Loyola honors 163 student-athletes at academic ceremony
Athletic Director Brett Simpson gives a speech at the Scholar-Athlete Award Ceremony. 163 student-athletes were honored. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics
May 1, 2019
Loyola’a athletic department invited outstanding athletes to be honored for their efforts in their sports and in the classroom.
On April 30, the 15th-annual Scholar-Athlete Award Ceremony was held in the St. Charles Room.
A total of 163 student-athletes were recognized at the event, as well as a Loyola-record 17 NAIA Scholar Teams, 29 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes, and 45 graduates.
The 17 Scholar Teams earned a collective GPA of 3.00 or higher.
The 2019 senior class also received their graduation stoles.
2018 NAIA Scholar Teams
- Women’s Cross Country – 3.59 GPA
- Men’s Cross Country – 3.52 GPA
- Women’s Golf – 3.33 GPA
- Men’s Swimming – 3.33 GPA
- Women’s Tennis – 3.33 GPA
- Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 3.31 GPA
- Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – 3.31 GPA
- Women’s Swimming – 3.29 GPA
- Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 3.29 GPA
- Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – 3.29 GPA
- Competitive Cheer – 3.27 GPA
- Volleyball – 3.17 GPA
- Women’s Basketball – 3.15 GPA
- Competitive Dance – 3.11 GPA
- Baseball – 3.08 GPA
- Men’s Basketball – 3.05 GPA
- Men’s Tennis – 3.02 GPA
Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes
- Mick Dubic, Baseball
- Spencer Rosenbohm, Baseball
- Jason Roussel, Baseball
- Charlie Seiter, Baseball
- A.J. Smith, Baseball
- Abigail Alton, Women’s Golf
- George Fourmaux, Men’s Tennis
- Sebastian Gomez, Men’s Tennis
- Alexander DePascual, Men’s Tennis
- Hernan Espinal, Men’s Track & Field
- Shannon Hester, Women’s Track & Field
- Tylar Beckham, Volleyball
- Hernan Espinal, Men’s Cross Country
- Tristin Sanders, Women’s Cross Country
- Warren Massimini, Men’s Swimming
- Nicholas Milosch, Men’s Swimming
- John Tarpey, Men’s Swimming
- Nina Mantich, Women’s Swimming
- Esau Jones, Competitive Cheer
- Tri Lee, Competitive Cheer
- Cassidy Wells, Competitive Cheer
- Kristen Williams, Competitive Cheer
- Amanda Rivers, Competitive Dance
- Noah Griffin, Men’s Basketball
- Trey LaForge, Men’s Basketball
- Joseph Ruzevich, Men’s Basketball
- Ethan Turner, Men’s Basketball
- Paige Franckiewicz, Women’s Basketball
- Kayla Noto, Women’s Basketball

Andres Fuentes is in his first year at Loyola and serves as Sports Editor for The Maroon. He has previously served as Assistant Sports Editor. As a native...
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