Two Pioneers Named to Dean's List

Jacob Beecher '16 celebrates a special teams touchdown.

Two Pioneers were named to the Dean's List following the spring 2014 semester.  Junior defensive back and two-sport athlete (baseball) Jacob Beecher, a Biological Chemistry major was named to the Dean's List for the second time.  Beecher was also named academic all-conference after his first-year, and will again this year when that is announced by the Midwest Conference. 

Ibuki Ogasawara '17 learning the finer points of the game from Jake O'Polka '15.

Ogasawara, a sophomore out of Takazeki, Japan, joined the team in the off-season and was also named to the Dean's List for the first time.  Ogasawara had an outstanding non-traditonal season this spring and should be a great addition to the team.

Two Pioneers were named to the Dean's List after the Fall Semester, Beecher and Seth Howard.  This spring, three other Pioneers, Colton Feller, Seth Gustafson, and Quinn Rosenthal, received the necessary GPA to qualify for the Dean's List, but were not recognized.  All three were in their final semester at Grinnell and didn't need to take the necessary 16 credits to be eligible for the award.  Even without the official recognition, these three deserve congratulations on a job well done.

Starting with the academic year of 2012-13, the Midwest Conference began naming an Academic All-Conference team only once per year, releasing it after all sports have completed.  That list should be released soon, and the Pioneers stand to do well.