Maryville University saw 54 student-athletes qualify for the 2025-26 Great Lakes Valley Conference Brother James Gaffney, FSC Distinguished Scholar Award, as announced Wednesday by the league office. Named after Brother James Gaffney, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years and two-term Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, this award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the course of the academic year.
 
The Saints women's basketball, men's soccer and women's soccer teams topped Maryville with six student-athletes apiece meeting the standard. Sixteen teams had at least one student-athlete garner the honor this academic year.
 
Maryville University Brother James Gaffney Scholar Award nominees for 2025-26
Will Barnes, Baseball, Maryville
Collin Greiner, Baseball, Maryville
Calen Jones, Baseball, Maryville
Liz Behan, Women's Basketball, Maryville
Hadley Crosier, Women's Basketball, Maryville
Gracie Gopalan, Women's Basketball, Maryville
Olivia Hahn, Women's Basketball, Maryville
Lindsey Schadewalt, Women's Basketball, Maryville
Yazmeen Whitsitt, Women's Basketball, Maryville
Alexis Ingersoll, Bowling, Maryville
Sophia Matheson, Bowling, Maryville
Savannah Swiatocha, Bowling, Maryville
Lorena Alsonso Sanchez, Women's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Autumn Hawkins, Women's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Lizzy Vermillon, Women's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Ethan Anderson, Men's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Mason Gegg, Men's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Amrish Hallberg, Men's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Dawson McCown, Men's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Bailey Riley, Men's Cross Country/Track, Maryville
Sydney Coziar, Women's Golf, Maryville
Eskander Kian Ben Aissa, Men's Lacrosse, Maryville
Tanner Heinzmann, Men's Lacrosse, Maryville
Joey Potter, Men's Lacrosse, Maryville
Andrew Skifstad, Men's Lacrosse, Maryville
Oliver Stalsberg, Men's Lacrosse, Maryville
Bailey Boulay, Women's Lacrosse, Maryville
Ally Gunnels, Women's Lacrosse, Maryville
Lilly Johnson, Women's Lacrosse, Maryville
Jessica Reyna, Women's Lacrosse, Maryville
Jacob Lusignan, Men's Soccer, Maryville
Theo McIntyre, Men's Soccer, Maryville
Lukas Molander, Men's Soccer, Maryville
Yannick Papenhagen, Men's Soccer, Maryville
Simon Schluender, Men's Soccer, Maryville
Sebastian Weitlaner, Men's Soccer, Maryville
Helene Braren, Women's Soccer, Maryville
Lauren Dickhut, Women's Soccer, Maryville
Elsa Nilson Hurtig, Women's Soccer, Maryville
Izzy Oldroyd, Women's Soccer, Maryville
Hailey Scheuer, Women's Soccer, Maryville
Agnes Vilen, Women's Soccer, Maryville
Jenna Kosnoff, Softball, Maryville
Aubrey Watson, Softball, Maryville
Emma Davis, STUNT, Maryville
Riley Gilot, STUNT, Maryville
Lyla Lehnhoff, STUNT, Maryville
Abigail Martin, STUNT, Maryville
Caelee Martines, STUNT, Maryville
Maria Mateos, Women's Tennis, Maryville
Georgios Kouvaras, Men's Volleyball, Maryville
AJ Robateau, Men's Volleyball, Maryville
Taylor Reynolds, Women's Volleyball, Maryville
Logan Ferrero, Wrestling, Maryville