The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department capped off an outstanding spring semester in the classroom with a program record 3.178 overall student-athlete grade-point-average. The Mocs best their GPA mark for the second semester in a row, topping last fall's 3.137.
"There are a lot of accomplishments to cheer about right now involving Chattanooga Athletics," stated UTC Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics
Mark Wharton. "Our softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament, we just had our largest graduating class of student-athletes and now we get to celebrate another record-breaking term in the classroom."
Chattanooga is over a 3.0 as a department for the 10
th time in the last 11 semesters. Student-athletes also set new records with 55% on the Dean's List (3.2 GPA) and 68% on the A.D. Honor Roll (3.0 GPA). The Mocs tied the record with 46 4.0s and set a new mark with 17% of all student-athletes posting a perfect score GPA.
"I commend the efforts of everyone in our Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement Center, under the Direction of
Dr. Emily Blackman," added Wharton. "They continue to provide outstanding support for all of our student-athletes, who are consistently among the top performers among all students at our University.
"Our coaches also do an outstanding job of setting the tone for academic success. They make it an important part of our culture, while recruiting and developing the type of student-athletes who can succeed in the classroom and in competition."
The men's cross country team led the way with a 3.70 GPA. It is the 13
th-straight term with at least a 3.5 for the runners. Football posted a program-record 2.79 team GPA, while the SoCon Champion softball team set a team mark with 21 on the A.D. Honor Roll and six 4.0s.
Men's basketball's 2.89 team GPA was its second highest on record, trailing only the 2.97 set in the fall semester, while tying program records with five on the Dean's List and seven on the A.D. Honor Roll. All seven members of the women's golf team made the A.D. Honor Roll, while volleyball's 3.6 was just shy of its program record 3.61 set in the fall. The SoCon Regular Season co-Champion wrestling team hit the 3.0 mark for the second semester in a row with a 3.1.
Academic Notes
- 3.178 is a school record for overall student-athlete GPA … tops the 3.137 set in the fall of 2018 … 3.0 for 10 of the last 11 semesters.
- School record 17.2% of all student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA … tied a school record with 46 4.0 student-athletes overall.
- School record 55% of all student-athletes made the Dean's List with a 3.2 GPA.
- School record 68% of all student-athletes made the A.D. Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA.
- Men's basketball's 2.89 team GPA was its second highest, trailing only the 2.97 set in the fall semester … five on the Dean's List and seven on the A.D. Honor Roll both tie program records.
- Women's basketball had 10 make the Dean's List, marking the fifth time with double-digit individuals posting a 3.2 or higher GPA … 3.19 team GPA is the 14
th-straight term with a 3.0 or higher.
- Men's cross country's 3.7 marks the 13
th-straight term with at least a 3.5 team GPA.
- Women's cross country/track & field led the way with seven individuals posting a 4.0 GPA.
- Football posted a program-record 2.79 team GPA.
- Men's golfers Leon Bader and Etienne Brault both had 4.0s, tying the program mark for most in a
semester.
- Women's golf scored a 3.58 GPA with all seven members making the A.D. Honor Roll with a 3.0 or higher … had at least a 3.40 GPA for four semesters in a row.
- Soccer's 3.57 is its fourth highest team GPA and the seventh term in a row with at least a 3.40.
- Softball's 3.445 is its second-highest GPA on record, just shy of the 3.448 set in the spring of 2016 … 21
on the A.D. Honor Roll and six 4.0s are both program records.
- Men's tennis 3.23 GPA is the 14
th term in a row with at least a 3.0.
- Women's tennis 3.43 GPA is the fifth consecutive semester with at least a 3.3 team score.
- Volleyball's 3.6 GPA is just shy of its program-record 3.61 set in the fall.
- Wrestling's 3.1 marks the second semester in a row with a 3.0, and just off from the program-record 3.154 set in the spring of 2016.
Programs With a 3.0 Team GPA
Men's Cross Country – 3.70
Volleyball – 3.60
Women's Golf – 3.58
Soccer – 3.57
Women's Cross Country – 3.52
Softball – 3.44
Women's Tennis – 3.43
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country – 3.39
Men's Tennis – 3.23
Men's Golf – 3.19
Women's Basketball – 3.19
Wrestling – 3.10
4.0 GPA (46) – School Record (tie)
Thomas Smallwood – Men's Basketball
NaKeia Burks – Women's Basketball
Abbey Cornelius – Women's Basketball
Pare Pene – Women's Basketball
Jonathan Boyd – Men's Cross Country
Mark Britt – Men's Cross Country
Jacob Etheridge – Men's Cross Country
Abby Bateman – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Ashlynd Broling – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Julia Henderson – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Makenzie Jones – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Sophia Neglia – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Emily Poole – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Camille Smith – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Drayton Arnold – Football
Colin Brewer – Football
Bryce Nunnelly – Football
Hawk Schrider – Football
Cole Strange – Football
Leon Bader – Men's Golf
Etienne Brault – Men's Golf
Kirsty Beckwith – Women's Golf
Esme Hamilton – Women's Golf
Masey Fox – Soccer
Shelby Hash – Soccer
Catherine Meyer – Soccer
Molli Miller – Soccer
Anna Rogers – Soccer
Maggie Shaw – Soccer
Samantha Shaw – Soccer
Katie Corum – Softball
Celie Hudson – Softball
Bailey Sudduth – Softball
Allison Swinford – Softball
Halie Williamson – Softball
Hannah Wood – Softball
Bo Nash – Men's Tennis
Luke Plaisted – Men's Tennis
Emma Van Hee – Women's Tennis
Miranda Elpers – Volleyball
Megan Kaufman – Volleyball
Nan Parrish – Volleyball
Emily Plumlee - Volleyball
Chris Debien – Wrestling
Jake Huffine – Wrestling
Jacob Murphy – Wrestling
Dean's List (148)
Men's Basketball (5) – Program Record (tie)
Justin Brown, Maurice Commander, David Jean-Baptiste, Thomas Smallwood, Alex Tostado.
Women's Basketball (10)
Lakelyn Bouldin, Nakeia Burks, Brooke Burns, Abbey Cornelius, Shelbie Davenport, Morgan Hill, Molly Melton, Pare Pene, Arianne Whitaker, Liz Wood.
Men's Cross Country (10)
Jonathan Boyd, Mark Britt, Jacob Etheridge, Ryan Gebelein, John Payne, Ryan Phillips, Micah Sneller, Joshua Topham, Nathan Watson, Samual Wheeler.
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (15)
Abby Bateman, Ashlynd Broling, Rebekah Bryant, Nicole Buehrle, Hannah Caldwell, Sage Davis, Rebekah Hampton, Julia Henderson, Makenzie Jones, Sophia Neglia, Emily Poole, Taylor Sawyer, Camille Smith, Kennedy Thomson, Rebekah Wich.
Football (26)
Drayion Arnold, Ryan Blackstone, Ty Boeck, Colin Brewer, Thomas Burks, Torrez Finney, Rashun Freeman, Ian Hayes, Taylor Helton, Chris James, Telvin Jones, Jack Keebler, Tavian Kinnard, Blake Lea, Harrison Moon, Jared Nash, Bryce Nunnelly, Hawk Schrider, Eli Shepherd, CaMiron Smith, Christian Snyder, Jonathan Stovall, Cole Strange, Nick Tiano, Alex Trotter, Gage Upshaw.
Men's Golf (6)
Leon Bader, Etienne Brault, Alex Cobb, Lake Johnson, Dominic Jones, A.J. Lintunen.
Women's Golf (6)
Kirsty Beckwith, Rheagan Hall, Esme Hamilton, Michaela Kulhankova, Maddy McDanel, Monica San Juan.
Soccer (12)
Amber Brayer, Adryan Darnell, Masey Fox, Bailey Gale, Shelby Hash, Catherine Meyer, Molli Miller, Jordan Mueller, Abby Nipp, Anna Rogers, Maggie Shaw, Samantha Shaw.
Softball (18)
Ansley Barge, Amanda Beltran, Taylor Chadwick, Emily Coltharp, Alyssa Coppinger, Katie Corum, Heidi Hall, Celie Hudson, Morgan Kazerooni, Gracey Kruse, Lexee Lamoree, Amy Lewis, Bailey Sudduth, Allison Swinford, Aly Walker, Hayleigh Weissenbach, Halie Williamson, Hannah Wood.
Men's Tennis (6)
Niklas Gerdes, Kaisei Kuroki, Cooper Long, Jacob Marshall Bo Nash, Luke Plaisted.
Women's Tennis (5)
Delaney Edwards, Caroline Hall, Lilly Holmes, Emma Van Hee, Boghdana Zaporozhets.
Volleyball (15)
Brianna Anderson, bailey Bennett, Victoria Cerino, Miranda Elpers, Brenna Everingham, Lindsey Farrell, Mikaela Gauthreaux, Madeline Halsey, Megan Kaufman, Jaquelyn Langhaim, Eden Murray, Nan Parrish, Emily Plumlee, Sarah Root, Dani Szczepanski.
Wrestling (14)
Alonzo Allen, George Coleman, Chris Debien, Jacob Fereday, Hunter Fortner, Jake Huffine, Noah Liles, Aidan Murphy, Jacob Murphy, Drew Nicholson, Zach Shareef, Tanner Smith, Ben Stacey, Trey Watson.
Athletics Director's Honor Roll (183)
Men's Basketball (7) – Program Record (tie)
Justin Brown, Maurice Commander, David Jean-Baptiste, Thomas Smallwood, Donnovan Toatley, Alex Tostado, Ramon Vila.
Women's Basketball (10)
Lakelyn Bouldin, Nakeia Burks, Brooke Burns, Abbey Cornelius, Shelbie Davenport, Morgan Hill, Molly Melton, Pare Pene, Arianne Whitaker, Liz Wood.
Men's Cross Country (10)
Jonathan Boyd, Mark Britt, Jacob Etheridge, Ryan Gebelein, John Payne, Ryan Phillips, Micah Sneller, Joshua Topham, Nathan Watson, Samual Wheeler.
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (16)
Abby Bateman, Ashlynd Broling, Rebekah Bryant, Nicole Buehrle, Hannah Caldwell, Sage Davis, Sydney Gautier, Rebekah Hampton, Julia Henderson, Makenzie Jones, Sophia Neglia, Emily Poole, Taylor Sawyer, Camille Smith, Kennedy Thomson, Rebekah Wich.
Football (40)
Drayton Arnold, Ryan Blackstone, Ty Boeck, Gabe Boring, Colin Brewer, Thomas Burks, Marshall Cooper, Khayyan Edwards, Torrez Finney, Rashun Freeman, Ian Hayes, Taylor Helton, Andrew Hill, Chris James, Cole Johnson, Jordan Jones, Telvin Jones, Jack Keebler, Tavian Kinnard, Jerrell Lawson, Blake Lea, Tristan Mann, Tyler Martin, Harrison Moon, Jared Nash, Bryce Nunnelly, Hawk Schrider, Eli Shepherd, CaMiron Smith, Jhaeden Smith, Christian Snyder, Jonathan Stovall, Cole Strange, Nick Tiano, Alex Trotter, Gage Upshaw, Jacob Webster, Cameron West, Malcolm White, Demarcus Williams.
Men's Golf (8)
Leon Bader, Etienne Brault, Alex Cobb, Lake Johnson, Dominic Jones, Moritz Lammel, A.J. Lintunen, Will Porter.
Women's Golf (7)
Kirsty Beckwith, Rheagan Hall, Esme Hamilton, Michaela Kulhankova, Maddy McDanel, Monica San Juan, Dorota Zalewska.
Soccer (16)
Chloe Arnold, Amber Brayer, Maddie Burman, Adryan Darnell, Masey Fox, Bailey Gale, Shelby Hash, Hollie Massey, Catherine Meyer, Molli Miller, Jordan Mueller, Abby Nipp, Anna Rogers, Maggie Shaw, Samantha Shaw, Ashton Shields.
Softball (21) – Program Record (tie)
Ansley Barge, Amanda Beltran, Devan Brown, Taylor Chadwick, Emily Coltharp, Alyssa Coppinger, Katie Corum, Heidi Hall, Celie Hudson, Morgan Kazerooni, Gracey Kruse, Lexee Lamoree, Amy Lewis, Natalie Luna, Emma Sturdivant, Bailey Sudduth, Allison Swinford, Aly Walker, Hayleigh Weissenbach, Halie Williamson, Hannah Wood.
Men's Tennis (8)
Niklas Gerdes, Kerim Hyatt, Kaisei Kuroki, Cooper Long, Jacob Marshall Bo Nash, Luke Plaisted, Tomas Rodriguez.
Women's Tennis (7)
Delaney Edwards, Polina Goloputova, Caroline Hall, Lilly Holmes, Annie Tarwater, Emma Van Hee, Boghdana Zaporozhets.
Volleyball (16)
Brianna Anderson, bailey Bennett, Victoria Cerino, Miranda Elpers, Brenna Everingham, Lindsey Farrell, Gylian Finch, Mikaela Gauthreaux, Madeline Halsey, Megan Kaufman, Jaquelyn Langhaim, Eden Murray, Nan Parrish, Emily Plumlee, Sarah Root, Dani Szczepanski.
Wrestling (17)
Alonzo Allen, George Coleman, Chris Debien, Jacob Fereday, Hunter Fortner, Jake Huffine, Jake Johnson, Colton Landers, Noah Liles, Aidan Murphy, Jacob Murphy, Drew Nicholson, Ryan Resnick, Zach Shareef, Tanner Smith, Ben Stacey, Trey Watson.
