SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Last Tuesday, April 10, the names of several Notre Dame College student-athletes were called as NDC celebrated the Honors Convocation in Christ the King Chapel.
The event spotlights the top students on campus in the Division of Arts and Humanities, Division of Business Administration, Division of Nursing, Division of Professional Education, Division of Science and Mathematics along with special awards and honor societies.
The President's Award for Academic and Athletic Excellence, presented by Director of Athletics,
Scott Swain, is a major award given to the top female and male student-athlete in the classroom and in competition. For the 2017-18 school year, the award was given to Alexis Manoa of women's soccer and Ivan McClay of wrestling.
Manoa is a sports management and communication major with a GPA of 3.46. She was named Mountain East Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and a senior. The native of Strongsville, Ohio has been named to the First Team All-MEC four-times and is also a four-time All-Region honoree. She holds the NDC career record in points (85) and assists (35) and ranks second in goals (25).
McClay is majoring in Integrated Social Studies and Education, holding a GPA of 3.45. The native of Massillon, Ohio is a three-time All-American, finishing in the top-eight at the 2015, 2017 and 2018 Division II National Championships. He helped NDC win a team national title in 2017 by winning an individual National Championship at 125 lbs. as a redshirt-junior. He then finished in third place at the 2018 National Championships, wrestling at 125 lbs. In his career at NDC, McClay went 5-1 at the National Duals at 125 lbs. and 3-1 when competing at 133 lbs.
"Every year I present at this event, I am truly amazed at the number of student-athletes we have receiving awards," Swain said. "I am so proud of the academic accomplishments of all of our student-athletes. They are absolutely achieving great things in the classroom. Our coaches do a great job of supporting the fact that Falcon student-athletes are expected to excel both academically and athletically."
The following student-athletes were also recognized at the Honors Convocation:
Alli DeLaney, women's basketball, Art Show Award (honorable mention)
Jaren Gilliam, men's track and field, Art Show Award (honorable mention)
Erin Haislah, women's basketball, Art Show Award (honorable mention)
Matt Seekins, baseball, Jennifer C. Hrobuchak Memorial Award for the Outstanding Student in Intelligence Studies
Andrew Wolens, men's swimming and diving, Outstanding Student in History
Seina Adachi, women's basketball, The Elizabeth Unkefer Award
Cullen Marvin, men's rugby, The Elizabeth Unkefer Award
Austin Treneff, football, The Elizabeth Unkefer Award
Josh Armbruster, baseball, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management and Administration
Katherine Elsenbeck, women's lacrosse, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management and Administration
Cian Grendon, men's rugby, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management and Administration
Morgan Hansen, women's track and field, Special Education Outstanding Student Teacher Award
Lytia Hart, women's soccer, Hille-Sposet Family Middle School Award for Excellence in Middle Childhood Education
Ivan McClay, wrestling, Maggie Daniels Award
Katie Karalic, women's basketball, O'Neill Endowment Scholarship
Jessie Stout, women's basketball, O'Neill Endowment Scholarship
Rachel Williamson, women's golf, Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Adam Purdy, baseball, O'Neill Science Endowment Scholarship
Jonathan Zechman, men's track and field, O'Neill Science Endowment Scholarship
Liam Tipton-Fletcher, men's rugby, Outstanding Student in General Chemistry
Katie Karalic, women's basketball, Outstanding Physics Undergraduate Student
Jessie Stout, women's basketball, Outstanding Physics Undergraduate Student
Norah Barnes, women's soccer, Josie Pophal Women in Mathematics Scholarship
Louisa Rygh, women's soccer, Outstanding Scholarship in Psychology
Liam Tipton-Fletcher, men's rugby, Outstanding Research in Psychology
Emily Biehl, women's soccer, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Joshua Armbruster, baseball, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Emily Biehl, women's soccer, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Keonte Chambers, football, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Kim Cook, women's basketball, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Jillian Doss, women's soccer, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Riley Doyle, women's soccer, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Cian Grendon, men's rugby, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Malik Grove, football, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Amy Hoover, softball, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Matt Seekins, baseball, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Taylor Sturm, women's bowling, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Rachel Williamson, women's golf, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Morgan Hansen, women's track and field, Phi Alpha Theta
Matt Seekins, baseball, Phi Alpha Theta
Jessica Fox, women's rugby, Order of the Sword and Shield
Kathryn Klemencic, women's rugby, Order of the Sword and Shield
Morgan Hansen, women's track and field, Pi Lambda Theta
Andrew Wolens, men's swimming and diving, Pi Lambda Theta
