
Eagles Set Records in the Classroom
5/14/2020 9:46:00 AM | Baseball, Track & Field/XC, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Women's Rifle, Women's Golf, Student-Athlete Services
Department posts record GPA for the semester, academic year
STATESBORO - The nearly 400 student-athletes who make up the Georgia Southern Athletics Department earned a 3.08 GPA for the 2019-2020 academic year, as announced Thursday by director of athletics Jared Benko. This mark surpasses the previous high of 3.01 set in 2015-16 and matched in 2016-17.
It marks just the third time in department history the Eagles have posted a 3.00 or higher for an academic year. Additionally, the department's 3.21 spring GPA is the highest semester GPA in Georgia Southern Athletics history.
"I am very proud of our student-athletes for persevering this semester under unusual circumstances and finishing with a school-record 3.21 GPA," Benko said. "Just as impressive, 13 of 15 teams posted a 3.0 GPA or higher with 85 student-athletes posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring semester. I also want to commend our Student-Athlete Services unit for being adaptive and ensuring that our transition to online instruction was successful."
On the team level, the rifle team posted the highest GPA of all teams for the spring 2020 semester. The softball team posted a 3.74 GPA, which is the highest semester GPA in the history of the program. The men's golf team posted the highest GPA of all men's programs with 3.66 for the spring semester, also a program best for a semester.
Overall, 272 student-athletes earned a place on the honor roll (3.0 or higher). Of that group, 87 made the Dean's List (3.50-3.99) and 83 made the President's List for earning a perfect 4.0 semester GPA.
• Department Fall 2019 GPA: 2.96
• Department Spring 2020 GPA: 3.21 (Highest semester GPA in GS Athletic History)
• 2019-2020 Overall GPA: 3.08 (Highest Overall academic year GPA in GS Athletic History)
• Spring President's List (4.0)=83
• Spring Dean's List (3.5-3.99)=87
• Spring Honor Roll (3.0-3.49)=102
• Total Student-Athletes above a 3.0 for Spring 2020=272
Additionally, 13 of the 15 programs earned a 3.0 or higher for the spring semester with several setting program records.
• Softball: 3.74 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Men's Golf: 3.66 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Golf: 3.63 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Swimming & Diving: 3.62 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Men's Tennis: 3.60
• Women's Soccer: 3.58 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Tennis: 3.58
• Rifle: 3.47 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Volleyball: 3.45
• Baseball: 3.32 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Basketball: 3.32
• Men's Soccer: 3.24
• Women's Track & Field/Cross Country: 3.05
• Football: 2.84 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
PRESIDENT'S LIST (4.00)
Baseball
Matt Anderson
Parker Biederer
Sam Blancato
Blake Evans
Rhett Gay
Lawson Humphries
Braxton Johns
Gerald Kelly
Cody Shook
JP Tighe
Football
Lane Ecton
Justin Howell
John Jennings
Logan Langemeier
Malik Murray
Alex Smith
Shai Werts
Caelan Williams
Men's Basketball
Eito Yuminami
Men's Golf
Luukas Alakulppi
Wilson Andress
Alexander DeRosa
Men's Soccer
Sai Brown
John Fay
Noah Pavel
Jack Philp
Cody Prentiss
Reda Vanden-Bossche
Men's Tennis
Jaap Aaldering
Chase Arevalo
Valentin Dun
Santiago Suarez
Pascal Wagemaker
Softball
Shelby Barfield
Olivia Creamer
Ellington Day
Ashleigh Duty
Aaliyah Garcia
Ashlynn Gunter
Layton Harrell
Sydney Horton
Kyleigh Richardson
Bailee Wilson
Volleyball
Brooke Birch
Madison Brown
Baylor Bumford
Landon Jones
Carly Turner
Ryan Tuten
Women's Basketball
Amira Atwater
Alexis Brown
Nakol Franks
Victoria Stavropoulos
Women's Golf
Julianna Collett
Sarah Noonan
Ella Ofstedahl
Alberte Thuesen
Women's Soccer
Nicole Aussin
Brooke Barrett
Nora Falnes
Alejandra Gracia
Ester Hardardottir
Maddie Klintworth
Marcela Montoya
Sallie Newton
Taylor Regensburger
Kristin Sandifer
Julia Schukle
Swimming & Diving
Elizabeth Chemey
Melissa Cox
Lydia Evans
Klaudia Holt
Katie Kennedy
Randi Kiser
Sydney Petrie
Jessica Ware
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Carley Braman
Mia Colucci
Women's Tennis
Paula Boixader
Arianne de Winter
Paula Hijos
Nadja Meier
Charlotte Van Diemen
DEAN'S LIST (3.50-3.99)
Baseball
Sean Adams
Jarrett Brown
Connor Bruce
Steven Curry
Mitchell Golden
Braden Hays
Brady Jones
Nick Jones
Tyler Owens
Jared Szabo
Aaron Wainright
Football
Anthony Beck II
Tyler Bride
Cam Brown
Elijah Campbell Jr.
Parker Devine
Aaron Dowdell
Kenderick Duncan Jr.
Ryan Langan
Connor Lawson
Lawson Maxwell
Logan Powell
Teva Reynolds
Mills Ridings
Traver Vliem
Alvin Ward Jr.
Jawaski Webb
Men's Basketball
Jalen Cincore
JeMar Lincoln
Elijah McCadden
Calvin Wishart
Men's Golf
Brett Barron
Jacob Bayer
Colin Bowles
Ben Carr
Men's Soccer
Yusuf Baig
Jose Eduardo Bomfim
Maverick Boring
Adam Davie
Lawson Dooling
Thomas Jackson
Asgeir Kristjansson
Sander Wang
Jarvian Wigfall
Chase Winters
Men's Tennis
Diego Finkelstein
Neil Kandhai
Rifle
Lillian Herring
Ashley Judson
Rosemary Kramer
Softball
Janai Conklin
Mekhia Freeman
Mary Grace Howard
Ashleigh Morton
Allyssah Mullis
Harlee Rewis
Faith Shirley
Shayla Smith
Rylee Waldrep
Volleyball
Kendall Adams
Kacey Baker
Skylar Ball
Hannah McGlockton
Abby Strong
Christina Walton
Women's Basketball
Mya Burns
Nikki McDonald
Women's Golf
Kaysie Harrelson
Women's Soccer
Sarah Alexander
Elsa Boerjesson
Frida Braattum
Dani Coumbs
Courtney Johnson
Lauren Karinshak
Megan Przybysz
Vivian Streets
Karin Winka
Women's Swimming & Diving
Madelyn Cordle
Holland Danskin
Allison Knight
Katelyn Knight
Ashley Kubel
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Scovia Ayikoru
Meagan Lynch
Merabu Nagwandala
Martina Takang
Women's Tennis
Mila Hartig
HONOR ROLL (3.00-3.49)
Baseball
Christian Avant
Chandler Davis
Johns Hamilton
Jordan Jackson
Tyler Jones
Noah Ledford
Mason McWhorter
Jacob Parker
Nolan Tressler
Football
Gavin Adcock
Robb Bozeman
Todd Bradley
AJ Brown
Rashad Byrd
Derrick Canteen
Griffin Carder
Dexter Carter Jr.
Bryce Christensen
Tra Cofield
Thomas Cook
Logan Cox
Quincy Darnell
Reid Dedman
Trace Dorminy
Justin Ellis
Jon Ferguson
Verneal Henshaw Jr.
Amaru Herring
Khaleb Hood
Beau Johnson
Benz Josue
Caleb Kelly
Jarrod Leeds
Will Lovett Jr.
Will McCarty
Emory McKenzie
Mark Michaud
Brian Miller
Jordan Mitchell
Jordan Pearson
Colby Ransom
Alex Raynor
Drew Rutledge
Java'n Singletary
Kierron Smith
David Spaulding
NaJee Thompson
Bo White
Ryan White
Brandon Wilson
Men's Basketball
Mackenzie McFatten
Ike Smith
Jacob Sowers
David Viti
Men's Golf
Jake Maples
Avery Price
Mason Williams
Men's Soccer
Jokull Blaengsson
Aldair Cortes
Joshua Deane
Gaye Diadie
Lee Flowers
Kareem Gharbi
Zahmyre Harris
David Rhoades
Conner Washer
Men's Tennis
Carlos Garcia
Murphy McCullough
Alexandros Roumpis
Rifle
Gabby Morrow
Softball
Alia Booth
Alisha House
Linzie Lafavor
Jess Mazur
Volleyball
Maddie Bryant
Kali Cahill
Meredith Eckard
Lauren Hager
Nico Meyer
Mya Wilson
Women's Basketball
Tatum Barber
Hailey Dias-Allen
Ja'nya Love-Hill
Tsubasa Nisbet
Jordan Strange
Women's Golf
Emma Bell
Savanah Satterfield
Women's Soccer
Claire Amici
Brogan Boudreaux
Olivia Elofsson
Kristin Spering
Vala Kristin Theodorsdottir
Women's Swimming & Diving
Isabelle Bray
Markie Duffy
Bettie Logan
Gretchen Mossburg
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Isabel Clayton
Adriana Ducharme
Tierra Edwards
Divoria Gaffney
Kaitlin Rocker
Izlyn Zaini
Women's Tennis
Hannah Daniel
Elizabeth Goines
It marks just the third time in department history the Eagles have posted a 3.00 or higher for an academic year. Additionally, the department's 3.21 spring GPA is the highest semester GPA in Georgia Southern Athletics history.
"I am very proud of our student-athletes for persevering this semester under unusual circumstances and finishing with a school-record 3.21 GPA," Benko said. "Just as impressive, 13 of 15 teams posted a 3.0 GPA or higher with 85 student-athletes posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring semester. I also want to commend our Student-Athlete Services unit for being adaptive and ensuring that our transition to online instruction was successful."
On the team level, the rifle team posted the highest GPA of all teams for the spring 2020 semester. The softball team posted a 3.74 GPA, which is the highest semester GPA in the history of the program. The men's golf team posted the highest GPA of all men's programs with 3.66 for the spring semester, also a program best for a semester.
Overall, 272 student-athletes earned a place on the honor roll (3.0 or higher). Of that group, 87 made the Dean's List (3.50-3.99) and 83 made the President's List for earning a perfect 4.0 semester GPA.
• Department Fall 2019 GPA: 2.96
• Department Spring 2020 GPA: 3.21 (Highest semester GPA in GS Athletic History)
• 2019-2020 Overall GPA: 3.08 (Highest Overall academic year GPA in GS Athletic History)
• Spring President's List (4.0)=83
• Spring Dean's List (3.5-3.99)=87
• Spring Honor Roll (3.0-3.49)=102
• Total Student-Athletes above a 3.0 for Spring 2020=272
Additionally, 13 of the 15 programs earned a 3.0 or higher for the spring semester with several setting program records.
• Softball: 3.74 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Men's Golf: 3.66 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Golf: 3.63 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Swimming & Diving: 3.62 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Men's Tennis: 3.60
• Women's Soccer: 3.58 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Tennis: 3.58
• Rifle: 3.47 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Volleyball: 3.45
• Baseball: 3.32 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
• Women's Basketball: 3.32
• Men's Soccer: 3.24
• Women's Track & Field/Cross Country: 3.05
• Football: 2.84 (Highest Semester GPA in Program History)
PRESIDENT'S LIST (4.00)
Baseball
Matt Anderson
Parker Biederer
Sam Blancato
Blake Evans
Rhett Gay
Lawson Humphries
Braxton Johns
Gerald Kelly
Cody Shook
JP Tighe
Football
Lane Ecton
Justin Howell
John Jennings
Logan Langemeier
Malik Murray
Alex Smith
Shai Werts
Caelan Williams
Men's Basketball
Eito Yuminami
Men's Golf
Luukas Alakulppi
Wilson Andress
Alexander DeRosa
Men's Soccer
Sai Brown
John Fay
Noah Pavel
Jack Philp
Cody Prentiss
Reda Vanden-Bossche
Men's Tennis
Jaap Aaldering
Chase Arevalo
Valentin Dun
Santiago Suarez
Pascal Wagemaker
Softball
Shelby Barfield
Olivia Creamer
Ellington Day
Ashleigh Duty
Aaliyah Garcia
Ashlynn Gunter
Layton Harrell
Sydney Horton
Kyleigh Richardson
Bailee Wilson
Volleyball
Brooke Birch
Madison Brown
Baylor Bumford
Landon Jones
Carly Turner
Ryan Tuten
Women's Basketball
Amira Atwater
Alexis Brown
Nakol Franks
Victoria Stavropoulos
Women's Golf
Julianna Collett
Sarah Noonan
Ella Ofstedahl
Alberte Thuesen
Women's Soccer
Nicole Aussin
Brooke Barrett
Nora Falnes
Alejandra Gracia
Ester Hardardottir
Maddie Klintworth
Marcela Montoya
Sallie Newton
Taylor Regensburger
Kristin Sandifer
Julia Schukle
Swimming & Diving
Elizabeth Chemey
Melissa Cox
Lydia Evans
Klaudia Holt
Katie Kennedy
Randi Kiser
Sydney Petrie
Jessica Ware
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Carley Braman
Mia Colucci
Women's Tennis
Paula Boixader
Arianne de Winter
Paula Hijos
Nadja Meier
Charlotte Van Diemen
DEAN'S LIST (3.50-3.99)
Baseball
Sean Adams
Jarrett Brown
Connor Bruce
Steven Curry
Mitchell Golden
Braden Hays
Brady Jones
Nick Jones
Tyler Owens
Jared Szabo
Aaron Wainright
Football
Anthony Beck II
Tyler Bride
Cam Brown
Elijah Campbell Jr.
Parker Devine
Aaron Dowdell
Kenderick Duncan Jr.
Ryan Langan
Connor Lawson
Lawson Maxwell
Logan Powell
Teva Reynolds
Mills Ridings
Traver Vliem
Alvin Ward Jr.
Jawaski Webb
Men's Basketball
Jalen Cincore
JeMar Lincoln
Elijah McCadden
Calvin Wishart
Men's Golf
Brett Barron
Jacob Bayer
Colin Bowles
Ben Carr
Men's Soccer
Yusuf Baig
Jose Eduardo Bomfim
Maverick Boring
Adam Davie
Lawson Dooling
Thomas Jackson
Asgeir Kristjansson
Sander Wang
Jarvian Wigfall
Chase Winters
Men's Tennis
Diego Finkelstein
Neil Kandhai
Rifle
Lillian Herring
Ashley Judson
Rosemary Kramer
Softball
Janai Conklin
Mekhia Freeman
Mary Grace Howard
Ashleigh Morton
Allyssah Mullis
Harlee Rewis
Faith Shirley
Shayla Smith
Rylee Waldrep
Volleyball
Kendall Adams
Kacey Baker
Skylar Ball
Hannah McGlockton
Abby Strong
Christina Walton
Women's Basketball
Mya Burns
Nikki McDonald
Women's Golf
Kaysie Harrelson
Women's Soccer
Sarah Alexander
Elsa Boerjesson
Frida Braattum
Dani Coumbs
Courtney Johnson
Lauren Karinshak
Megan Przybysz
Vivian Streets
Karin Winka
Women's Swimming & Diving
Madelyn Cordle
Holland Danskin
Allison Knight
Katelyn Knight
Ashley Kubel
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Scovia Ayikoru
Meagan Lynch
Merabu Nagwandala
Martina Takang
Women's Tennis
Mila Hartig
HONOR ROLL (3.00-3.49)
Baseball
Christian Avant
Chandler Davis
Johns Hamilton
Jordan Jackson
Tyler Jones
Noah Ledford
Mason McWhorter
Jacob Parker
Nolan Tressler
Football
Gavin Adcock
Robb Bozeman
Todd Bradley
AJ Brown
Rashad Byrd
Derrick Canteen
Griffin Carder
Dexter Carter Jr.
Bryce Christensen
Tra Cofield
Thomas Cook
Logan Cox
Quincy Darnell
Reid Dedman
Trace Dorminy
Justin Ellis
Jon Ferguson
Verneal Henshaw Jr.
Amaru Herring
Khaleb Hood
Beau Johnson
Benz Josue
Caleb Kelly
Jarrod Leeds
Will Lovett Jr.
Will McCarty
Emory McKenzie
Mark Michaud
Brian Miller
Jordan Mitchell
Jordan Pearson
Colby Ransom
Alex Raynor
Drew Rutledge
Java'n Singletary
Kierron Smith
David Spaulding
NaJee Thompson
Bo White
Ryan White
Brandon Wilson
Men's Basketball
Mackenzie McFatten
Ike Smith
Jacob Sowers
David Viti
Men's Golf
Jake Maples
Avery Price
Mason Williams
Men's Soccer
Jokull Blaengsson
Aldair Cortes
Joshua Deane
Gaye Diadie
Lee Flowers
Kareem Gharbi
Zahmyre Harris
David Rhoades
Conner Washer
Men's Tennis
Carlos Garcia
Murphy McCullough
Alexandros Roumpis
Rifle
Gabby Morrow
Softball
Alia Booth
Alisha House
Linzie Lafavor
Jess Mazur
Volleyball
Maddie Bryant
Kali Cahill
Meredith Eckard
Lauren Hager
Nico Meyer
Mya Wilson
Women's Basketball
Tatum Barber
Hailey Dias-Allen
Ja'nya Love-Hill
Tsubasa Nisbet
Jordan Strange
Women's Golf
Emma Bell
Savanah Satterfield
Women's Soccer
Claire Amici
Brogan Boudreaux
Olivia Elofsson
Kristin Spering
Vala Kristin Theodorsdottir
Women's Swimming & Diving
Isabelle Bray
Markie Duffy
Bettie Logan
Gretchen Mossburg
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Isabel Clayton
Adriana Ducharme
Tierra Edwards
Divoria Gaffney
Kaitlin Rocker
Izlyn Zaini
Women's Tennis
Hannah Daniel
Elizabeth Goines
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