Men's Track and Field | 4/13/2026 11:26:00 AM

April 13, 2026 - Braden Lipgens and Alden Mollerus were named MIAA Scholar Athletes, while John Henry, Isabella Davie and Mia Manley earned the Academic Excellence Award to highlight 44 Emporia State indoor track and field student-athletes that were recognized by the conference for the academic accomplishments.

Lipgens and Mollerus were named Scholar Athletes are being members of Emporia State's second place 4x400m relay team at the MIAA Indoor Championships.

Henry, Davie and Manley all have 4.00 GPAs on their way to earning the MIAA Academic Excellence Award.

An Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

A total of 26 men and 18 women were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for Emporia State.

To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
 
These academic awards do not include first-year freshmen or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release its Newcomer Academic Awards from the 2025-26 academic year in June.

2025-26 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Scholar Athletes

Braden Lipgens	Junior	3.74	Health & Human Perf.	Wichita, Kan.
Alden Mollerus	Junior	3.68	Accounting	Leawood, Kan.

2025-26 Academic Excellence Award Recipients

John Henry	Sophomore	4.00	Accounting	Austin, Texas
Isabella Davie	Sophomore	4.00	Health & Human Perf.	Tasmania, Australia
Mia Manley	Senior	4.00	Elementary Education	Eudora, Kan.

 

2025-26 Men's MIAA Indoor Track & Field Academic Honor Roll

Will Allen	Sophomore	3.16	Business	Olathe, Kan.
Ty Anderson	Junior	3.63	Business	Burlington, Kan.
Gage Chapman	Junior	3.77	Nursing	Mission, Kan.
Connor Deters	Junior	3.02	Business	Seneca, Kan.
Israel Domeh	Sophomore	3.73	Physical Education	Kintampo, Ghana
Emmanuel Dukpe	Junior	3.26	Health & Human Perf.	Tamale, Ghana
Luke Grace	Senior	3.40	Communication	Cheney, Kan.
John Henry	Sophomore	4.00	Accounting	Austin, Texas
Andrew Holton	Sophomore	3.04	Business	Olathe, Kan.
Dylan Hunter	Sophomore	3.57	Computer Science	Towanda, Kan.
Brock Keith	Sophomore	3.72	Business	Meade, Kan.
Braden Lipgens	Junior	3.74	Health & Human Perf.	Wichita, Kan.
Brooks Lowe	Junior	3.45	Physical Education	Stilwell, Kan.
Mason Madrigal	Junior	3.47	Physical Education	Derby, Kan.
Alden Mollerus	Junior	3.68	Accounting	Leawood, Kan.
Max Neeley	Junior	3.27	Health & Human Perf.	Dighton, Kan.
Aaron Quillen	Senior	3.86	Business	Ottawa, Kan.
Jonah Remsberg	Junior	3.60	Health & Human Perf.	Newton, Kan.
Brogan Renfro	Senior	3.53	Health & Human Perf.	Silver Lake, Kan.
Jaxon Russell	Senior	3.27	Business	Courtland, Kan.
Cooper Schroer	Junior	3.96	Business	Strong City, Kan.
Delazis Smith	Junior	3.05	Accounting	Wichita, Kan.
Zach Sulzen-Watson	Senior	3.22	Business	Topeka, Kan.
Jude Tran	Senior	3.34	Health & Human Perf.	Wichita, Kan.
Bryson Turner	Junior	3.99	Physical Education	Madison, Kan.
Brett Willis	Senior	3.50	Accounting	Iola, Kan.

2025-26 Women's MIAA Indoor Track & Field Academic Honor Roll

Milly Bailey	Sophomore	3.35	Nursing	Olpe, Kan.
Emma Bartholome	Sophomore	3.72	Business	Overland Park, Kan.
Mackenzie Batten	Sophomore	3.21	Psychology	Overland Park, Kan.
Scarlett Begley	Junior	3.97	Business	Atchison, Kan.
Barbara Bentum	Sophomore	3.80	Accounting	Takoradi, Western Reg., Ghana
Mason Bina	Grad. Student	3.88/4.00	Psychology/Counseling	Wichita, Kan.
Greta Crawford	Junior	3.67	Elementary Education	Osage City, Kan.
Isabella Davie	Sophomore	4.00	Health & Human Perf.	Tasmania, Australia
Heidi Grimmett	Senior	3.58	Elementary Education	Marion, Kan.
Jayda Harris	Junior	3.86	Information Systems	Junction City, Kan.
Mia Manley	Senior	4.00	Elementary Education	Eudora, Kan.
Marley Mullen	Sophomore	3.27	Psychology	Emporia, Kan.
Josie Orear	Senior	3.38	Sociology	Olpe, Kan.
Avery Redmon	Junior	3.94	Health & Human Perf.	Olathe, Kan.
Addy Scheve	Junior	3.69	Nursing	Olpe, Kan.
Savannah Stewart	Junior	3.99	Health & Human Perf.	Mansfield, Texas
Madison Vermetten	Senior	3.92	Biology	Waterville, Kan.
Elizabeth Willhite	Sophomore	3.84	Health & Human Perf.	Emporia, Kan.