Gary Dirksen Female and Male Top Senior Student-Athlete Academic Awards
This award honors the graduating student-athlete with the highest grade point average.
2017 - Morgan Ernst, women's tennis - 3.982 (elementary education)
Trevor Schweinefus, men's golf - 3.891 (economics)
2018 - Kate Patton, women's track and field - 3.935 (psychology)
Jacob Hay, men's basketball - 3.909 (accounting)
2019 - Chapel Carter, volleyball - 3.869 (elementary education)
Will Daniels, men's track and field - 4.00 (biology)
2020 - Sami Thompson, women's tennis - 3.99 (biology)
A.J. Pierce, baseball - 3.98 (exercise science)
2021 - Katie Wang, women's soccer - 3.98 (biochemistry, Spanish)
Nathan Herbers, football - 3.96 (business management)
2022 - Alyssa Lewton, women's tennis - 3.940 (Spanish, sociology)
Josh Kuiper, football - 3.914 (engineering)
2023 - Jeff Herbers, football - 3.976 (actuarial science, economics)
Thea Lunning, women's golf and triathlon - 4.0 (biology)
2024 - Abbi Roerdink, women's track and field - 4.000 (accounting, business management)
Gage Linahon, men's wrestling - 3.997 (accounting, business management)
2025 - Amber Vroman, women's track and field - 3.991 (kinesiology)
Cael Cox, men's wrestling - 3.995 (engineering)
The award was named after Gary Dirksen '69, in 2020. Dirksen was a former college administrator and devoted Central fan.
