SENATOBIA - Northwest has released its Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the Fall 2023 semester and a record total of 175 student-athletes have made the list.
Compiled by athletic director Jake Gordon, the list honors all student-athletes that have accomplished a 3.0 grade point average or higher, with a minimum of 12 hours earned. The list also recognizes overall team GPAs, as well as those student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA for the semester.
Of the 175 student-athletes to be honored, the Ranger football team sported 40 selections to the honor roll, the most of any Northwest team and a new single-semester team record. Baseball was second with 27 selections, followed by women's soccer and softball, which finished tied for third with 23 selections apiece.
Men's soccer also posted 14 selections to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, followed by 12 from volleyball and 10 from rodeo. Rounding out the total student-athlete selections were women's basketball (8), men's basketball (7), women's tennis (6) and men's tennis (5)
Additionally, a total of 46 student-athletes finished with 4.0 GPAs for the fall semester, led by nine each from football and women's soccer.
In team GPAs, the battle at the top was neck and neck, with softball earning the highest GPA at 3.67. Women's soccer was close behind, sporting a 3.63 GPA, followed by a 3.61 mark from baseball.
Nine teams finished with collective GPAs of 3.0 or higher, including volleyball (3.57), women's tennis (3.53), men's tennis (3.33), women's basketball (3.24), men's soccer (3.17) and football (3.10). Rodeo and men's basketball finished the semester with GPAs of 2.92 and 2.85, respectively.
A list of student-athletes on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll can be found below, sorted by sport. The President's and Vice President's lists for the fall semester will be released in the coming weeks.
(names with an * indicate a student-athlete with a 4.0 GPA)
Fall 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Football (40)
JaBrysten Abram
Fredd Adams*
Jay Adams
D.J. Burgess
Tyeland Coleman
Melvin Collins, Jr.*
Carlando Crump
JyKeon Cunningham
Will Dabney
Rod Daniels
Hayden Dozier
Caulen Dunn
Zion Edwards
Tyler Ferro
Cameron Foster
Shade Foster
Saveon Freeman*
K.D. Gibson
Ja'Marlin Green
Derrick Harden
Patrick Helms*
Kyler Hutton
Jack Johnson
Jacorey Jones
Dimonyai Lacey
Jhace Mallard*
Jalyn Nickelberry
Cameron Pascal
Keegan Patterson*
D'mariun Perteet
Quay Ragsdale
Elijah Ruffin
Jakheem Shumpert
Lamarion Shumpert
Stratton Smith*
Dylan Spencer
Jalyn Spencer
Jackson Uselton*
Trace Wegmann
Cam Young*
Baseball (27)
Austin Batts
John Blockmon
Cy Craig*
Hayes Davis
Carson Fox
Cade Freeze*
Cade Greer
Rob Hayes*
Jacob Hill
Jackson Jenkins*
Brennan Jones
Drew Lamb
Levi Lang
Cade Leatherwood*
Jayke Logan*
Walker Maranto
Peyton Martin
Connor McCaslin
Gavin McCoy
Cooper Mitze
Tyler Pearson
Matthew Roncalli
Scott Sharp
Mason Shropshire*
James Smith
Baker Walker
Chapman Whatley
Women's Soccer (23)
Amaya Andrews
Mia Kate Cade*
Caroline Chandler
Evie Crawford*
Raylin Dixon
Jadyn Duran
Emma Earwood*
Allie Reed Greer*
Kaley Harden
Bre'Aunna Harps
Anna Kathryn Harrell*
Brandy Hernandez
Avery Hooker
Jada Jelks
Hudson Lindsay*
Sophia Lopez
Julia McPherson
Yaritza Trejo*
Raegan Tucker
Abby Tutor*
Addison Vargas*
Alexandria "Penny" Warner
Emma Wilson
Softball (23)
Morgen Brewton
Neely Cooper
Jada Diaz
Carly Dunigan
Lulu Franks
Ellie Fryar
Hanna Grace Gillean
Dakota Haynsworth
Madeline Houk
Kara Johnson
Thenya Kennedy
Hayley Laurendeau
Marleigh Mancini*
Kimberley Odom
Addison Owen*
Kaylee Owens
Shelby Payne*
Abby Rogers*
Chloe Summerford*
Sommer Tyes*
Madelyn Wadkins*
Madison Weeks
Crista Wilson*
Men's Soccer (14)
Colby Bethany*
Gabriel Burton
Micah Caples
Braxton Harris
Gunner Pitt*
J.T. Reesor
Aidan Rushing
Junior Sandoval
Will Thompson
Miller Thorsen
Mario Urbina
Soren Voges-Haupt
Connor Young
Josh Zuniga*
Volleyball (12)
Madison Allison*
Sarah Bolin
Cristen Cleveland*
Kaya Coleman
Layla Dyer
Kailey Gooch
Jacia Hayes*
Caroline Howard*
Anna Lott*
Emma Norman
Kaley Rikard
Angelle Thibeaux*
M/W Rodeo (10)
Hank Burgess
Will Collier
Emily Fugate
Kent Jordan
Joseph Moody
Delaney Naifeh*
Wyatt Newman
Luke Stanley
Darby Toole
Sadie Yearwood
Women's Basketball (8)
Mikayla Abram
McKenzie Amos
Zaria Glover
Jacia Hayes*
Marian Jenkins
Anaria Lee
Angela Middleton
Lily Whitley
Men's Basketball (7)
Darren Davis
Jordan Ealey
Keanu Patrick
Ja'Quise Richmond
Tyler Spears
Thomas Tangle
Nolan Wells*
Women's Tennis (6)
Kendall Moody
Raney Peacock
Allie Rawles
Matti Sanders*
Rivers Tarsi
Grace Ann Wade
Men's Tennis (5)
Garrett Coleman
Gabe Koonce
Dallas Lane
Spencer Rios
Joshua Tedford
