DALLAS – A total of 1,301 student-athletes from across Conference USA have been named Commissioner's Academic Medal winners during the 2025-26 academic year, Commissioner Judy MacLeod announced Friday. In its first year in the league, Missouri State placed 94 student-athletes on the list.

Student-athletes who earn the Commissioner's Academic Medal maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better and have completed at least one academic semester at the institution in either spring 2025 or fall 2025. 

By sport, Missouri State's honorees include:

Acrobatics & Tumbling (11): Kaela Belmore, Clarissa Bowers, Kaia Bunte, Ansley Fields, Abigail Henderlight, Eliana Knause, Sawyer Lee, Ava Lombardo, Ava Rhodes, Julianne Seaman, Anna Warring.

Baseball (9): Bobby Atkinson, Jackson Beaman, Harrison Bouthillette, Bryce Cermenelli, Owen Slater, Bo Tabola, Lance Wade, Drew Wedgeworth, Michael Yusypchuk.

Beach Volleyball (7): Morgan Bos, Amanda Cleary, Taylor Germann, Logan Kaneshiro, Gabby Liles, Shea Skouby, Raylee Stenzel.

Football (4): Jeron Akren, Justin Curtis, Colton Feuerbacher, Ryan Mitchell.

Men's Golf (2): Pedro Gallegos, Noah Naugle.

Softball (9): Riley Baber, Paityn Engemann, Aubrey Johansen, Sofia King, Sidney McLaughlin, Brynn Romine, Halle Studer, Makenzi Swick, Kayla Ulrich.

STUNT (12): Sophie Breitwiser, Mya Herrion, Nevaeh Lahey, Carys Mauldin, Ruby Mitchem, Tylee Parrish, Alayna Saverino, Kaybrie Sharp, Ayda Weldon, Hannah Welker, Ella Wiley, Abigail Willoughby.

Volleyball (3): Karissa Chase, Hannah Gardner, Lizanyela Lopez.

Women's Basketball (2): Zoe Canfield, Maycee James. 

Women's Golf (2): Chloe Bolte, Kyleigh Pfitzner.

Women's Soccer (13): Elena Bartak, Ava Batiuk, Ella Becker, Ellie Feigl, Abby Hansen, Jane Hansen, Reilly Heman, Caroline Orf, Lily Patterson, Kendall Petoskey, Addy Rozycki, Emma Shields, Victoria Spahn.

Women's Tennis (3): Billur Gonlusen, Lucy Latham, Raluca Puscas.

Women's Track & Field (17): Riley Bryan, Jordyn Buckley, Addysen Clark, Shiloh Cross, Faith Fotiades, Magdalen Haase, Mary Margaret Harris, Kaitlyn Hatley, Elsa Henry, Abby Meyer, Madilyn Moore, Emily Nuttall, Brooklyn O'Cain, Raegan Schnurbusch, Lena Singleton, Sydney Ward, Delaney Weimer.

Note: Cross country honorees are included in the track and field entry; The sports of men's soccer and swimming & diving compete in other conferences.