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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that the department’s 256 student-athletes now hold a 3.23 cumulative grade point average (GPA) while 196 student-athletes are part of the Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a GPA of at least 3.0 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the fall semester.
One hundred thirteen student-athletes recorded a GPA of at least 3.50 to earn Dean’s List recognition, including 46 student-athletes that finished the semester with perfect 4.0 GPA’s. The student-athletes combined for a 3.21 GPA during the 2020-21 academic year.
“Our student-athletes continue to be a beacon of light as they have embraced a different style of learning during the pandemic,” UTRGV Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque said. “Our young people put in a tremendous amount of work, and I could not be more proud of what they accomplished this past academic year.”
By percentage, 77.78% of student-athletes earned a spot on the AD Honor Roll; a record 44.85% earned Dean’s List recognition, and 18.25% recorded a 4.0 GPA.
Thirteen sport programs recorded team GPA’s above 3.0, led by volleyball, which recorded a 3.52 GPA as 13 of their 14 student-athletes (92.86%) earned AD Honor Roll recognition, including eight (57.14%) on the Dean’s List and three with 4.0 GPA’s.
Men’s golf led the way among men’s teams with a 3.50 GPA, as a department-best 100% of the team made up of 10 student-athletes made the AD Honor Roll, including a department-best 60% on the Dean’s List and a department-best 30% with 4.0 GPA’s.
Baseball had the most student-athletes named to the AD Honor Roll and the Dean’s List with 33 and 19 respectively. Women’s soccer had the second most on the AD Honor Roll with 26 while women’s track & field/cross country had the second most on the Dean’s List with 17. Women’s track & field/cross country all had a department-high 10 student-athletes earn 4.0 GPA’s while men’s soccer ranked second with seven.
Conque also commended UTRGV’s coaches and the Victory Center staff of dedicated academic advisors.
“Our team worked day and night to make sure our student-athletes, most of whom were on campus, but some of whom were spread out in different time zones across the globe, had everything they needed to succeed,” Conque said.
A complete list of student-athletes who made the AD Honor Roll can be found below:
Spring AD Honor Roll Recipients:
Baseball | ||
Team GPA | 3.37 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 33 | 82.50% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 19 | 47.50% |
4.0 GPA’s | 6 | 15.00% |
Elijah Alexander | ||
Ricky Arevalo | ||
J.C. Ariza | ||
Andy Atwood | ||
Max Balderrama Jr. | ||
Chase Bridges | ||
Brett Cain | ||
Angel De La Cruz | ||
Zach De Leon | ||
Conrado Diaz | ||
Jacob Flores | ||
Jesse Fonteboa | ||
RJ Galvan | ||
Randy Garza | ||
Ricky Gerik Jr. | ||
Coleman Grubbs | ||
Jacob Hirsh | ||
Joseph Impeduglia | ||
Tyler Kisner | ||
Carson Letterman | ||
Isaac Lopez | ||
Darian Luper | ||
RJ Ochoa | ||
Kevin Palm | ||
Diego Ramirez | ||
Cristian Ramos | ||
Hunter Rebando | ||
Max Rimac | ||
Anthony Rodriguez | ||
Freddy Rojas Jr. | ||
Jacob Sanchez | ||
Christian Sepulveda | ||
Deryk Serbantez | ||
Spencer Serven | ||
DeAndre’ Shelton | ||
Landon Staats | ||
Kevin Stevens | ||
Zach Tjelmeland | ||
Jorge Trevino | ||
Men’s Basketball | ||
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 7 | 43.75% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 3 | 18.75% |
4.0 GPA’s | 1 | 6.25% |
LaQuan Butler | ||
Isaiah Garcia | ||
Malik Lawrence-Anderson | ||
Rob McClain Jr. | ||
Nick Mora | ||
Marek Nelson | ||
Jeff Otchere | ||
Women’s Basketball | ||
Team GPA | 3.38 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 13 | 92.86% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 4 | 28.57% |
4.0 GPA’s | 2 | 14.29% |
Iva Belosevic | ||
Sara Bershers | ||
Sydney Cajero | ||
Mallory Gibson | ||
Amara Graham | ||
Halie Jones | ||
Jordan Lewis | ||
Jessica Martino | ||
Tiffany McGarity | ||
Burcu Soysal | ||
Arianna Sturdivant | ||
Valeria Tapia | ||
Jena’ Williams | ||
Men’s Golf | ||
Team GPA | 3.50 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 10 | 100.00% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 6 | 60.00% |
4.0 GPA’s | 3 | 30.00% |
Andres Cortez | ||
Euan Gill | ||
Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi | ||
Sebastian Lundberg | ||
Edmundo Mesta | ||
Leonardo Novella | ||
Tennoshin Ogawa | ||
Luca Portelli | ||
Alex Summers | ||
Taj Sutherland | ||
Women’s Golf | ||
Team GPA | 3.41 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 8 | 88.89% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 4 | 44.44% |
4.0 GPA’s | 1 | 11.11% |
Ellie Darnell | ||
Samantha Garza | ||
Julie Lucio | ||
Alexandra Ozuna | ||
Sophia Tejeda | ||
Blayke Van Houten | ||
Mercedes Vega | ||
Rachel Yu | ||
Men’s Soccer | ||
Team GPA | 3.27 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 18 | 72.00% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 11 | 44.00% |
4.0 GPA’s | 7 | 28.00% |
William Akio | ||
Nicholas Blake | ||
Mark Boswell | ||
Bryce Box | ||
Javier Chavez | ||
Renan Dos Santos | ||
Jan Engels | ||
Alex Frank | ||
Javier Garcia | ||
Roberto Hernandez | ||
Victor Medellin | ||
Isaac Ochoa | ||
Oliver Padilla | ||
Trevor Schneider | ||
Elyad Shojaei | ||
Martin Tellez | ||
Riccardo Turcis | ||
Aleix Viladot Carames | ||
Women’s Soccer | ||
Team GPA | 3.45 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 26 | 86.67% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 14 | 46.67% |
4.0 GPA’s | 5 | 16.67% |
Anna Barkey | ||
Kalia Beckwith | ||
Libby Beilfuss | ||
Karime Benavides | ||
Macie Blohowiak | ||
Tanya Brouse | ||
Delaney Carrell | ||
Nadia Colon | ||
Cami Dade | ||
Macy Garza | ||
Anna Frida Groedem | ||
Kaysi Gutierrez | ||
Georgina Hernandez | ||
Shentatious Knox | ||
Mari Liis Lillemae | ||
Miranda Munoz | ||
Tina Sophie Nielson | ||
Molly Reynosa | ||
Kryssie Rivera | ||
Lily Rodriguez | ||
Elina Seppälä | ||
Gina Steiner | ||
Shi’ Anne Swift | ||
Anna Torslov | ||
Madeline von Moeller | ||
Jacqueline Zapata | ||
Men’s Tennis | ||
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 7 | 70.00% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 3 | 30.00% |
4.0 GPA’s | 2 | 20.00% |
Samuel de Felipe Garcia | ||
Carlo Izurieta | ||
Zane Kohrs | ||
Misha Kvantaliani | ||
Alberto Mello | ||
Mateo Schmit | ||
Te Kani Williams | ||
Women’s Tennis | ||
Team GPA | 3.45 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 12 | 92.31% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 8 | 61.54% |
4.0 GPA’s | 2 | 15.38% |
Asia Allen | ||
Natalie Arce | ||
Isabelle Bahr | ||
Valeria Gracia | ||
Kristyna Mamicova | ||
Valeria Montero | ||
Anna Mora | ||
Ana Platisa | ||
Sandra Putz | ||
Katarina Sasaroga | ||
Alicia Thal | ||
Nethmi Waduge | ||
Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country | ||
Team GPA | 3.11 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 25 | 62.50% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 16 | 40.00% |
4.0 GPA’s | 4 | 10.00% |
Michael Campbell | ||
Max Carmona | ||
Abraham Chirchir | ||
Miguel Escamilla | ||
Wes Franklin | ||
Alex Galvan | ||
Ricardo Garcia | ||
Michael Gonzalez | ||
Marco Guajardo | ||
Christian Hall-Gardner | ||
Yashawn Hamilton | ||
Mariano Hernandez | ||
Anthony Magallon | ||
Yariel Matute | ||
Paul May | ||
Ricardo Mendoza | ||
Alex Munoz | ||
Vincent Nguyen | ||
Tristan Pena | ||
Jorge Salazar | ||
Jaleel Scott | ||
Sean Skaugen | ||
Sergio Tijerina | ||
Julian Trevino | ||
Juan Zamora | ||
Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country | ||
Team GPA | 3.02 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 24 | 55.81% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 17 | 39.53% |
4.0 GPA’s | 10 | 23.26% |
Lauryn Asiedu | ||
Charlize De La Garza | ||
Janie Delgado | ||
Josefine Eriksen | ||
Andrea Gallardo | ||
Aaliyah Garza | ||
Karla Garza | ||
Ashley Janet Gonzalez | ||
Samantha Gonzalez | ||
Aviana Goode | ||
Taylar Kregness | ||
Kayleen May | ||
Daniella Muniz | ||
Elizabeth Ortiz | ||
Dulce Rodriguez | ||
Mikayla Roell | ||
Anahi Romo | ||
Esmeralda Ruiz | ||
Zarrey Sams | ||
Jovanni Solis | ||
Jasmyn Tulloch | ||
Delilah Vega | ||
Alma Villanueva | ||
Hailey Wallet | ||
Juvae Williams | ||
Tamara Woodley | ||
Volleyball | ||
Team GPA | 3.52 | |
AD Honor Roll Recipients | 13 | 92.86% |
Dean’s List Honorees | 8 | 57.14% |
4.0 GPA’s | 3 | 21.43% |
Ada Bulgur | ||
Revna Çakir | ||
Samaret Caraballo | ||
Ioanna Charitonidi | ||
Sarah Cruz | ||
Yasmim da Silva | ||
Carter Helmcamp | ||
Veronika Jandova | ||
Jackie Kingsbury | ||
Pamela Moreira | ||
Victoire Nama | ||
Debora Nazario | ||
Evana Ramos |