CLARKSVILLE – Austin Peay State University's student-athletes will send 2020 out on a high note. The athletics department's 309 student-athletes combined to post a record 3.326 grade-point average during the Fall 2020 semester – the seventh consecutive semester with a 3.00 GPA or better.
In addition, it is the ninth time in department history its athletes have posted a 3.00 GPA. Moreover, for the third consecutive semester, all 15 varsity programs recorded a 3.0 GPA for the second consecutive semester.
"I cannot put into words how proud I am of our student-athletes, our student-athlete support services staff and our coaches for what they have achieved in the classroom this fall," said Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison. "The fall brought multiple challenges to our doorstep and our student-athletes and department staff navigated those challenges with style and poise befitting a Governor and the 'Total Gov' concept we champion every day."
The department saw 242 student-athletes receive academic recognition during the fall semester, with 124 named to the APSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll and 118 eligible to earn recognition on the Austin Peay Dean's List.
A complete listing of the Fall 2020 Athletics Director's Honor Roll follows this release. Individuals eligible for the Austin Peay Dean's List also are noted.
Established in 1990-91, the Athletics Director's Honor Roll recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of Austin Peay State University student-athletes. To earn recognition student-athletes must be enrolled full time and achieve at least a 3.0 grade-point average for a semester.
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER
- PERFECTION: 53 Govs student-athletes – more than 17 percent of all student-athletes – posted a 4.0 GPA.
- ALL ABOARD: The men's golf, women's golf, men's tennis and women's tennis teams saw 100 percent of their student-athletes receive academic recognition during the fall. .
- TOP PERFORMERS: The Governors men tennis teams posted the department's highest team GPA (3.897). Meanwhile, the women's tennis program had the highest women's GPA (3.846).
- STREAKING: The women's soccer, volleyball, women's golf, men's tennis and women's tennis programs have recorded a 3.0 GPA in 15 consecutive semesters. The softball team posted its 11th consecutive semester with a 3.0 GPA and the following teams streaks each continued with this fall's performance: men's cross country (4), women's cross country (5), men's basketball (3), women's basketball (5), baseball (9), football (3), men's golf (9), track & field (5), and beach volleyball (6).
Fall 2020 Austin Peay Athletics Academic Honor Roll
All student-athletes listed below received academic recognition during the fall. Any student-athlete listed without notation were members of the Athletics Director's Honor Roll (3.0-3.499 GPA). Notations following a student-athlete's name indicate the following: (DL) – Eligible for recognition on Austin Peay's Dean's List (Undergraduates with 12 hours earned and at least a 3.50 GPA); + – student-athlete played multiple sports, is counted only once in department totals. The following list is based on grades reported to the athletics department by the APSU Office of the Registrar on Dec. 17, 2020.
BASEBALL (3.311 GPA)
Jack Alexander (AD)
Gino Avros (DL)
John Bolton (AD)
Luke Brown (AD)
Reid Brown (DL)
Austin Carder (DL)
Jacob DeLancey (DL)
Tyler Foreman (DL)
Harley Gollert (DL)
Bobby Head (AD)
Hayden Josephson (DL)
Matt Joslin (DL)
Peyton Jula (DL)
David Kennicott (AD)
Collin Loose (AD)
Skyler Luna (AD)
Sebastian Martinez (AD)
John McDonald (AD)
Keegan Mills (DL)
Greg Norman (DL)
Kyle Nunn (AD)
Nolan O'Shoney (AD)
Cristian Otero (DL)
Garrett Spain (DL)
Michael Sturek (DL)
Malcolm Tipler (AD)
Jeremy Wagner (AD)
Tucker Weaver (AD)
Nick Wellman (DL)
MEN'S BASKETBALL (3.538)
Jordyn Adams (AD)
Merdy Mongozi (AD)
Jordan Burchfield (DL)
Reginald Gee II (AD)
Ibrahima Jarjou (DL)
Tai'Reon Joseph (DL)
Devon McCain (AD)
Corbin Merritt (AD)
Carlos Paez (DL)
Mike Peake (DL)
DJ Peavy (DL)
Terry Taylor (AD)
Elton Walker (AD)
Alec Woodard (AD)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (3.237)
Tahanee Bennell (AD)
D'Shara Booker (AD)
Nina De Leon Negron (AD)
Selina Dockery (AD)
Brandi Ferby (DL)
Brianah Ferby (AD)
Ashlynn Freeman (DL)
Kelen Kenol (AD)
Maggie Knowles (DL)
Myah LeFlore (DL)
Ella Sawyer (AD)
Kemia Ward (AD)
BEACH VOLLEYBALL (3.631)
MiMi Arrington (AD)
Janvier Buggs (AD)
Marlayna Bullington (DL)
Eliza Dees (DL)
Erin Eisenhart (AD)
Karli Graham (DL)
Aysha Hood (DL)
Kaylah Jackson (DL)
Maggie Keenan (DL)
Nina Korfhage (DL)
Taylor McInerney (DL)
Kelsey Mead (DL)
Brooke Moore (DL)
Jenna Panning (AD)
Morgan Rutledge (DL)
Tegan Seyring (DL)
Chloe Stitt (DL)
Caroline Waite (AD)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (3.429)
Dylan Edwards (DL)
Pearson Ezell (AD)
Ryan Martin (DL)
Stone Norris (AD)
Thomas Porter (DL)
Joseph Redman (AD)
Elliot Reed (AD)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (3.655)
Alura Endres (DL)
Mikayla Filkins (DL)
Molly Howard (DL)
Sara Martin (DL)
Maddie Morstad (DL)
Keleah Shell (AD)
Mikaela Smith (DL)
FOOTBALL (3.117)
Kenneth Allen (AD)
Terrell Allen (DL)
Damion Barber (AD)
Garrett Bell (DL)
JD Broussard (DL)
Nick Carozza (DL)
Armond Carter Jr. (DL)
Jacob Caughell (DL)
Kory Chapman (AD)
Elijah Culp (DL)
Cole Deeds (AD)
Ashton Dodd (AD)
Johnathon Edwards (DL)
Draylen Ellis (AD)
CJ Evans Jr. (AD)
Caleb Florence (AD)
Lorenzo Frazier (AD)
Matthew Gayle (AD)
Justin Gibbs (AD)
MJ Hampton (DL)
Luke Hayes (DL)
Troy Henderson Jr. (AD)
Robert Holmes (AD)
Caleb Horton (DL)
Sam Howard (DL)
Coreon Jackson (AD)
Kordell Jackson (AD)
Spencer Katoanga (DL)
Breant Kendall III (AD)
Hosea Knifeley Jr. (AD)
Brandon Lanier (AD)
TyQaze Leggs (AD)
Brandon Lopes (AD)
Jequaries Martin (AD)
Kenneth Martin (AD)
Jack McDonald (DL)
Caden McKinnis (DL)
Cameron Miller (AD)
Eugene Minter (AD)
Conner Murphy (AD)
Jeremiah Oatsvall (AD)
Jay Parker (AD)
Cade Payne (DL)
Collier Pecht (DL)
Koby Perry (AD)
Corey Petersen (DL)
Mikhail Prater (AD)
JaQuan Randolph (AD)
Elijah Rawlins (AD)
Bryce Robinson (DL)
DeMilton Rocker (DL)
Darryl Rogan (DL)
Aquantis Saunders (AD)
Hunter Scholato (DL)
Demetri Scott (AD)
Nic Screnock (DL)
Brian Snead (DL)
Gorel Soumare (DL)
Luke Springer (DL)
Kwame Sutton (AD)
Michael Treadwell (DL)
John Wesley Whiteside (DL)
William Wilcox (AD)
Bucky Williams (DL)
DeAngelo Wilson (AD)
Jariel Wilson (AD)
Grant Wisdom (AD)
Jau'von Young (DL)
MEN'S GOLF (3.529)
Michael Busse (AD)
Jay Fox (DL)
Micah Knisley (AD)
Chase Korte (AD)
Austin Lancaster (AD)
Morgan Robinson (DL)
Jordan Rodriguez (DL)
Adam Van Raden (AD)
Alex Vegh (AD)
Garrett Whitfield (DL)
WOMEN'S GOLF (3.652)
Riley Cooper (DL)
Shelby Darnell (AD)
Taylor Dedmen (AD)
Payton Elkins (DL)
Kady Foshaug (AD)
Zacori Hill (DL)
Andrea Presilla (AD)
Meghann Stamps (AD)
WOMEN'S SOCCER (3.552)
Rachel Bradberry (DL)
Goodwin Brown (AD)
Gwynevere Cardinal (AD)
Tori Case (DL)
Jisela Dall (DL)
Chloe Dion (AD)
Morgan Drawdy (DL)
Celeste Espinoza (DL)
Heather Haskins (DL)
Maeve Kelly (AD)
Katie Kenward (DL)
Kaylee Kraft (DL)
Claire Larose (DL)
Tara Mannix (DL)
Lexi Maslowski (DL)
Delanie McKeon (DL)
Anna McPhie (AD)
Isabel Petre (DL)
Peyton Powell (DL)
Karley Roberts (AD)
Gybson Roth (AD)
Ashley Whittaker (DL)
Hannah Wilson (DL)
SOFTBALL (3.486)
Alyssa Archuleta (DL)
Jordan Benefiel (AD)
Madison Berner (DL)
Drew Dudley (AD)
Mackenzie Gareau (AD)
Kelsey Gray (AD)
Kelsey Gross (AD)
Shelby Harpe (DL)
Brett Jackson (AD)
Katie Keen (DL)
Ali King (AD)
Morgan McMahon (AD)
Emily Moore (AD)
Harley Mullins (AD)
Mallori Nesbit (DL)
Lexi Osowski (DL)
Brooke Pfefferle (DL)
Katelyn Smith (AD)
Riley Suits (DL)
Kendyl Weinzapfel (DL)
Kaitlin Woodruff (AD)
MEN'S TENNIS (3.897)
Oliver Andersson (AD)
Anton Damberg (DL)
Christian Edison (DL)
Jacob Lorino (DL)
Thiago Nogueira (DL)
Frederic Schlossmann (DL)
WOMEN'S TENNIS (3.846)
Ana Albertson (AD)
Jana Leder (DL)
Danielle Morris (DL)
Honoka Nakanishi (DL)
Martina Paladini-Jennings (DL)
Fabienne Schmidt (DL)
Aleks Topalovic (DL)
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD (3.432)
Morgan Bradley (AD)
Shyanna Chapman (AD)
Kamille Dunbar (DL)
Alura Endres (DL)
Mikayla Filkins (DL)
Denia Hill-Tate (DL)
Maria Hillyard (AD)
Molly Howard (DL)
Azia Jackson (AD)
Allana Johnson (AD)
Tiyanna Johnson (AD)
Sara Martin (DL)
Camaryn McClelland (DL)
Kori McDaniel (AD)
Maddie Morstad (DL)
Kenisha Phillips (DL)
Sabrina Richman (DL)
Karlijn Schouten (DL)
Brianna Shaw (DL)
Keleah Shell (AD)
Mikaela Smith (DL)
Jackie Verseman (DL)
Kyra Wilder (AD)
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (3.580)
Janvier Buggs (AD)
Erin Eisenhart (AD)
Karli Graham (DL)
Aysha Hood (DL)
Kaylah Jackson (DL)
Maggie Keenan (DL)
Nina Korfhage (DL)
Taylor McInerney (DL)
Kelsey Mead (DL)
Brooke Moore (DL)
Morgan Rutledge (DL)
Tegan Seyring (DL)
Chloe Stitt (DL)
Caroline Waite (AD)
CHEER
Ryan Abraham (DL)
Thomas Ashley (AD)
Alexa Bradley (AD)
Marissa Gilmore (AD)
Allie Johnson (AD)
Olivia Lawson (DL)
Hannah Logan (AD)
Roy Spieckerman (AD)
Tara Trigo (DL)
DANCE TEAM (3.193)
Deja Adams (DL)
Isabelle Bagby (DL)
Mackenzie Christiansen (AD)
Grace Henderson (DL)
Kaitlyn Hudgings (DL)
Kayla Jackson (DL)
Kaleigh Katruska (DL)
Josie Leathers (DL)
Christina Reddick (DL)
Bayleigh Robinson (DL)
Destanie Smith (AD)
Lauren Terry (DL)
Destani Vaughan-Locklear (DL)
Kyrstin Young (AD)