SKYHAWK ATHLETICS BREAKS YET ANOTHER ACADEMIC RECORD FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL FALL 2021 SEMESTER
12/17/2021 2:46:00 PM | Baseball, Equestrian, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Golf, Rifle, Rodeo, Softball, Women's Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Beach Volleyball, Cheer, Pom
MARTIN, Tenn. – For the fourth consecutive semester, the University of Tennessee at Martin athletic department has set a new academic standard as the Skyhawks combined for a 3.31 cumulative Grade Point Average this fall.
The rise in academic excellence began in the Spring 2020 semester as UT Martin collected a 3.26 GPA. That number increased to a 3.28 GPA in Fall 2020 before a 3.29 GPA was posted last spring.
"This accomplishment puts the finishing touches on a great fall semester," Skyhawk athletic director Kurt McGuffin said. "Athletically, we won two league championships and rank at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Cup standings. Academically, we set another record for highest departmental GPA for the fourth straight semester. And socially our student-athletes have aided in tornado relief while recently donating Christmas presents for local families. It's a proud time to be a Skyhawk fan as we look forward to maintaining that momentum during our winter and spring seasons."
A total of 261 UT Martin student-athletes garnered Athletic Director's Honor Roll status this fall, maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA. Since the AD Honor Roll program was initiated during the Fall 2019 semester, a total of 1,306 Skyhawk student-athletes have earned that title.
During the 2021 fall term, the UT Martin cross country/track and field program boasted the highest amount of AD Honor Roll recipients with 35. Following closely behind was the Skyhawk equestrian team (32) and the UT Martin football squad (31).
A total of 29 Skyhawk student-athletes recorded perfect 4.0 GPA's this fall. Fourteen different UT Martin athletic programs produced at least one student-athlete with an unblemished 4.0 GPA while the Skyhawk soccer team (five) was responsible for the most student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPA's.
Overall, a dozen UT Martin athletic teams secured at least a 3.0 team GPA during the 2021 fall semester. Skyhawk tennis (3.75) accounted for the top team GPA and was followed by the UT Martin soccer squad's 3.56 GPA.
Below is a list of UT Martin AD Honor Roll recipients for the Fall 2021 semester, sorted by sport. Those listed in bold indicates a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Cross Country/Track and Field (35): Lilia Alvarez, Annie Amundsen, John Collin Askew, Brent Borden, Will Cahill, Jameson Cluver, Cole Davis, Rita Eimer, Erica Fisher, Alexis Grandys, Henry Griffin, Hudson Hall, Victoria Holliday, Victor Kemboi, Austin Knight, Blayne Lachance, Kaitlyn Loyet, Marques Marshall II, Timeria McCullough, Luke McNair, Maggie Medley, Sam Moreno, Scarlett Nail, Will Oglesby, Joe Patterson, George Payne, Trillanie Robinson, Chance Rone, Megan Roth, Breanna Roy, Taylor Roy, Alex Schell, Sam Shuman, Lydia Tankersley, JayleAna Wyatt
Equestrian (32): Mahalia Alascio, Tyler Anderson, Natalie Armstrong, Lexi Bailey, Elizabeth Becker, Abi Clark, Kate Davis, Rachel Davis, Julia Gilman, Sydney Hott, Megan Huber, Shelby Jackson, Haley Kane, Kelby Kane, Aubrey Malone, Maggie Malone, Mia McAfoos, Mannetta McAvaddy, Lizzy McCrady, Kyra Petty, Logan Putvinski, Emmy Reed, Casey Ruggiero, Emma Schaefer, Katelyn Schultz, Keely Seiter, Erica Snyder, Sophia Sundem, Hallie Thomas, Bridget Vieau, Rileigh Weiss, Grace York
Football (31): TJ Alexander, Steven Ballard, Cru Birdyshaw, Ethan Boyd, Jordan Castleberry, Christian Dowell, Colton Dowell, David DuBose, Carson Evans, Brandon Floyd, Sam Franklin, Jackson Gay, Wyatt Gilbert, Korbin Harmon, Matthan Hatchie, Joshua Hernandez, Hunter Kendall, Tyler Larco, Josh Lundy, Chris McAbee, Malcolm Miller, Gavin Olson, Connor Ott, Eli Patrick, Campbell Puckett, Cade Richards, Zoe Roberts, Tevin Shipp, Josiah Tingley, Aaron Webb, Takeem Young
Baseball (26): Alec Beaman, Drew Bell, Wesley Bomar, Cameron Brady, Grant Crihfield, Jack Culumovic, Thomas Fullerton, Casey Harford, J. Henry Hobson, Colby Hutto, Baylor Jones, Wil LaFollette, Warren Lee, Eli Martin, Hunter McLean, Chance Merithew, Tanner Park, Tucker Reed, Trey Ricko, Ben Severance, Grayden Stauffer, Eric Steensma, Sam Stowe, Noah Walters, Ethan Whitley, Houston Wright
Soccer (22): Hendrikje Baurmann, Skylar Boes, Brooke Carroll, Maria Castaldo, Kamryn Chappell, Megan Drake, Emma Elliott, Parker Gelinas, Lynette Hawkins, Jaden Hildreth, Catey Hunt, Brooke Kala, Kiarnie Latham, Annie McGraw, Ryann Mushkin, Erica Myers, Izzy Patterson, Bella Roberts, Makayla Robinson, Emely van der Vliet, Kira Wells, Hannah Zahn
Softball (20): Emily Alexander, Anna Blanton, Avry Blume, Emily Brown, Paige Clark, Katie Dreiling, Autumn Eleazer, Kaci Fuller, Erin Gallagher, Kenna Garst, Emily Gilstrap, Alexis Groet, Anna Hazlewood, Kaitlyn Kelley, Abigail Kubin, Seeley Layne, Maddi Long, Gracie Lusk, Kallie Pickens, Shyanne Sheffield
Rodeo (19): Bailey Barrett, Stetson Bierman, Grace Bryant, Shae Clever, Holli Covey, Weston Hamilton, Lauren Heck, Cody Hogan, Jesse Keysaer, Jordyn Litton, Shayne Mallory, Blake Mast, Will McCraw, Madison McFall, Justin Sailors, Kailey Schmidt, Allie Sherman, Clint Southworth, Emma Kate Wilder
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (18): Kayla Carrell, Addison Conley, Hannah Haislip, Audrey Haworth, Lucy Kaufman, Baillie Kearns, Brooke Kuball, Kambree Lucas, Olivia Lucia, Zoe Merriweather, Dylan Mott, Haeleigh Paulino, Hannah Phillips, Kristin Phillips, Jessica Reynolds, Karen Scanlon, Addy Vaughn, Logan Wallick
Cheer/Pom Squad (16): Logan Alfano-Webb, Annaleigh Armstrong, Kaitlyn Boroff, Taylor-Rae Brundige, Claudia Colston, Catey Henderson, Audri Hill, Kesi Holland, Kirsten Jolly, Brianna Kaylor, Maggie McClendon, Kaity Mistretta, Emily Pennington, Shaynee Syler, Kiasa Turner, Bryleigh Woodward
Women's Basketball (11): Emma Davis, Taylor Dupree, Holly Forbes, Kyannah Grant, Hayley Harrison, Raegan Johnson, Shae Littleford, Gabi Melby, Paige Pipkin, Seygan Robins, Ella Thompson
Men's Basketball (9): Bernie Andre, David Didenko, Phillip Hughes, Grant Hurst, Koby Jeffries, David Kamwanga, Josiah Morris, Dylan Pumpian, Darius Simmons
Golf (8): Cayden Chambers, Tate Chumley, Ben McMillan, Bryson Morrell, Ethan Ray, Jackson Twerdahl, Jacob Uehlein, Jonathan Xoinis
Tennis (8): Sina Albersmeier, Aziza Aubin, Amelia Campbell, Lia Espinal, Jillian Niedzialowski, Ariadna Ondo, Mizuki Sakurai, Jule Streif
Rifle (6): Abigail Donald, Nick Fares, Rachel Mills, Victoria Petersen, Jennifer Plocinik, Kalen Royal
The rise in academic excellence began in the Spring 2020 semester as UT Martin collected a 3.26 GPA. That number increased to a 3.28 GPA in Fall 2020 before a 3.29 GPA was posted last spring.
"This accomplishment puts the finishing touches on a great fall semester," Skyhawk athletic director Kurt McGuffin said. "Athletically, we won two league championships and rank at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Cup standings. Academically, we set another record for highest departmental GPA for the fourth straight semester. And socially our student-athletes have aided in tornado relief while recently donating Christmas presents for local families. It's a proud time to be a Skyhawk fan as we look forward to maintaining that momentum during our winter and spring seasons."
A total of 261 UT Martin student-athletes garnered Athletic Director's Honor Roll status this fall, maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA. Since the AD Honor Roll program was initiated during the Fall 2019 semester, a total of 1,306 Skyhawk student-athletes have earned that title.
During the 2021 fall term, the UT Martin cross country/track and field program boasted the highest amount of AD Honor Roll recipients with 35. Following closely behind was the Skyhawk equestrian team (32) and the UT Martin football squad (31).
A total of 29 Skyhawk student-athletes recorded perfect 4.0 GPA's this fall. Fourteen different UT Martin athletic programs produced at least one student-athlete with an unblemished 4.0 GPA while the Skyhawk soccer team (five) was responsible for the most student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPA's.
Overall, a dozen UT Martin athletic teams secured at least a 3.0 team GPA during the 2021 fall semester. Skyhawk tennis (3.75) accounted for the top team GPA and was followed by the UT Martin soccer squad's 3.56 GPA.
Below is a list of UT Martin AD Honor Roll recipients for the Fall 2021 semester, sorted by sport. Those listed in bold indicates a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Cross Country/Track and Field (35): Lilia Alvarez, Annie Amundsen, John Collin Askew, Brent Borden, Will Cahill, Jameson Cluver, Cole Davis, Rita Eimer, Erica Fisher, Alexis Grandys, Henry Griffin, Hudson Hall, Victoria Holliday, Victor Kemboi, Austin Knight, Blayne Lachance, Kaitlyn Loyet, Marques Marshall II, Timeria McCullough, Luke McNair, Maggie Medley, Sam Moreno, Scarlett Nail, Will Oglesby, Joe Patterson, George Payne, Trillanie Robinson, Chance Rone, Megan Roth, Breanna Roy, Taylor Roy, Alex Schell, Sam Shuman, Lydia Tankersley, JayleAna Wyatt
Equestrian (32): Mahalia Alascio, Tyler Anderson, Natalie Armstrong, Lexi Bailey, Elizabeth Becker, Abi Clark, Kate Davis, Rachel Davis, Julia Gilman, Sydney Hott, Megan Huber, Shelby Jackson, Haley Kane, Kelby Kane, Aubrey Malone, Maggie Malone, Mia McAfoos, Mannetta McAvaddy, Lizzy McCrady, Kyra Petty, Logan Putvinski, Emmy Reed, Casey Ruggiero, Emma Schaefer, Katelyn Schultz, Keely Seiter, Erica Snyder, Sophia Sundem, Hallie Thomas, Bridget Vieau, Rileigh Weiss, Grace York
Football (31): TJ Alexander, Steven Ballard, Cru Birdyshaw, Ethan Boyd, Jordan Castleberry, Christian Dowell, Colton Dowell, David DuBose, Carson Evans, Brandon Floyd, Sam Franklin, Jackson Gay, Wyatt Gilbert, Korbin Harmon, Matthan Hatchie, Joshua Hernandez, Hunter Kendall, Tyler Larco, Josh Lundy, Chris McAbee, Malcolm Miller, Gavin Olson, Connor Ott, Eli Patrick, Campbell Puckett, Cade Richards, Zoe Roberts, Tevin Shipp, Josiah Tingley, Aaron Webb, Takeem Young
Baseball (26): Alec Beaman, Drew Bell, Wesley Bomar, Cameron Brady, Grant Crihfield, Jack Culumovic, Thomas Fullerton, Casey Harford, J. Henry Hobson, Colby Hutto, Baylor Jones, Wil LaFollette, Warren Lee, Eli Martin, Hunter McLean, Chance Merithew, Tanner Park, Tucker Reed, Trey Ricko, Ben Severance, Grayden Stauffer, Eric Steensma, Sam Stowe, Noah Walters, Ethan Whitley, Houston Wright
Soccer (22): Hendrikje Baurmann, Skylar Boes, Brooke Carroll, Maria Castaldo, Kamryn Chappell, Megan Drake, Emma Elliott, Parker Gelinas, Lynette Hawkins, Jaden Hildreth, Catey Hunt, Brooke Kala, Kiarnie Latham, Annie McGraw, Ryann Mushkin, Erica Myers, Izzy Patterson, Bella Roberts, Makayla Robinson, Emely van der Vliet, Kira Wells, Hannah Zahn
Softball (20): Emily Alexander, Anna Blanton, Avry Blume, Emily Brown, Paige Clark, Katie Dreiling, Autumn Eleazer, Kaci Fuller, Erin Gallagher, Kenna Garst, Emily Gilstrap, Alexis Groet, Anna Hazlewood, Kaitlyn Kelley, Abigail Kubin, Seeley Layne, Maddi Long, Gracie Lusk, Kallie Pickens, Shyanne Sheffield
Rodeo (19): Bailey Barrett, Stetson Bierman, Grace Bryant, Shae Clever, Holli Covey, Weston Hamilton, Lauren Heck, Cody Hogan, Jesse Keysaer, Jordyn Litton, Shayne Mallory, Blake Mast, Will McCraw, Madison McFall, Justin Sailors, Kailey Schmidt, Allie Sherman, Clint Southworth, Emma Kate Wilder
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (18): Kayla Carrell, Addison Conley, Hannah Haislip, Audrey Haworth, Lucy Kaufman, Baillie Kearns, Brooke Kuball, Kambree Lucas, Olivia Lucia, Zoe Merriweather, Dylan Mott, Haeleigh Paulino, Hannah Phillips, Kristin Phillips, Jessica Reynolds, Karen Scanlon, Addy Vaughn, Logan Wallick
Cheer/Pom Squad (16): Logan Alfano-Webb, Annaleigh Armstrong, Kaitlyn Boroff, Taylor-Rae Brundige, Claudia Colston, Catey Henderson, Audri Hill, Kesi Holland, Kirsten Jolly, Brianna Kaylor, Maggie McClendon, Kaity Mistretta, Emily Pennington, Shaynee Syler, Kiasa Turner, Bryleigh Woodward
Women's Basketball (11): Emma Davis, Taylor Dupree, Holly Forbes, Kyannah Grant, Hayley Harrison, Raegan Johnson, Shae Littleford, Gabi Melby, Paige Pipkin, Seygan Robins, Ella Thompson
Men's Basketball (9): Bernie Andre, David Didenko, Phillip Hughes, Grant Hurst, Koby Jeffries, David Kamwanga, Josiah Morris, Dylan Pumpian, Darius Simmons
Golf (8): Cayden Chambers, Tate Chumley, Ben McMillan, Bryson Morrell, Ethan Ray, Jackson Twerdahl, Jacob Uehlein, Jonathan Xoinis
Tennis (8): Sina Albersmeier, Aziza Aubin, Amelia Campbell, Lia Espinal, Jillian Niedzialowski, Ariadna Ondo, Mizuki Sakurai, Jule Streif
Rifle (6): Abigail Donald, Nick Fares, Rachel Mills, Victoria Petersen, Jennifer Plocinik, Kalen Royal
Players Mentioned
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Tennis
P
/ Football
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
F
/ Men's Basketball
/ Cheer
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Tennis
Western
/ Equestrian
LB
/ Football
GBR, BA, TR
/ Rodeo
MF/F
/ Soccer
IF
/ Baseball
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
BB
/ Rodeo
OL
/ Football
OF
/ Softball
OF/C
/ Softball
MF
/ Soccer
LHP
/ Baseball
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Cheer
OL
/ Football
C
/ Baseball
P
/ Softball
/ Cheer
BA, GT, TR
/ Rodeo
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Tennis
L/DS
/ Volleyball
D
/ Soccer
D
/ Soccer
RB
/ Football
/ Golf
D
/ Soccer
/ Golf
Western
/ Equestrian
OF
/ Softball
GBR, GT
/ Rodeo
/ Cheer
/ Beach Volleyball
GBR
/ Rodeo
RHP
/ Baseball
UTIL
/ Baseball
/ Men's Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
F
/ Men's Basketball
/ Rifle
NT
/ Football
WR
/ Football
F
/ Soccer
IF/P
/ Softball
DE
/ Football
/ Women's Track and Field
INF
/ Softball
MF/F
/ Soccer
/ Tennis
S
/ Football
/ Rifle
/ Women's Track and Field
OL
/ Football
F
/ Women's Basketball
RB
/ Football
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Baseball
P
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
TE
/ Football
D
/ Soccer
S
/ Football
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
IF/OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Men's Track and Field
S
/ Volleyball
/ Men's Track and Field
BB
/ Rodeo
IF
/ Baseball
DT
/ Football
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
OL
/ Football
D
/ Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
IF
/ Softball
BA, GT
/ Rodeo
/ Pom
K
/ Football
F
/ Soccer
/ Cheer
RHP
/ Baseball
TR
/ Rodeo
/ Cheer
/ Women's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
G
/ Men's Basketball
MF/D
/ Soccer
G
/ Men's Basketball
RHP
/ Baseball
Western
/ Equestrian
G
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Cheer
RHP
/ Baseball
MF
/ Soccer
F
/ Men's Basketball
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Cheer
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Men's Track and Field
TE
/ Football
SW, TR
/ Rodeo
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Beach Volleyball
P
/ Softball
/ Women's Track and Field
OF/1B
/ Baseball
K/P
/ Football
D/MF
/ Soccer
P
/ Softball
LHP
/ Baseball
G
/ Women's Basketball
GBR
/ Rodeo
C
/ Softball
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Beach Volleyball
QB
/ Football
OF
/ Softball
GBR, GT
/ Rodeo
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Men's Track and Field
RHP
/ Baseball
BB
/ Rodeo
LS
/ Football
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Pom
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
TR, CR
/ Rodeo
/ Women's Track and Field
GBR
/ Rodeo
UTIL
/ Baseball
/ Golf
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
C
/ Baseball
MB
/ Volleyball
OL
/ Football
/ Rifle
/ Cheer
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Golf
F
/ Men's Basketball
/ Beach Volleyball
F/D
/ Soccer
GK
/ Soccer
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Tennis
/ Men's Track and Field
OL
/ Football
/ Tennis
K
/ Football
UTIL
/ Baseball
OL
/ Football
MF
/ Soccer
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Pom
/ Rifle
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Beach Volleyball
IF
/ Softball
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Rifle
OL
/ Football
G
/ Men's Basketball
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Golf
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Beach Volleyball
OL
/ Football
RHP
/ Baseball
MF
/ Soccer
WR
/ Football
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Soccer
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Rifle
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
TR
/ Rodeo
/ Tennis
MB/OPP
/ Volleyball
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Men's Track and Field
BA, GT
/ Rodeo
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
IF
/ Baseball
IF/OF
/ Softball
GBR
/ Rodeo
LB
/ Football
/ Men's Track and Field
G
/ Men's Basketball
Western
/ Equestrian
CR, TR
/ Rodeo
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Tennis
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Cheer
/ Women's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
F
/ Women's Basketball
OL
/ Football
/ Golf
/ Golf
F
/ Soccer
S/OPP
/ Volleyball
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
RHP
/ Baseball
S
/ Football
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
D
/ Soccer
1B
/ Baseball
BA, TR, GT
/ Rodeo
/ Pom
OF
/ Baseball
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Golf
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
S
/ Football
MF
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