Ball State Athletics Places a Record 10 Student-Athletes on Ball State's Top 100 List

Ball State Athletics Places a Record 10 Student-Athletes on Ball State's Top 100 List

February 16, 2026 | Baseball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Track & Field, Cardinal Varsity Club

Top 100 Student Awards

MUNCIE, Ind. - - For the fifth straight academic year, at least seven student-athletes have been named to Ball State's Top 100 Students list, as announced by the Ball State University Foundation. A record 10 student-athletes earned merit on this year's Top 100 List, exceeding eight in 2025 and exactly seven in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

In its fifth year, the award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State who represent beneficence both in and out of the classroom. All applications were scored by a group of Ball State alumni from around the country.

Garnering recognition were Benjamin Clarkston (men's swim & dive), Maci Easton (track & field), Jasmine Driscoll (women's golf), John Chambers (baseball), Taylor Hickman (track & field), Maci Hoskins (track & field), Hannah Justice (women's swim & dive), Alex McPhee (soccer), Ava Molina (gymnastics) and Emily Roper (soccer).

Five of Ball State's 10 student-athletes on the list – Clarkston, Driscoll, Easton, Hoskins and Molina -- received Top 50 scores. All Top 100 honorees will be celebrated at a recognition event on March 21 at Sursa Performance Hall, where additional honorees will also be revealed.