Wheeling, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced their annual academic honors on Monday, honoring over 1,500 student-athletes. After landing 102 athletes on the Academic All-MEC list earlier today, the honors continued for the Cardinals with 54 student-athletes earning a spot on the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. It brought the total number of conference academic honorees for the Cardinals to 156 for the winter/spring season as they had success both on and off the field. 

In order to qualify for the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be a member of the active roster for their sport during the championship season and have a GPA between 3.25 and 3.69. The conference had 658 student-athletes earn Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 12 member institutions. Leading the way was Frostburg State with 109 honorees, while The University of Charleston (81) and West Virginia Wesleyan (63) rounding out the top three. The Cardinal’s 54 honorees ranked sixth in the conference and their total of 156 honorees set them with the third most honorees in the conference between the two levels of honors. 

Leading the way for the Wheeling Athletic Department was the Wheeling University Baseball team with nine honorees. They were followed by Women’s Lacrosse with eight honorees and Women’s Basketball with six. All 12 winter and spring sports were honored on the list with Men’s Swimming (5), Men’s Track (5), Wrestling (5), Men’s Basketball (4), Softball (4), Women’s Swimming (4), Acrobatics & Tumbling (2), and Women’s Track & Field (2) rounding out the list. The complete list of Commissioner’s Honor Roll honorees is listed below: 

The Wheeling University Football team will kick-off the 2025-2026 season on Thursday, August 28th, when they hit the road to face Clarion. 

FRISCO – East Texas A&M University set a record for most honorees on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll list, with 118 student-athletes named to the Spring 2025 list, on Monday morning.
 

The Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll list recognizes student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, and women’s golf, softball, men’s track & field, and women’s track & field who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the semester of their respective sport.
 

For the Lions, the men’s track and field program had 35 honorees, followed by 27 from women’s track & field, 21 from softball, 13 from women’s basketball, 11 from men’s basketball, six from men’s golf, and five from women’s golf.
 
The 118 honorees for the Lions are the most since 112 honorees for the Fall 2024 semester. During the 2024-25 academic year, the Lions had 230 student-athletes named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 14 programs.
 
The full list of honorees across the Southland Conference can be found HERE.
 
Here are the Lion student-athletes that earned commissioner’s honor roll recognition for the Spring 2025 semester.
 

 

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Dani Busboom Kelly and the Nebraska volleyball team landed its first commitment in the class of 2027 on Monday from in-state prospect Malorie Boesiger.

The commitment hits close to home, as Malorie is the sister of senior defensive specialist Maisie Boesiger.

The Norris product announced her commitment in a post on X, thanking her family, coaches and teammates.

GBR!!! @HuskerVB pic.twitter.com/xqRwOeep7g

— Malorie Boesiger (@MalorieBoesiger) June 16, 2025

According to PrepVolleyball, the 5-foot-9 setter is the No. 14-ranked prospect in the class of 2027.

Boesiger missed her sophomore season due to knee surgery in August. Norris went on to end Omaha Skutt’s nine-year title streak and win its first Class B state title in 10 years.

SEE ALSO: Norris ends Skutt’s nine-year title streak, wins first championship in 10 years

The following stories and photos published by the Journal & Topics earned placement in the 2024 Illinois Press Association Editorial Awards contest presented June 5:

Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Government Beat Reporting (Division B), 1st Place

Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, News Reporting (Division B), 1st Place

Todd Wessell, Des Plaines Journal, Original Column (Division C), 1st Place

Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Obituary Tribute (Division B), 1st Place

Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, 2024 Freedom of Information Award (Division B), 3rd Place

Conant players celebrate after winning the sectional title against Stevenson on May 31, 2024. Dion Martorano, Elk Grove Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 1st Place

Natalia Abbotiellos shows the full body Cryotherapy machine in use at Apex Cryotherapy in downtown Glenview during the Aug. 16, 2024 “Greetings From Glenview Road” event. The cold therapy machine reduces inflammation and increases circulation and metabolism. Charles Miller, Glenview Journal, Portrait/Personality (Division B), 1st Place

Loyola offensive coordinator Tyler Vradenburg (facing) hugs his son Gavin after the Ramblers won the Class 8A state football championship on Nov. 29, 2024. Dion Martorano, Glenview Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 2nd Place

Friends, family, coaches and teammates gather outside Rolling Meadows High School on July 15, 2024 for a sendoff for Vera Conic, Meadows’ star swimmer who was on her way to the Olympic trials in Indianapolis. Patrick Jasionowski, Arlington Heights Journal, General News Photo (Division C), 3rd Place

Eight-year-old Natalia K. takes part in the Frisbee toss on day one of the Rosemont Park District’s annual Summer Day Camp on June 3, 2024 at Lange Park. Shawn Clisham, Rosemont Journal, General News Photo (Division B), 3rd Place

A colorful sunset paints the sky at the start of the season opener Aug. 30, 2024, for varsity football at Palatine High School’s Chic Anderson Stadium. Patrick Jasionowski, Palatine Journal, Feature Photo (Division B), 3rd Place

Notre Dame running back Throy Nightingale (8) has his helmet ripped from his head as he gets flung out-of-bounds by half of the Shamrock defense. Joe Cukierski, Niles & Park Ridge Journal, Sports Photo (Division C), 4th Place

Glenbrook South wide-out Parker Ward (15) makes the catch of the day as he leaps over a falling Lake Zurich defensive-back Evan Peterson (11). Joe Cukierski, Glenview Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 4th Place

It was hugs all around as Plainfield Elementary School Principal Lisa Bucciarelli-Carlos was surprised with the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership on Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Des Plaines school. Dion Martorano, Des Plaines Journal, General News Photo (Division C), 4th Place

Staff, Des Plaines Journal, General Excellence (Division C), 2nd Place

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Mere days after defending her steeplechase title at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships and securing her third individual national crown this season, Alabama phenom Doris Lemngole was selected as a finalist for the Class of 2025 Honda Sport Award for Track and Field, announced Monday by The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).

The announcement comes after Lemngole was named the Honda Sport Award winner for Cross Country earlier this year.

Doris Lemngole – Honda Sport Award Finalist

• 2025 Honda Sport Award winner for Cross Country
• Defended her steeplechase national title by setting a NCAA meet record and collegiate record, and delivering the world’s fastest time of the year by breaking the nine-minute barrier (8:58.15)
• Became the first student-athlete in NCAA history to clock a sub-9:00 time in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Two-time SEC Outdoor champion in the steeplechase and the 5,000m
• Went undefeated in all outdoor events this season
• 2025 NCAA indoor national champion in the 5,000m and national runner-up in the 3,000m
• Eight-time Bowerman Watch List member and the only woman to appear on every Watch List this season
• Four-time national champion
• Seven-time All-American
• 2024 USTFCCCA Lance Harter National Women’s Athlete of the Year 
• Swept all three SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors (cross country, indoor track, outdoor track)

2025 Honda Sport Award, Track and Field

• Joining Lemngole is Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler, Michigan’s Savannah Sutherland and Washington’s Hana Moll
• All four finalists were chosen by a panel of experts from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
• The Honda Sport award winner for track and field will be announced later this week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools
• The CWSA, celebrating its 49^th year, honors the nation’s top NCAA women athletes for their superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service
• The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year award and the 2025 Honda Cup, which will be presented during the live broadcast of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards on CBS Sports Network on June 30 at 6 p.m. CT