The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Monday that exactly 2,000 student-athletes have garnered Academic All-GLVC honors for the 2012-13 season.  The Conference has honored 116 Cardinals as part of the list:

Baseball Hunter Bingham, William Jewell Lane Eichman, William Jewell Thomas Herrera, William Jewell** Ronald Johnson, William Jewell William Kirkpatrick, William Jewell Andrew Mitrisin, William Jewell** Bryan Rezin, William Jewell**   Men's Basketball Nathan Kroeker, William Jewell** Craig Mattson, William Jewell ** Clinton McCullough, William Jewell Bryson Waibel, William Jewell    Men's Cross Country Kyle Gillett, William Jewell Paul Goldsmith, William Jewell  Chaston Kome, William Jewell Football  D.J. Balazs, William Jewell Andrew Baxley, William Jewell John Beardall, William Jewell Dillon Besser, William Jewell Andrew Bick, William Jewell Dominic Bisesi, William Jewell John Bissonnette, William Jewell Scott Buffa, William Jewell Tyler Bullis, William Jewell Jason Carmichael, William Jewell Nicholas Cody, William Jewell Austin Doss, William Jewell Jared Douglas, William Jewell Andrew Edwards, William Jewell Nathaniel Egharevba, William Jewell Alec Fister, William Jewell Jacob Hartley, William Jewell Patrick Heflin, William Jewell Gavin Hodges, William Jewell Eric Jackson, William Jewell Lanch Kitchens, William Jewell Luke Longfield, William Jewell Jason Massey, William Jewell Marqus Moye, William Jewell Quintin Riser, William Jewell Quinlan Rister, William Jewell Matthew Ruddock, William Jewell Blake Seba, William Jewell Sean Shelton, William Jewell Joseph Weimer, William Jewell Logan Winter, William Jewell   Men's Golf  Grant Jassen, William Jewell Grant McNeley, William Jewell Christopher Paperi, William Jewell Men's Soccer  Christopher Binns, William Jewell** Trey Flick, William Jewell** Ian Kennedy, William Jewell** Kevin Kolibas, William Jewell** Forrest McCurren, William Jewell Peter Nechvatal, William Jewell** Cole Prather, William Jewell ** Nicholas Wheeler, William Jewell   Men's Tennis John Cooper, William Jewell** Shane Giannetti, William Jewell** William Gross, William Jewell ** Dean Pinhas, William Jewell Michael Rawat, William Jewell Christopher Reimer, William Jewell** John Stevens, William Jewell Michael Wiskirchen, William Jewell**   Men's Track & Field Kyle Gillett, William Jewell Paul Goldsmith, William Jewell** Chaston Kome, William Jewell Brett Whisler, William Jewell**

Women's Basketball              Zinka Duric, William Jewell Rosa Hof, William Jewell MacKenzie Johnson, William Jewell Chelsea Meeks, William Jewell** Kelsey Nickerson, William Jewell Cassandra Nicolay, William Jewell** Ariel Smith, William Jewell ** Jessica Wheeler, William Jewell   Women's Cross Country  Jessica Connery, William Jewell Lauren Grubb, William Jewell Jessie Johnson, William Jewell McKenzie Reagan, William Jewell** Jessica Shockley, William Jewell   Women's Golf Madyson Smith, William Jewell Alexandria Steinkamp, William Jewell Taylor Waibel, William Jewell ** Courtney Wells, William Jewell Chelsey Williamson, William Jewell ** Women's Soccer Erika Bogolin, William Jewell Gabrielle Brooks, William Jewell Tanner Brown, William Jewell Erin Christiansen, William Jewell** Alexandrea Dressman, William Jewell Olivia Dykes, William Jewell** Sarah Franklin, William Jewell** Renee Freeman, William Jewell** Marissa Freise, William Jewell Jade Gifford, William Jewell Madeline Hopfinger, William Jewell Sydney Jones, William Jewell Rachel Klopstein, William Jewell Stephanie Mullen, William Jewell** Brittany Odell, William Jewell Lauren Rein, William Jewell Sali Stout, William Jewell Softball Annali Dolman, William Jewell Morgan Olson, William Jewell Rachel Potvin, William Jewell** Kelsey Teneycke, William Jewell** Women's Tennis Jamie Baker, William Jewell** Carli Bisesi, William Jewell Savannah Drew, William Jewell Connor Hazelrigg, William Jewell** Loree Hazelrigg, William Jewell Katy Lehenbauer, William Jewell** Kristen Stivers, William Jewell**                                      Women's Track & Field Jessica Borey, William Jewell ** Jessica Connery, William Jewell Lauren Grubb, William Jewell Kothney-Issa Guillaume, William Jewell ** Jessie Johnson, William Jewell Margaret Perko, William Jewell Shelby Pettz, William Jewell** McKenzie Reagan, William Jewell** Jessica Shockley, William Jewell Margaret Swenson, William Jewell** Jessica Wheeler, William Jewell Taylor Williamson, William Jewell   Volleyball Cailynn Hayter, William Jewell Hannah Herndon, William Jewell** Jordan Jackson, William Jewell Carrie King, William Jewell Kaylee Marquardt, William Jewell Kelsey Moffitt, William Jewell** Christina Pratt, William Jewell** Taylor Williamson, William Jewell Katharine Woolery, William Jewell Alyxandra Wurster, William Jewell**

After setting a new conference record with 1,680 honorees a year ago, the GLVC's member schools shattered the mark this season as representatives from the league's 18 sports met the Academic-All Conference criteria.

The increase of 320 student-athletes was aided by the addition of football in 2012, which boasted 144 honorees and included a combined 18 selections from GLVC associate members Central State University and Urbana University.  The balance, however, still equated to an 11-honoree average bump per school.  Not counting the 18 associate member selections, the 1,982 honorees from full-time GLVC members averaged out to 124 selections per school, which also broke last season's record average of 105.  Prior to last year, the per-school averages had been 98.5 in 2010-11 and 82.8 in 2009-10.

This year's recipients showcase the academic depth within the conference.  For the second consecutive season, the University of Indianapolis paced the league with 186 honorees, which included 28 football selections.  Without football, the Greyhounds nearly equaled their GLVC-leading total of 159 recipients from a year ago.  Bellarmine University was represented by 165 selections, while Maryville University (160) rated third, McKendree University (159) was fourth, Lewis University (158) ranked fifth, and Drury University (157) finished in sixth.  All top-six programs marked their highest Academic All-GLVC totals in school history. 

In addition, a conference-record 12 institutions had over 100 Academic All-GLVC selections, an improvement from last year's previous best of 10.  The other schools reaching 100 honorees included William Jewell College (136), Missouri S&T (129), Saint Joseph's College (125), University of Southern Indiana (120), Quincy University (115), and Rockhurst University (108).
The Academic All-GLVC honor is bestowed upon student-athletes that have completed two semesters at their institution and maintained a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average or have attained a 3.40 GPA over the two most recent semesters. Student-athletes that have attained a 3.40 GPA and not completed two semesters are also honored.
In its first season competing in the GLVC, McKendree led the conference by earning the most honorees in four sports, including volleyball (11), men's golf (10), women's golf (10) and women's tennis (8).  The Bearcats were a part of multiple-team ties in women's tennis and volleyball as Bellarmine, Drury and Maryville also boasted eight tennis honorees, while Lewis, Quincy, Rockhurst and Saint Joseph's each garnered 11 volleyball recipients as well. 

Three institutions – Drury, Lewis and Maryville – ranked second in the GLVC for pacing the conference in three sports.  In addition to women's tennis, Drury recorded league-bests in baseball (25) and women's soccer (20); Lewis was represented in volleyball, men's track and field (19) and softball (18); and Maryville scored a GLVC-high in both men's (12) and women's (17) cross country in addition its eight women's tennis standouts. 

Other sport leaders included Bellarmine men's tennis (9), UIndy men's soccer (19) and women's track and field (34), Rockhurst men's basketball (7), University of Wisconsin-Parkside women's basketball (12), and William Jewell football (31).
In terms of total honorees by sport, women's soccer earned a conference-high 229 selections after leading the league last year with 212 honorees.  Women's track and field (200) soared 34 selections from a year ago to rank second, followed closely behind by baseball (195), which increased 20 from 2012. 

Excluding football and counting indoor and outdoor track and field as one sport for each gender, 11 of the 15 sports saw a spike in its total number of recipients from the previous season.  Men's soccer (176), which ranked third this year, posted a conference-best increase of 38 from its total of 138 honorees in 2012. 

Rounding out the sport totals were softball (152/+21 from 2012), football (144/NA), volleyball (140/+10), women's basketball (127/-1), women's cross country (117/+12), men's track and field (112/-2), women's tennis (78/-7), men's cross country (77/-4), women's golf (73/+13), men's tennis (62/+5), men's basketball (61/+14), and men's golf (57/+4).

The complete list of 2012-13 Academic All-GLVC honorees can be found online at GLVCsports.com