Since the inception of the program in 2009-10, MIAA student-athletes have captured 49 NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Honors. 

he NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete award honors the exceptional achievements of student-athletes. This prestigious accolade is given to those who have not only excelled at a national championship level in their sport but have also achieved the highest academic standards among their peers. The Elite Scholar-Athlete is proudly awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.

For more information about the NCAA's Elite Scholar-Athlete Award and to view a full archieve of past Elite Scholar-Athlete Winners, visit NCAA.org. 
   

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Year	Name	School	Sport	GPA	Major	Academic Year
2009-10	Michael McCampbell Cory Bloodgood	Southwest Baptist Central Missouri	Men's Cross Country Wrestling	3.963 3.918	Biology Finance	Sr. Sr.
2010-11	Victoria Kline Tanya Sylvester Shawn Boss	Missouri Southern Truman State Central Missouri	Women's Cross Country Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Indoor Track & Field	4.000 4.000 4.000	Education Pre-Med Computer Information Systems	Sr. Sr. Jr.
2011-12	Dalton Moberly Eric Love Lisa Elmer Shawn Boss	Central Missouri Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Central Missouri	Men's Cross Country Football Women's Basketball Men's Indoor Track & Field	3.950 3.683 4.000 4.000	Social Studies Construction Engineering Technology Accounting Computer Information Systems	Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
2012-13	William Shell Andjela Panovski Makayla McPhail	Southwest Baptist Southwest Baptist Fort Hays State	Men's Indoor Track & Field Women's Tennis Women's Outdoor Track & Field	4.000 3.985 4.000	Athletic Training Commercial Art Health & Human Performance	Jr. Jr. Jr.
2013-14	Ben Barrows Trevor Adams Melissa Menchella William Shell	Central Missouri Northwest Missouri Lindenwood Southwest Baptist	Men's Cross Country Football Women's Lacrosse Men's Outdoor Track & Field	4.000 3.940 4.000 4.000	Mathematics Biology & Psychology Physical Education Athletic Training	Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
2015-16	Cody Troutman Morgan Judd Natalie O'Keefe	Central Oklahoma Lindenwood Southwest Baptist	Men's Golf Women's Lacrosse Women's Outdoor Track & Field	4.000 4.000 4.000	Energy Economics Exercise Science Art	So. Jr. Jr.
2016-17	Natalie O'Keefe Ryan Dyck Morgan Judd Trista Cripe Torben Semrau Allie Heckemeyer	Southwest Baptist Lindenwood Lindenwood Central Oklahoma Southwest Baptist Missouri Southern	Women's Indoor Track & Field Men's Golf Women's Lacrosse Women's Rowing Men's Tennis Women's Outdoor Track & Field	4.000 3.980 4.000 4.000 3.957 4.000	Art Psychology Exercise Science Nursing Business Management Kinesiology	Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
2017-18	Christina Metzger Kelsey Mueller Allie Heckemeyer Trista Cripe Levi Wyrick	Pittsburg State Central Missouri Missouri Southern Central Oklahoma Pittsburg State	Women's Cross Country Women's Soccer Women's Indoor Track & Field Women's Rowing Men's Outdoor Track & Field	4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000	Music Education Biology Kinesiology Nursing Physical Education	Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.
2018-19	Levi Wyrick Haven Lander Josh Portillo Brad Currier Mason Janvrin Bailee Thomas	Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Nebraska-Kearney Lindenwood Central Missouri Central Oklahoma	Men's Indoor Track & Field Women's Indoor Track & Field Wrestling Men's Golf Baseball Women's Rowing	4.000 4.000 3.970 4.000 4.000 4.000	Physical Education English Health & Physical Education Exercise Science Occupational Safety Psychology	Jr. So. So. Sr.  Jr. Sr.
2019-20	Levi Wyrick	Pittsburg State	Men's Indoor Track & Field	4.000	Educational Leadership	Sr.
2020-21	Josh Portillo Gigi McAtee Jaran Richman Ian Barnes Levi Wyrick	Nebraska-Kearney Central Missouri Northwest Missouri Central Missouri Pittsburg State	Wrestling Women's Basketball Men's Basketball Men's Golf Men's Outdoor Track & Field	3.988 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.00	Health & Physical Education Biology Education Sport Management Educational Leadership	Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Grad.
2021-22	Faith Rottinghaus Kadyn Cobb	Washburn    Missouri Western	Volleyball Women's Basketball	4.000 4.000	Kinesiology Biology	Sr. Fr.
2022-23	Dakota Schmidt	Northwest Missouri	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	4.000	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Sr.
2023-24	Marissa Dick Blake Morgan	Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri	Women's Cross Country Men's Indoor Track & Field	4.000 4.000	Communication Biology: Biomedical Sciences	Sr. Sr.
2024-25	Riley Witt	Northwest Missouri	Men's Indoor Track & Field	4.000	Applied Health: Exercise Science	Jr.
2025-26	Ella Buhlke	Nebraska Kearney	Women's Cross Country	4.000	Biology	Sr.

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BY INSTITUION:  Central Missouri - 9; Pittsburg State - 9; Northwest Missouri - 5; Central Oklahoma - 4; Missouri Southern - 3; Nebraska-Kearney - 3; Fort Hays State - 1; Washburn - 1; Missouri Western - 1; Southwest Baptist* - 7; Lindenwood* - 5; Truman State *- 1 (* - former member)

BY SPORT:  Men's Indoor Track & Field - 7; Men's Outdoor Track & Field - 4; Women's Cross Country - 4; Men's Cross Country - 3; Wrestling - 3; Women's Outdoor Track & Field - 3; Women's Lacrosse - 3; Women's Indoor Track & Field - 3; Women's Rowing - 3; Football - 2; Women's Basketball - 2; Men's Golf - 4; Women's Tennis - 1; Men's Tennis - 1; Women's Soccer - 1; Baseball - 1; Women's Basketball -1; Men's Basketball - 1; Women's Swimming & Diving - 1; Volleyball - 1

REPEAT WINNERS:  Levi Wyrick - PSU (4); Shawn Boss - UCM (2); William Shell - SBU (2); Natalie O'Keefe - SBU (2); Morgan Judd - Lindenwood (2); Trista Cripe - Central Oklahoma (2); Allie Heckemeyer - MSSU (2)