GRANVILLE, Ohio – Denison University and the Department of Athletics has officially announced that they have established the university's first chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the first and only national honor society of scholar-athletes in college athletics. Denison also inducted its inaugural class into the honor society on May 10, consisting of 86 student-athletes across 22 varsity sports.

As one of 18 member-institutions in the state of Ohio, Denison is also one of 12 NCAA Division III institutions in the state, while also joining Allegheny, DePauw, Oberlin, Wooster, Hiram, Ohio Wesleyan, Wabash, and Wittenberg from the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Denison's Chi Alpha Sigma chapter will give the university an opportunity to honor those four-year collegiate student-athletes that have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. To be eligible to join the honor society, the student-athlete must participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, display strong moral character, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.

Established in 1996, 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.

A complete list of Denison's 2021 Chi Alpha Sigma inductees is listed below.

Baseball: Ty Robinson, Dylan Hunter, Justin Wernoski
Softball: Emily DeSheles, Sam Kline, Gabi Dufresne
Men's Basketball: Kevin Cheng, Ben Stern, John Faller
Men's Cross Country: Adam Cromwell, Millan Henegar, Zackary Johnston, Henri Hegemier, Jacob Rains
Women's Cross Country: Sarah Radziewicz, Emily Willson
Football: Ryan Hallinan, Jacob Kuhlman, Trey Dawkins, Rob Saylor
Field Hockey: AC Veith, Abby Scully, Brooke Cameron, Maren Kraak, Liza Higley
Women's Fencing: Denise Seifert, Shivika Churiwalla, Amber Wardzala, Diyanshu Emandi, Anusha Shukla
Men's Golf: Marc Mitchell, Ben Scherman
Women's Golf: Megan Wong, Sophia Alexander, Megan Munn
Men's Lacrosse: Sean Bailey, Jack Scalia
Women's Lacrosse: Katie Kolva, Maeve Caldwell, Liza Farnham, Casey McTague, Megan Cunningham
Men's Soccer: Harrison Netburn, Stuart Windell
Women's Soccer: Meg Rogan, Danica Kontic, Kailey Knopf, Kelly O'Neill, Abby King, Kate Dannemiller, Sydney Ludes
Men's Squash: Jash Rathod, Henry Rosenberg
Men's Swimming & Diving: John Stauffer, Nicholas Czepukaitis, Chas Sigloh, Max Sternberg, Liam Picozzi, Jacob Edwards, Drake Horton, Andrew Kurlich
Women's Swimming & Diving: Karly Noetzel, Mia Chiappe, Abby Fierstos, Maddie Hopkins, Sophia Gaguzis, Grace Kacmarek, Annalise Cheshire, Bridget Horton, Ariela Katz
Men's Tennis: Akshat Agarwal, Jacob Dennen, John Purnode, Tim Cianciola
Women's Tennis: Alex Cash, Natalie Overby, Devin Gramley, Hannah Bradvica, Hannah Cianciola
Men's Track & Field: Adam Cromwell, Millan Henegar, Austin Burgess, Zackary Johnston, Henri Hegemier, Jacob Rains
Women's Track & Field: Marija Pavlick, Sarah Radziewicz, Emily Willson, Becca Skolnick, Danni Gutelius, Maya Newman
Volleyball: Payton McElfresh, Emma Woerner, Marija Pavlick