), 3.64, elementary education
 
Bowling
Kelsey Jaeger (New London, Wis./Little Wolf), 3.93, art (graphic design)
Sam Knab (Antioch, Ill./Antioch), 3.95, elementary education
Caitlin Mertins (Racine, Wis./Park), 3.97, elementary education
Piper Miles (Inverness, Ill./Fremd), 3.87, history
Chloe Van Sistine (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead), 3.63, general business
Kylie Wright (Dickeyville, Wis./Cuba City), 3.39, elementary education
 
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), 3.34, human performance
Marc Gillespie (Antioch, Ill./Antioch), 3.36, marketing
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson), 3.4, physical education
Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West), 3.52, accounting
Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford), 3.26, general business
Sam Uhrich (Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam), 3.76, computer science
 
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Alex Handchetz (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley), 3.27, communication sciences and disorders
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), 3.68, journalism
Sarah Leitinger (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower), 3.77, elementary education
Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego), 3.44, general management (sport management)
Hope Mylin (Algonquin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy), 3.99, mathematics (actuarial science)
Morgan Smarzinski (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly), 3.88, communication sciences and disorders
Madeline Timm (Janesville, Wis./Parker), 3.74, criminology and psychology
Tori Verbeck (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo), 3.99, physical education
 
Football
Ryan Berg (DePere, Wis./DePere), 3.79, supply chain/operations management
Kyle Gannon (Waukesha, Wis./West), 3.81, general management
Ryan Ponick (Stanley, Wis./Stanley-Boyd), 3.35, psychology
Ryan Wisniewski (Sparta, Wis./Sparta), 3.47, physical education
 
Gymnastics
Rachel Lewellen (Ripley, Miss./Ripley), 3.39, physical education (health, human performance and recreation)
Morgan McEntire (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral), 3.996, biology (pre-biomedical professions)
Emily North (Oklahoma City, Okla./Moore), 3.61, biology (pre-biomedical professions)
 
Men's Soccer
Jake Farley (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North), 3.46, general management (managing sports programs)
Joey Pumo (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha North), 3.28, media arts and game development (communication in gaming)
Alec Sykes (Milwaukee, Wis./West Allis Hale), 3.54, physical education (ECLA licensure)
Steven Wright (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake), 3.3, marketing (sports marketing)
 
Women's Soccer
Carley Albrecht (Milton, Wis./Milton), 3.6, biology (physiology)
Anna Boyd (De Pere, Wis./De Pere), 3.96, elementary education and mathematics
Elizabeth Klein (Burlington, Wis./Catholic Central), 3.78, human resource management
Katy Kusswurm (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North), 3.91, biology
Carli Nehls (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North), 3.98, communication sciences and disorders
 
Softball
Kennedy Cox (Janesville, Wis./Craig), 3.68, history and anthropology
Annie Morelli (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein), 3.59, psychology
 
Men's Swimming and Diving
Tyler Popke (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), 3.65, computer science
 
Women's Swimming and Diving
Abby Thompson (De Pere, Wis./De Pere), 3.96, general management and communication (corporate/health communication)
Anna Yeazel (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), 3.62, physical education
 
Men's Tennis
Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville), chemistry, 3.52
Ryan Mitchell (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), 3.69, marketing
 
Women's Tennis
Madalyn Bigelow (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), 3.55, physical education
Elsie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd), 3.66, mathematics (statistics)
Olivia Kraft (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community), 4.0, political science (legal studies)
Molly Rueth (Wheaton, Ill./Glenbard West), 3.95, finance and business analytics
 
Volleyball
Emma Aske (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley), 3.79, physical education (health, human performance and recreation)
Emily Gillen (Richfield, Wis./Slinger), 3.93, biology (cell physiology)
Paige Manssen (Bull Valley, Ill./McHenry West), 3.8, communication (public relations)
Morgan Wardall (Merrill, Wis./Merrill), 3.89, communication (public relations)