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Football Places 29 on MVFC Academic Honor Roll

Taylor Hill and Chip Holtschlag earn President’s Council Academic Excellence Award

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Western Illinois football placed 29 student-athletes on the 2014-15 Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Honor Roll. The conference office announced the list on Wednesday (June 24).
 
Senior tight end Taylor Hill (Rochester/Rochester) and departed senior defensive lineman Chip Holtschlag (Quincy/Notre Dame) earned a spot on the President's Council Academic Excellence Award. To receive the honor, a student-athlete must have a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2014), participate for at least two years and be within 18 hours of graduation.
 
Hill (Mathematics) earned his bachelor's degree in December while Holtschlag (Biology) received his bachelor's degree last month.
 
Members of the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award met the standard of a 3.20 or higher GPA for the previous two semesters (freshmen are not eligible).
 
The MVFC Honor Roll highlights all football student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA for the Fall 2014 semester and a minimum 12 hours of enrollment during the fall.
 
PRESIDENTS ACADEMIC AWARD - Taylor Hill, Chip Holtschlag

COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD - Jordan Detweiler, Taylor Hill, Jacob Judd, Adam Hoogerwerf, Nathan Knuffman, Myles Spearman, Brett Taylor, James Torgerson

HONOR ROLL - Brody Carls, Brandon De La Cruz, Jordan Detweiler, Aaron Diggs, David Griffith, Taylor Hill, Chip Holtschlag, Adam Hoogerwerf, Jacob Judd, Grant Kasal, Nathan Knuffman, John LaChapelle, Cale McMakin, Luke Otto, Drew Patterson, Dwayne Phillips, Joseph Pyszka, JJ Raffelson, Ryan Ricketts, Arturo Romero, Xavier Rowe, Luis Sharpe, Tyler Slamans, Timothy Smith, Myles Spearman, Pete Swenson, Brett Taylor, James Torgerson, Nick Ziegenbein
 
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Players Mentioned

Chip Holtschlag

#71 Chip Holtschlag

DL
6' 3"
Senior
Notre Dame
Brody Carls

#62 Brody Carls

OL
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Pana
Jordan Detweiler

#72 Jordan Detweiler

OL
6' 5"
Sophomore
Williamsburg
Aaron Diggs

#5 Aaron Diggs

DB
6' 1"
Sophomore
Millennium
David Griffith

#38 David Griffith

DB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Avon
Taylor Hill

#89 Taylor Hill

TE
6' 5"
Senior
Rochester
Adam Hoogerwerf

#86 Adam Hoogerwerf

WR
5' 11"
Sophomore
Alleman
Jacob Judd

#66 Jacob Judd

OL
6' 3"
Sophomore
Clinton
Grant Kasal

#94 Grant Kasal

DL
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Downers Grove North
Nathan Knuffman

#33 Nathan Knuffman

K/P
6' 1"
Junior
Camp Point Central
John LaChapelle

#96 John LaChapelle

DL
6' 1"
Senior
Apache Junction / Glendale CC
Cale McMakin

#54 Cale McMakin

LB
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Blue Valley West

Players Mentioned

Chip Holtschlag

#71 Chip Holtschlag

6' 3"
Senior
Notre Dame
DL
Brody Carls

#62 Brody Carls

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Pana
OL
Jordan Detweiler

#72 Jordan Detweiler

6' 5"
Sophomore
Williamsburg
OL
Aaron Diggs

#5 Aaron Diggs

6' 1"
Sophomore
Millennium
DB
David Griffith

#38 David Griffith

5' 11"
Sophomore
Avon
DB
Taylor Hill

#89 Taylor Hill

6' 5"
Senior
Rochester
TE
Adam Hoogerwerf

#86 Adam Hoogerwerf

5' 11"
Sophomore
Alleman
WR
Jacob Judd

#66 Jacob Judd

6' 3"
Sophomore
Clinton
OL
Grant Kasal

#94 Grant Kasal

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Downers Grove North
DL
Nathan Knuffman

#33 Nathan Knuffman

6' 1"
Junior
Camp Point Central
K/P
John LaChapelle

#96 John LaChapelle

6' 1"
Senior
Apache Junction / Glendale CC
DL
Cale McMakin

#54 Cale McMakin

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Blue Valley West
LB