Courtesy: MVC Sports
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Conference announced its 2026 Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete Team on Thursday.
This year’s men’s swimming & diving honoree is Valparaiso’s Anthony Martin. The senior holds a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average as a mechanical engineering major. On the women’s side, UIC’s Molly Kroeger takes home this year’s honor. Kroeger holds a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA as a biomedical engineering major.
The criteria for the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team voting parallels the CSC (College Sports Communicators) standards for Academic All-America nominations. To be nominated, a student-athlete must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA, both as an undergraduate and graduate student, where applicable. If a GPA has not been established as a transfer student, the cumulative GPA from the nominee’s previous institution must be used. Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing. Redshirt freshmen are not eligible. Eligible nominees must compete in at least four competitions OR finish in the top eight individually at the Conference championship, or be a member of a top-three relay team at the event.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
| NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR | GPA | MAJOR |
| Aidan Biddle | Ball State | Jr. | 4 | Psychology |
| Benjamin Clarkston | Ball State | Sr. | 4 | Business Administration |
| Nathan Harper | Ball State | So. | 4 | Accounting & Sales |
| Mitchell Mauck | Ball State | So. | 3.95 | Marketing |
| Luke Pryor | Ball State | So. | 3.8 | Social Studies Education |
| Jacob Siewers | Ball State | Sr. | 3.94 | Pre-Med (Biology) |
| Joao Guilherme Fernandes Pereira | Evansville | Jr. | 3.69 | Economics |
| Wyatt Gallas | Evansville | So. | 3.76 | Undeclared |
| Gabe Lett | Evansville | So. | 3.86 | Exercise Science |
| Adam Pawlak | Evansville | Jr. | 3.91 | Exercise Science |
| Michael Pruett | Evansville | Jr. | 3.95 | Computer Science |
| Bruno Carrillo | UIC | Gr. | 4 | Non-Degree Seeking |
| William Dvorak | UIC | Sr. | 3.67 | Marketing |
| Drew Millette | UIC | Sr. | 3.89 | Marketing |
| Will Ridley | UIC | Jr. | 3.58 | Political Science |
| Patton Shaar | UIC | Jr. | 3.88 | Chemical Engineering |
| Chris Bedsole | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.83 | Cybersecurity |
| Alex Boutin | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.97 | Supply Chain Management |
| Lucas Chadwell | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.92 | Finance |
| Carter Crook | Missouri State | So. | 3.72 | Accounting |
| Jack Grandy | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.9 | Biomedical Science |
| Gonzalo Ruiz | Missouri State | So. | 3.78 | Biomedical Science |
| Jude Boukarroum | UMass | Jr. | 3.81 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Chase Keeler | UMass | So. | 3.56 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Alex Kreidler | UMass | So. | 3.55 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Sammy Quigg | UMass | Sr. | 3.61 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Liam Rayson | UMass | So. | 3.77 | Hospitality & Tourism Management |
| Aidan Sheptson | UMass | Sr. | 3.95 | Computer Science & System Engineering |
| Alex Cimera | Southern Illinois | Sr. | 4 | Aviation Management |
| Tiago Faleiros | Southern Illinois | Sr. | 3.85 | Economics |
| Willem Huggins | Southern Illinois | So. | 3.8 | Sport Administration |
| Tomas Peciar | Southern Illinois | Jr. | 3.77 | Industrial Management & Applied Engineering |
| Rodrigo Ramos | Southern Illinois | Jr. | 3.67 | Management |
| Carter Ruthven | Southern Illinois | Jr. | 3.73 | University Studies |
| Ricky Helmboldt | Valparaiso | Sr. | 3.95 | Integrated Business & Engineering |
| Timothy Mai | Valparaiso | Sr. | 3.51 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Anthony Martin | Valparaiso | Sr. | 3.97 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Braden McCormick | Valparaiso | Jr. | 3.67 | Marketing |
| Asa Sadowsky | Valparaiso | Jr. | 3.76 | Meteorology |
| Will Schenk | Valparaiso | So. | 3.72 | Finance |
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
| NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR | GPA | MAJOR |
| Luanna Carrotta | Evansville | Jr. | 3.96 | Criminal Justice |
| Evelyn Chin | Evansville | Jr. | 3.99 | Exercise Science |
| Jadyn Dauphinais | Evansville | So. | 4 | Psychology |
| Hannah Krings | Evansville | Sr. | 3.6 | History Education |
| Ane Madina | Evansville | Jr. | 3.71 | Management |
| Mia Pesavento | Evansville | Sr. | 3.62 | Actuarial Science |
| Georgina Bell | UIC | So. | 3.87 | Marketing |
| Ruhee Chetan | UIC | Sr. | 3.82 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Maggie Delaney | UIC | Jr. | 3.79 | Finance |
| Molly Kroeger | UIC | Sr. | 4 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Kerry-Leigh Morrison | UIC | Sr. | 3.8 | Psychology |
| Sophie Stefanac | UIC | Sr. | 3.84 | Civil Engineering |
| Delaney Boulden | Illinois State | Sr. | 4 | Nursing |
| Mia Snow | Illinois State | Sr. | 3.85 | Human Development & Family Science |
| Ella Turken | Illinois State | Sr. | 4 | Sustainable & Renewable Energy |
| Chloe Tyler | Illinois State | Sr. | 4 | Exercise Science |
| Avery Watson | Illinois State | So. | 3.73 | Finance |
| Hope Westphal | Illinois State | So. | 4 | Agriculture |
| Raine Boles | Indiana State | Sr. | 3.8 | Applied Medicine |
| Haley Halsall | Indiana State | Sr. | 3.96 | Civil Engineering Technology |
| Peyton Heagy | Indiana State | Sr. | 3.83 | Nursing |
| Kaleigh Kelley | Indiana State | Jr. | 3.99 | Biology |
| Claire Parsons | Indiana State | Jr. | 3.92 | Kinesiology |
| Ali Pearson | Indiana State | Gr. | 3.9 | Sport Management |
| Bibi Comini | Little Rock | So. | 3.72 | International Business |
| Olivia Elgin | Little Rock | Jr. | 3.83 | Applied Communications |
| Elena Nikolaeva | Little Rock | Jr. | 4.00 | Business Information Systems |
| Anna Nishizaki | Little Rock | So. | 3.93 | Nursing |
| Gabriella O’Neil | Little Rock | Gr. | 4 | MBA |
| Adara Stoddard | Little Rock | Jr. | 3.85 | Geology |
| Grace Affeldt | Missouri State | Jr. | 3.66 | Speech-Language Pathology |
| Sophia Coleta | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.81 | Psychology |
| Lana Janson | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.98 | Physics |
| Ainsley Jenkins | Missouri State | Sr. | 3.5 | Sports Medicine |
| Evie Kolb | Missouri State | Jr. | 3.89 | Accounting |
| Olivia Sala | Missouri State | Jr. | 3.8 | Health Services |
| Elyse Brayton | Northern Iowa | So. | 3.94 | Nursing |
| Aspen Cole | Northern Iowa | So. | 3.67 | Sport Administration & Marketing |
| Avery Hogan | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 3.82 | Sport Administration |
| Sam Oeltjen | Northern Iowa | So. | 3.62 | Kinesiology |
| Erica Peters | Northern Iowa | Gr. | 4 | Recreation, Tourism & Nonprofit Leadership |
| Trista Thompson | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 3.66 | Elementary Education |
| Brooklyn Anderson | Southern Illinois | Sr. | 3.91 | Architecture |
| Madalyn Booker | Southern Illinois | Jr. | 3.6 | Management |
| Liseska Gallegos | Southern Illinois | Jr. | 3.78 | Human Nutrition & Dietetics |
| Susy Hernandez | Southern Illinois | Sr. | 3.88 | Sport Administration |
| Olivia Herron | Southern Illinois | Sr. | 3.93 | Animal Science |
| Sam Vega | Southern Illinois | Jr. | 3.96 | Management |
| Roxanne Adams | Valparaiso | Sr. | 3.97 | Biology |
| Kailyn Benoit | Valparaiso | Sr. | 4 | Health Sciences |
| Natalie Eaton | Valparaiso | Sr. | 3.88 | Communication |
| Maria Jose Suarez | Valparaiso | Jr. | 3.91 | Integrated Business & Engineering |
| Sophie Schoch | Valparaiso | Sr. | 3.86 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Mikaiya Stampf | Valparaiso | Jr. | 4 | Mechanical Engineering |
