KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Six Missouri Southern women's golf student-athletes earned Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association academic awards for the 2025-26 season, the league announced Tuesday.
2025-26 MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL MEMBERS (3.0 GPA)
Name Academic Level GPA Major
Katarina Chynoranska Junior 3.94 Marketing
Maryn Harlow Junior 3.89 Finance
Caitlin Metcalfe Junior 3.82 Exercise Science
Avary Eckert Junior 4.00 Criminal Justice
Gabrielle Rettinghaus Junior 3.13 Management
Cierra Tunley Senior 3.48 Marketing
2025-26 MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (3.50 GPA, All-MIAA)
Name Academic Level GPA Major
Katarina Chynoranska Junior 3.94 Marketing
2025-26 MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS (4.0 GPA)
Name Academic Level GPA Major
Avary Eckert Junior 4.00 Criminal Justice
Seventy-four women's golf student-athletes from 13 MIAA member institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom this season. There were also 12 players named MIAA Scholar-Athletes and eight who earned the league's Academic Excellence award.
The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence award was achieved by eight women's golf student-athletes. An Academic Excellence award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of 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.
The Scholar-Athlete award distinction went to 12 players who excelled in the classroom and on the court. In the classroom, a Scholar-Athlete is an individual who has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution and has at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution. Student-athletes must also receive All-MIAA honors in the current season to achieve the full Scholar-Athlete status.
Fifty-four women's golf players were named to the 2025-26 MIAA Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above 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 2025-26 women's golf academic awards do not include first year student-athletes or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release separate academic awards for its 2025-26 newcomers in June, once the student-athletes have completed at least two terms of attendance at the certifying MIAA member institution.
2025-26 MIAA Women's Golf Academic Awards
Academic Honor Roll: 54
Scholar-Athletes: 12
Academic Excellence: 8
