All Mocs Programs Post 3.0 Team GPA

5/9/2024 8:00:00 AM

OVC Beach Volleyball Player of the Year Neva Clark and football standout Reuben Lowery were among 47 UTC student-athletes to score a 4.0 GPA in the spring.

UTC scored a 3.318 overall student-athlete GPA for the Spring 2024 semester, the highest mark in a non-COVID term.

Academic success is not a new concept for student-athletes at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The Mocs are just as recognized for their achievements in the classroom as they are known for their accomplishments in competition. They have set a very high academic standard for themselves, so when they break a record it is a very big deal.

With the confirmation of grades this week, UTC student-athletes did something in the recently completed spring semester that had never been accomplished. For the first time on record (without COVID adjustments), each of the Mocs 16 programs scored a 3.0 or higher team GPA.

“This is a great way to cap an amazing year for UTC Athletics,” stated Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton. “We are competing for championships across the board and the accolades of our student-athletes in the classroom continue to amaze me. I am so proud of their work and am glad they are getting the recognition they deserve.”

Overall, the Mocs scored a 3.318 student-athlete GPA. That is the second-highest mark on record and the highest in a semester that did not include any COVID adjustments.

UTC also set a new record with 78% of all student-athletes earning a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0+ GPA).

“Our coaches do an outstanding job of creating and promoting a culture of academic success and we get outstanding support from our campus community,” added Wharton. “However, it is the leadership, organization and professional approach from our Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement Center led by Dr. Emily Blackman and her staff that allows us to continue to hit such high marks.

A total of 47 Mocs scored a 4.0 GPA in the fall. Some notables on that list include OVC Beach Volleyball Player of the Year Neva Clark (Exercise & Health Science), Football All-American Reid Williams (Engineering Technology Management) and SoCon Men’s Tennis Freshman of the Year Jakub Jupa (SORT Management).

Women’s cross country led all teams with a 3.735 GPA, while soccer set a program record with a 3.709.

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Teams with a 3.0 GPA
Women’s Cross County – 3.735
Soccer – 3.709*
Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field – 3.684
Beach Volleyball – 3.590
Men’s Tennis – 3.580
Softball – 3.579
Women’s Golf – 3.534
Volleyball – 3.494
Women’s Basketball – 3.474
Women’s Tennis – 3.433
Men’s Golf – 3.333
Men’s Cross Country – 3.294
Wrestling – 3.206
Football – 3.035
Men’s Basketball – 3.017
* Program Record

Notes
- 3.318 overall GPA is the second-highest on record and the highest in a non-COVID semester … top 10 marks have come in the last 10 terms.
- All programs scored a 3.0 team GPA for the first time in school history.
- School record 78% of all student-athletes (222) made a 3.0 GPA or higher … fifth time with 220+.
- 64% of all student-athletes (184) made the Dean’s List with a 3.2 GPA or higher … third-straight term with 180+.
- Women’s cross country led all teams with a 3.735 GPA … all 18 members of the women’s cross country/track & field program made the AD Honor Roll.
- Soccer had a program record 3.709 … second term in a row with a new team mark … topped the 3.6 mark for the fifth time in program history … 13 of the last 15 terms have been over a 3.5.
- SoCon Champion women’s basketball team had a 3.474, second best mark in program history … tied a program record with 11 on the Dean’s List.
- Football posted a 3.035 … fourth time with a 3.0 team GPA … all have come in head coach Rusty Wright’s tenure.
- Men’s basketball scored a 3.017 team GPA … sixth time with a 3.0 team GPA … all since 2019.
- OVC Champion beach volleyball set a program mark with 13 on the AD Honor Roll and tied a record with 11 on the Dean’s List … also tied a record with five earing a 4.0 GPA.
- Men’s tennis tied program record for the second consecutive term with all 13 members made the honor roll … also tied a high with 12 on the Dean’s List.
- SoCon Champion softball team set program records with 24 on the honor roll and 23 on the Dean’s List … 3.57 team GPA was the third-highest on record.
- All eight members of the women's golf roster made the A.D. Honor Roll for the second semester in a row, tying a program record.
- Wrestling posted a 3.206, third-highest on record … also set a new mark with 18 on the Dean’s List.

Student-Athletes With a 4.0 GPA (47)
Men’s Basketball (1)
Ryan Lopez – Exercise & Health Science

Women’s Basketball (1)
Addie Grace Porter – Communication

Beach Volleyball (5)
Neva Clark – Exercise & Health Science
McKenna Faychak - Exercise & Health Science
Grace Frigaard – Sociology & Anthropology
Maddie Lecik – Criminal Justice
Maddi Myers-Osband – Communication

Men’s Cross Country (1)
Eric Mitchell – Civil Engineering

Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field (7)
Lola Baker – Environmental Science
Lesley Boyd – Master of Business Administration
Carley Burt – Interior Architecture
Michaela Dabney - Psychology
Hannah Dearing – Exercise & Health Science
Lexi Foley - Communication
Brooke Tyll – Marketing

Football (10)
Chase Artopoeus – Master of Psychology
Clayton Crile – Master of Business Administration
Gabe Flores – Public Law
Jacob Hall – Master of Secondary Education
Kobe Joseph – Master of Business Administration
Reuben Lowery – Mechanical Engineering
Cody Olszewski – Master of Data Analytics
Marlon Taylor – Postbaccalaureate
Malone VanGorder – SORT Management
Reid Williams – Engineering Technology Management

Student-Athletes With a 4.0 GPA - continued
Men’s Golf (1)
Paul Conroy – SORT Management

Soccer (7)
Sylvia Keck – English
Carmya Mastrangelo – Criminal Justice
Hannah Opie – Criminal Justice
Fabia Reinschmidt – Marketing
Nicole Solete – Exercise & Health Science
Kelly Tuerff – Exercise & Health Science
Lilly Kate Varino – Exercise & Health Science

Softball (3)
Kendall Forsythe – Engineering Technology Management
Olivia Lipari – Biology
Kaili Phillips – Master of Public Health

Men’s Tennis (2)
Cortland Grove – Marketing
Jakub Jupa – SORT Management

Women’s Tennis (2)
Caroline Gibbens – Master of Business Administration
Alice Hall – Political Science

Volleyball (2)
Sophia Bossung – Psychology
Chloe Bryan – Exercise & Health Science

Wrestling (5)
Kendrick Curtis – Management
Bryce Keckley – Investments
Landon Lewis – Entrepreneurship
Kaleb Snodgrass – Applied Leadership
Caleb Waddell – Health & Physical Education

Dean’s List (184)
Men’s Basketball (4)
Sam Alexis, Sean Cusano, Honor Huff, Ryan Lopez.

Women’s Basketball (11)
Eleecia Carter, Takia Davis, Jada Guinn, Hannah Kohn, Joiya Maddox, Karsen Murphy, Sigrun Olafsdottir, Addie Grace Porter, Frode Flos van der Schans, Khyla Wade-Warren, Lamiah Walker.

Beach Volleyball (11)
Neva Clark, Taylor Clark, McKenna Faychak, Gylian Finch, Grace Frigaard, Paige Gallentine, Kit Gresham, Maddie Lecik, Madi Morris, Maddi Myers-Osband, Corina Vale.

Men’s Cross Country (7)
Riley Hanson, Lane Hollis, Aaron Isbell, Jackson Martin, Eric Mitchell, Kaigen Mulkey, Eamonn O'Bryant.

Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field (15)
Lola Baker, Lesley Boyd, Carley Burt, Michaela Dabney, Hannah Dearing, Andrea Ellis, Lexi Foley, Camden Morris, Allie Potter, Kennedy Reynolds, Brooke Tyll, Kathryn Vradenburgh, Maddie Wheatcroft, Kendall Adams, Ava McGue.

Football (40)
Chase Artopoeus, Evan Brown, Nick Cerimele, Matthew Clemmer, Clayton Crile, Connor Delashmitt, Nathanial Eberly-Rodriguez, Jon Estes, Gabe Flores, Bryce Goodner, Jacob Hall, Chris Houston, Lance Jackson, Malachi Jeffries, Heath Jehu, Kobe Joseph, Alen Karajic, Jude Kelley, Jacob Klein, Luke Lane, Eagan Lehman, A.J. Little, Devin Lively, Solomon Locke, Reuben Lowery III, Kelvin Morris, Ethan Myers, Cody Olszewski, B.J. Ragland, Grant Reid, Zion Rutledge, Peter Sesterhenn, Taylor Smallwood, Brody Swafford, Marlon Taylor, Noah Templeton, Malone VanGorder, Chris Victor, Jordan Walker, Reid Williams.

Men’s Golf (6)
Paul Conroy, Garrett Engle, Sam Espinosa, Nick Etherton, Carson Johnson, Braedon Wear.

Women’s Golf (7)
Carmen Belmonte, Makenzie Cooper, Alexis Daniel, Violeta Fernandez-Tagle, Kera Healey, Nieves Martin, Imogen Rafferty.

Soccer (16)
Caroline Ekern, Lauren Gutshall, Kennedy Heavrin, Birna Johannsdottir, Sylvia Keck, Carmya Mastrangelo, Zoey Mize, Hannah Opie, Betha Pucek, Fabia Reinschmidt, Ella Roth, Clarissa Salinas, Mary Skelton, Nicole Solete, Kelly Tuerff, Lilly Kate Varino.

Softball (23)
Isabell Alley, Camryn Cernuto, Anna Dovey, Reagan Duran, Kendall Forsythe, Shayna Glass, Peja Goold, Grace Hixson, Addy Keylon, Riley Lamb, Alyssa Lavdis, Olivia Lipari, Taylor Long, Alyssa Orlando, Abby Orr, Kaili Phillips, Baileigh Pitts, Jayce Purdy, Emma Reed, Acelynn Sellers, Kailey Snell, Presley Williamson, Zoe Wright.

Men’s Tennis (12)
Ethan Carr, Gabriel Castillo, Peyton Gatti, Carson Gompert, Cortland Grove, Jakub Jupa, Kristof Kincses, Jaxon Lamb, Jordan McClure, Ryan Mudre, Quinten Nevenhoven, Carter Ramthun.

Women’s Tennis (6)
Rosie Dohnalova, Caroline Gibbens, Alice Hall, Margaret Manolache, Emma Pedretti, Emma Peeler.

Volleyball (8)
Chandler Alter, Marcelle Baez-Carlo, Caiti Barthel, Sophia Bossong, Chloe Bryan, Halle Olson, Elaine Redman, Morgan Romano.

Wrestling (18)
Logan Ashton, Nick Benton, Carson Chalk, Kendrick Curtis, Wyatt Gibbs, Jackson Hurst, Bryce Keckley, Eli Knight, Landon Lewis, Ethan Lipsey, Kamdyn Munro, Yuta Otero, Brayden Palmer, Kaleb Snodgrass, Tyler Tice, Caleb Waddell, Logan Webster, Matthew Williams.

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (222)
Men’s Basketball (8)
Sam Alexis, Myles Che, Sean Cusano, Honor Huff, Ryan Lopez, Tyler Millin, Collin Mulholland, Jan Zidek.

Women’s Basketball (13)
Eleecia Carter, Takia Davis, Kailyn Farrell, Jada Guinn, Hannah Kohn, Joiya Maddox, Karsen Murphy, Sigrun Olafsdottir, Addie Grace Porter, Raven Thompson, Frode Flos van der Schans, Khyla Wade-Warren, Lamiah Walker.

Beach Volleyball (13)
Neva Clark, Taylor Clark, McKenna Faychak, Gylian Finch, Grace Frigaard, Paige Gallentine, Ava Goryl, Kit Gresham, Julia Lawrence, Maddie Lecik, Madi Morris, Maddi Myers-Osband, Corina Vale.

Men’s Cross Country (7)
Riley Hanson, Lane Hollis, Aaron Isbell, Jackson Martin, Eric Mitchell, Kaigen Mulkey, Eamonn O'Bryant.

Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field (18)
Lola Baker, Leah Boyd, Lesley Boyd, Carley Burt, Michaela Dabney, Hannah Dearing, Andrea Ellis, Lexi Foley, Camden Morris, Allie Potter, Kennedy Reynolds, Olivia Steele, Brooke Tyll, Kathryn Vradenburgh, Maddie Wheatcroft, Kendall Adams, Ava McGue, Sarah Unterholzner.

Football (59)
D.J. Adams, Chase Artopoeus, Jeremiah Batiste, Josh Battle, Evan Brown, Will Brown, Nick Cerimele, Matthew Clemmer, Clayton Crile, AD Crutcher, Connor Delashmitt, Chris Domercant, Aidan Donald, Nathanial Eberly-Rodriguez, Jon Estes, Gabe Flores, Jay Gibson, Bryce Goodner, Jacob Hall, Christian Harris, Montrell Henderson, Chris Houston, Kendall Jackson, Lance Jackson, Malachi Jeffries, Heath Jehu, Josh Jones, Kobe Joseph, Alen Karajic, Jude Kelley, Jacob Klein, Luke Lane, Eagan Lehman, A.J. Little, Devin Lively, Solomon Locke, Reuben Lowery III, Dave Monnot III, Kelvin Morris, Ethan Myers, Cody Olszewski, Sam Phillips, B.J. Ragland, Grant Reid, Zion Rutledge, Luke Schomburg, Peter Sesterhenn, Taylor Smallwood, Amaari Smith, David Stewart, Brody Swafford, Marlon Taylor, Noah Templeton, Colin Truett, Malone VanGorder, Chris Victor, Jordan Walker, Quay Wiggles, Reid Williams.

Men’s Golf (8)
Paul Conroy, Garrett Engle, Sam Espinosa, Nick Etherton, Ward Harris, John Houk, Carson Johnson, Braedon Wear.

Women’s Golf (8)
Carmen Belmonte, Makenzie Cooper, Alexis Daniel, Violeta Fernandez-Tagle, Giulia Foresta, Kera Healey, Nieves Martin, Imogen Rafferty.

Softball (24)
Isabell Alley, Camryn Cernuto, Anna Dovey, Reagan Duran, Kendall Forsythe, Shayna Glass, Peja Goold, Grace Hixson, Addy Keylon, Riley Lamb, Alyssa Lavdis, Olivia Lipari, Taylor Long, Alyssa Orlando, Abby Orr, Kaili Phillips, Abi Pikas, Baileigh Pitts, Jayce Purdy, Emma Reed, Acelynn Sellers, Kailey Snell, Presley Williamson, Zoe Wright.

Men’s Tennis (13)
Ethan Carr, Gabriel Castillo, Peyton Gatti, Carson Gompert, Cortland Grove, Jakub Jupa, Kristof Kincses, Jaxon Lamb, Jordan McClure, Ryan Mudre, Quinten Nevenhoven, Carter Ramthun, Walker Valentine.

Women’s Tennis (6)
Rosie Dohnalova, Caroline Gibbens, Alice Hall, Margaret Manolache, Emma Pedretti, Emma Peeler.

Volleyball (8)
Chandler Alter, Marcelle Baez-Carlo, Caiti Barthel, Sophia Bossong, Chloe Bryan, Halle Olson, Elaine Redman, Morgan Romano.

Wrestling (21)
Logan Ashton, Nick Benton, Carson Chalk, Kendrick Curtis, Wyatt Gibbs, David Harper, Lincoln Heck, Jackson Hurst, Bryce Keckley, Eli Knight, Landon Lewis, Ethan Lipsey, Kamdyn Munro, Yuta Otero, Brayden Palmer, Isaiah Powe, Kaleb Snodgrass, Tyler Tice, Caleb Waddell, Logan Webster, Matthew Williams.

UTC scored a 3.318 overall student-athlete GPA for the Spring 2024 semester, the highest mark in a non-COVID term.

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