2025-26 North Central College Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees

April 21, 2026 – North Central College student-athletes were recognized for their achievements in academics, athletics, and research during the College's annual Honors Day, held April 16 in conjunction with the 28th Annual Rall Symposium for Student Research.

As part of the day's events, nine Cardinal student-athletes contributed to 11 poster presentations at the Rall Symposium, including Hannah Galletti (women's track & field), Luke Moran (men's track & field), Patricia Savoia Cooley (women's track & field), Danni Moser (women's volleyball), Anais Gerard (women's tennis), Jason Smith (men's lacrosse), Ryan Breese (men's cross country/track & field), Taylor Graveman (wmen's wrestling), and Alayna Lazicki (women's track & field).

Additionally, five student-athletes delivered four oral presentations throughout the morning. Samantha Alis (women's lacrosse), Macy Fleury (women's track & field), Olivia Durbin (triathlon), Kamryn Neer (women's cross country/track & field), and Gabrielle Gangloff (women's track & field) shared their research findings across a range of disciplines.

At the College's 50th annual Honors Convocation, four student-athletes were recognized for outstanding achievement in their academic majors. Sophia Hein (women's soccer) was named Outstanding Major in English Literature, while Sara Sterner (women's wrestling) earned the same distinction in Criminology. Bailey Miller (softball) was recognized as the Outstanding Student in Chinese and also received the Distinguished Military Graduate Award. Macy Fleury (women's track & field) was named Outstanding Major in Exercise Science and was one of two Outstanding Senior honorees, an award presented by Dr. Abiódún Gòkè-Paríolá.

The day's events also included the induction of North Central's 19th class into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. A total of 119 student-athletes were recognized for their combined excellence in academics and athletics over their collegiate careers.

Chi Alpha Sigma is the first and only nonprofit organization established to recognize college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition. Founded in 1996 by then-DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis, the organization connects outstanding student-athletes through a lifelong fraternal network that celebrates both educational and athletic achievement. Eligibility requirements include earning a varsity letter, achieving junior academic standing or higher after the fifth full-time semester, and maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.4 or above.

North Central's chapter, one of 22 in the state of Illinois, was chartered in 2007. This year, 53 graduating seniors received ceremonial black and gold cords to wear at Commencement on May 3, while 66 juniors were inducted into the society.

There are currently 553 active Chi Alpha Sigma chapters nationwide. For more information, visit chialphasigma.com.

Since last year's Honors Day, North Central student-athletes have earned 95 individual Scholar All-America selections from their respective sport organizations, while Cardinal teams have combined for 12 Scholar Team Awards.