University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Bermel becomes 1st female golfer to earn 4 straight MVC scholar-athlete honors
4/27/2022 1:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Senior female golfer Hannah Bermel became the first MVC student-athlete to earn women's golf scholar-athlete team honors for four consecutive years.
Bermel led UNI in eight of the Panthers' nine tournaments. She opened the fall season with three top-10 finishes and was in the top 20 in six tournaments. She ranks first on the team with an average of 76.42. Had a career low of 69 in her second round at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
In addition to being a double major, she is minoring in family studies. Bermel earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester. She finished 12th at this year's MVC Championship and was selected to the league's 10-golfer All-Conference team.
She is the first Panther to earn four First Team MVC All-Conference honors.
Bermel was among four repeat first-team picks on this year's squad, which was voted on by the league's golf sports information directors. Other repeat first-team picks include Abby Cavaiani of Missouri State; Lauren Green of Indiana State; and 2022 medalist Kristen Giles of Drake.
Ali Schrock of Illinois State was named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A total of 14 student-athletes received recognition by earning either first-team or honorable-mention honors.
In addition to the 10 first-team selections, four student-athletes received honorable mention selection by virtue of receiving a minimum number of votes. A total of 32 student-athletes were nominated for women's golf scholar-athlete honors.
The criteria for the MVC scholar-athlete team parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for its Academic All-America® program. Nominees must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale), while the student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institutions and must have participated in at least 50% of her team's rounds.
2022 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
Honorable Mention
^first-team selection in 2019, 2020, and 2021
#first-team selection in 2020 and 2021
*first-team selection in 2021
Bermel led UNI in eight of the Panthers' nine tournaments. She opened the fall season with three top-10 finishes and was in the top 20 in six tournaments. She ranks first on the team with an average of 76.42. Had a career low of 69 in her second round at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
In addition to being a double major, she is minoring in family studies. Bermel earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester. She finished 12th at this year's MVC Championship and was selected to the league's 10-golfer All-Conference team.
She is the first Panther to earn four First Team MVC All-Conference honors.
Bermel was among four repeat first-team picks on this year's squad, which was voted on by the league's golf sports information directors. Other repeat first-team picks include Abby Cavaiani of Missouri State; Lauren Green of Indiana State; and 2022 medalist Kristen Giles of Drake.
Ali Schrock of Illinois State was named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A total of 14 student-athletes received recognition by earning either first-team or honorable-mention honors.
In addition to the 10 first-team selections, four student-athletes received honorable mention selection by virtue of receiving a minimum number of votes. A total of 32 student-athletes were nominated for women's golf scholar-athlete honors.
The criteria for the MVC scholar-athlete team parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for its Academic All-America® program. Nominees must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale), while the student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institutions and must have participated in at least 50% of her team's rounds.
2022 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
- Hannah Bermel, UNI^ Sr. 3.96 Gerontology: Social Services & Communications Disorders - Cedar Falls (Iowa) Cedar Falls
- Abby Cavaiani, Missouri State# Sr. 3.96 Administrative Management - Wales (Wis.) Kettle Moraine CavaianiAbby
- Mara Flaherty, Bradley Jr. 3.95 Manufacturing Engineering - Naperville (Ill.) North
- Kristen Giles, Drake* Sr. 4.00 Pharmacy - Georgetown (Ontario) Georgetown
- Lauren Green, Indiana State# Jr. 3.90 Exercise Science - Merseyside (England) Carmel College
- Mallory Russell, Evansville So. 3.83 Nursing - Evansville (Ind.) Memorial
- Ali Schrock, Illinois State Jr. 4.00 Finance - Pontiac (Ill.) Pontiac Schrock
- Abby Thielbar,. Loyola So. 3.95 Neuroscience - Zionsville (Ind.) Zionsville Community
- Megan Welch, Bradley Sr. 3.66 Mathematics Education Lakeville (Minn.) Lakeville North
- Avalon Woodward, Illinois State So. 4.00 Organizational Leadership Palm Desert (Calif.) Palm Desert
Honorable Mention
- Payton Hodson, Valparaiso Sr. 3.98 Psychology & Spanish - Middleton (Wis.) Middleton
- Haeri Lee, Drake Sr. 3.49 Secondary Elem. Education - Buffalo Grove (Ill.) Buffalo Grove
- Lorenza Martinez, Loyola Sr. 3.73 Marketing - Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Divine Savior Holy Angels
- Kayla Pfitzner, Missouri State So. 3.68 Marketing Management Ozark (Mo.) Springfield Catholic
^first-team selection in 2019, 2020, and 2021
#first-team selection in 2020 and 2021
*first-team selection in 2021
Players Mentioned
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