The Valparaiso University football program placed 79 individuals on the 2025 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll, which was announced this week.
 
This marked the second-highest number of honorees in program history, only one behind a program-record 80 from the 2024 campaign. Valpo had the fourth-highest total number of Academic All-PFL honorees in the Pioneer Football League for the 2025 season.
 
The PFL athletic director and coaches established the honor roll in 2001 to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. In its 25 seasons, the academic honor roll has recognized over 12,600 student-athletes.
 
The PFL Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who participated in football at member institutions during the semester of competition and posted a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the semester while enrolled full-time in accordance with NCAA rules.
 
2025 PFL Academic Honor Roll – Valpo
David Akinbosoye (Fr., DB), Environmental Engineering
Frank Bartell (R-Jr., DB), Sport Management
Jonathan Bauzon (R-Fr., DL), Physics
Nick Beidl (R-So., DB), Communication
Jorge Benavente (R-Fr., OL), Business
Bertrand Berry II (R-Fr., DL), Mechanical Engineering
Michael Biesboer (R-Fr., OL), Business
Donovan Brown (Fr., DB), Communication
Carsen Burckhardt (Fr., LB), Finance
Max Carter (R-Jr., TE), Finance
Jackson Crawford (Fr., TE), Engineering
Donovan Dey (Fr., RB), Exercise Science
Johnny DiBlasio (Fr., QB), Sport Management
Dom DiNuzzo (R-Fr., TE), Mechanical Engineering
Jacob Diver (R-Fr., WR), Business
Nico Downie (Fr., WR), Business
Luke Doyle (Fr., WR), Exercise Science
Jack Elgin (R-Fr., WR), Accounting
Anthony Feltrinelli (R-Fr., LB), Management
Shawn Fester (6th, DL), Master's in Sport Administration
Nathan Fletcher (Fr., DL), Business
Isaiah Fowler (R-So., DL), Communication
Mathew Gasior (Fr., OL), Mathematics
Xavier Gipson (Fr., DB), Business
Alex Goworowski (R-Jr., DL), Mechanical Engineering
Tavion Grant (7th, DB), Master's in Sport Administration
Chris Gundy (R-Jr., WR), Economics
Jacardon Hardemon (Sr., DL), Master's in Sport Administration
Nathan Harris (Fr., LB), Business
Colin Hayes (R-Fr., TE), Management
Justin Hemmersbach (R-So., OL), Management
Easton Hill (Fr., LB), Business
Nate Hillenburg (R-Jr., Master's in Business Administration
Christian Hilton (R-Jr., DL), Finance
Omar Jackson (R-So., DB), Sport Management
Nick Johnsen (R-Fr., DL), Finance
Justin Jurmu (R-Jr., LB), Marketing
Rowan Keefe (R-Jr., QB), Marketing
Mason Knoch (R-Fr., OL), Finance
Bryce Koteles (R-Jr., OL), Sport Management
Austin Lambert (R-So., OL), Finance
Zander Lankford (Fr., P), Marketing
Nic Lendino (R-So., DB), Finance
Noah Long (R-Fr., RB), Business
Micah Mackay (R-So., WR), Mechanical Engineering
DJ Manns II (Fr., RB), Sport Management
Mike Mansaray (6th, RB), Master's in Sport Administration
Micah Markley (Fr., LB), Business
Billy Jack McCool (Fr., OL), Business
Brendan Mcilvenna (R-So., OL), Finance
Ace McKinnis (R-Sr., LS), Master's in Sport Administration
Jackson Modder (R-Fr., OL), Sport Management
Matt Molnar (R-Jr., DL), Finance
Marty O'Keeffe (R-So., WR), Marketing
Emmanuel Olojo (Fr., DL), Communication
Niko Paic (R-Jr., OL), Finance
Ryan Pauley (R-Jr., OL), Finance
Tristan Pusateri (Fr., LB), Business
Uriel Richardson (5th, DB), Master's in Sport Administration
Ryan Ricketti (R-Fr., WR), Business Analytics
Jacob Ritter (Fr., QB), Chemical Engineering
Michael Rumoro (Fr., RB), Business
Dawson Rye (R-Jr., LB), Management
Jason Salman (So., DB), Finance
Luke Scoma (R-Fr., K), Business
Liam Shepherd (R-Sr., K), Sociology
Morgan Smith (Jr., P), Communication
Robbie Spang (R-So., WR), Finance
Iosua Stephens (Fr., QB), Finance
Nolan Teising (Fr., WR), Sport Management
Dan Theiss (R-Fr., OL), Management
Tyler Threat (So., DB), Business
George Trojanek (R-Sr., DL), Management
Brayden Welch (R-Fr., TE), Electrical Engineering
De'Andre Wilborn (R-Sr., DL), Master's in Sport Administration
Kaiser Wilhelm (Fr., DB), Business
Carson Wilt (R-Sr., K), Masters Ad Business Administration
Devin Yeats (R-Jr., WR), Exercise Science
Gus Wenning (R-So., LB), Marketing