UT Martin Athletics Shatters School Record with 31 OVC Academic Medal of Honor Recipients
8/9/2024 11:00:00 AM | Baseball, General, Golf, 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
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin athletic department registered 31 Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor recipients with an unblemished 4.0 Grade Point Average in 2023-24, the league announced today.
The 31 Skyhawk honorees are a school record, topping the 28 winners from the 2021-22 campaign. Collectively, UT Martin has combined for 412 OVC Academic Medal of Honor recipients since joining the league in 1992.
The OVC Academic Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athletes who achieve the highest GPA in a Conference-sponsored sport. Overall, there were 311 OVC Academic Medal of Honor winners in 2023-24 – the second-highest tally in league history.
On an individual basis, Dylan Mott earned her fourth career OVC Academic Medal of Honor in volleyball (and third for beach volleyball). Receiving the third OVC Academic Medal of Honor of their career was Shae Littleford (women's basketball), Avry Blume (softball), Emily Brown (softball) and Izzy Patterson (soccer). Meanwhile, Kenley McCarn (women's basketball), Lexi Rubel (women's basketball), Maggie Roy (women's cross country and women's track and field) and Baylor Jones (baseball) nabbed their second career OVC Academic Medal of Honor.
A total of 11 separate Skyhawk athletic programs garnered at least one OVC Academic Medal of Honor winner, led by women's basketball and softball with five apiece. In addition to women's basketball, the men's cross country and golf teams were responsible for the most OVC Academic Medal of Honor winners in their respective sports.
The OVC will announce the recipients of its Commissioner's Honor Roll (at least a 3.25 GPA) on Monday, Aug. 12 as well as the winners of the Team Academic Achievement Awards on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
UT Martin's OVC Academic Medal of Honor recipients are listed below. Multiple asterisks indicate the number of years the student-athlete has been named to the list:
Women's Basketball (5): Norah Clark, Shae Littleford***, Kenley McCarn**, Lexi Rubel**, Tori Rubel
Softball (5): Avry Blume***, Emily Brown***, Anna Hazlewood, Kiersten Nixon, Alli Robinson
Volleyball (4): Halle Everett, Hannah Haislip, Dylan Mott****, Haeleigh Paulino
Men's Cross Country (4): Chance Craig, Brady Millikin, Angus Monro, David Stukey
Beach Volleyball (3): Halle Everett, Dylan Mott***, Haeleigh Paulino
Men's Track and Field (3): Brady Millikin, Angus Monro, David Stukey
Soccer (2): Maren Cain, Izzy Patterson***
Women's Track and Field (2): Alaina Gordon, Maggie Roy**
Baseball (1): Baylor Jones**
Women's Cross Country (1): Maggie Roy**
Golf (1): Jonathan Xoinis
The 31 Skyhawk honorees are a school record, topping the 28 winners from the 2021-22 campaign. Collectively, UT Martin has combined for 412 OVC Academic Medal of Honor recipients since joining the league in 1992.
The OVC Academic Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athletes who achieve the highest GPA in a Conference-sponsored sport. Overall, there were 311 OVC Academic Medal of Honor winners in 2023-24 – the second-highest tally in league history.
On an individual basis, Dylan Mott earned her fourth career OVC Academic Medal of Honor in volleyball (and third for beach volleyball). Receiving the third OVC Academic Medal of Honor of their career was Shae Littleford (women's basketball), Avry Blume (softball), Emily Brown (softball) and Izzy Patterson (soccer). Meanwhile, Kenley McCarn (women's basketball), Lexi Rubel (women's basketball), Maggie Roy (women's cross country and women's track and field) and Baylor Jones (baseball) nabbed their second career OVC Academic Medal of Honor.
A total of 11 separate Skyhawk athletic programs garnered at least one OVC Academic Medal of Honor winner, led by women's basketball and softball with five apiece. In addition to women's basketball, the men's cross country and golf teams were responsible for the most OVC Academic Medal of Honor winners in their respective sports.
The OVC will announce the recipients of its Commissioner's Honor Roll (at least a 3.25 GPA) on Monday, Aug. 12 as well as the winners of the Team Academic Achievement Awards on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
UT Martin's OVC Academic Medal of Honor recipients are listed below. Multiple asterisks indicate the number of years the student-athlete has been named to the list:
Women's Basketball (5): Norah Clark, Shae Littleford***, Kenley McCarn**, Lexi Rubel**, Tori Rubel
Softball (5): Avry Blume***, Emily Brown***, Anna Hazlewood, Kiersten Nixon, Alli Robinson
Volleyball (4): Halle Everett, Hannah Haislip, Dylan Mott****, Haeleigh Paulino
Men's Cross Country (4): Chance Craig, Brady Millikin, Angus Monro, David Stukey
Beach Volleyball (3): Halle Everett, Dylan Mott***, Haeleigh Paulino
Men's Track and Field (3): Brady Millikin, Angus Monro, David Stukey
Soccer (2): Maren Cain, Izzy Patterson***
Women's Track and Field (2): Alaina Gordon, Maggie Roy**
Baseball (1): Baylor Jones**
Women's Cross Country (1): Maggie Roy**
Golf (1): Jonathan Xoinis
Players Mentioned
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/ Soccer
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
/ Men's Track and Field
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