Thunderbolt student-athletes were honored for having committed and signed to play a sport in college. More student-athletes in the Class of 2025 will be honored in the spring.
Zachary Barnes
Parents – Gary and Lisa Barnes
Collegiate Sport – Football
College Choice – Dordt University—Sioux Center, Iowa
Conference Affiliation –Great Plains Athletic Conference
Division – NAIA
Area of Study – Business Science: Construction Management
Honors:
- 2-time Letter Winner—Football
- HAC Academic All-Conference—Football 2023
- 3-time Academic Honor Roll
Macie Eidson
Parents – Jon and Charity Eidson
Collegiate Sport – Basketball
College Choice – Benedictine College—Atchison, Kansas
Conference Affiliation – Heart of America Athletic Conference
Division – NAIA
Area of Study – Nursing
Honors:
- 2-time Letter Winner—Basketball
- 3-time Letter Winner—Track
- 2-time HAC Academic All-Conference—Track
- HAC Academic All-Conference—Basketball
- 3-time Pius X Green Honor Roll
- Campus Ministry Team
Maggie Kidwell
Parents – Gabe and Mikaela Kidwell
Collegiate Sport – Cheer
College Choice – Iowa Western Community College—Council Bluffs, Iowa
Conference Affiliation – Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Division – NJCAA
Area of Study – Fine Arts
Honors:
- 2-time Letter winner–Cheer
- Class A State Championship Traditional Routine–2023
- Game Day Routine National Qualifier—2024
Lidia Reinke
Parents – Jason and Melanie Reinke
Collegiate Sport – Cheer
College Choice – Iowa Western Community College—Council Bluffs, Iowa
Conference Affiliation – Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Division – NJCAA
Area of Study – General Studies
Honors:
- 4-time Varsity Letter Winner—Cheer
- 3time UCA All-American
- 2-time Varsity Team Captain
- State Champion Traditional Cheer—2023
- National High School Cheer Championships—2024
Faith Venable
Parents – Stewart and Shelli Venable
Collegiate Sport – Volleyball
College Choice – University of Nebraska-Omaha – Omaha, Nebraska
Conference Affiliation – Summit League
Division – NCAA Division I
Area of Study – Business/Journalism
Honors:
- 4-Time Letter Winner—Volleyball
- Class A All-State 1st Team Lincoln Journal Star—Volleyball 2023
- Super State 3rd Team Lincoln Journal Star—Volleyball 2023
- Class A All-State 2nd Team Omaha World Herald—Volleyball 2023
- Super State 2nd Team Omaha World Herald—Volleyball 2023
- Class A Honorable Mention All-State Lincoln Journal Star—Volleyball 2022
- Class A Honorable Mention All-State Omaha World Herald—Volleyball 2022
- HAC All-Conference—2023 Volleyball
- All-City 1st Team Lincoln Journal Star—Volleyball 2023
- All-City 2nd Team Lincoln Journal Star—Volleyball 2022
- HAC Academic All-Conference—Volleyball 2022, 2023
- NCPA Academic All-State—Volleyball 2023, 2024
- Volleyball School Records—most kills game, most kills season
- Pius X National Honor Society
- Pius X Honor Roll
Elle Wells
Parents – Jeff and Jen Wells
Collegiate Sport – Basketball
College Choice – Drury University – Springfield, Missouri
Conference Affiliation – Great Lakes Valley Conference
Division – NCAA Division II
Area of Study – Pre-Dental
Honors:
- 3-Time Letter Winner—Basketball
- Class A Honorable Mention All-State Lincoln Journal Star—Basketball 2023
- 3-Time HAC Academic All-Conference—Basketball
- Pius X National Honor Society
- Pius X Honor Roll
