For the third semester in a row, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department is celebrating a record performance in the classroom by its student-athletes.  The Mocs set a program high with a 3.197 overall grade-point-average, eclipsing the 3.178 set last spring. 

"I continue to be amazed by how the success of our student-athletes in the classroom grows nearly every semester," stated UTC Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton.  "Our coaches set the tone with the caliber of individuals they recruit, and our entire campus community works hard to make sure all of our students are successful."

Chattanooga is over a 3.0 as a department for the 11th time in the last 12 semesters.  Student-athletes also set a new record with 169 on the Dean's List and tied a mark with 46 earning a 4.0 GPA. 

"The job done by our Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement Center, under the Direction of Dr. Emily Blackman, is unbelievable" added Wharton.  "Their support for our student-athletes is the driving force for this continue success."

Women's golf led the way with a 3.82 overall GPA.  It is the fifth time in the last 10 years head coach Colette Murray's squad has posted the highest team GPA at UTC. 

The men's basketball team cracked the 3.0 barrier for the first time in program history with a 3.17 GPA.  This gave UTC a school record 13 teams with a 3.0 or higher.  Softball (3.59) and football (2.83) also set program marks in the fall.

Women's cross country runner Makenzie Jones, and football's Marshall Cooper, Telvin Jones and Cole Strange all earned 4.0 GPAs while also grabbing All-Southern Conference honors in their respective sports.

If you would like to help the Mocs continue their academic success, click here to give to the UTC Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement Fund. 

GPA Notes
- School-record 3.197 GPA.
- 169 on the Dean's List is a program record … 58% of all student-athletes on the Dean's List is a program record.
- 46 student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA ties a school-record set in spring 2019 and spring 2018. 
- Men's basketball posted a program record 3.17 GPA … first time in program history with a 3.0 … destroyed previous mark of 2.97 set in the fall of 2018 … six on the Dean's List is a program record … 13 on the A.D. Honor Roll is a program record.
- Women's basketball tied a program record with four student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA. 
- Men's cross country 15-straight semesters with at least a 3.4 GPA.
- Women's cross country/track & field seventh time with a 3.6+ GPA in program history.
- Football posted a program record 2.83 GPA … shattered previous high of 2.79 set in the spring … 37 on the Dean's List is a program record … 50 on the A.D. Honor Roll is a program record. 
- Men's golf had a 3.0 GPA for the fourth year in a row.
- Women's golf just missed its best mark with a 3.82 … only term higher was a 3.83 in the fall of 2017 … eight student-athletes on both the Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll are program records.   
- Soccer had 21 on the Dean's List and 24 on the A.D. Honor Roll, marking the fourth time with 20+ on each list.
- Softball posted a program record 3.59 GPA … beat the previous mark of 3.448 set in the spring of 2016 … 22 on the A.D. Honor Roll is a program record.   
- Men's tennis set program marks with 10 student-athletes on the Dean's List … three 4.0s tied a program mark. 
- Women's tennis three-straight semesters with a 3.4+ GPA. 
- Volleyball with eight consecutive terms with a 3.4+ GPA.
- Wrestling was over a 3.0 for the third term in a row … sixth time overall.  

School Record 13 Teams With a 3.0+ GPA
Women's Golf – 3.82
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field – 3.62
Women's Cross Country – 3.59
Softball – 3.59*
Soccer – 3.55
Women's Tennis – 3.48
Volleyball – 3.47
Men's Cross Country – 3.46
Men's Tennis – 3.28
Men's Golf – 3.23
Men's Basketball – 3.17*
Women's Basketball – 3.10
Wrestling – 3.01
*Program Record

4.0 Student-Athletes (46) – Ties School Record
Nakeia Burks – Women's Basketball
Abbey Cornelius – Women's Basketball
Ruona Uwusiaba – Women's Basketball
Liz Wood – Women's Basketball
Jonathan Boyd – 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
Nicole Buehrle – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Lesley Green – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Makenzie Jones – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Emily Poole – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Imani Bryant – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Madelyn Thompson – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Marshall Cooper – Football
Telvin Jones – Football
Cody Olszewski – Football
Cole Strange – Football
Alex Trotter – Football
A.J. Lintunen – Men's Golf
Kirsty Beckwith – Women's Golf
Rheagan Hall – Women's Golf
Esme Hamilton – Women's Golf
Grace Klippenstein – Soccer
Abigail Nipp – Soccer
Julia Perrusquia – Soccer
Maggie Shaw – Soccer
Makenzie Smith - Soccer
Kendall Andrews – Softball
Janessa Casanas – Softball
Taylor Chadwick – Softball
Katie Corum – Softball
Morgan Kazerooni – Softball
Alexa Sudduth – Softball
Hannah Wood - Softball
Niklas Gerdes – Men's Tennis
Quinten Nevenhoven – Men's Tennis
Luke Plaisted – Men's Tennis
Grace Anne Ddunavant – Women's Tennis
Emma Van Hee – Women's Tennis
Bogdana Zaporozhets – Women's Tennis
Brenna Everingham – Volleyball
Megan Kaufman – Volleyball
Nan Parish – Volleyball
Tanner Smith – Wrestling
Weston Wichman - Wrestling

Dean's List (169) – School Record
Men's Basketball (6) – Program Record
Justin Brown, Trey Doomes, Grant Ledford, Matt Ryan, Jonathan Scott, Alex Tostado.

Women's Basketball (7)
Nakeia Burks, Audrey Canter, Abbey Cornelius, Bria Dial, Pare Pene, Ruona Uwusiaba, Liz Wood.

Men's Cross Country (5)
Jonathan Boyd, Jacob Etheridge, Ryan Gebelein, Chandler Porter, Nathan Watson.

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (16)
Abby Bateman, Ashlynd Broling, Cristin Brown, Nicole Buehrle, Hannah Caldwell, Sydney Cansler, Lesley Green, Julia Henderson, Makenzie Jones, Sophia Neglia, Mattie Parker, Emily Poole, Imani Bryant, Sage Davis, Rebekah Hampton, Madelyn Thompson.

Football (37) – Program Record
Drayton Arnold, Brock Bethea, Ethan Bozeman, Daniel Brent, Colin Brewer, Evan Brown, Thomas Burks, T.J. Cammack, Marshall Cooper, McClendon Curtis, Gabe Dew, Ailym Ford, Rashun Freeman, Jay Gibson, Kohl Henke, D.J. Jackson, Lance Jackson, Telvin Jones, Jack Keebler, Tavian Kinnard, Jerrell Lawson, Cooper Lewis, Andrew Manning, Devonnsha Maxwell, Bryce Nunnelly, Cody Olszewski, Cameron Perry, Eli Shepherd, CaMiron Smith, Christian Snyder, Jonathan Stovall, Cole Strange, T.J. Taylor, Nick Tiano, Alex Trotter, Cameron West, Avery Williams.

Men's Golf (5)
Leon Bader, Dominic Jones, Moritz Lammel, A.J. Lintunen, Will Porter.

Women's Golf (8) – Program Record
Kirsty Beckwith, Rheagan Hall, Esme Hamilton, Hannah Holland, Mickey Kulhankova, Maddy McDanel, Monica San Juan, Dorota Zalewska.

Soccer (21)
Anna Katherine Anderson, Chloe Arnold, Madigan Burman, Adryan Darnell, Lauren Dluzewski, Bailey Gale, Cameron Giles, Faith Gober, Shelby Hash, Osa Iyare, Grace Klippenstein, Hollie Massey, Molli Miller, Jordan Mueller, Kendra Mueller, Abigail Nipp, Julia Perrusquia, Anna Rogers, Maggie Shaw, Ashton Shields, Makenzie Smith, Emily Szymanski.

Softball (19)
Kendall Andrews, Reagan Armour, Amanda Beltran, Janessa Casanas, Jenice Casanas, Taylor Chadwick, Katie Corum, Celia Hudson, Morgan Kazerooni, Gracey Kruse, Lexee Lamoree, Amy Lewis, Natalie Luna, Emma Sturdivant, Alexa Sudduth, Allison Swinford, Alyssa Walker, Hayleigh Weissenbach, Hannah Wood. 

Men's Tennis (10) – Program Record
Simon Bustamante, Niklas Gerdes, Kaisei Kuroki, Cooper Long, Jacob Marshall, Bo Nash, Quinten Nevenhoven, Luke Plaisted, Tomas Rodriguez, Turner Voges.

Women's Tennis (6)
Callie Billman, Grace Anne Dunavant, Lilly Holmes, Emma Van Hee, Jessie Young, Bogdana Zaporozhets.

Volleyball (11)
Brianna Anderson, Bailey Bennett, Victoria Cerino, Brenna Everingham, Gylian Finch, Mikaela Gauthreaux, Madeline Halsey, Megan Kaufman, Nan Parrish, Mackenzie Saitta, Dani Szczepanski.

Wrestling (14)
George Carpenter, Chris Debien, Cole Hixon Rodney Jones, Dominic Lampe, Grant Lundy, Jacob Mariakis, Drew Nicholson, Ryan Resnick, Tyler Shilson, Tanner Smith, Ben Stacey, Mason Wallace, Weston Wichman. 

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (197)
Men's Basketball (13) – Program Record
Justin Brown, Maurice Commander, Trey Doomes, Rod Johnson, Stefan Kenić, Grant Ledford, Prosper Obidiebube, Matt Ryan, Jonathan Scott, Malachi Smith, Alex Tostado, Ramon Vila, Jamaal Walker.

Women's Basketball (7)
Nakeia Burks, Audrey Canter, Abbey Cornelius, Bria Dial, Pare Pene, Ruona Uwusiaba, Liz Wood.

Men's Cross Country (6)
Jonathan Boyd, Jacob Etheridge, Ryan Gebelein, Ryan Phillips, Chandler Porter, Nathan Watson.

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (17)
Abby Bateman, Ashlynd Broling, Cristin Brown, Nicole Buehrle, Hannah Caldwell, Sydney Cansler, Lesley Green, Julia Henderson, Makenzie Jones, Sophia Neglia, Mattie Parker, Emily Poole, Imani Bryant, Sage Davis, Rebekah Hampton, Madelyn Thompson, McKenzie Williamson.

Football (50) – Program Record
Drayton Arnold, Brock Bethea, Gabe Boring, Alec Boruff, Ethan Bozeman, Daniel Brent, Colin Brewer, Evan Brown, Thomas Burks, T.J. Cammack, Marshall Cooper, McClendon Curtis, Gabe Dew, Torrez Finney, Aaron Floyd, Ailym Ford, Rashun Freeman, Jay Gibson, Kohl Henke, D.J. Jackson, Lance Jackson, Chris James, Telvin Jones, Jack Keebler, Tavian Kinnard, Jerrell Lawson, Cooper Lewis, Andrew Manning, Devonnsha Maxwell, Kyle Miskelley, Harrison Moon, Bryce Nunnelly, Cody Olszewski, Cameron Perry, Eli Shepherd, CaMiron Smith, Christian Snyder, Jonathan Stovall, Cole Strange, T.J. Taylor, Nick Tiano, Alex Trotter, Colin Truett, Lameric Tucker, Juwan Tyus, Victor Ulmo, Gage Upshaw, Cameron West, Avery Williams, Deonte Woods.

Men's Golf (6)
Leon Bader, Alex Cobb, Dominic Jones, Moritz Lammel, A.J. Lintunen, Will Porter

Women's Golf (8) – Program Record
Kirsty Beckwith, Rheagan Hall, Esme Hamilton, Hannah Holland, Mickey Kulhankova, Maddy McDanel, Monica San Juan, Dorota Zalewska.

Soccer (24)
Anna Katherine Anderson, Chloe Arnold, Madigan Burman, Avery Catlett, Adryan Darnell, Lauren Dluzewski, Bailey Gale, Cameron Giles, Faith Gober, Shelby Hash, Osa Iyare, Grace Klippenstein, Hollie Massey, Molli Miller, Jordan Mueller, Kendra Mueller, Abigail Nipp, Julia Perrusquia, Anna Rogers, Maggie Shaw, Samantha Shaw, Ashton Shields, Makenzie Smith, Emily Szymanski.

Softball (22) – Program Record
Kendall Andrews, Reagan Armour, Amanda Beltran, Janessa Casanas, Jenice Casanas, Taylor Chadwick, Emily Coltharp, Katie Corum, Makenzi Grider, Celia Hudson, Morgan Kazerooni, Gracey Kruse, Lexee Lamoree, Amy Lewis, Natalie Luna, Kacie Lynch, Emma Sturdivant, Alexa Sudduth, Allison Swinford, Alyssa Walker, Hayleigh Weissenbach, Hannah Wood. 

Men's Tennis (10)
Simon Bustamante, Niklas Gerdes, Kaisei Kuroki, Cooper Long, Jacob Marshall, Bo Nash, Quinten Nevenhoven, Luke Plaisted, Tomas Rodriguez, Turner Voges.

Women's Tennis (7)
Callie Billman, Anna Didkovska, Grace Anne Dunavant, Lilly Holmes, Emma Van Hee, Jessie Young, Bogdana Zaporozhets.

Volleyball (11)
Brianna Anderson, Bailey Bennett, Victoria Cerino, Brenna Everingham, Gylian Finch, Mikaela Gauthreaux, Madeline Halsey, Megan Kaufman, Nan Parrish, Mackenzie Saitta, Dani Szczepanski.

Wrestling (17)
George Carpenter, Wade Cummings, Chris Debien, Cole Hixon, Jake Johnson, Rodney Jones, Dominic Lampe, Grant Lundy, Jacob Mariakis, Drew Nicholson, Ryan Resnick, Tyler Shilson, Tanner Smith, Ben Stacey, Franco Valdes, Mason Wallace, Weston Wichman.