Millikin University, in conjunction with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), announces its Jack Swartz Award Recipient and the CCIW Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference team for winter season of 2021-22.
Junior women's basketball player Miranda Fox (Altamont, Effingham H.S.) and senior wrestler Bradan Birt (Epworth, Iowa, Western Dubuque H.S.) were selected as recipients of the Jack Swartz Award. To be considered as a Swartz Award winner, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.50 grade point average and participated in a varsity sport. Fox was the CCIW Elite 25 winner for women's basketball earning recognition for having the highest grade point average on the top team in the CCIW Final. Birt was the NCAA Division III National Champion at 165 pounds while continuing to excel in the classroom.
Each season the CCIW selects an Academic All-Conference Team. To be recognized, the student-athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student; completed two semesters of study at Millikin; must participate in a varsity sport during the 2021-22 winter season; and must carry at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. The list below is the team members from Millikin for the winter 2021-22 season.
2021-22 Winter Sports CCIW Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference
Men's Basketball
Player Year Major Hometown\High School
Joe Beardsley So. Accounting Oakville, Mo.\Oakville
Calvin Fisher Sr. Business Monticello\Monticello
Jake Hampton Sr. Physical Education O'Fallon, Mo.\Fort Zumwalt West
Jarius Ingram Jr. Biology (Pre-Med) Decatur\Warrensburg Latham
Dawson Jones Sr. Sports Management Mackinaw\Deer Creek Mackinaw
Brian Lamar So. Exercise Science Saint Johnsbury, Vermont\Saint Johnsbury Academy
Cole Laurence Jr. Elementary Education Farmington, Mo.\Farmington
Mitch Pollock So. Sport & Rec. Management Newman\Shiloh
Women's Basketball
Player Year Major Hometown\High School
Jacquelin Anderson So. English (Sec. Teaching) Glen Carbon\Edwardsville
Jazmin Brown Sr. Biology Indianapolis, Ind.\Lawrence North
Bailey Coffman Jr. Business Heyworth\Bloomington Central Catholic
Sophie Darden So. Exercise Science Channahon\Minooka
*Miranda Fox Jr. Communication Altamont\Effingham
Elyce Knudsen So. Accounting Philo\Tolono Unity
Chelsea McCullum Jr. Digital Media Marketing Oswego\Oswego East
Sarah Ness Jr. Health Promotion Sandwich\Sandwich
Abby Ratsch Jr. Accounting Springfield\Springfield
Aubrey Staton Sr. Entrepreneurship El Paso\El Paso Gridley
Gabbi Thomason So. Sport & Rec. Management Cottleville, Mo.\Francis Howell Central
Swimming
Player Year Major Hometown\High School
Laura Atkinson Jr. Entrepreneurship Malaysia\International College Subang
Shay Buchanan So. Computer Science Orlando, Fla.\Trinity Prep
Kathryn Cully Sr. Elementary Education Marion\Crab Orchard
Julia Druml So. Nursing McHenry\McHenry West
Brigid Duesterhaus Sr. Communication Decatur\MacArthur
Avery Fisher Sr. Nursing Phoenix, Ariz.\Desert Vista
Olivia Marquardt Sr. Biology (Pre-Med) Vandalia\Vandalia
Hope Roderick Sr. Early Childhood Therapy Glen Carbon\Edwardsville
Sawyer Wolter Sr. Acting Chandler, Ariz.\Chandler
Kaitlin Yelaska Jr. Human Services Bremen, Ind.\Bremen
Indoor Track
Player Year Major Hometown\High School
Katie Abell Jr. Biology Jacksonville\Routt
Kristian Boado Jr. Nursing Algonquin\Dundee Crown
Quincy Collings So. Nursing Mattoon\Mattoon
Avery Damron So. Criminal Justice Santa Rosa, Calif.\Maria Carrillo
Nick Fornoff So. Chemistry Pekin\Pekin
Kayla Green So. Criminal Justice Berwyn\J.S. Morton West
Garrett Jones Sr. Chemistry Mattoon\Mattoon
Ben Kuxmann Sr. English (Sec. Teaching) Bourbonnais\Bradley Bourbonnais
Anne Longman Sr. Arts Technology Park Ridge\Maine South
Josh Martinez So. Cybersecurity Chicago\St. Laurence
Madalyne McPheeters So. Human Services Sullivan\Okaw Valley
MacKenzie Moyer Jr. Nursing Carlinville\Carlinville
Bradyn Olmstead So. Computer Science Bloomington\Bloomington
Jessel Prabhu So. Biology (Pre-PT) Saint Ann, Mo.\Pattonville
Eryn Renison Sr. Nursing Channahon\Minooka
Alyssa Ruiz So. Biology (Pre-Med) San Diego, Calif.\Junipero Serra
Aidan Schlichting So. Biology Freeburg\Freeburg
Julia Seaman Jr. Early Childhood Ed. Marshall\Martinsville
Jake Shumaker So. Computer Science Decatur\Mt. Zion
Whitney Smith Sr. Sport & Rec. Management Stewardson\Stewardson Strasburg
Brandt Williamson Sr. Physical Education Westville\Westville
Hailey Wimberly Sr. Biology Salem\Salem
Wrestling
Player Year Major Hometown\High School
*Bradan Birt Sr. Sports Management Epworth, Iowa\Western Dubuque
Jordan Carson Sr. Business Management St. Louis, Mo.\Triton College
Peter McCusker Jr. Computer Science Rantoul\Rantoul
*=Jack Swartz Award winner
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