Skyhawks Shatter Departmental Records With 3.33 Cumulative Grade Point Average, 287 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Recipients For 2024 Fall Semester
12/23/2024 10:40:00 AM | Baseball, Equestrian, Football, Men's Basketball, Golf, Rifle, Rodeo, Softball, Women's Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Beach Volleyball, Cheer, Stunt, Spirit
MARTIN, Tenn. – The final grades are in for the fall 2024 semester and once again, the University of Tennessee at Martin athletic department soared academically. The Skyhawks combined for a 3.33 cumulative GPA – tying for the best performance in a semester in school history – while placing a program record 287 student-athletes on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
The 3.33 cumulative GPA this fall is tied with the spring 2022 semester for the best GPA in program history while the 287 AD Honor Roll recipients is the new standard, eclipsing the 285 honorees from the spring 2020 semester. UT Martin also established a third school record in the 2024 fall term as a remarkable 73 student-athletes earned a 4.0 GPA.
The Skyhawk football program was responsible for the most AD Honor Roll recipients this past fall, tallying 47 student-athletes on the list to edge out equestrian (37) and rodeo (30). The UT Martin equestrian team placed 92.5 percent (37 of 40) of its student-athletes on the AD Honor Roll, ranking just ahead of high percentages from softball (90) and women's basketball (88.9). The Skyhawk equestrian squad additionally accounted for the most student-athletes with a flawless 4.0 GPA with a whopping 17, followed by softball and women's cross country/track and field with seven apiece. UT Martin equestrian also held the title of highest team GPA (3.63) of the fall semester while softball (3.54), golf (3.47), volleyball/beach volleyball (3.46), soccer (3.42) and women's basketball (3.40) all finished above a 3.40. Overall, every sport finished with a cumulative GPA above 2.80 with all but two Skyhawk programs generating a cumulative GPA over 3.15.
Launched prior to the 2019-20 academic year, the Athletic Director's Honor Roll initiative rewards student-athletes with at least a 3.0 GPA. The full list includes 2,811 all-time recipients to date.
Below is a list of UT Martin AD Honor Roll recipients for the fall 2024 semester, sorted by sport. Those listed in bold indicates student-athletes who recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Football (47): Trevor Anthony, Mitchell Appleton, Carlo Arenas, Elijah Bowser, Keaton Brown, Taylor Burton, Julian Calvez, Toby Camp, Drake Carroll, Anthony Carter, Joel Castleberry, Bryce Dailey, Jabaree Dawkins, Christian Dowell, Max Dowling, Jeremiah Edwards, Nick Edwards, Jai'Lun Hampton, Celeycan Hill, Desmon James, Josh Keith, Aidan Maddox, Ethan Maddox, AJ Marquez, Deshawn McKnight, Kaden Morgan, Tyler Mullins, Davonte Murray, Jaden Nash, Doug Newsome, Colton Peoples, Stefan Ponder, George Psychoularis, Rashad Raymond, Chris Rhodes, Zoe Roberts, AJ Robinson, Jr., Kaiya Sheron, Garrett Smith, Patrick Smith, Kody Sparks, Jacob Stevenson, Josiah Tingley, Cason Totten, Airius Trice, Vance Van Every, Shamari Weir
Equestrian (37): Gabby Adams, Lexi Bailey, Reese Barrett, Annie Batsche, Elizabeth Becker, Audrey Blase, Stevie Brown, Payton Bundy, Claire Carpenter, Kate Davis, Sam Elliott, Riley Francis, Ruby Gunderson, Riley Hayes, Lydia Jordan, Tess Kjellberg, Lillian Laney, Payton Lussen, Emerson Maier, Aubrey Malone, Brianna Marks, Natalie Marques, Elise Mason, Mia McAfoos, Kate Mills, Audrey Morris, Ava Newsom, Logan Putvinski, Marley Rizzi, Madison Snyder, Zadie Stack, Sophia Sundem, Abby Tibbits, Bridget Vieau, Rileigh Weiss, Ellie Wilburn, Olivia Wynn
Rodeo (30): Bentley Anthony, Rylan Austin, Noah Beshears, Shae Clever, Caleb Dunn, Riley Gossett, Lainey Hutchison, Shelby Kemper, Owen Larrick, Weston Lewis, Jordyn Litton, Josie Luttrell, Brooke Martin, Allie Maxwell, Savannah Moran, Tate Ondrik, Caysen Orman, Leah Pitts, Joan Plourde, Allie Sherman, Seth Simpson, Clint Southworth, Jace Stigall, Cooper Stone, Drew Thomas, Caden Ussery, Rylee Wells, Anna Wilder, Emma Kate Wilder, Kyndall Woltz
Baseball (22): Brock Arender, Jeb Bartle, Kaleb Baskin, Jalen Fithian, Cameron Greene, Terence Grines, J. Henry Hobson, Jordan Hudson, Aidan Karns, Brandon King, Tommy Koch, Quin Long, Frank Micallef, JP Nunn, Kevin Okins, Shawn Perez, JT Popick, Mason Shropshire, Jacob Sitton, Quincy Thornton, Arderrius Townsend, Zach Wager
Soccer (21): Shayla Addington, Alberte Amby, Allie Buchmann, Maren Cain, Molly Corgan, Parker Gelinas, Ava Huntrods, Brooke Kala, Ayja McCleary, Abbie McHenry, Lorena Montesano, Caroline Moore, Blanca Negrete, Anna Østergaard Ibsen, Izzy Patterson, Jordyn Riffle, Makayla Robinson, Joelle Stinson, Daksha Sutharshan, Rachel Valenzuela, Unni Wolf
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (20): Kayla Bryant, Sydney Eckhardt, Abby Freund, Hannah Haislip, Josie Hess, Zara McCauley, Ella McFarland, Reagan McGee, Dylan Mott, Olivia O'Keefe, Makaelah Paulino, Kristin Phillips, Ryan Rednour, MC Rehm, Riley Rushing, Mia Saenz, Dylan Sulcer, Kylie Surratt, Amara Traiger, Jenna Vallée
Softball (18): Kennedy Brown, Kyrsten Brown, Elly Eckrich, Joleanna Fox, Ashtyn Green, Kyla Harley, Payton Harris, Jordyn Hustey, Natalie Kreuziger, Avary Makarewicz, Kaylin Reeves, Addie Roberts, Alli Robinson, Josie Sanders, Ava Scott, Dylan Scott, Rylee Tittle, Carly Ward
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field (17): Gabby Brown, Janay Chapman, Rita Eimer, Alaina Gordon, Holly Henderson, Kayla Jackson, Kaitlyn Loyet, Bethany Mayers, Morgan Mitchell, Danielle Mudd, Eliana Oquendo, Janiyah Rolle, Maggie Roy, Lauren Sedberry, Reese Settle, Lydia Tankersley, Meg Wiginton
Women's Basketball (16): Amari Bonds, Morgan Borgstadt, Sydneey Boykin, Anaya Brown, Norah Clark, Ally Collett, Tia Hymon, Mikayla Lambert, Shae Littleford, Kaitlyn McCarn, Kenley McCarn, Lexi Rubel, Taylor Scohy, Sophie Singleton, Abby Stephens, Yar Tong
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field (16): John Collin Askew, Tristen Bough, Ethan Brinkley, Maluke Cluver, Keagan Enicks, Luke Johnson, Ethan Knight, Marques Marshall II, Brady Millikin, Angus Monro, Christian Patterson, Ben Ruscoe, Sam Shuman, Samir Smith, David Stukey, Khalid White
Men's Basketball (14): Andrija Bukumirović, Carlos Cortijo, Josué Grullon, AJ Hopkins, David Kamwanga, AJ Murphy, Lamine Niang, Filip Radaković, Vladimer Salaridze, Fabian Spee, Afan Trnka, Damjan Vukčević, Lucas Williams, Matija Žužić
Cheer/STUNT (14): Addison Cary, Ellen Colston, Livia Comuzie, Abbi Grace, Natalie King, Tembreanna Mahan, Emmy Melton, Mayce Mitchell, Calli Beth Schlick, Braylee Smith, Alexa Stock, Ti'Aisia Taite, Emily Wilcher, Ali Workman
Golf (10): Luke Caldwell, Cole Isbell, Dax Isbell, Jaden Morrell, Grant Phillips, Ethan Ray, Jackson Twerdahl, Drew Williams, John-Gregory Wilson, Jonathan Xoinis
Rifle (5): Aubrey Chenoweth, Rachel Haines, Joey Kovach, Sadie Palfrey, Alayna Walther
The 3.33 cumulative GPA this fall is tied with the spring 2022 semester for the best GPA in program history while the 287 AD Honor Roll recipients is the new standard, eclipsing the 285 honorees from the spring 2020 semester. UT Martin also established a third school record in the 2024 fall term as a remarkable 73 student-athletes earned a 4.0 GPA.
The Skyhawk football program was responsible for the most AD Honor Roll recipients this past fall, tallying 47 student-athletes on the list to edge out equestrian (37) and rodeo (30). The UT Martin equestrian team placed 92.5 percent (37 of 40) of its student-athletes on the AD Honor Roll, ranking just ahead of high percentages from softball (90) and women's basketball (88.9). The Skyhawk equestrian squad additionally accounted for the most student-athletes with a flawless 4.0 GPA with a whopping 17, followed by softball and women's cross country/track and field with seven apiece. UT Martin equestrian also held the title of highest team GPA (3.63) of the fall semester while softball (3.54), golf (3.47), volleyball/beach volleyball (3.46), soccer (3.42) and women's basketball (3.40) all finished above a 3.40. Overall, every sport finished with a cumulative GPA above 2.80 with all but two Skyhawk programs generating a cumulative GPA over 3.15.
Launched prior to the 2019-20 academic year, the Athletic Director's Honor Roll initiative rewards student-athletes with at least a 3.0 GPA. The full list includes 2,811 all-time recipients to date.
Below is a list of UT Martin AD Honor Roll recipients for the fall 2024 semester, sorted by sport. Those listed in bold indicates student-athletes who recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Football (47): Trevor Anthony, Mitchell Appleton, Carlo Arenas, Elijah Bowser, Keaton Brown, Taylor Burton, Julian Calvez, Toby Camp, Drake Carroll, Anthony Carter, Joel Castleberry, Bryce Dailey, Jabaree Dawkins, Christian Dowell, Max Dowling, Jeremiah Edwards, Nick Edwards, Jai'Lun Hampton, Celeycan Hill, Desmon James, Josh Keith, Aidan Maddox, Ethan Maddox, AJ Marquez, Deshawn McKnight, Kaden Morgan, Tyler Mullins, Davonte Murray, Jaden Nash, Doug Newsome, Colton Peoples, Stefan Ponder, George Psychoularis, Rashad Raymond, Chris Rhodes, Zoe Roberts, AJ Robinson, Jr., Kaiya Sheron, Garrett Smith, Patrick Smith, Kody Sparks, Jacob Stevenson, Josiah Tingley, Cason Totten, Airius Trice, Vance Van Every, Shamari Weir
Equestrian (37): Gabby Adams, Lexi Bailey, Reese Barrett, Annie Batsche, Elizabeth Becker, Audrey Blase, Stevie Brown, Payton Bundy, Claire Carpenter, Kate Davis, Sam Elliott, Riley Francis, Ruby Gunderson, Riley Hayes, Lydia Jordan, Tess Kjellberg, Lillian Laney, Payton Lussen, Emerson Maier, Aubrey Malone, Brianna Marks, Natalie Marques, Elise Mason, Mia McAfoos, Kate Mills, Audrey Morris, Ava Newsom, Logan Putvinski, Marley Rizzi, Madison Snyder, Zadie Stack, Sophia Sundem, Abby Tibbits, Bridget Vieau, Rileigh Weiss, Ellie Wilburn, Olivia Wynn
Rodeo (30): Bentley Anthony, Rylan Austin, Noah Beshears, Shae Clever, Caleb Dunn, Riley Gossett, Lainey Hutchison, Shelby Kemper, Owen Larrick, Weston Lewis, Jordyn Litton, Josie Luttrell, Brooke Martin, Allie Maxwell, Savannah Moran, Tate Ondrik, Caysen Orman, Leah Pitts, Joan Plourde, Allie Sherman, Seth Simpson, Clint Southworth, Jace Stigall, Cooper Stone, Drew Thomas, Caden Ussery, Rylee Wells, Anna Wilder, Emma Kate Wilder, Kyndall Woltz
Baseball (22): Brock Arender, Jeb Bartle, Kaleb Baskin, Jalen Fithian, Cameron Greene, Terence Grines, J. Henry Hobson, Jordan Hudson, Aidan Karns, Brandon King, Tommy Koch, Quin Long, Frank Micallef, JP Nunn, Kevin Okins, Shawn Perez, JT Popick, Mason Shropshire, Jacob Sitton, Quincy Thornton, Arderrius Townsend, Zach Wager
Soccer (21): Shayla Addington, Alberte Amby, Allie Buchmann, Maren Cain, Molly Corgan, Parker Gelinas, Ava Huntrods, Brooke Kala, Ayja McCleary, Abbie McHenry, Lorena Montesano, Caroline Moore, Blanca Negrete, Anna Østergaard Ibsen, Izzy Patterson, Jordyn Riffle, Makayla Robinson, Joelle Stinson, Daksha Sutharshan, Rachel Valenzuela, Unni Wolf
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (20): Kayla Bryant, Sydney Eckhardt, Abby Freund, Hannah Haislip, Josie Hess, Zara McCauley, Ella McFarland, Reagan McGee, Dylan Mott, Olivia O'Keefe, Makaelah Paulino, Kristin Phillips, Ryan Rednour, MC Rehm, Riley Rushing, Mia Saenz, Dylan Sulcer, Kylie Surratt, Amara Traiger, Jenna Vallée
Softball (18): Kennedy Brown, Kyrsten Brown, Elly Eckrich, Joleanna Fox, Ashtyn Green, Kyla Harley, Payton Harris, Jordyn Hustey, Natalie Kreuziger, Avary Makarewicz, Kaylin Reeves, Addie Roberts, Alli Robinson, Josie Sanders, Ava Scott, Dylan Scott, Rylee Tittle, Carly Ward
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field (17): Gabby Brown, Janay Chapman, Rita Eimer, Alaina Gordon, Holly Henderson, Kayla Jackson, Kaitlyn Loyet, Bethany Mayers, Morgan Mitchell, Danielle Mudd, Eliana Oquendo, Janiyah Rolle, Maggie Roy, Lauren Sedberry, Reese Settle, Lydia Tankersley, Meg Wiginton
Women's Basketball (16): Amari Bonds, Morgan Borgstadt, Sydneey Boykin, Anaya Brown, Norah Clark, Ally Collett, Tia Hymon, Mikayla Lambert, Shae Littleford, Kaitlyn McCarn, Kenley McCarn, Lexi Rubel, Taylor Scohy, Sophie Singleton, Abby Stephens, Yar Tong
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field (16): John Collin Askew, Tristen Bough, Ethan Brinkley, Maluke Cluver, Keagan Enicks, Luke Johnson, Ethan Knight, Marques Marshall II, Brady Millikin, Angus Monro, Christian Patterson, Ben Ruscoe, Sam Shuman, Samir Smith, David Stukey, Khalid White
Men's Basketball (14): Andrija Bukumirović, Carlos Cortijo, Josué Grullon, AJ Hopkins, David Kamwanga, AJ Murphy, Lamine Niang, Filip Radaković, Vladimer Salaridze, Fabian Spee, Afan Trnka, Damjan Vukčević, Lucas Williams, Matija Žužić
Cheer/STUNT (14): Addison Cary, Ellen Colston, Livia Comuzie, Abbi Grace, Natalie King, Tembreanna Mahan, Emmy Melton, Mayce Mitchell, Calli Beth Schlick, Braylee Smith, Alexa Stock, Ti'Aisia Taite, Emily Wilcher, Ali Workman
Golf (10): Luke Caldwell, Cole Isbell, Dax Isbell, Jaden Morrell, Grant Phillips, Ethan Ray, Jackson Twerdahl, Drew Williams, John-Gregory Wilson, Jonathan Xoinis
Rifle (5): Aubrey Chenoweth, Rachel Haines, Joey Kovach, Sadie Palfrey, Alayna Walther
Players Mentioned
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
D
/ Soccer
F
/ Soccer
CR, TR
/ Rodeo
DL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
K
/ Football
LHP
/ Baseball
/ Men's Track and Field
GBR
/ Rodeo
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
Western
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
TR, CR
/ Rodeo
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Men's Track and Field
OL
/ Football
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
LB
/ Football
IF
/ Softball
IF
/ Softball
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
MF
/ Soccer
G/F
/ Men's Basketball
Western
/ Equestrian
NT
/ Football
MF
/ Soccer
/ Golf
QB
/ Football
Western
/ Equestrian
OL
/ Football
WR
/ Football
/ Stunt
S
/ Football
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Rifle
F
/ Women's Basketball
GBR
/ Rodeo
/ Men's Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Stunt
/ Stunt
GK
/ Soccer
G
/ Men's Basketball
OLB
/ Football
Western
/ Equestrian
DL
/ Football
NT
/ Football
TE
/ Football
TR, CR
/ Rodeo
/ Beach Volleyball
P
/ Softball
WR
/ Football
OL
/ Football
/ Women's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Men's Track and Field
UTIL
/ Baseball
P
/ Softball
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
D
/ Soccer
/ Women's Track and Field
GBR, GT
/ Rodeo
/ Stunt
P
/ Softball
IF
/ Baseball
G
/ Men's Basketball
Western
/ Equestrian
/ Rifle
S
/ Volleyball
OL
/ Football
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Women's Track and Field
L/DS
/ Volleyball
CB
/ Football
RHP
/ Baseball
G/F
/ Men's Basketball
OF
/ Baseball
MF
/ Soccer
IF/P
/ Softball
BA, GT, GBR
/ Rodeo
/ Golf
/ Golf
/ Women's Track and Field
CB
/ Football
/ Men's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
MF
/ Soccer
F
/ Men's Basketball
RHP
/ Baseball
QB
/ Football
GBR
/ Rodeo
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Stunt
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Men's Track and Field
C
/ Baseball
/ Rifle
P
/ Softball
F
/ Women's Basketball
Western
/ Equestrian
CR, TR
/ Rodeo
CR
/ Rodeo
G
/ Women's Basketball
GBR
/ Rodeo
/ Women's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
GBR, BA, TR
/ Rodeo
OLB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
/ Stunt
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
C
/ Softball
Western
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
OL
/ Football
/ Men's Track and Field
BA, TR
/ Rodeo
Western
/ Equestrian
GBR
/ Rodeo
/ Women's Track and Field
Western
/ Equestrian
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Beach Volleyball
MF
/ Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Beach Volleyball
MF/F
/ Soccer
DL
/ Football
/ Stunt
C
/ Baseball
/ Men's Track and Field
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Stunt
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Men's Track and Field
MF
/ Soccer
F/MF
/ Soccer
GBR, BA
/ Rodeo
K
/ Football
/ Golf
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Track and Field
S
/ Football
DE
/ Football
WR
/ Football
MF/D
/ Soccer
Western
/ Equestrian
CB
/ Football
F
/ Men's Basketball
/ Beach Volleyball
C
/ Baseball
CR, TR
/ Rodeo
/ Women's Track and Field
GBR, BA
/ Rodeo
D
/ Soccer
/ Rifle
/ Men's Track and Field
MF
/ Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
LS
/ Football
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Golf
/ Beach Volleyball
BA
/ Rodeo
GBR, GT
/ Rodeo
LB
/ Football
Western
/ Equestrian
G
/ Men's Basketball
/ Golf
RB
/ Football
/ Beach Volleyball
OF
/ Softball
CB
/ Football
GK
/ Soccer
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
IF
/ Softball
WR
/ Football
IF
/ Softball
/ Stunt
S
/ Football
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Beach Volleyball
F
/ Men's Basketball
C/IF
/ Softball
/ Stunt
G
/ Women's Basketball
OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
GBR
/ Rodeo
QB
/ Football
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Men's Track and Field
BR
/ Rodeo
F
/ Women's Basketball
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Stunt
OL
/ Football
RB
/ Football
/ Men's Track and Field
Western
/ Equestrian
CR, TR
/ Rodeo
QB
/ Football
F
/ Men's Basketball
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
F
/ Women's Basketball
S
/ Football
TR, CR
/ Rodeo
D
/ Soccer
/ Stunt
CR, TR
/ Rodeo
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Beach Volleyball
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
/ Beach Volleyball
F
/ Soccer
/ Stunt
/ Women's Track and Field
GBR, BA
/ Rodeo
RHP
/ Baseball
Western
/ Equestrian
OL
/ Football
P
/ Softball
K
/ Football
OF
/ Baseball
/ Beach Volleyball
WR
/ Football
G
/ Men's Basketball
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CR
/ Rodeo
F
/ Soccer
OH/OPP
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OL
/ Football
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
C
/ Men's Basketball
LHP
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/ Rifle
OF
/ Softball
LB
/ Football
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
BA, GT
/ Rodeo
/ Men's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
Western
/ Equestrian
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GT, TR, BA, GBR
/ Rodeo
TR, GT, BA, GBR
/ Rodeo
/ Golf
G
/ Men's Basketball
/ Golf
BA, TR
/ Rodeo
/ Stunt
Western
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G/F
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