STATESBORO - The over 430 student-athletes who make up the Georgia Southern Athletics Department earned a 3.136 GPA for the Fall 2023 semester, as announced Friday by director of athletics Jared Benko. This mark is the highest fall semester average on record.

For the semester, women's tennis posted the highest team GPA for the department with a 3.84 and men's tennis had the highest team GPA on the men's side with a 3.72.

Overall, 275 student-athletes earned a place on the honor roll (3.0 or higher). Of that group, 100 made the Dean's List (3.50-3.99) and 76 made the President's List for earning a perfect 4.0 semester GPA.

"I am very proud of our student-athletes' record-breaking performance in the classroom this fall," Benko said. "We continue to push for a 3.2 Department GPA for the academic year as set forth as a goal in our Strategic Plan and this fall's effort puts us on a track to meet that goal. I appreciate the work Ryan Gilbert and his staff put in day-in and day-out to position our student-athletes for success."

• Department Fall 2023 GPA: 3.136 (highest fall semester in department history)
• Fall President's List (4.0)=76
• Fall Dean's List (3.5-3.99)=100
• Fall Honor Roll (3.0-3.49)=99
• Total Student-Athletes above a 3.0 for Fall 2023=275

Additionally, 13 of the 17 programs earned a 3.0 or higher for the fall semester with several setting program records.

• Baseball: 3.45 (15th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher; new fall team record)
• Men's Golf: 3.40 (23rd consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Men's Soccer: 3.42 (6th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher; tied fall team record)
• Men's Tennis: 3.72 (24th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher; new fall team record)
• Rifle: 3.54 (9th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher; ties fall team record)
• Softball: 3.56 (27th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Volleyball: 3.39 (29th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Golf: 3.51 (3rd consecutive semester with 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Soccer: 3.51 (12th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Swimming: 3.43 (33rd consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Track and Field: 3.39 (7th consecutive semester with 3.0 or higher; new fall team record)
• Women's Tennis: 3.84 (38th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher; new fall team record)
• Women's Cross Country: 3.55 (8th consecutive semester with 3.0 or higher)

President's List (4.00 GPA)
Baseball
Sylas Boris
Bryce England
Daniel Haab
Thomas Higgins
Brett Zerbel

Football
Quincy Darnell

Men's Golf
Brycen Jones

Men's Soccer
Alistair Danjon
Aaron Fraire
Konnor Herrmann
Jack Ireland
Noah Sonne Kargo
Toby Nevile
Manuel Prieto
Jacob Sandun
Franklin Spires

Men's Tennis
Laurent Julia Calac
Matthew Mitchell
Dimitris Paliouras

Rifle
Addy Burrow
Bella Gamez

Softball
Courtney Ball
Chloe Bean
Kastin Belogorska
Anslie Pettit
Kyleigh Richardson
Kinley Stewart 

Volleyball
Rebekah Farthing
Logan Jones
Paige Powers
Paige Spanbauer

Women's Golf
Sandra Menes
Avery Robinson
Emma von Hoffmann
Haley Yerxa

Women's Soccer
Carley Borgelt
Sade Heinrichs
Isabel Kopp
Ellie McIntyre
Michaela Mikko
Kamryn Nobles
Millie Perry
Deborah Ruiz
Anna Wheatley
Kendall Wilson

Women's Swimming & Diving
Chiara Alberti
Madie Banks
Ieva Evaltaite
Lilly Kasra
Jenna Maloy
Hannah Merrill
Abby Ounsworth
Tori Rucker
Avery Sargeant
Abby Schoppa
Emma Scruggs
McKinlee Taulbee
Anya Weber
Karlee Wells
Madlen Wendland
Austyn Woods

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Reagan Boling
Reese Connelly
MaKenna Hillmer
Imani Moore
Na'ilah Moore
Gamyzhae Williams
Ella Zierdt

Women's Tennis
Paula Hijos
Nanaka Kijima
Mackenzie Leopold
Ninon Martinache
Silvia Martinez
Lindsay Tulenko


Dean's List (3.50-3.99 GPA)
Baseball
Braxton Beal
Jarrett Brown
Carson Bryant
Porter Buursema
Corey Dowdell
Ty Fisher
Rhett Hammontree
Dalton Harper
Jarrett Jenkins
Eli Lamb
Jake Martin
Luke Odden
Sawyer Osborne
Cade Parker
Jacob Phillips
J.D. Rediger
Will Robbins
Kent Schmidt
Bobby Stang
Daegan Strickland
Josh Tate
Sean White
Ga'von Wray

Football
Beau Allen
Johnathan Douglas
Tracy Hill Jr.
Khadry Jackson
David Mbadinga
Kebba Secka
Holden Trice
Weston Wallace
Pichon Wimbley

Men's Golf
Brantley Baker
Hayden Carner
Reece Coleman
Luke Koenig

Men's Soccer
Keeyen Deane
Mauro Gutierrez-Solis
Thomas Helgheim Jr.
Lucas Howe
Nate Martinez
AJ Pama
Miguel Perez
Kevin Pierre
Finn Weigelt
Ty Wilson

Men's Tennis
Alex Amacher
Pol del Castillo
Holden Hall
Jacob Mitchell
Pierre Mouesca
Alex Suk
Aaron James Williams

Rifle
Bremen Butler
Ella Goldfaden
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Amy Visconti

Softball
Faith Barth
Makayla Brantley
Janai Conklin
Emma Davis
Kelsey Harper
Bailey Holland
Morgan Kendrick
Jess Mazur
Dejah Mills
Katie Perkins
Dixiana Sims

Volleyball
Kirsten Barrett
Reagan Barth
Ainsley Clifford
Jillian Gray
Ashlyn Lovett
Megan Vickery

Women's Basketball
Shy Booker
Amoni Byrd
Lydia Freeman

Women's Golf
Abby Newton
Alex Stevenson

Women's Soccer
Emma Armstrong
Smith Cathey
Ansleigh Crenshaw
Katie Jebavy
Elis Nemtsov
Larsyn Reid
Simone Timm
Maya Zovko

Women's Swimming & Diving
Grace Drawdy
Melody Giberson

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Megan Bolton
Tristen Crosby
Ansley Fullen
Catherine Hall
Kennedy Hood
Itzia Mejia Garcia
Sofia Molina
Devine Parker
Isabel Ptacek 
Alondra Reyna-Lopez
Montse Rodriguez 
Sucar Tanelus
NaJ Watson

Women's Tennis
Anna Tsitavets


Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA)
Baseball
Sam Blancato
Cameron Crosby
Ethan Garner
Mitchell Gross
JP Herrholz
Jonathan Jaime
Garrett Mackowiak
T.J. McKenzie
Landry Mead
Cameron Oliu
Jaylen Paden
Davis Smith
Tyler Triche
AJ Wenrich
Joey White
Noah Zimmerman

Football
J'Shawn Anderson
Derwin Burgess Jr.
David Dallas
Josh Dallas
Matthew Daniel
Reid Dedman
Terron Dixon III
KD Dorsey
Kevin Douglas
Jack Ferguson
Chase Folser
Terrance Gibbs
Prince Green
Elijah Hynes
Treston Jordan
Tyler Jordan
Michael Lantz
Evan Lester Jr.
Brooks Pangle
Troy Pikes
Davion Rhodes
Kierron Smith
Kevin Speed
MJ Stroud
Joshua Thompson
Elija Walton
Jackson Wheeler
Mari Wingard
Robert Wright Jr.

Men's Basketball
Tyler Bush
Jamar Franklin
Derrick Harris Jr.
Luke Keller
Avantae Parker
Pierce Shirk

Men's Golf
Parker Claxton
Lindsey Cordell
Ian Glanton
Hogan Ingram

Men's Soccer
Alex Guzman
Adam Lubell
Mitch Picksley
Alex Smith

Softball
Gracie Bellard
Emily Greek
Kyla Maxwell
Delanie Thames
Sam Vinson

Volleyball
Lexi Duffy
Ailie Hair
Chamblee Russell
Maggie Sale

Women's Basketball
Liv Fuller
Paris Miller
Torrion Starks
Kayla Thomas

Women's Golf
Karlee Vardas

Women's Soccer
Bri Conley
Lauren Connelly
Caitlin Conroy
Kyleigh Drew
Jhenesis Ellerbe
Faith Phillips
Megan Przybysz
Gwenna Townsend
Erin Wilkins
Quinn Wilson

Women's Swimming & Diving
Logan Belanger
Zuri Clavo

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Riley Browne 
Makayla Caldwell
Lauren Euler
Nia Hence
Sam Holbrook
Jailah Lee
Maci Shelnut
Alanna Smith

Women's Tennis
Sonja Keranen
Sophie Wagemaker