57 ÐÔÊÓ½ç Athletes Honored as Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award Winners
Published: June 24, 2026.
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced today (June 24) that 57 ÐÔÊÓ½ç student-athletes were honored as Brother James Gaffney, FSC, Distinguished Scholar Award winners.Named after Brother James Gaffney, FSC, former President of ÐÔÊÓ½ç for over 28 years and two-term chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, the award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the course of the academic year.ÐÔÊÓ½ç Br. James Gaffney, FSC, Distinguished Scholar Award winners (Oak Forest, Ill./Marist), Baseball
(Quincy, Ill.), Baseball
(Machesney Park, Ill.), Baseball
(Sulpher Springs, TX/Triton CC), Baseball
(Plainfield, Ill/Plainfield South), Baseball
(Hinsdale, Ill./Wheaton), Men's Basketball
(Centerville, Ohio/Centerville), Men's Lacrosse
(Hugo, Minnesota/Mahtomedi HS), Men's Lacrosse
(Columbus, Ohio/Dublin Coffman HS), Men's Lacrosse
(Rockford, Mich./Rockford), Men's Lacrosse
(Livonia, Michigan/St. Mary's Preparatory HS), Men's Lacrosse
(Lima, Peru/Club Universitario de Deportes), Men's Soccer
(Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood), Men's Soccer
(Riga, Latvia/Riga), Men's Soccer
(Kungsbacka, Sweden/Aranäsgymnasiet), Men's Soccer
(Oslo, Norway/Korsvoll IL), Men's Soccer
(Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek), Men's Swimming
(Westmont, IL/Math and Science Academy), Men's Track & Field
(Germantown, WI/Germantown), Women's Basketball
(Crystal Lake, Ill./Example Academy), Women's Basketball
(Lower Burrell, PA), Bowling
(Elmhurst, Ill./York), Bowling
(Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South), Women's Golf
(Carol Stream, Ill./West Chicago), Women's Golf
(Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North High School), Women's Lacrosse
(Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport East), Women's Lacrosse
(Roscoe, Ill./Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Women's Soccer
(New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay High School), Women's Soccer
(Emmendingen, Germany/GHSE Emmendingen), Women's Soccer
(Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove), Women's Soccer
(Hudson, Ohio/Louisiana-Monroe), Women's Soccer
(Mapleton, Ill./Illini Bluffs High School), Softball
(New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West High School), Softball
(Plainfield, IL/), STUNT
(Cicero, Ill./Morton), STUNT
(Slaska, Poland/X High School of Sports Championship), Women's Swimming
(Hoogeveen, Netherlands/Roelof Van Echten College), Women's Swimming
(Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick), Women's Swimming
(Rochester, Ind./Rochester Community), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
(Highland, Ill./Highland), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
(Frankfort, Ill./Lincolnway East), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
(Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
(Hampshire, Ill./Jacobs), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
(Mapleton, Ill./Illini Bluffs HS), Women's Track & Field
(Piacenza, Italy/), Women's Track & Field
(Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS), Women's Track & Field
(Heraklion of Crete, Greece/), Women's Track & Field
(Itasca, Ill./Lake Park HS), Women's Track & Field
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(Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville), Women's Track & Field
(Fall River, Wis./Fall River), Women's Volleyball
(Carpentersville, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs), Women's Volleyball
(Papillion, Neb./Papillion La Vista South), Women's Volleyball
(Waukesha, Wis/Waukesha West), Women's Volleyball
(Antioch, Ill./Rider), Women's Volleyball
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