146 Blue Raider Athletes Earn Dean's List Honors for Fall 2023

The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center announces 146 Blue Raiders to earn Dean's List honors for their academic effort during the spring semester. 68 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0. The Dean's List requires a GPA of 3.5 or better. Soccer led all teams with 24 student-athletes each, football had 22, baseball had 18, and softball had 13. Overall, 242 out of 374 student-athletes had a 3.0 or higher (65%).  

Baseball (18)

Ollie Akins, Jackson Galloway (4.0), Justin Goldstein (4.0), Will Jenkins (4.0), Gabe Jennings, Truner Junkins, Colin Kerrigan, Kenny McKinley, Caleb Peterson, Trace Phillips, Kota Sato, Wlaker Shaw, Eston Snider (4.0), Grant Snider, Jackson Underwood, Jared Vetetoe (4.0), Cle Vinson, and Jalen Wirtz (4.0)

Men’s Basketball (2)

Jacob Johnson, and Isiah Lightsy

Women’s Basketball (3)

Gracie Dodgen (4.0), Dora Van Rijs, and Savannah Wheeler

Football (22)

Johnathan Butler, Justus Chadwick (4.0), Nathaniel Clark, Ethan Crite, Braxton Crouse, Devyn Curtis (4.0), Conner Farris (4.0), Drew Francis, Stone Frost (4.0), Jayce Gardner, Zabrien Harden, Warren Hefley (4.0), Parker Hughes, Markel James, Wilson Kelly (4.0), Cam Lacy, Grant Layden (4.0), Kalani Norris (4.0), Teldrick Ross (4.0), Issac Rue, Nash Stidham, and Nicholas Vattiato (4.0)

Men’s Golf (5)

Michael Barnard, Kevin Jegers (4.0), Carter Maneth, Luke Perkins (4.0), and Markus Varjun

Women’s Golf (7)

Molly Bebelaar (4.0), Jillian Bowman, Lanie Campbell (4.0), Lauren Gilchrist (4.0), Nicole Johnson, Abbie Lee (4.0), and Kendall Maynard (4.0)

Men’s Track & Field/CC (6)

Simon Cooksey, Habtamu Geta (4.0), Benjamin Jones (4.0), Hillary Kimaiyo (4.0), Juan Lucas (4.0), and Ross Evans

Women’s Track & Field/CC (11)

Mercy Chepkurui, Hailee Gorham (4.0), Anaiya Midget (4.0), Pamela Milano, Laila Rudolph (4.0), Viktoria Rusnakova (4.0), Purity Sanga, Brokke Studnicki (4.0), Sara Tompkins (4.0), Eleanor Towe (4.0), and Lyn’Nikka Vance (4.0)

Soccer (24)

Faith Adje (4.0), Dylan Barnes, Calais Butts (4.0), Megan Carroll, Eleanor Gough, Kadence Krempges, Idun Kvaale (4.0), Manon Lebargy (4.0), Caroline Manley, Emily McGrain (4.0), Hannah Murphy, Sascha Nielsen (4.0), Jessica Oliveras (4.0), Olivia Ouzounidis (4.0), Emma Pettersen, Jacqueline Reilly (4.0), Ruby Ryan (4.0), Gabriela Shegota, Elizabeth Slavinsky, Lauren Spaanstra, Sadie Sterbenz, Hannah Suder (4.0), Delaney Thomas, and Yana Yordanova

Softball (13)

Savannah Behabetz (4.0), Kamryn Carcich (4.0), Jesyne Espinal (4.0), Julia Garcia, Riley Gilmore (4.0), Amaya Harris, Ashlee Jacoway (4.0), Mary Martinez, Lexi Medlock (4.0), Keri Munn, Shelby Sargent, Julia Sitterding, and Claire Woods (4.0)

Men’s Tennis (6)

Karim Al-Amin, Javier Cueto Ramos, Ondrej Horak, Leo Raquin, Demis Taramonlis, and Kristian Thomas

Women’s Tennis (7)

Rutuja Chaphalkar (4.0), Sana Garakani (4.0), Lena Peyer, Lilly-Sophie Schmidt, Hrudaya Shah (4.0), Alessia Truden (4.0), and Karen Yibirin

Volleyball (8)

Chen Abramovich (4.0), Allison Bedrick (4.0), Allyson Eckel, Taylor Eisert (4.0), Kayla Henley, Patrycja Labucka, Trae McCutchan, and Kaylee Oscarson

Soccer Takes GPA Honors for Fall 2023

Soccer led all teams by earning a 3.698 GPA for the Fall 2023 semester. Honorable mention goes to women’s golf (3.697 GPA), women’s tennis (3.653 GPA), men’s tennis (3.549 GPA), women’s cross country (3.510 GPA), and softball (3.504 GPA). Overall, 13 of 15 teams had a semester team GPA of 3.0 or higher including men’s golf, men’s cross country, men’s and women’s track & field, volleyball, women’s basketball, and baseball.