On Thursday, March 26, Benedictine College and the Raven Athletic Department inducted the Class of 2026 to the Kansas Epsilon Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma.

The ceremony inducted 41 student-athletes from across 16 of Benedictine's 17 varsity sports programs.

Chi Alpha Sigma is the first and only nonprofit organization that was established to recognize four-year college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition. To be inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, a student-athlete must attend a four-year accredited college or university member of the NCAA, NAIA, USCAA, or NCCAA. The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter, as determined by the certifying institution, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale). Student-Athletes were also nominated by their respective head coaches.

"The group recognized this year continues to demonstrate the Characteristics of a Raven that we hold dear at Benedictine," said Benedictine Athletic Director Charlie Gartenmayer. "They have learned how to balance working towards earning their degrees to position themselves for success beyond Benedictine, while continuing to raise the level of competition for the programs they play for."

This year's Class consists of: Chanterra Allen - Women's Lacrosse - Marketing and Management; Gwendolyn Baugh - Cheer - English; Parrish Beagle - Baseball - Exercise Science; Anna Bolger - Women's Soccer - Elementary Education; Samuel Buerschen - Men's Cross Country - Biology; Malcolm Castronova - Men's Lacrosse - Math; Maria Connealy - Women's Indoor Track & Field - Graphic Design; Kaelyn Conrad - Softball - Elementary Education; Dylan Davidson - Football - Business Management & Finance; Lillian Davison - Cheer - Nursing; Kelly Demeulenaere - Women's Volleyball - Exercise Science: General Healthcare & Coaching; Paul Dorr - Baseball - Finance and Accounting; Bence Duka - Men's Basketball - Finance; Oliver Ferris - Baseball - Finance; Bennett Gilliland - Football - Marketing; Jenna Goers - Women's Volleyball - Accounting; Anna Gomez - Dance - Nursing; Gabriel Green - Cheer - Theology; Grace Heeb - Women's Soccer - Accounting and Theology; Madison Helten - Women's Indoor Track & Field - Secondary Education & Theology; Mackenna Hill - Women's Lacrosse - Accounting; Josephine Jansen - Women's Cross Country - Nursing; Brody Joachims - Men's Indoor Track & Field - Philosophy and Mathematics; Emily Johnston - Softball - Elementary Education & Special Education; Daniel Lantz - Men's Wrestling - Mechanical Engineering; Isabella Markey - Cheer - Criminology; Rhiannon Martin - Softball - Athletic Healthcare and Exercise Science; Christian Mcafee - Football - Secondary Education / Social Sciences; Jacob Meyer - Men's Lacrosse - Nursing; Julia Moncrief - Cheer - Elementary Education; Pablo Montoya Valdez - Football - Athletic Healthcare and Exercise Science; Anya Moorehouse - Dance - Nursing; Luke Reger - Men's Lacrosse - Marketing; Abigail Reynolds - Softball - Biology w/ minor in Chemistry; Harrison Schmitt - Football - Biology w/ minor in Chemistry; Marisha Smith - Cheer - Graphic Design; Nicole Storck  - Women's Basketball - Accounting, Strength & Conditioning, Coaching; Chase Sucharski - Football - Mechanical Engineering; Deaglan Sullivan - Men's Basketball - Chemical Engineering; Megan White - Softball - Exercise Science; Jenna Wilken - Women's Soccer - Nursing.

Founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis, Chi Alpha Sigma continues to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.

With the third class inducted this Spring, the total number of Chi Alpha Sigma members for Raven Athletics now sits at 134 student-athletes.

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