INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee volleyball player Ari Miller and men's soccer player Paolo Gratton have been selected as the Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Season, the League office announced on Wednesday.

Ari Miller, middle blocker from Milwaukee, earns her first career Scholar-Athlete of the Season award after leading the Panthers to a regular season crown and top seed in the Horizon League Volleyball Championship. Miller was named Horizon League Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year this season, adding to her Freshman of the Year honor in 2019. During the 2021 campaign, Miller was first in the League in hitting percentage (.378), third in kills per set (3.57) and fourth in points per set (4.09). As a health care administration major, Miller is a two-time Horizon League All-Academic Team selection, 2021 CoSIDA Academic-All District First Team member and holds a 3.987 GPA.

Milwaukee midfielder Paolo Gratton picks up his first Scholar-Athlete of the Season honor following the Panthers run to the semifinal match of the Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship. Gratton, a senior from Madison, Wis., was a member of the 2021 All-League First Team and finished with the sixth most goals in the League (7). Following a two-goal performance against RMU midway through the season, Gratton picked up Nike Player of the Week honors. In the classroom, Gratton is a mechanical engineering major touting a 3.95 GPA. Gratton is a two-time member of the Horizon League All-Academic Team and has been a member of the Dean's List and Horizon League Academic Honor Roll all eligible semesters.

The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes at the conclusion of each of its three athletic seasons as the Scholar-Athlete of the Season. To be eligible for Scholar-Athlete of the Season consideration, a student-athlete must be a member of that sports current year all-academic team and is selected based on a combination of athletic and academic achievement by the League's faculty athletics representatives.

ABOUT THE HORIZON LEAGUE
The Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference comprised of 12 member institutions located throughout the Midwest's major metropolitan cities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the League and its members strive to be highly competitive athletically while committing to the total development of its student-athletes and creating a lasting impact on campus and in the community. For more information, visit HorizonLeague.com.