The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced the 2019-20 recipients of the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar honor on Wednesday. Named after Brother James Gaffney FSC, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years and two-term Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, the award is presented annually to student-athletes competing in GLVC-sponsored sports who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the course of the academic year.

Lindenwood finished first amongst GVLC schools with 75 honorees for the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award. Lindenwood was the only school in the conference that received 50 or more honorees for the award.

Baseball:
Blake Beckmann
Michael Cessna
Luke Gilliam
Nate Hillermann
Sam Kissane
Jacob Lodge
Maclaine McCarter
Logan Rezash

Men's Cross Country:
Dawit Mulat

Football:
Derek Edwards
Trevor Jones

Men's Lacrosse:
Cameron Brunsvold
Connor Ciemiewicz
Jacob VanKleeck

Men's Swimming & Diving:
Jordan Anderson
Maxime Eekhof
Alex Gelman
Jan Hanzal
Henrique Medeiros Dos Reis
Sebastian Silva

Men's Tennis:
Juan Albin

Men's Track & Field:
Ero Doce

Women's Basketball:
Kallie Bildner
Megan Foster
McKenna Montgomery

Women's Cross Country:
Kayli Brower
Rachael Morrison
Breeanna Slusher

Women's Golf:
McKenna Montgomery
Kayleigh Stevens

Women's Lacrosse:
Aleksa Allen
Gianna D'Alto
Carly Fedorowski
Eleanor Kast
Alyssa Kneedler
Erin McGuire
Paige Sutton
Carly Tobias

Women's Soccer:
Marissa Barria
Sam Blazek
Bailey Bologna
Mia Corrigan
Catherine Forbeck
Emily Jowers
Kaleigh Kastberg
Maria Salm
Megan Swanson

Softball:
Taylor Bushman
Megan Clark
Marina Esparza
Morgan Gersch
Riley Luetkenhaus
Brittany Nelson
Hanna Porter
Amanda Weyh

Women's Swimming & Diving:
Leah Allen
Madison Arnold
Stephanie Marks
Beata Maruszczyk
Carina Michaelis

Women's Tennis:
Fernanda Poblete

Women's Track & Field:
Kayli Brower
Andrea Charles
Rosette Hoyte
Regina Huesca-Barrales
Breeanna Slusher

Women's Volleyball:
Hanna Borchelt
Laura Brookman
Emma Engelbrecht
Kat Finnerty
Annalise Harry
Makenna Schmitt
Abigail Vulich
Sara Wagenknecht

Wrestling:
Keaton Fogler