KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The MIAA announced its Academic Awards for the 2025 football season.
 
Forty-nine members of the Pittsburg State University football team were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
The honorees include:  Tyler Antle, Tre Baker, Quinton Bradley, Jaxson Brust, Bryant Bull, Tagg Campbell, Blake Carr, Zach Coenen, Manny Conley, Drew Daniels, Dagen Dean, Kaden Degraffenreid, Max Dulansky, Damon Garrison, Braden Gifford, Kam Gillispie, Ethan Hansen, Tucker Harrell, Jaydon Hill, Reece Jackson, Coby James, Kaden Keith, Reggie King, Jaydon Knight, Jaylen Fuksa, Hayden Koscicki, Peko Leasiolagi, Micah Lindsey, Kiros Martin, Ryan Medeiros, Mario Menghini, Elijah Morton, Nchang Ndifor, Luke Niggemann, Antione Nunn II, Austin O'Hara, Osahon Ogbevoen, Peyton Osborn, Austin Schmitt, Jeremy Sharp, Grant Sibley, Carter Stanchfield, Jack Standlee, Carson Trimble, Spencer Ward, Steven Ward II, Billy Wolfe, Cameron Wolfe, Jake Wolff.
 
To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll list, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
 
Seven Gorillas – Daniels, James, Medeiros, Niggemann, Schmitt, Sharp and Stanchfield – also were named MIAA Scholar Athletes.
 
A Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The student-athlete must also earn All-MIAA honors in the sport for the 2023 season.
 
Additionally, Coenen, Hansen, Harrell, Jackson, Sharp, Stanchfield and Wolff garnered the prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence Award recognition.
 
An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.