KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) announced its 2025 Women's Tennis MIAA Academic Awards on Wednesday, and Missouri Western's Cristina Granero Boj and Ellie Messenger received honors.
 
Granero Boj, who was named the MIAA Player of the Year and an All-MIAA First Team selection, earned spots on the Academic Honor Roll and the Scholar Athlete list. The nursing major finished the year with a 3.57 GPA.
 
Messenger was recognized on the Academic Honor Roll and received an Academic Excellence Award for achieving a perfect 4.00 GPA. The lone senior on the team received her degree in Social Work.
 
Fifty women's tennis players were named to the MIAA's 2025 Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the league's Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. They also need at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.
 
Click here to view all 50 women's tennis student-athletes who earn academic honors in the 2025 season.
 
These academic awards do not include true freshmen or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release its Newcomer Academic Awards from the 2024-25 academic year in late June. HONOR ROLL - 3.0+ GPA
Cristina Granero Boj - Nursing  | 3.57
Ellie Messenger - Social Work | 4.00
 
SCHOLAR ATHLETES - 3.5+ GPA
Cristina Granero Boj - Nursing  | 3.57
 
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE - 4.0 GPA
Ellie Messenger - Social Work | 4.00