Eagles Finish Up Record-Setting Year in the Classroom

STATESBORO - The nearly 450 student-athletes who make up the Georgia Southern Athletics Department earned a department-record 3.18 GPA for the 2023-2024 academic year, as announced Tuesday by director of athletics Jared Benko. This GPA breaks the 3.11 mark set last year. The student-athletes at Georgia Southern have earned a 3.00 or higher for the academic year in eight of the past nine years. The student-athletes also combined to post a 3.23 GPA for the Spring 2024 semester, which is the highest semester average on record.

On the team level, the women's tennis team posted the highest GPA of all teams for the spring 2024 semester with a 3.79. The men's tennis team posted the highest GPA of all men's programs with 3.75 for the spring semester. For the year, women's tennis posted the highest team GPA with a 3.82 and the men's tennis team posted a 3.73 GPA for the highest men's team GPA.

Overall, 277 student-athletes earned a place on the honor roll (3.0 or higher). Of that group, 89 made the Dean's List (3.50-3.99) and 93 made the President's List for earning a perfect 4.0 semester GPA.

Thirteen of the 15 programs earned a 3.0 or higher for the academic year with several setting program records.

• Baseball: 3.40 (new program record)
• Men's Golf: 3.41
• Men's Soccer: 3.44 (new program record)
• Men's Tennis: 3.73 (new program record)
• Rifle: 3.59 (new program record)
• Softball: 3.57
• Volleyball: 3.44
• Women's Golf: 3.42
• Women's Soccer: 3.56
• Women's Swimming & Diving: 3.47
• Women's Track and Field: 3.40 (new program record)
• Women's Tennis: 3.82 (new program record)
• Women's Basketball: 3.02

• Department Spring 2024 GPA: 3.23 (highest semester in department history)
• Spring President's List (4.0)=98
• Spring Dean's List (3.5-3.99)=90
• Spring Honor Roll (3.0-3.49)=137
• Total Student-Athletes above a 3.0 for Spring 2024=325

Thirteen of the 15 programs earned a 3.0 or higher for the spring semester.

• Baseball: 3.35 (16th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Men's Golf: 3.42 (24th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Men's Soccer: 3.45 (7th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Men's Tennis: 3.75 (25th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Rifle: 3.64 (10th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Softball: 3.58 (28th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Volleyball: 3.49 (30th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Golf: 3.62 (4th consecutive semester with 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Soccer: 3.62 (13th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Swimming & Diving: 3.51 (34th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Track and Field: 3.41 (8th consecutive semester with 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Tennis: 3.79 (39th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher)
• Women's Basketball: 3.13

President's List (4.00 GPA)
Baseball
Boris, Sylas
England, Bryce
Haab, Daniel
Harper, Dalton
Higgins, Thomas
Schmidt, Kent
Strickland, Daegan
Zerbel, Brett

Football
Bernard, Bryce
Frazier, Kyle
Gamble, Chance
Lantz, Michael
Mbadinga, David
Trice, Holden
Wheeler, Jackson

Men's Golf
Koenig, Luke

Men's Soccer
Arachchige Jensen, Jacob Sandun
Herrmann, Konnor
Kargo, Noah
Martinez, Nate
Nevile, Toby
Pierre, Kevin
Prieto, Manuel

Men's Tennis
Amacher, Alex
Del Castillo, Pol
Julia Calac, Laurent
Mitchell, Matthew
Williams, Aaron James

Rifle
Burrow, Addy
Ballard, Erin
Gamez, Bella
Goldfaden, Ella
Gonzalez Mazo, Zahra
Visconti, Amy

Softball
Ball, Courtney
Bean, Chloe
Bellard, Gracie
Brantley, Makayla
Kell, Brooke
Mills, Dejah
Richardson, Kyleigh

Volleyball
Barnhart, Ally
Barrett, Kirsten
Gray, Jillian
Jones, Logan
Lovett, Ashlyn
Powers, Paige
Seymour, Lydia
Spanbauer, Paige

Women's Basketball
Stokes, Diamond

Women's Golf
Newton, Abby
Yerxa, Haley

Women's Soccer
Cathey, Smith
Crenshaw, Ansleigh
Drew, Kyleigh
Heinrichs, Sade
Kopp, Isabel
McIntyre, Ellie
Nemtsov, Elis
Perry, Amelia
Ruiz, Deborah
Zovko, Maya

Women's Swimming & Diving
Alberti, Chiara
Banks, Madie
Drawdy, Grace
Maloy, Jenna
Merrill, Hannah
Schoppa, Abby
Scruggs, Emma
Taulbee, McKinlee
Wells, Karlee
Wenham, Abby
Woods, Austyn

Women's Track & Field
Boling, Reagan
Connelly, Reese
Crosby, Tristen
Hall, Catherine
Hevesy, Madison
Hillmer, MaKenna
Moore, Imani
Parker, Devine
Reyna Lopez, Alondra
Rodriguez Ejarque, Montse
Zierdt, Ella

Women's Tennis
Hijos, Paula
Martinez, Silvia
Tulenko, Lindsay
Wagemaker, Sophie

Dean's List (3.50-3.99 GPA)
Baseball
Beal, Braxton
Blancato, Sam
Brown, Jarrett
Buursema, Porter
Jaime, Jonathan
Jenkins, Jarrett
Lamb, Eli
Mead, Landry
Odden, Luke
Paden, Jaylen
Rediger, J.D.
Stang, Bobby
White, Joey
White, Sean
Wray, Ga'von

Football
Bowen, Alex
Cigelske, Connor
Collins, Charles
Cook, Caleb
Dallas, Josh
Daniel, Matthew
Douglas, Johnathan
Fromm, Tyler
Hynes, Elijah
Jones, Jacobi
Pangle, Brooks
Petty, Deuce
Thompson, Joshua

Men's Golf
Baker, Brantley
Carner, Hayden
Ingram, Hogan
Jones, Brycen

Men's Soccer
Cook, Cooper
Danjon, Alistair
Guzman, Alex
Helgheim, Thomas
Ireland, Jack
Kwizera, Kenny
Mindegaard, Jonathan
Pama, AJ
Perez, Miguel
Sarajian, Harvey
Smith, Alex
Songe, Ole
Wilson, Ty

Men's Tennis
Hall, Holden
Paliouras, Dimitris
Suk, Alex

Rifle
Pohlmann, Emma

Softball
Barth, Faith
Conklin, Janai
Davis, Emma
Thames, Delanie
Vinson, Sam

Volleyball
Barth, Reagan
Clifford, Ainsley

Women's Basketball
Byrd, Amoni
Fuller, Olivia
James, Simone
Starks, Torrion

Women's Golf
Plascencia, Regina
Stevenson, Alex
Von Hoffmann, Emma

Women's Soccer
Borgelt, Carley
Conroy, Caitlin
Jebavy, Katie
Mikko, Michaela
Nobles, Kamryn
Oakley, Katie
Reid, Larsyn
Timm, Simone
Townsend, Gwenna
Wheatley, Anna
Wilson, Kendall
Wilson, Quinn

Women's Swimming & Diving
Evaltaite, Ieva
Giberson, Melody
Kasra, Lilly
Ounsworth, Abby
Sargeant, Avery
Tiller, Jamison
Wendland, Madlen

Women's Track & Field
Caldwell, Makayla
Euler, Lauren
Hence, Nia
Hood, Kennedy
Kennedy, Alexandria
Lee, Jailah
Ptacek, Isabel
Shelnut, Maci

Women's Tennis
Keranen, Sonja
Leopold, Mackenzie
Martinache, Ninon
Tsitavets, Hanna

Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA)
Baseball
Bryant, Carson
Crosby, Cameron
Dowdell, Corey
Fisher, Ty
Gross, Mitchell
Hammontree, Rhett
Johnson, Ben
Oliu, Cameron
Parker, Cade
Peacher, J.C.
Phillips, Jacob
Robbins, Will
Smith, Davis
Triche, Tyler
Wenrich, AJ

Football
Alford, Brandon
Anders, Eli
Anderson, J'shawn
Arnold, OJ
Bradshaw, Taylor
Broadway, Bryson
Budge, Tyler
Crouch, Chris
Dallas, David
Davis, Tyrell
Dedman, Reid
Dixon II, Terron
Douglas, Kevin
Folser, Chase
Hammonds, Jacob
Hill Jr., Tracy
Holmes, Jeremiah
Jordan, Tyler
Kanyuk, Justin
Lee Jr., Tarian
Locke, Trevon
Manns, Nigel
Miller, Bryce
Morris, Deontre
Pearson, Zach
Robinson, Demarcious
Secka, Kebba
Snyder, Dylan
Walker, Isaac
Wallace, Keion
Wallace, Weston
Walton, Coby
Weaver, LA
Williams II, Dexter
Wimbley, Pichon
Wingard, Shamari
Wood, Gaines

Men's Basketball
Brown III, Eugene
Harris, Derrick
Parker, Avantae
Tidwell, Malik

Men's Golf
Claxton, Parker
Coleman, Reece
Dasher, Luke
Glanton, Ian

Men's Soccer
Cruz, Jiovanni
Deane, Keeyen
Lennon, Michael
Martin, Zachary
Muller, Andrew
Spires, Franklin
Weigelt, Finn

Men's Tennis
Blair, Judson
Mitchell, Jacob
Mouesca, Pierre

Rifle
Butler, Bremen

Softball
Barnard, Alana
Holland, Bailey
Kendrick, Morgan
Maxwell, Kyla
Mazur, Jess
Perkins, Katie
Stewart, Kinley

Volleyball
Cason, Callaway
Christy, Jordan
Duffy, Lexi
Knowles, Kayla
Rosser, Robin
Russell, Chamblee
Sale, Maggie
Slader, Grace

Women's Basketball
Booker, Shy
Freeman, Lydia
Johnson, Eden
Thomas, Kayla

Women's Golf
Reau, Louise
Robinson, Avery
Vardas, Karlee

Women's Soccer
Conley, Bri
Phillips, Faith
Pugh, Meredith

Women's Swimming & Diving
Clavo, Zuri
Weber, Anya

Women's Track & Field
Bolton, Megan
Browne, Riley
Fullen, Ansley
Holbrook, Sam
Mejia Garcia, Itzia
Molina, Sofia
Ranck, Katie
Reed, Kennadi
Robinson, Breasia
Smith, Alanna
Tanelus, Sucar
Tribick, Melanie
Watson, NaJ

Women's Tennis
Kijima, Nanaka

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Players Mentioned

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