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7 SWEDES ANNOUNCED AS 2022-23 KCAC BASEBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

7 SWEDES ANNOUNCED AS 2022-23 KCAC BASEBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that 159 baseball student-athletes have been named 2023 KCAC Scholar-Athletes. Barnes & Noble College is the official sponsor of KCAC Scholar-Athlete and Scholar Team awards, and is the official campus bookstore and course material provider of the KCAC.

York University leads the conference with 21 baseball student-athletes earning the conference's Scholar-Athlete distinction. Oklahoma Wesleyan University was not far behind with twenty honorees. McPherson College had 18 scholar-athletes, followed by Friends University and Kansas Wesleyan University, which each had 14. Avila University had 13 honorees, Ottawa University and Southwestern College each had 12, and Sterling College and the University of Saint Mary each had 10. Rounding out the list are Tabor College (eight scholar-athletes) and Bethany College (seven).

The All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:
  • are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
  • carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
  • student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.

The 2023 KCAC Baseball Scholar-Athletes are: 

NAME INSTITUTION CLASS HOMETOWN
Dominic Davies Avila University So.
Kansas City, Mo.
AJ Riley Avila University Jr. Everett, Wash.
Tallon Vanetti Avila University Sr. Chilcoot, Calif.
DJ Wayne Avila University So.
Kansas City, Mo.
Isiah Alvarez Avila University Sr. Oxnard, Calif.
Bryce Culp Avila University Jr.
Placerville, Calif.
JD Leslie Avila University Sr.
League City, Texas
Holton Miller Avila University So. Ozark, Mo.
Landon Vahle Avila University Jr.
Lee's Summit, Mo.
Alex Walton Avila University Jr. Tulsa, Okla.
Jarrett Dotson Avila University Grad.
Baxter Springs, Kan.
Keaton Ashby Avila University Sr.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Tanner Yeisley Avila University Sr.
Lee's Summit, Mo.
Jaxon Cabrera Bethany College Jr. Loveland, Colo.
Caleb Copeland Bethany College Sr. Salina, Kan.
David Espinal Bethany College Jr.
Dominican Republic
Mauricio Hernandez Bethany College Jr.
Caracas, Venezuela
Koy Jorgenson Bethany College Sr. Greeley, Colo.
Andrew Massey Bethany College Jr. Loveland, Colo.
Isiaah Romero Bethany College Jr. Denver, Colo.
Keagan Alejo Friends University So. Waco, Texas
Reese Barrelier Friends University Jr.
San Mateo, Calif.
Niquan Benjamin Friends University So.
US Virgin Islands
Nathaniel Blakesley Friends University Jr.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Nolan Crumrine Friends University Jr. Sedgwick, Kan.
Ethan Denk Friends University Jr. Andale, Kan.
Oliver Dunn Friends University Sr.
Endeavour Hills, Australia
Sam Engberg Friends University Sr. Kearney, Neb.
Jack Franklin Friends University So. Gering, Neb.
Dakota Harding Friends University Sr. Wichita, Kan.
Andres Lara Friends University Sr. Wichita, Kan.
Devon Lujan Friends University Sr. Olathe, Kan.
Pablo Oden Friends University Sr. Hollywood, Fla.
Eric Reeder Friends University Sr. Goddard, Kan.
Spencer Foley Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Lancaster, Calif.
Andrew Ball Kansas Wesleyan University Sr.
McKinney, Texas
Jalen Jones Kansas Wesleyan University Jr. Katy, Texas
Nathaniel Beers Kansas Wesleyan University Sr.
Port Orchard, Wash.
Cayden Diccion Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Piedmont, Calif.
Brock Schramme Kansas Wesleyan University Jr. Celina, Texas
Beau Grant Kansas Wesleyan University So. Wichita, Kan.
Noah Schneider Kansas Wesleyan University Jr. Topeka, Kan.
Jacob Simpson Kansas Wesleyan University So.
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Reece Bishop Kansas Wesleyan University Jr.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Steven Solis Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Houston, Texas
Noah Shepherd Kansas Wesleyan University So. Tulsa, Okla.
RIley Gwin Kansas Wesleyan University So. Houston, Texas
Brandon Zwiener Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Norfolk, Neb.
James Canar McPherson College Sr. Longmont, Colo.
Samuel Grim McPherson College Sr.
Johnstown, Colo.
Campbell Lyons McPherson College So.
Brooklin, Ontario
Austin Apple McPherson College Sr.
Fort Morgan, Colo.
Jordan Kingcaid McPherson College Sr. Haltom, Texas
Kael Markham McPherson College Jr. Topeka, Kan.
Ethan Montalvo McPherson College Jr. La Feria, Texas
Drake Miller McPherson College Sr. Rupert, Idaho
Dyron Dixon McPherson College So. Leander, Texas
Kento Saiki McPherson College Sr.
Yokohama, Japan
Maxwell Brucks McPherson College So. Columbia, Mo.
Koen Gakstatter McPherson College So.
Overland Park, Kan.
Matthew Whitney McPherson College Jr. Plantation, Fla.
Rob Schmidt McPherson College So. Phoenix, Ariz.
Kurt Golubski McPherson College Sr. Paola, Kan.
Hayden Foster McPherson College Sr. Frisco, Texas
Caleb Feuerstake McPherson College Sr.
Waterdown, Ontario
Noah Carpenter McPherson College Jr. Kearney, Neb.
Nicholas Chavez Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr.
Duncanville, Texas
Josh Logan Oklahoma Wesleyan University Grad.
Flower Mound, Texas
Connor Drish Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. Kalispell, Mont.
Matthew Zogob Oklahoma Wesleyan University Jr.
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Jesus Rojas Oklahoma Wesleyan University Grad.
Sucre, Venezuela
Evan McClendon Oklahoma Wesleyan University So. Murphy, Texas
Tommy Davis Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr.
Federal Way, Wash.
Marcus Randall Oklahoma Wesleyan University Grad.
Carrollton, Texas
Jesus Maldonado Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr.
Baldwin Park, Calif.
Tucker Grote Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. Gresham, Ore.
Matthew Atencio Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. San Jose, Calif.
Klayton Coffman Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr.
Kansas City, Kan.
Collin O'Grady Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. Byng, Okla.
Grant Stading Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr.
Mercer Island, Wash.
Blaine House Oklahoma Wesleyan University So. Snyder, Texas
Cade McCollum Oklahoma Wesleyan University Grad.
Lake Dallas, Texas
Michael Todd Oklahoma Wesleyan University So. Maypearl, Texas
Garrett Jeffcoat Oklahoma Wesleyan University Jr.
Huntsville, Texas
Austin Miller Oklahoma Wesleyan University So.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Adrain Vargas Oklahoma Wesleyan University So. Dallas, Texas
Nathan Britton Ottawa University Jr. Bothell, Wash.
Dominik Escobar Ottawa University Jr. Topeka, Kan.
Tyler Farnham Ottawa University Sr.
Santa Clara, Calif.
Thomas Hoffman Ottawa University Jr. St. Cloud, Minn.
Connor Jeffers Ottawa University Sr. Burlington, Kan.
Brandon Kelley Ottawa University Jr.
Baxter Springs, Kan.
Alexander Kuhn Ottawa University Sr.
Farmington, N.M.
Nathan Kuhta Ottawa University So.
Lone Tree, Colo.
Riley McCoy Ottawa University So.
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Ezekial Reazin Ottawa University Jr. Eudora, Kan.
Zachary Spradlin Ottawa University Grad. Hoquiam, Wash.
Jonah Weisner Ottawa University Sr.
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Jacob Crabtree Southwestern College Sr. Corinth, Texas
Josh Crabtree Southwestern College Sr. Corinth, Texas
Jace Horn Southwestern College So. Derby, Kan.
Brady Johnson Southwestern College Sr. Hernando, Miss.
Josh Johnson Southwestern College So. Fulshear, Texas
Travis Popenhagen Southwestern College So. Parker, Colo.
Reyden Rull Southwestern College So. Eleele, Hawaii
Tyler Seboldt Southwestern College Sr. Wichita, Kan.
Jared Stoffel Southwestern College So. Douglass, Kan.
Landon Tinsman Southwestern College Jr. Flagstaff, Ariz.
Chris Weatherford Southwestern College So. Forney, Texas
Jacob Woodburn Southwestern College Jr. Eureka, Kan.
Gentry Bradbury Sterling College Sr. Colwich, Kan.
Samuel Dabney Sterling College Sr. Derby, Kan.
Tyler Duffey Sterling College Sr.
Lake Dallas, Texas
Armando Duran Sterling College So. Little Elm, Texas
Jackson Kawelo Sterling College Sr.
Sacramento, Calif.
Caleb Morgan Sterling College So. Kalispell, Mont.
Giovanni Ramos Sterling College Sr.
Henderson, Nev.
Trent Rullman Sterling College Jr.
League City, Texas
Ryan Speer Sterling College Jr. Ione, Calif.
Layne Thacker Sterling College Sr. Chico, Calif.
Brendon Green Tabor College So. Wichita, Kan.
Carson Hein Tabor College Jr. Lebo, Kan.
Cole Hijaz Tabor College Jr. Shawnee, Kan.
Nicholas Patrick Tabor College Sr. Murrieta, Calif.
Kekoailanaki Vincent Tabor College Jr.
Valley Center, Kan.
Kacey Williams Tabor College Grad. Kearney, Mo.
Jonathan Kimball Tabor College Grad. Mesa, Ariz.
Joseph Moreno Tabor College Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Aaron Osorio University of Saint Mary So. Glendora, Calif.
Sam Yancey University of Saint Mary So. Lansing, Kan.
Aidan Hartig University of Saint Mary So. Paola, Kan.
Hunter Cox University of Saint Mary So. Platte City, Mo.
Trevor Neely University of Saint Mary Jr. Shawnee, Kan.
Cale Fields University of Saint Mary Jr.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tyler Akin University of Saint Mary Jr. Lansing, Kan.
Francisco Villarreal University of Saint Mary Jr. Columbia, Mo.
Graham Doering University of Saint Mary Jr. Merriam, Kan.
Steele Sadler University of Saint Mary Sr.
Leavenworth, Kan.
Cameron Reeve York University So. Fresno, Calif.
Tyler Chavis York University Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Marce Vasquez York University Jr. Bridgeport, Neb.
Ian Heck York University Jr. Roseville, Calif.
Charlie Konstantion York University Sr. Alameda, Calif.
Alejandro Loera York University Sr.
La Puente, Calif.
James McCown York University So.
Estes Park, Colo.
Peyton Pinedo York University Jr. Alliance, Neb.
Joseph Serrano York University Sr. El Paso, Texas
Connor Larson York University So. Hooper, Neb.
Daylon Yount York University So. Kerman, Calif.
Zane Barnett York University Jr. Celina, Texas
Matthew Birdwell York University Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Austin Grant York University Jr. Minden, Nev.
Gage Davis York University Sr. Everett, Wash.
Trevor Peterson York University So. Imperial, Neb.
Daniel Polo York University Sr.
Panama City, Panama
Jackson Bishop York University So. Derby, Kan.
Aidan Keyes York University So.
Grand Island, Neb.
Dylan Birdwell York University So. Omaha, Neb.
Levi Relph York University So. Thornton, Colo.

Congratulations, Swedes!!

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