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144 student-athletes are part of the fall semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.25 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the fall semester. Image for illustration purposes.
144 student-athletes are part of the fall semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.25 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the fall semester. Image for illustration purposes.

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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday that the department’s 249 student-athletes posted a 3.29 grade point average (GPA) while 144 student-athletes are part of the fall semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.25 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the fall semester.

As a whole, the department’s cumulative GPA now stands at 3.29.

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One hundred fourteen student-athletes recorded a GPA of at least 3.50 to earn Dean’s List recognition, including 41 student-athletes that finished the semester with perfect 4.0 GPAs.

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“I am so proud of our young people as our department’s academic success continues on a strong upward trajectory. We raised the bar to earn a spot on the AD Honor Roll by requiring a GPA of 3.25, up from 3.0, and our student-athletes responded to the challenge,” UTRGV Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque said. “Our young people put in a tremendous amount of work, and this will only help them as they look to achieve success in life. I am grateful for their dedication and that of our academic services team and coaches for their commitment to our student-athletes’ work in the classroom.”

By percentage, 57.83% of student-athletes earned a spot on the AD Honor Roll, 45.78% earned Dean’s List recognition, and 16.47% recorded 4.0 GPAs.

Ten sport programs recorded team GPAs above 3.25, led by women’s golf, which recorded a 3.67 GPA as eight of their 10 student-athletes earned AD Honor Roll and Dean’s List recognition.

Baseball led the way among men’s teams with a 3.39 GPA, including department-highs in student-athletes on the AD Honor Roll (38) and Dean’s List (29), including a department-high eight who earned 4.0 GPAs.

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Women’s tennis has the highest percentage of AD Honor Roll recipients and 4.0 GPAs, as out of 11 students-athletes, nine (81.82%) are part of the AD Honor Roll and five (45.45%) earned 4.0 GPAs.

A complete list of student-athletes on the fall semester AD Honor Roll can be found below:

Fall 2021 AD Honor Roll Recipients:

Baseball
Team GPA3.39
AD Honor Roll Recipients3867.86%
Dean’s List Honorees2951.79%
4.0 GPAs814.29%
Jesus Aldaz
Albert Baez
Max Balderrama Jr.
Chase Bridges
Blake Burrows
Angelo Cabral
Brett Cain
Alec Cruz
Zach De Leon
Randy Garza
Ricky Gerik Jr.
Sergio Guerra
Jacob Guzman
Jacob Hirsh
Kaden Hustead
Alex Kelch
Tyler Kisner
Steven Lancia
Noah Lazuka
Jack Lopez
Andre Martinez
Chris Mondesi
Brandon Pimentel
Hunter Rebando
Max Rimac
Freddy Rojas Jr.
Hunter Rosenbaum
Eduardo Salinas
Jacob Sanchez
Deryk Serbantez
Spencer Serven
DeAndre’ Shelton
Kevin Stevens
Matthew Talavera
Zach Tjelmeland
Rigel Verciglio
Diego Villescas
Brett Wagner
Men’s Basketball
AD Honor Roll Recipients529.41%
Dean’s List Honorees15.88%
4.0 GPAs15.88%
Isaiah Garcia
Lee Hatcher
Quinton Johnson II
Marek Nelson
Jeff Otchere
Women’s Basketball
AD Honor Roll Recipients743.75%
Dean’s List Honorees425.00%
Iva Belosevic
Sara Bershers
Halie Jones
Taylor Muff
Burcu Soysal
Valeria Tapia
Mariya Taser
Men’s Golf
Team GPA3.31
AD Honor Roll Recipients555.56%
Dean’s List Honorees555.56%
4.0 GPAs222.22%
Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque
Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi
Sebastian Lundberg
Leonardo Novella
Taj Sutherland
Women’s Golf
Team GPA3.67
AD Honor Roll Recipients880.00%
Dean’s List Honorees880.00%
4.0 GPAs220.00%
Catherine Flores
Samantha Garza
Julie Lucio
Madi Ozuna
Mason Rawls
Sophia Tejeda
Mercedes Vega
Rachel Yu
Men’s Soccer
Team GPA3.25
AD Honor Roll Recipients939.13%
Dean’s List Honorees730.43%
4.0 GPAs626.09%
Enock Asante
Bryce Box
Yusuf Cueceoglu
Renan Dos Santos
Jan Engels
Alex Frank
Victor Medellin
Oliver Padilla
Elyad Shojaei
Women’s Soccer
Team GPA3.54
AD Honor Roll Recipients2177.78%
Dean’s List Honorees1866.67%
4.0 GPAs725.93%
Anna Barkey
Kalia Beckwith
Karime Benavides
Macie Blohowiak
Nadia Colon
Cami Dade
Anna Frida Groedem
Kaysi Gutierrez
Georgina Hernandez
Shentatious Knox
Maile Lunardi
Victoria Mayo
Miranda Munoz
Ana Recarte-Pacheco
Molly Reynosa
Kryssie Rivera
Lily Rodriguez
Elina Seppälä
Shi’ Anne Swift
Anna Torslov
Madeline Von Moeller
Men’s Tennis
AD Honor Roll Recipients333.33%
Dean’s List Honorees333.33%
4.0 GPAs111.11%
Misha Kvantaliani
Alberto Mello
Sam Whitehead
Women’s Tennis
Team GPA3.58
AD Honor Roll Recipients981.82%
Dean’s List Honorees763.64%
4.0 GPAs545.45%
Natalie Arce
Isabelle Bahr
Kristyna Mamicova
Valeria Montero
Ana Platisa
Sandra Putz
Marjorie Souza
Alicia Thal
Stefanie Wilske
Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Team GPA3.25
AD Honor Roll Recipients1246.15%
Dean’s List Honorees1038.46%
4.0 GPAs311.54%
Miguel Escamilla
Alex Galvan
Ricardo Garcia
Marco Guajardo
Christian Hall-Gardner
Yashawn Hamilton
Ricardo Mendoza
Alex Munoz
Tristan Pena
Jorge Salazar
Jaleel Scott
Julian Trevino
Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
AD Honor Roll Recipients1651.61%
Dean’s List Honorees1238.71%
4.0 GPAs39.68%
Janie Delgado
Laura Duma
Andrea Gallardo
Aaliyah Garza
Samantha Gonzalez
Devon Goodwin
Taylar Kregness
Kayleen May
Elizabeth Ortiz
Annelle Rodriguez
Mikayla Roell
Anahi Romo
Esmeralda Ruiz
Lisa Sanchez
Jovanni Solis
Hailey Wallet
Volleyball
Team GPA3.47
AD Honor Roll Recipients1178.57%
Dean’s List Honorees1071.43%
4.0 GPAs321.43%
Julia Abramo Rocha
Ioanna Charitonidi
Sarah Cruz
Yasmim da Silva
Luanna Emiliano
Ingridy Foltran
Veronika Jandova
Perris Key
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues
Luisa Silva Dos Santos
Regina Tijerina
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