PFL Honor Roll Features 41 Crusaders

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PFL Honor Roll Features 41 Crusaders

The Pioneer Football League announced its Academic Honor Roll on Monday afternoon and Valparaiso claimed 41 players on the annual list. The PFL as a whole recognized 576 student-athletes from its 11 member institutions.

This marked the fourth consecutive year the PFL saw more than 550 student-athletes receive honor roll recognition. It’s also the fourth straight season the Crusaders have boasted 40 or more players on the PFL Honor Roll.

The Pioneer Football League athletic director and coaches established the honor roll as a way to recognize the league’s outstanding student-athletes. The academic honor roll consists of student-athletes who participated in football at member institutions during the fall semester and posted a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the semester while enrolled full-time in accordance with NCAA rules.

The following comprise Valpo’s members of the PFL Honor Roll:
Gowan Baldwin, So., Finance
Grayson Bastin, Sr., Biology
Cody Boxrucker, Fr., Finance
Jack Buckey, Fr., Finance
Kyle Cartales, Fr., Biology/Chemistry
Frank Catrine, Jr., Finance
Ryan Clarke, Jr., Physical Education / Sport Management
Jonathan Coyne, Jr., Finance/Marketing
Brandon Doepke, Jr., Marketing
Chris Duncan, Fr., Accounting
Derrick Estell, Jr., Civil Engineering
Kyle Farwick, Fr., Business
Kenny Floyd, Jr., Physical Education – Teacher Education
Nolan Fortman, Fr., Business
Bailey Gessinger, Fr., Physical Education / Sport Management
Alex Helander, Fr., Electrical Engineering
Jake Iery, So., Business Analytics / Marketing
Idode Kerobo, Sr., Finance
Jacob Koehler, Fr., Nursing
Brian Lang, Jr., Accounting
Dimitrios Latsonas, Fr., Physical Education
Jarrett Morgan, Jr., Physical Education / Sport Management
Chris Orlich, Fr., Business
Grant Papenfuss, Fr., Finance
Kyle Petroff, Fr., Business
John Regan, So., Accounting
Eric Rentschler, So., Computer Engineering
Connor Rettig, Jr., Biology
Brandon Riley, Jr., Civil Engineering
Jimmy Seewald, Fr., Business
Jake Simpson, Jr., Psychology
Conner Smith, So., Accounting
Connor Sperling, Fr., Exercise Science
Sean Stephens, Fr., Sport Management
Brady Sullivan, Fr., Accounting / Business Analytics
Mason Sutter, So., Biology
Jake Trumpower, Fr., Computer Engineering
Nick Turner, So., Management
Parker Welch, Fr., Business
Mike Wheeler, So., Economics / Computer Analysis
Jimmy Zajac, Fr., Finance

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