Lion Athletics Excels in Classroom in Fall 2022
COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce student-athletes continued their excellence in the classroom during the fall 2022 semester.
As many of the A&M-Commerce student-athletes competed in NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference for the first time, the athletic department recorded a cumulative grade point of average of 3.25, marking the 14th consecutive semester the athletic department has had a grade point average above a 3.00.
“Student-athlete success is our number one priority,” Interim Director of Athletics Eric Coleman said. “We strive to prepare young people for success academically and in life as future leaders. I’m very proud of our student-athletes for their hard work and the culture of academic achievement they’ve created. I’m also grateful to our coaches and academic staff, and our university faculty and staff, for and their tireless commitment to Lion students.”
With support from faculty, student success teams, academic advisors, and the staff in the Thrower Center for Student-Athlete Success, the Lions succeeded at elite levels. Nine sport programs recorded grade point averages of 3.00 or higher in the fall semester.
“I am so proud of our student-athletes for their determination and hard-work to succeed,” said Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success Haley Major. “Our student-athletes are competitors not only in their sport, but also in the classroom and in the community to demonstrate that they are more than athletes.
“This is what it is all about. I’m very thankful for all the support they received to make this a team effort and achievement for our student-athletes and our department. I’m also excited to see all that we can and will achieve going forward as we continue to prioritize student-athlete success.”
Individually, 41 student-athletes were named to the president’s list, recording perfect 4.00 grade point averages during the fall semester and 47 were named to the Dean’s List, recording grade point averages between 3.50 and 3.99. Last week, Lion athletics celebrated 23 graduates, who participated in December graduation.
“We are proud of the academic success of our student-athletes” said Provost Dr. Tammie Vacha-Haase. “What they accomplished this semester in the classroom is a testament to the talented scholar-athletes our coaches are recruiting. The dedicated faculty at this institution and I look forward to continuing to support our student-athletes in their continued academic success.”
Sport | Term GPA |
Soccer | 3.73 |
Volleyball | 3.59 |
Women’s Golf | 3.52 |
Men’s Golf | 3.33 |
Softball | 3.27 |
Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country | 3.20 |
Men’s Basketball | 3.14 |
Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country | 3.13 |
Women’s Basketball | 3.12 |
169 student-athletes hold a grade point average above a 3.00. Here are the student-athletes that hold a grade point average of 3.00 or above.
Name | Major | Sport |
Emmanuel Adagbon | Public Health | Football |
Kiran Curtis | Sport & Recreation Management | Football |
Jewelz-Unique Demps | Technology Management | Football |
Torami Dixon | Sport & Recreation Management | Football |
Jaden Edmonson | Communication Studies | Football |
Max Epps | Finance | Football |
Darlington Frasch | Business Administration | Football |
Clifford Funderburk | Business Administration | Football |
Zach Gilmore | Electrical Engineering | Football |
Mitchell Gorgas | Finance | Football |
Jadin Jones | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Football |
Gerard Joseph | General Studies | Football |
Michael Keating | Business Analytics | Football |
Sean-Krystoff King | Computer Science | Football |
Thomas Landry | Criminal Justice | Football |
Ian Langford | Criminal Justice | Football |
Kevin LeDee | Organization, Learn. & Tech | Football |
Spencer Long | Public Health | Football |
Mitchell McGarry | Construction Engineering | Football |
Evin McLeland | Sport & Recreation Management | Football |
Hunter Miller | Electrical Engineering | Football |
Xavier Morris | Business Administration | Football |
Solomon Ndukwe | Health Kine Spo Studies | Football |
Michael Noble | Health Kine Spo Studies | Football |
Tyson Oliver | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Football |
Nonso Omezi | Psychology | Football |
Isaac Sanchez | General Business | Football |
Caleb Sims | Animal Science | Football |
Jonathan Spurlock | Management | Football |
Keandre Street | General Studies | Football |
Michael Surface | Business Administration | Football |
Landry Tyson | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Football |
Luke Williams | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Football |
Kavin Ramesh | General Business | Men’s Golf |
Ant Abraham | Management | Men’s Basketball |
Anariss Brandon | General Business | Men’s Basketball |
Jerome Brewer | General Business | Men’s Basketball |
Demarcus Demonia | Business Administration | Men’s Basketball |
Matt Lewis | Wildlife and Conservation Sci | Men’s Basketball |
Tommie Lewis | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Basketball |
Alex Peavy | Health Kine Spo Studies | Men’s Basketball |
CJ Roberts | Learning & Technology | Men’s Basketball |
Luka Vasic | Business Administration | Men’s Basketball |
Kalen Williams | General Studies | Men’s Basketball |
Simon Haas | Criminal Justice | Men’s Golf |
Lucas Leonetti | Business Administration | Men’s Golf |
Robert Maher | General Business | Men’s Golf |
Nathan McCulloch | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Golf |
Chance Mulligan | Management | Men’s Golf |
Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Golf |
Balint Zavaczki | Management | Men’s Golf |
Edward Barrientes | Criminal Justice | Men’s Track & Field |
Brayden Jeanotte | Undeclared | Men’s Track & Field |
Mykel Smith | Public Health | Men’s Track & Field |
Adrian Taylor | Business Administration | Men’s Track & Field |
Emmanuel Agenor | Management | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Joe Cruz | Computer Science | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Nicholas Deutsch | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Lawrence Driver III | Photography | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Delan Edwin | Business Administration | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Chris Flores | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Ace Garcia | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Jarrett Gormer | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Chandler King | Computer Science | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Philip Krenek | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Jan Lenfert | Business Administration | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Gage Marshall | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Cooper Miller | Electrical Engineering | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Miles Noble | Accounting | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Casey Novelo | Electrical Engineering | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Goodness Okoh | Public Health | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Axel Paolucci | Business Administration | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Aiden Pelphrey | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Connor Rohman | Accounting | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Tristen Sabin | Computer Science | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Elmar Schutte | Psychology | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Alex Speer | Sport & Recreation Management | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Connor Stockerl | Business Administration | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Tahjé Tolliver | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Tanner Townsend | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Colten Van Voorhis | Computer Science | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Trey Wheeler | General Business | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Mason White | Undeclared | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Cameron Wooley | Marketing | Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Lauren Banning | Public Health | Soccer |
Ashley Campuzano | Public Health | Soccer |
Maeva Dion | General Business | Soccer |
Valerie Flores | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Soccer |
Hailey Griffin | General Business | Soccer |
Christina Hernandez | Interdisciplinary Studies | Soccer |
Addy Higgins | Animal Science | Soccer |
Mckenna Keeley | Psychology | Soccer |
Anastasia Martinez | General Studies | Soccer |
Gillian McKenzie | Education | Soccer |
Mya Mitchell | Management | Soccer |
Nya Mitchell | Business Administration | Soccer |
Karalie Morrison | Criminal Justice | Soccer |
Jen Peters | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Soccer |
Jaynie Rust | Marketing | Soccer |
Naomi Sink | Criminal Justice | Soccer |
Melissa Storey | Business Administration | Soccer |
KK Cosek | Business Administration | Softball |
Jodi De Hart | Management | Softball |
Ashlynn Griffith | Public Health | Softball |
Shelby Hodge | Education | Softball |
Kasey Kuyrkendall | Sport & Recreation Management | Softball |
Emilia Miehe | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Softball |
Camile Nunez | Psychology | Softball |
America Rubio | Business Administration | Softball |
Ayanna Williams | Sport & Recreation Management | Softball |
Tatum Wright | Biological Sciences | Softball |
Avery Zeigler | Business Administration | Softball |
Essence Allen | Finance | Volleyball |
Millie Allgood | Biological Sciences | Volleyball |
Taryn Cast | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Volleyball |
Brandi Connally | Agribusiness | Volleyball |
Breann Connally | Agribusiness | Volleyball |
Reese Fetty | Communication Studies | Volleyball |
Yasmin Figueiredo | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Volleyball |
Emma Jenneskens | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Volleyball |
Kayla Lucas | Public Health | Volleyball |
Ashley Pennington | Psychology | Volleyball |
Maddy Rashford | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Volleyball |
Carley Spachman | Marketing | Volleyball |
Celeste Vela | Industrial Engineering | Volleyball |
Zaria Collins | Psychology | Women’s Basketball |
Mia Deck | General Studies | Women’s Basketball |
Jada Hood | Criminal Justice | Women’s Basketball |
Symmone James | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Basketball |
Dorian Norris | Construction Engineering | Women’s Basketball |
Olivia Russell | Business Administration | Women’s Basketball |
Asiyha Smith | Counseling | Women’s Basketball |
Julianna Crow | Construction Engineering | Women’s Gold |
Michelle Becker | Finance | Women’s Golf |
Jordan Dusckas | Marketing | Women’s Golf |
Benz Far-Arun | Psychology | Women’s Golf |
Marie Naeher | Political Science | Women’s Golf |
Henriette Stranda | Business Administration | Women’s Golf |
Emilynn Tran | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Golf |
Carly Whittington | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Golf |
Nour Almasri | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Ashley Benton | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Faith Biwott | Public Health | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Evelyn Brown | Psychology | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Chukwuamaka Ezukanma | Biological Sciences | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Trinity Hall | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Alyssa Hood | Public Health | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Jenneil Jacobie | Biological Sciences | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Cailey Johnson | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Sofia Khenfar | Health Kine Spo Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Bre’anna Lacy | Liberal Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Brooklyn Matthews | Finance | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Maia Maury | Liberal Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Naomi Ndukwe | Health Kine Spo Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Bailey Neal | Education | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Blake Nelson | Sport & Recreation Management | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Danielle Nicholson | Nursing | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Elizabeth Ortiz | Healthcare Leadership | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Leah Pettis | Psychology | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Ziphion Reevey | Health Kine Spo Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Cassandra Rendon | Wildlife and Conservation Sci | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Brooklyn-Grace Scrofani | Management | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Julia Seigerroth | Business Administration | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Celeste Sela | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Lauren Shaw | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Destiny Skidmore | Studio Art | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
DeMaya Stokes | Public Health | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
Imani Taylor | Kinesiology & Sports Studies | Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country |
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