
Skyhawk Athletics Sets Academic School Records Across The Board During Fall Semester
1/5/2026 8:04:00 AM | Baseball, Equestrian, Football, General, 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
MARTIN, Tenn. – For the second straight semester, University of Tennessee at Martin student-athletes shattered departmental records in the classroom as the Skyhawks combined for a 3.39 Grade Point Average during the fall 2025 term.
The 3.39 GPA – as well as 94 perfect 4.0 GPA student-athletes and 323 Athletic Director's Honor Roll recipients (at least a 3.0 GPA) – continue UT Martin's strong academic commitment. The Skyhawks have now touted at least a 3.20 GPA in 12 straight semesters dating back to the spring of 2020.
Since the AD Honor Roll program was instituted prior to the 2019-20 academic year, a total of 3,424 UT Martin student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better. Previous departmental records included a 3.37 GPA, 94 flawless 4.0 GPA's and 290 AD Honor Roll student-athletes (all set in the spring 2025 semester).
The Skyhawk rodeo program combined for the most student-athletes with 4.0 GPA's, posting 14 total cowboys and cowgirls to that prestigious list. UT Martin football (12), soccer (12) and softball (11) also produced double-digit 4.0 GPA honorees. Overall, each Skyhawk athletic program generated at least 10 percent of their rosters with 4.0 GPA's. A whopping 55 percent of the UT Martin softball roster nabbed 4.0 GPA's while the Skyhawk rifle (42.9 percent) and soccer (41.4 percent) squads also accounted for high percentages of their rosters with 4.0 GPA's.
The UT Martin football team placed a departmental-high 59 student-athletes on the AD Honor Roll, followed by rodeo (37), cheer/STUNT (31), baseball (29) and equestrian (27). The Skyhawk softball program had a 100 percent success rate (all 20 student-athletes) and was followed by volleyball/beach volleyball (90.5 percent), men's basketball (89.5 percent), golf (88.9 percent), baseball (85.3 percent). Overall, all of UT Martin's sports tallied at least 50 percent of their rosters on the AD Honor Roll with a dozen separate teams dialing up a success rate of at least 70 percent.
All but one Skyhawk sports program garnered at least a 3.13 GPA in the fall with the lone remaining team tallying a 2.84 GPA. The UT Martin softball team came away with the highest GPA (3.79) of any sport while men's basketball (3.52) and equestrian (3.51) rounded out the top-three spots. Skyhawk soccer (3.49), volleyball/beach volleyball (3.49) and golf (3.48) each landed just below the 3.50 threshold.
Below is a list of UT Martin AD Honor Roll winners for the fall 2025 semester, sorted by sport. Student-athletes with an asterisk indicate an unblemished 4.0 GPA.
Football (59): Moses Adelowo, Fungani 'Aho, Tommy Ansley*, Mitchell Appleton*, Tah Mac Bright Banda, Jase Bauer, Malachi Bonner, Elijah Bowser, Jaden Boyd, Tanner Bushee*, Joel Castleberry, Duston Chavis, Kaleb Costner*, Tanner Crandall*, Bryce Dailey, Na'Drian Dizadare, Luke Dyer*, Dolapo Egunjobi, Ethan Eubanks, Chris Franklin, Javion Goins*, Matt Hagemann, Cade Hechter, Jordan Johnson, Hayden King, Jake-Ryan Kruger, Eric Lane, Polo Mahoni, AJ Marquez, Drake Martinez, Jamal Mayers, Burke Mickelsen*, Isaac Moore, Doug Newsome, Alex Nolen, Landon Okla*, Deuce Oliver, Sawyer Phipps*, Keyshaun Pipkin, Stefan Ponder, Iese Puni, Chris Rhodes, AJ Robinson, Jr., Ajai Russell, Tahj Shabazz, Garrett Smith*, Pati So'oalo, Christian Stapleton, Jacob Stevenson, Tate Surber*, Hyatt Timosciek, Josiah Tingley, Broderick Tommie, Jr., Riley Turner, Siona Vailahi, Eunique Valentine, Chris Wilson, Preston Yarber, Corey Yeoman
Rodeo (37): Bentley Anthony*, Rylan Austin, Noah Beshears, Ryder Carpenetti*, Kylie Jo Castor, Katie Jane Crook, Caleb Dunn, Riley Gossett, Spencer Howard, Lainey Hutchison, Wesley Kuhnert, Bekah Legan, Weston Lewis, Allie Maxwell*, Jacob McFarland, Savannah Moran, Alea Munoz*, Kinzey Newton*, Anna Cate O'Neal, Tate Ondrik, Caysen Orman*, Chance Owens, Will Perry, Leah Pitts*, Joan Plourde*, Canton Prentice*, Gracie Restuccio*, Seth Simpson, Clint Southworth*, Jace Stigall, Cooper Stone*, Drew Thomas*, Cam Underwood, Rylee Wells, Anna Wilder, Daniel Wilder, Kyndall Woltz*
Cheer/STUNT (31): Kira Butz, Alyssa Calamia*, Addison Cary, Ellen Colston, Livia Comuzie*, Kenna Dyche, Makayla Elenbaas, Cayla Garner, RyanBeth Goodman, Kaylie Higgins, Kyleigh Hitchcock, Jennifer Jaco*, Natalie King*, Tembreanna Mahan, Aurora Masden, Rianne McCaleb, Emmy Melton, Leah Newberry, Emma Phelps, Kacey Reedy, Calli Beth Schlick*, Braylee Smith, Sidnee Smith, Grace Smothers*, Alexa Stock, Raegan Taylor, Jameson VanWormer, Karie Sue Walker, Emily Wilcher, Emily Wood, Abby Wright
Baseball (29): Brock Arender, Drake Bayles, Cullen Box, Gabe Bryant*, Amari Conley, Andrew Davis, Jake DeValk, TJ Dunsford, TJ Grines*, Eli Huebner, Silas Jones, Aidan Karns, Brandon King*, Tommy Koch*, Andrew Lawrence, Mason Little, Dean McCalla, Connor McCaslin*, JP Nunn, Nate Parsons*, Colten Payton, JT Popick, Maxwell Schumacher, Cason Sharp, Jacob Sitton, Bo Strickland, Will Turner, Zach Wager, Gehrig Wright
Equestrian (27): Reese Barrett, Annie Batsche, Payton Bundy, Claire Carpenter*, Kathleen DeGenova, Kara Flickinger*, Riley Francis, Ava Jo Glenn, Ruby Gunderson*, Riley Hayes, Lydia Jordan, Abigail Karl, Caroline Krier, Elise Mason, Katie Meyer, Kate Mills*, Audrey Morris, Ava Newsom*, Camille Panuwat*, Sienna Schlenker, Madison Snyder, Daphne Stavig, Abby Tibbits, Amelia Turner, Madison Wachtel*, Ellie Wilburn, Olivia Wynn
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field (22): Jozlen Brisbon*, Gabby Brown, Annie Burns*, Sophia Cahill, Charlotte Cones, Kya Edwards*, Taliah Geddes, Alaina Gordon*, Holly Henderson, Zoe Jones, Sanya Joseph*, Brenley Little, Emma Lund, Morgan Mitchell, Danielle Mudd, Eliana Oquendo, Jayla Reed, Leanna Rose, Maggie Roy, Lauren Sedberry, Reese Settle, Meg Wiginton*
Soccer (22): Shayla Addington, Alberte Amby, Tilde Bergquist*, Allie Buchmann, Maren Cain*, Peyton Cook, Molly Corgan, Audrey Fuchs*, Parker Gelinas*, Jolie Hanslip, Ava Huntrods*, Anna Østergaard Ibsen*, Lena MacDonald, Ayja McCleary, Caroline Moore*, Blanca Negrete*, Millie Perry*, Daksha Sutharshan, Bri Verdi, Gi Verdi*, Alex Weihs*, Unni Wolf*
Softball (20): Kennedy Brown*, Kyrsten Brown, Kaytie Chandler, Joleanna Fox*, Ashtyn Green*, Kyla Harley, Payton Harris*, Teagan Hayes, Payton Hurst, Jordyn Hustey, Natalie Kreuziger*, Avary Makarewicz*, Gia Recrosio*, Karena Recrosio*, Addie Roberts*, Josie Sanders, Sami Scholtz, Ava Scott, Dylan Scott*, Carly Ward*
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (19): Kayla Bryant, Abby Freund, Maddy Gladson, Andie Kryak, Chyler Martin, Ella McFarland, Reagan McGee*, Makaelah Paulino, Ava Peters, Kristin Phillips, MC Rehm, Riley Rushing, Mia Saenz, Dylan Sulcer*, Kylie Surratt, Amara Traiger, DyYanna Wade, Sienna Wnetrzak, Megan Wood
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field (17): Grayson Ballenger, Isaac Boles, Tristen Bough*, Ethan Brinkley, Ridge Bruce, Pete Douglas, Will Douglas*, Keagan Enicks*, Hank Fisher, Luke Johnson*, Gatsby Losse, Angus Monro, Christian Patterson, Ben Ruscoe, Braxton Sharp, David Stukey*, Khalid White
Men's Basketball (17): James Bass, Andrija Bukumirović, Luca Colceag, Matas Deniusas, AJ Hopkins, Will Hopkins, Vladimir Khryapa*, Charlie King, Damien King, Dragos Lungu, Enrique Moya*, Lamine Niang*, Filip Petkovski*, Ty Price, Ama Sow, Afan Trnka, Lucas Williams
Women's Basketball (10): Sidney Blackwell*, Norah Clark*, Kennedy Horton, Haylee Jarred*, Mikayla Lambert, Kenley McCarn*, Sidni Middleton, Cam Ward, Nyjha Webster, Destinee Wells
Golf (8): Luke Beadles, Luke Caldwell, Lucas Herring, Ian Lambert, Jaden Morrell, Grant Phillips, Drew Williams*, John-Gregory Wilson*
Rifle (5): Sophia Ashford, Aubrey Chenoweth*, Rachel Haines*, Olivia Harvey*, Joey Kovach
The 3.39 GPA – as well as 94 perfect 4.0 GPA student-athletes and 323 Athletic Director's Honor Roll recipients (at least a 3.0 GPA) – continue UT Martin's strong academic commitment. The Skyhawks have now touted at least a 3.20 GPA in 12 straight semesters dating back to the spring of 2020.
Since the AD Honor Roll program was instituted prior to the 2019-20 academic year, a total of 3,424 UT Martin student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better. Previous departmental records included a 3.37 GPA, 94 flawless 4.0 GPA's and 290 AD Honor Roll student-athletes (all set in the spring 2025 semester).
The Skyhawk rodeo program combined for the most student-athletes with 4.0 GPA's, posting 14 total cowboys and cowgirls to that prestigious list. UT Martin football (12), soccer (12) and softball (11) also produced double-digit 4.0 GPA honorees. Overall, each Skyhawk athletic program generated at least 10 percent of their rosters with 4.0 GPA's. A whopping 55 percent of the UT Martin softball roster nabbed 4.0 GPA's while the Skyhawk rifle (42.9 percent) and soccer (41.4 percent) squads also accounted for high percentages of their rosters with 4.0 GPA's.
The UT Martin football team placed a departmental-high 59 student-athletes on the AD Honor Roll, followed by rodeo (37), cheer/STUNT (31), baseball (29) and equestrian (27). The Skyhawk softball program had a 100 percent success rate (all 20 student-athletes) and was followed by volleyball/beach volleyball (90.5 percent), men's basketball (89.5 percent), golf (88.9 percent), baseball (85.3 percent). Overall, all of UT Martin's sports tallied at least 50 percent of their rosters on the AD Honor Roll with a dozen separate teams dialing up a success rate of at least 70 percent.
All but one Skyhawk sports program garnered at least a 3.13 GPA in the fall with the lone remaining team tallying a 2.84 GPA. The UT Martin softball team came away with the highest GPA (3.79) of any sport while men's basketball (3.52) and equestrian (3.51) rounded out the top-three spots. Skyhawk soccer (3.49), volleyball/beach volleyball (3.49) and golf (3.48) each landed just below the 3.50 threshold.
Below is a list of UT Martin AD Honor Roll winners for the fall 2025 semester, sorted by sport. Student-athletes with an asterisk indicate an unblemished 4.0 GPA.
Football (59): Moses Adelowo, Fungani 'Aho, Tommy Ansley*, Mitchell Appleton*, Tah Mac Bright Banda, Jase Bauer, Malachi Bonner, Elijah Bowser, Jaden Boyd, Tanner Bushee*, Joel Castleberry, Duston Chavis, Kaleb Costner*, Tanner Crandall*, Bryce Dailey, Na'Drian Dizadare, Luke Dyer*, Dolapo Egunjobi, Ethan Eubanks, Chris Franklin, Javion Goins*, Matt Hagemann, Cade Hechter, Jordan Johnson, Hayden King, Jake-Ryan Kruger, Eric Lane, Polo Mahoni, AJ Marquez, Drake Martinez, Jamal Mayers, Burke Mickelsen*, Isaac Moore, Doug Newsome, Alex Nolen, Landon Okla*, Deuce Oliver, Sawyer Phipps*, Keyshaun Pipkin, Stefan Ponder, Iese Puni, Chris Rhodes, AJ Robinson, Jr., Ajai Russell, Tahj Shabazz, Garrett Smith*, Pati So'oalo, Christian Stapleton, Jacob Stevenson, Tate Surber*, Hyatt Timosciek, Josiah Tingley, Broderick Tommie, Jr., Riley Turner, Siona Vailahi, Eunique Valentine, Chris Wilson, Preston Yarber, Corey Yeoman
Rodeo (37): Bentley Anthony*, Rylan Austin, Noah Beshears, Ryder Carpenetti*, Kylie Jo Castor, Katie Jane Crook, Caleb Dunn, Riley Gossett, Spencer Howard, Lainey Hutchison, Wesley Kuhnert, Bekah Legan, Weston Lewis, Allie Maxwell*, Jacob McFarland, Savannah Moran, Alea Munoz*, Kinzey Newton*, Anna Cate O'Neal, Tate Ondrik, Caysen Orman*, Chance Owens, Will Perry, Leah Pitts*, Joan Plourde*, Canton Prentice*, Gracie Restuccio*, Seth Simpson, Clint Southworth*, Jace Stigall, Cooper Stone*, Drew Thomas*, Cam Underwood, Rylee Wells, Anna Wilder, Daniel Wilder, Kyndall Woltz*
Cheer/STUNT (31): Kira Butz, Alyssa Calamia*, Addison Cary, Ellen Colston, Livia Comuzie*, Kenna Dyche, Makayla Elenbaas, Cayla Garner, RyanBeth Goodman, Kaylie Higgins, Kyleigh Hitchcock, Jennifer Jaco*, Natalie King*, Tembreanna Mahan, Aurora Masden, Rianne McCaleb, Emmy Melton, Leah Newberry, Emma Phelps, Kacey Reedy, Calli Beth Schlick*, Braylee Smith, Sidnee Smith, Grace Smothers*, Alexa Stock, Raegan Taylor, Jameson VanWormer, Karie Sue Walker, Emily Wilcher, Emily Wood, Abby Wright
Baseball (29): Brock Arender, Drake Bayles, Cullen Box, Gabe Bryant*, Amari Conley, Andrew Davis, Jake DeValk, TJ Dunsford, TJ Grines*, Eli Huebner, Silas Jones, Aidan Karns, Brandon King*, Tommy Koch*, Andrew Lawrence, Mason Little, Dean McCalla, Connor McCaslin*, JP Nunn, Nate Parsons*, Colten Payton, JT Popick, Maxwell Schumacher, Cason Sharp, Jacob Sitton, Bo Strickland, Will Turner, Zach Wager, Gehrig Wright
Equestrian (27): Reese Barrett, Annie Batsche, Payton Bundy, Claire Carpenter*, Kathleen DeGenova, Kara Flickinger*, Riley Francis, Ava Jo Glenn, Ruby Gunderson*, Riley Hayes, Lydia Jordan, Abigail Karl, Caroline Krier, Elise Mason, Katie Meyer, Kate Mills*, Audrey Morris, Ava Newsom*, Camille Panuwat*, Sienna Schlenker, Madison Snyder, Daphne Stavig, Abby Tibbits, Amelia Turner, Madison Wachtel*, Ellie Wilburn, Olivia Wynn
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field (22): Jozlen Brisbon*, Gabby Brown, Annie Burns*, Sophia Cahill, Charlotte Cones, Kya Edwards*, Taliah Geddes, Alaina Gordon*, Holly Henderson, Zoe Jones, Sanya Joseph*, Brenley Little, Emma Lund, Morgan Mitchell, Danielle Mudd, Eliana Oquendo, Jayla Reed, Leanna Rose, Maggie Roy, Lauren Sedberry, Reese Settle, Meg Wiginton*
Soccer (22): Shayla Addington, Alberte Amby, Tilde Bergquist*, Allie Buchmann, Maren Cain*, Peyton Cook, Molly Corgan, Audrey Fuchs*, Parker Gelinas*, Jolie Hanslip, Ava Huntrods*, Anna Østergaard Ibsen*, Lena MacDonald, Ayja McCleary, Caroline Moore*, Blanca Negrete*, Millie Perry*, Daksha Sutharshan, Bri Verdi, Gi Verdi*, Alex Weihs*, Unni Wolf*
Softball (20): Kennedy Brown*, Kyrsten Brown, Kaytie Chandler, Joleanna Fox*, Ashtyn Green*, Kyla Harley, Payton Harris*, Teagan Hayes, Payton Hurst, Jordyn Hustey, Natalie Kreuziger*, Avary Makarewicz*, Gia Recrosio*, Karena Recrosio*, Addie Roberts*, Josie Sanders, Sami Scholtz, Ava Scott, Dylan Scott*, Carly Ward*
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (19): Kayla Bryant, Abby Freund, Maddy Gladson, Andie Kryak, Chyler Martin, Ella McFarland, Reagan McGee*, Makaelah Paulino, Ava Peters, Kristin Phillips, MC Rehm, Riley Rushing, Mia Saenz, Dylan Sulcer*, Kylie Surratt, Amara Traiger, DyYanna Wade, Sienna Wnetrzak, Megan Wood
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field (17): Grayson Ballenger, Isaac Boles, Tristen Bough*, Ethan Brinkley, Ridge Bruce, Pete Douglas, Will Douglas*, Keagan Enicks*, Hank Fisher, Luke Johnson*, Gatsby Losse, Angus Monro, Christian Patterson, Ben Ruscoe, Braxton Sharp, David Stukey*, Khalid White
Men's Basketball (17): James Bass, Andrija Bukumirović, Luca Colceag, Matas Deniusas, AJ Hopkins, Will Hopkins, Vladimir Khryapa*, Charlie King, Damien King, Dragos Lungu, Enrique Moya*, Lamine Niang*, Filip Petkovski*, Ty Price, Ama Sow, Afan Trnka, Lucas Williams
Women's Basketball (10): Sidney Blackwell*, Norah Clark*, Kennedy Horton, Haylee Jarred*, Mikayla Lambert, Kenley McCarn*, Sidni Middleton, Cam Ward, Nyjha Webster, Destinee Wells
Golf (8): Luke Beadles, Luke Caldwell, Lucas Herring, Ian Lambert, Jaden Morrell, Grant Phillips, Drew Williams*, John-Gregory Wilson*
Rifle (5): Sophia Ashford, Aubrey Chenoweth*, Rachel Haines*, Olivia Harvey*, Joey Kovach
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