By TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech's student-athletes continued to impress in the classroom, boasting spectacular results for the Fall 2023 semester. After posting a 3.364 GPA collectively, the second-best GPA in Tech Athletics' history, the Golden Eagles produced a strong showing on the Tech Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall.
In all, 255 student-athletes were on the list, ranking fifth in the Athletic Department's history. The highest total of 313 was set three years ago, while 275 were on the list in the Fall 2020 semester, 259 made the list in Fall 2022, and 257 were recognized in Spring 2021.
The AD's Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes with a 3.0 or better GPA.
In addition, 66 student-athletes earned recognition in the Gold Club, recording a perfect 4.0 GPA.
The Fall 2023 Tech Athletic Director's Honor Roll includes (4.0 recipients in BOLD):
BASEBALL (35): Troy Baunsgard, Jack Brafa, Luke Bragga, Theo Bryant IV, Peyton Calitri, Jack Erdman, Preston Ford, Eddie Garza, Matt Gelorme, Hayden Gilliland, Jackson Green, Andrew Guardino, Eli Huddleston, Nicho Jordan, Brody Lanham, Owen Lee, Ryan Lee, Greyson Madonia, Kevin Matos, Drew Mattox, Reece McDuffie, Hunter Merrick, Jaxson Pease, Mitch Rogers, Jackson Rooker, Tanner Shiver, Landon Smiddy, Preston Steele, Lawson Stricklin, Austin Turner, Juan Vargas, Carter Vrabel, Daniel Walter, Mack Whitcomb, Emery Wright;
MEN'S BASKETBALL (10): David Craig, Josiah Davis, David Early, Daniel Egbuniwe, Jayvis Harvey, Rodney Johnson Jr., Erik Oliver, Rylee Samons, Grant Slatten, Bogdan Zimonjic;
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (9): Megan Aulbert, Peyton Carter, Reghan Grimes, Kiera Hill, Maddie Kellione, Maaliya Owens, Harley Paynter, Jennifer Sullivan, Anna Walker;
BEACH VOLLEYBALL/VOLLEYBALL (14): Brooke Amann, Skylar Boom, Katie DiRaimondo, Madolyn Isringhausen, Jordan Karlen, Emma Pabon, Bella Powell, Ayanna Rodgers, Ava Schubert, Jillian Shaneyfelt, Olivia Taylor, Elena Wallace, Jazmine Yamilkoski, McKenna Young;
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (5): Carter Bradford, Robert Dawson, Chase Faudi, Isaac Legault, Dominic Smith;
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD (24): Anya Akili, Carolina Bannach, Ally Beneke, Emma Bradford, Mattie Bush, Kategie Casseus, Madison Cowan, Samantha Harvey, Bay'Andria Hodges, Angela Hoover, Makaleigh Jessee, Cayla Johnson, Kendall Johnson, Madison Johnson, Riley Knoyle, Maddie Long, Kendall Medders, Makenna Merkley, Amara Nwajagu, Helen Pacurariu-Nagy, Breanna Roy, Riley Spangler, Hayley Stegall, Taylor Ward;
FOOTBALL (43): Hunter Barnhart, Nick Bigelow, Toby Bolton, Zach Braden, Kanstin Brooks, Richard Bryant, Brad Clark, Bridges Coffey, Miles Cooney, Tim Coutras, Trace Danley, Kail Dava, Alex Delk, Angel Garcia, Dylan Gibson, Hayes Gibson, Bronco Hanks, Nate Hodnett, Jack Kendrick, Idris King, Isaac Knowles, Aaron Lovins, Seth Maldonado, Ashton Maples, Ethan McLaurin, Caleb Nichols, Hayden Olsen, Eli Orr, Devin Parker, Jackson Price, Cole Putnam, Maddux Richey, Ethan Roberts, O.J. Ross, Trevor Stephens, Aaron Swafford, Tayton Swift, Eric Taylor, Dylan Thomaselli, Wes Thompson, Keenan Vaughn, Nyquan Washington, Logan Weedman;
MEN'S GOLF (5): Sean Anderson, Alexander Bassel, Alex Broyles, Avery Irwin, Anders Larson;
WOMEN'S GOLF (9): Lydia Baker, Sydney Branson, Chloe Griffith, Lexus Julian, Kaydi Rhodes, Gittle Sciolis, Ainsley Simms, Hailey Stegemann, Reagan Stuke;
SOCCER (21): Selma Askildsen, Emily Carlevato, Macy Carter, Taylor Clark, Sydney Clements, Maggie Conrad, Sami Cullum, Kendall Curran, Abigail Davis, Katelyn Farmer, Gabby Garcia, Bella Garrett, Melina Hamm, Emerson Ladd, Meredith Nye, Sam Schroeffel, Reagan Smiley, Tori Soutuyo, Bailey Taylor, Katie Toney, Yao Giada Zhou;
SOFTBALL (23): Carmen Betts, Ella Bishop, Abby Buettner, Sofia Carroll, Olivia Evans, Mac Fitzgerald, Tristen Head, Morgan Holder, Meaghan Houk, Jordan Key, Sydney Kirby, Abbee Klinefelter, Brooklin Richardson, Ashlyn Riggs, Faith Rush, Alina Schlageter, Abby Shoulders, Lennon Spicer, Bailee Stack, Brooklyn Stewart, Savannah Talley, Payton Wagner, Emily York;
SPIRIT SQUADS (22): Ryann Allen, Joseph Brown, Zarria Clark, Lucy Conner, Isabella Crump, Abby Day, Shannon Donnelly, Ben Ebel, Chloe Fleenor, Bryce Fox, Bella Gresham, Sarah Gross, Seneca Haggard, Katie Hale, Hailee Hester, Leah Huff, C.J. Hunter, Grace Karstens, Autumn Sells, Chloe Staggs, Emily Staggs, Ashlyn Warren;
MEN'S TENNIS (6): Alex Alvarez, Lucas Bitzer, Murilo Burckhardt, Lukas Krause, Darek Kuczynski, Davids Spaks;
FIFTH-YEAR/CONTINUING STUDENT-ATHLETES (4): Isaac Cross, Evzen Holis, Tenae Minor, David Oghenekaro;
MANAGERS/TRAINERS/SUPPORT (25): Jonas Alger, Patrick Barnes, Brandon Bishop, Lucas Carvalho Siqueria, Andrew Cherry, Nick Coleman, Tyler Dill, Allie Faudi, EJ Freeman, Gabrielle Gilstrap, Lauren Grimes, Caleb Lee, Bethany Lyons, Emma McCarter, Seth McCormack, Kaleb McCoy, Isabella Miya, Destiny Nunley, Ito Ogbomo, Ainsley Pfeiffer, Anna Riggs, Brady Smith, Kelly Stroud, Aaron Sullivan, Weston White.
