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Fort Hays State had five student-athletes earn the MIAA Academic Excellence Award for 2015-16. Earning the honors were Jessica Babyak (women’s soccer), Erin Elmore (softball), Kailey Klibbe (volleyball), Lisa Penner (women’s cross country/track and field), and Taylor Tustin (women’s cross country/track and field). The Academic Excellence Award goes to student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average.
Elmore was the only repeat recipient of the award for the Tigers this year as the other four were freshmen in 2015-16. Elmore, a senior this year, maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout her playing career that included two years at Rose State College in Oklahoma and two years at FHSU.
| First Name | Last Name | Sport | Class | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Jessica | Babyak | WSOC | Fr. | 4 | Biology | Austin, Texas |
| Erin | Elmore | SB | Sr. | 4 | Biology | Moore, Okla. |
| Kailey | Klibbe | VB | Fr. | 4 | Elementary Education | Longmont, Colo. |
| Lisa | Penner | WXC/WTF | Fr. | 4 | Physics | Haviland, Kan. |
| Taylor | Tustin | WXC/WTF | Fr. | 4 | Athletic Training | Gove, Kan. |