KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - This past Fall, as the fifth Chi Alpha Sigma member in the state of Missouri, Truman State University was designated the "Missouri Epsilon" chapter. Monday night, 90 Bulldog student-athletes were inducted as part of Truman's inaugural class. The full list of those inducted can be found at the bottom of this release.
 
Chi Alpha Sigma is the National College Athlete Honor Society (NCAHS) that was founded at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. on May 17, 1996 by DePauw head football coach and professor of kinesiology, Nick Mourouzis. Mourouzis saw that there were many organizations that honored top or elite athletes with high academic achievements, but none that honored all participants of athletic teams who were letterwinners of their sport and who maintained a high cumulative grade point average.
 
It is a not-for-profit honor society that honors those collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college students who receive a varsity letter in their sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and/or senior years. The governing board represents all levels of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). More than 300 colleges and universities from 43 states and the District of Columbia are presently members and the list increases daily.
 
The organization's purposes are as follows:
1. To encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited colleges and universities;
2. To recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity letterwinners;
3. To encourage good citizenship, moral character, and friendship among the high academic achievers in college athletics;
4. to recognize and honor the individual athlete, his/her team, sport, athletic department, and college or university;
5. To mentor and to provide leadership to other athletes.
 
Criteria for becoming a member:
1. Must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is a member of the NCAA or NAIA
2. Must have earned a letter in a varsity intercollegiate sport sponsored by the NCAA or the NAIA.
3. Must have achieved at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter as determined by the certifying institution.
4. Must have achieved a minimum cumulative 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent grade point average by the time of the selection process. Local chapters may require a higher minimum cumulative grade point average, if they choose.
5. Must have endorsement from the head coach of his/her sport.
6. Must have official documentation from the registrar's office as to class standing and grade point average.
7. Must be recommended by the college or university Chapter Advisor.
8. Must be of good moral character.
 

	Name	Major	Sport	Overall GPA
1	Josh Abegg	Accounting	Baseball	3.57
2	Chris Beckmann	Accounting	Baseball	3.45
3	Trevor Bell	Business Admin	Baseball	3.42
4	Alec Beuttel	Accounting	Baseball	4.00
5	Wyatt Fones	Exercise Science	Baseball	3.66
6	Nate Lukas	Exercise Science	Baseball	3.43
7	Jon Lyons	Justice Systems	Baseball	3.40
8	Matt Tometz	Exercise Science	Baseball	3.82
9	Brendan Trimble	Exercise Science	Baseball	3.50
10	Peter Young	Exercise Science	Baseball	3.43
11	Billy Daniel	Accounting	Men's Basketball	3.79
12	Zach Fischer	Accounting	Men's Basketball	3.90
13	Cory Myers	Exercise Science	Men's Basketball	3.40
14	Brooke Bailey	Health Science	Women's Basketball	3.42
15	Jamie Gleeson	Exercise Science	Women's Basketball	3.96
16	Rachel Steinhoff	Communication	Women's Basketball	3.77
17	Arber Emroski	Computer Science	Football	3.65
18	Marcos Hernandez	Exercise Science	Football	3.43
19	Taylor Kliethermes	Exercise Science	Football	3.53
20	Kyle Leckrone	Graduate Student	Football	4.00
21	Mitch Nichols	Health Science	Football	4.00
22	Dalton Powell	Accounting	Football	4.00
23	Jon Scheeler	Business Admin	Football	3.48
24	Kyle Spratt	Mathematics	Football	3.74
25	Brad Wellman	Business Admin	Football	3.51
26	Kade Young	Mathematics	Football	3.96
27	Nicolle Barmettler	Biology	Women's Golf	3.80
28	Stephanie Hulett	Psychology	Women's Golf	3.67
29	Jake Brown	Accounting	Men's Soccer	3.65
30	Josh Hall	Health Science	Men's Soccer	3.46
31	Zach Hollstrom	Graduate Student	Men's Soccer	4.00
32	Brian Kane	Accounting	Men's Soccer	3.44
33	Jory Knernschield	Biology	Men's Soccer	4.00
34	Blake LaTendresse	Biology	Men's Soccer	3.46
35	Ben Nivala	Exercise Science	Men's Soccer	3.75
36	Tyler Nord	Accounting	Men's Soccer	3.40
37	Jeremy Rehagen	Accounting	Men's Soccer	3.53
38	Zac Suazo	Exercise Science	Men's Soccer	3.40
39	Danielle Beers	Exercise Science	Women's Soccer	3.41
40	Sam Bibee	Exercise Science	Women's Soccer	3.88
41	Megan Casserly	Biology	Women's Soccer	3.50
42	Delaney Kooken	Biology	Women's Soccer	3.50
43	Casey Maloney	Exercise Science	Women's Soccer	3.54
44	Katie Mattingly	Health Science	Women's Soccer	3.85
45	Laura Ney	Biology	Women's Soccer	3.61
46	Caity Schmitt	Communication	Women's Soccer	3.63
47	Megan Whitehead	Exercise Science	Women's Soccer	3.55
48	Stephanie Williams	Exercise Science	Women's Soccer	3.68
49	Riley Cook	Exercise Science	Softball	4.00
50	Jamie Fowle	Psychology	Softball	3.43
51	Ashley Murphy	Justice Systems	Softball	3.62
52	Kadie Orenstein	Exercise Science	Softball	3.70
53	Valerie Schmidt	Accounting	Softball	3.51
54	Nicolette Simpson	Psychology	Softball	3.63
55	Alyssa Spoerer	Exercise Science	Softball	3.50
56	Haley Wells	Exercise Science	Softball	3.64
57	Riley Brown	Justice Systems	Men's Swimming	3.61
58	Jeff Cavanaugh	Economics	Men's Swimming	3.74
59	Neil Girmus	Economics	Men's Swimming	3.77
60	Derek Mielke	Health Science	Men's Swimming	3.78
61	Matt Phillips	Exercise Science	Men's Swimming	3.71
62	Jamie Fitzpatrick	Exercise Science	Women's Swimming	3.79
63	Grace Fodor	English	Women's Swimming	3.82
64	Morgan Foxworthy	Mathematics	Women's Swimming	3.64
65	Mackenzie Neeley	Psychology	Women's Swimming	3.42
66	Ally Neumann	Communication Disorders	Women's Swimming	3.63
67	Emily Ponte	Exercise Science	Women's Swimming	3.97
68	Jasmine Roghair	Biology	Women's Swimming	4.00
69	Nikki Sisson	Communication Disorders	Women's Swimming	3.47
70	Alison Strickler	Psychology	Women's Swimming	3.63
71	Meredith Wekesser	Psychology	Women's Swimming	3.88
72	Paul Province	Accounting	Men's Tennis	3.60
73	Elise Mousseau	Business Admin	Women's Tennis	3.56
74	Lindsey Schlichting	Nursing	Women's Tennis	3.57
75	Marisa Thome	Mathematics	Women's Tennis	3.61
76	Daniel Aiken	Computer Science	Cross Country/T&F	3.49
77	Keegan McCabe	Biology	Cross Country/T&F	3.96
78	Brice Pavey	Accounting	Cross Country/T&F	3.63
79	Erica Beck	Exercise Science	Cross Country/T&F	3.69
80	Sydney Cornett	Nursing	Cross Country/T&F	3.81
81	Heather Hughes	Exercise Science	Cross Country/T&F	3.88
82	Michaela Hylen	French	Cross Country/T&F	3.97
83	Jesse Katzer	Exercise Science	Cross Country/T&F	3.97
84	Nicole Neville	Exercise Science	Cross Country/T&F	3.61
85	Victoria Soncasie	Biology	Cross Country/T&F	4.00
86	Laura Tarantino	Nursing	Cross Country/T&F	3.99
87	Claire Vasilis	Mathematics	Cross Country/T&F	3.46
88	Kayla Bastian	Biology	Volleyball	3.55
89	Luke Komotos	Exercise Science	Wrestling	3.80
90	Rafael Lopez	Exercise Science	Wrestling	3.62
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