After setting a program record with a 3.122 team grade-point average during fall semester, the NDSU football team had a league-high 72 student-athletes named to the 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
Five NDSU players earned the league's highest academic honor, the President's Council Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be scheduled to graduate by the end of the summer of 2020.
Also announced were the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum 3.2 GPA for the previous two semesters, and the Honor Roll, which recognizes student-athletes who earned a 3.0 GPA for the fall term, were a member of the football team and were enrolled for 12 credit hours during the fall.
NDSU honorees include:
President’s Council Academic Award - Quinn Alo, Ben Ellefson, Ross Kennelly, Derrek Tuszka and Carson Yaggie
Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award - Quinn Alo, Austin Avery, Matt Biegler, Marquise Bridges, Jaxon Brown, Costner Ching, Ben Ellefson, Noah Gindorff, Jackson Hankey, James Hendricks, Mason Hofstedt, Ben Hoggarth, Connor Hubbs, James Kaczor, Cole Karcz, Ross Kennelly, Jake Kubas, Trey Lance, Garrett Malstrom, Logan McCormick, Jake Reinholz, Noah Sanders, Lane Tucker, Derrek Tuszka and Carson Yaggie
Honor Roll - Adrian Adams, Quinn Alo, Austin Avery, Caleb Beebe, Matt Biegler, Marquise Bridges, Jaxon Brown, Jalen Bussey, Costner Ching, Saybein Clark, Anthony Coleman, Jabril Cox, Jasir Cox, Jack Darnell, Dom Davis, Javier Derritt, Ben Ellefson, Jackson Enz, Dylan Evans, Tre Fort, Noah Gindorff, Logan Graetz, Jackson Hankey, James Hendricks, Logan Hofstedt, Mason Hofstedt, Ben Hoggarth, Connor Hubbs, Peter Isais, Cole Jacob, Jayden Johnannsen, James Kaczor, Cole Karcz, Mitchell Kartes, Justice Kelly, Ross Kennelly, Jake Kubas, Zach Kubas, Nick Kubitz, Kaden Kuntz, Trey Lance, Jake Lippe, Garrett Malstrom, Logan McCormick, Eli Mostaert, Will Mostaert, Bryan Nohava, Zeb Noland, Hunter Poncius, Jake Reinholz, Jake Rock, Reed Ryan, Noah Sanders, Karson Schoening, Phoenix Sproles, DJ Stewart, Mark Stumpf, Jalen Sundell, Lane Tucker, Derrek Tuszka, Michael Tutsie, Cordell Volson, Andy Voyen, Jenaro Wathum-Ocama, Dawson Weber, Luke Weerts, Garret Wegner, Brandon Westberg, Seth Wilson, Julian Wlodarczyk, Carson Yaggie and Travis Yohnke
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