Posted: Jun 23, 2017
By TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee Tech athletic teams continued to excel in the fields of competition, the Golden Eagle student-athletes also continued to reach new heights academically as 202 student-athletes, managers, athletic trainers and spirit squad members were named to the Spring 2017 edition of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Among those students on the Spring roll call, 43 were named to the Gold Club, earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The record stands at 56 in the Fall of 2016.
"It continues to be a remarkable feat for our student-athletes to achieve such a high level of success, and they've done it for so many semesters," said Tech Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. "The Honor Roll recognizes these young women and men, and helps us to congratulate them on a job well done."
The tally marks the 13th time in the last 16 semesters that the number of student-athletes on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll surpassed 200. Tech's student-athletes had 221 on the roll in Fall 2016 and a record-high 236 in Fall 2013.
"These impressive numbers are a tribute to our student-athletes, our coaches and our staff for making academics such a high priority," Wilson said. "Not only are these results something to be proud of, it's especially gratifying that it happens on such a consistent basis. It is remarkable, but it has become a level of performance that we have come to expect. Our student-athletes also have come to expect such an impressive result from themselves and their peers.
"That level of success has become an enduring legacy that each incoming class can strive to attain, and our Athletics Department will continue to work to achieve."
Wilson continued, "Everyone throughout the campus community, especially those of us within the Athletics Department, should be extremely proud of the student-athletes at Tennessee Tech as they continue to set high standards in the classroom. They are students in the truest sense of the word."
The members of the Gold Club are highlighted in bold under their respective programs.
The complete Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll includes:
BASEBALL – Chris Brown, Chase Burkett, Chase Chambers, Ryan Flick, Evan Fraliex, Matt Jones, Alex Junior, Brennon Kaleiwahea, Ty King, Devin Lancaster, Cody Littlejohn, Travis Moths, Grant Phillips, Trevor Putzig, Jake Rice, Brandon Smith, Max Tilton, Jake Usher;
MEN'S BASKETBALL – Stephaun Adams, Kajon Mack, Mason Ramsey;
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – Treyvonna "Trey" Brooks, Brittany Cooper, Hannah Goolsby, Yaktavia "Shug" Hickson, Kandace "Tip" Newry, Alliyah Smith;
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY – Joshua Daugherty, Anthony Palmer, Paul Patterson, Anthony Rono, Daniel Williamson;
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK AND FIELD – Sarah Brandt, Anna Cooper, Christina Driscoll, NaScottisha Drummond, Molly Griffin, Crystal Liebenberg, Brittany McGee, Purity Murray, Micayla Rennick, Andrea Retano, Eshe' Robinson, Raven Smith, Jenna Storms, Madison Stremler, Antonia Susnjar, Lisa Wickham;
FOOTBALL – Dami Adekunjo, Anthony Akers, Blake Alberts, Quintavious Boyd, Colby Brown, Jake Buttram, Dontez Byrd, Mike Cain, Tyler Coen, Hunter Coleman, Tim Collins, Riley Darden, Clay Davis, Shannon Fayne, R.D. Ford, Jackson Guy, Norman Hand, Andres Huerta, Seth Huner, Richie Koons, Skyler Lane, Matthew Leifheit, Nick Madonia, Isaiah McKinney, Aidan Panni, Riley Patton, Josh Poplar, Joe Robertson, Andre Sale, Xavier Schlueter, Sage Stockton, Wesley Stripling, Deven Sullivan, Yeedee Thaenrat, Will Warner, Jake Warwick, Storm Williams, Haidar Zaidan, Clint Zierke;
MEN'S GOLF – Jacob Bailey, Dabney Dickenson, A.J. Wilkerson, Cameron Yeary;
WOMEN'S GOLF – Haley Davidson, Allyson Dunn, Shelby Johnson, Whitney Robertson, Hollee Sadler, Lydia Triplett;
SOCCER – Kelly Allen, Isabelle Austin, Rachel Blow, Abi Gearing, Zoie Hensley, Mary Francis Hoots, Molly Kafader, Michaella Keyes, Tina Marolt, McKenzie McCloud, Alyssa Montgomery, Kari Naerdemann, Cassidy Ortman, Karigan Owens, Kalyn Pruett, Julia Rebollo, Marissa Rouse, Dani Shartouny, Kaitie Shipley, Mayra Tarraga Manzanal, Nora Vicsek, Emily Williams;
SOFTBALL – Aalia Bivens, Amity Brown, Demi Coleman, Bayli Cruse, Hallie Davis, Callen Griffin, Kayla Hughes, Kelly Kennedy, Gabby LaSala, Danielle Liberatore, Jessie Lowery, Ashley McGowan, Gabby Perez, Alyssa Richards, Raegan Sparks, Leigh Ellen Thomas;
MEN'S TENNIS – Jorge Alfonzo, Alberto Esteban, Arthur Justo, Eduardo Mena, Marc Mila, Guillermo Nicolas, Carlos Tajes;
VOLLEYBALL – Sharon Anderson, Liz Bossong, Emily Brooks, Kirsten Brugere, Abigail Duncan, Susie Jeziorowski, K'Vonna Johnson, Lexi Kingree, Shealene Little, Allison Morrett, Jessica Oliver, Alyssa Povey, Rachel Thomas, Kellie Williams;
FIFTH-YEAR STUDENTS – Taylor Sutton;
MANAGERS AND TRAINERS – Austin Allen, Darius Berry, Nick Brooks, Robert Burchfield, Caleb Cantrell, Austin Clay, Karli Copeland, Maddi Everts, Megan Hutto, Kelly Jordan, Steven Lillard, Austin Long, Mariah Martinez, Cody Matthews, Tyler McGill, Brady Meeks, Lindsey Ngo, Jonathan Ortiz, Paige Overstreet, Corey Rathbone, Anna Reese, Kaylee Selby, Brad Sells, Jessica Smith, David Vance, Jay White;
SPIRIT SQUADS – Brooke Barnett, Kelly Bolton, Makayla Campbell, Olivia Hamby, Allison Hedgecoth, Johnise Jones, Haley Kramer, Daniel McGee, Amber Monroe, Hayla Olendorf, Katie Porter, Savannah Shanklin, Hannah Smith, Mackenzi Smith, Hannah Sobas, Coleman Walker, Joshua Wall, Madison Ward, Kenzie Williams.
