CARMEL – This week, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the Tom Bohlsen Fall Academic Team. To qualify, student athletes must be in their second year, and have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. 

This fall, 31 athletes representing five sports at Earlham College qualified for the recognition. 

Men's soccer led the Quakers with nine honorees from the squad. Volleyball followed with seven athletes while cross country and women's soccer both landed six on the list. 

The men's soccer team is represented by seniors Wisdom Boinde, Patrick Elster, Thato T'solo, and Yuto Yamada. Quentin Berry represents the junior class, and sophomores Devin Fitzgibbon, Braden Guinn, Duncan Jordahl, Nathan Lefkowitz.

Honorees from volleyball include graduate student Sydney Fuller, and senior Kaitlin Hicks. Representing the junior class is Maria Young and Liv Kyrk. Sophomores Akiko Tajima, Meg Kobman, and Katie Conner earned the recognition. 

From women's soccer seniors Tess Cunningham, Jenna Hoeh, Eva Lyon, and Mollie Lyon placed on the team, along with sophomores Quinn Doden and Makayla Hurey. 

Cross country is represented by seniors Ian Gorley and Alex Roberts. Juniors Jillian Schlieper and Elena Stirn, and sophomore Connor Del Carmen.

Women's tennis also placed three athletes on the academic list in its first season back on campus. Senior Gloria Aligbe is joined by sophomores Faith Silver and Saki Takizawa in recognition.