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MIAA Press Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team placed 18 student athletes on the MIAA's Academic honor roll. Kevin Handzlik earned MIAA Scholar Athlete honors for being named to the All-MIAA team while maintaining at least a 3.50 GPA. To be considered for the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, student athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA with at least two terms at the MIAA institution.

Handzlik has a 3.83 GPA in Accounting. This season, he earned All-MIAA honorable mention accolades, leading the team with a .344 batting average. Appearing primarily at first base, Handzlik appeared in 45 games, making 42 starts. He drove in 33 runs and crossed the plate 23 times.

Joseph Hietpas - 4.00; Business Management
Nick Gutzmer - 3.93; Biology: Biomedical Sciences
Kevin Handzlik - 3.83; Accounting
Nick Gotta - 3.72; English
Jay Hrdlicka - 3.61; Biology: Biomedical Sciences
Brad Roberts - 3.60; Business Management
Derek Meyer - 3.58; Accounting
Nick Howard - 3.53; Biology/Psychology
John Osborne - 3.52; Finance: Corporate Finance
Dane Appel - 3.50; Middle School
Luke Wilkinson - 3.41; Business Management
Austin Battaglia - 3.34; Marketing
Aaron Barratt - 3.32; Physical Education
Kolby Greenslade - 3.26; Emergency & Disaster Mgmt
Adam Pennington - 3.20; Wildlife Ecol & Conservation
Ross Davis - 3.18; Recreation: Rec & Park Mgt
James Holler - 3.18; Accounting
Jimmy McElwain - 3.10; Agricultural Business