SENATOBIA - A total of 142 Northwest student-athletes have been named to the Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, the college's athletic department announced on Friday.
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 142 student-athletes to be honored, the Ranger baseball team sported 25 selections to the honor roll, followed closely by 22 selections from softball and 21 from football. Women's soccer also had 19 of its 20 enrolled student-athletes for the spring semester finish with a 3.0 GPA or better, followed by men's soccer (14), volleyball (11), rodeo (9), men's tennis (7), women's tennis (6), men's basketball (5) and women's basketball (4).
Additionally, a total of 39 student-athletes finished with 4.0 GPAs for the spring semester, led by 11 from women's soccer and six each from softball and volleyball.
In team GPAs, the Lady Rangers' soccer team finished with an impressive 3.75 team GPA, followed by a 3.62 mark from softball. Women's tennis fielded a 3.59 GPA, followed closely by volleyball (3.57), baseball (3.55) and men's tennis (3.5).
Overall, eight teams finished with 3.0 GPAs or higher, with men's soccer (3.32) and football (3.07) rounding out the list.
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 spring semester will be released in the coming weeks.
(names with an * indicate a student-athlete with a 4.0 GPA)
Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
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
Walker Maranto
Peyton Martin*
Connor McCaslin
Gavin McCoy
Cooper Mitze
Matthew Roncalli
Payton Sanders
Scott Sharp
Mason Shropshire*
James Smith
Chapman Whatley
Softball (22)
Morgen Brewton
Neely Cooper
Jada Diaz
Carly Dunigan
Lulu Franks
Ellie Fryar
Hanna Grace Gillean*
Madeline Houk
Kara Johnson*
Thenya Kennedy
Hayley Laurendeau
Jillian Malone
Marleigh Mancini
Addison Owen*
Kaylee Owens
Shelby Payne
Abby Rogers
Chloe Summerford*
Sommer Tyes*
Madelyn Wadkins
Madison Weeks
Crista Wilson*
Football (21)
JaBrysten Abram
Fredd Adams
D.J. Burgess*
JaQuize Buycks
Tyeland Coleman
Carlando Crump
Will Dabney
Rashard Daniels
Hayden Dozier
Caulen Dunn
Cameron Foster
Saveon Freeman
Roman Gregory
Kyler Hutton
Jacorey Jones
D'mariun Perteet
Elijah Ruffin*
Kam Shepherd
Lamarion Shumpert
Stratton Smith
Jackson Uselton*
Women's Soccer (19)
Mia Kate Cade*
Caroline Chandler*
Evie Crawford*
Jadyn Duran
Emma Earwood*
Allie Reed Greer*
Kaley Harden*
Anna Kathryn Harrell*
Madyson Helm
Brandy Hernandez*
Avery Hooker*
Sophia Lopez
Julia McPherson
Yaritza Trejo*
Raegan Tucker
Abby Tutor*
Alexandria "Penny" Warner
Emma Wilson
Men's Soccer (14)
Ethan Barnes
Colby Bethany*
Gabriel Burton
Micah Caples*
Braxton Harris*
Christian Juarez
Gunner Pitt*
Aidan Rushing*
Will Thompson
Miller Thorsen
Soren Voges-Haupt*
Christian Williams
Connor Young
Josh Zuniga
Volleyball (11)
Madison Allison*
Cristen Cleveland*
Kaya Coleman*
Layla Dyer
Kailey Gooch
Jacia Hayes
Caroline Howard*
Anna Lott*
Emma Norman
Kaley Rikard*
Angelle Thibeaux*
M/W Rodeo (9)
Hank Burgess
Will Collier
Emily Fugate
Kent Jordan
Joseph Moody
Laine Moore
Delaney Naifeh*
Darby Toole
Sadie Yearwood
Men's Tennis (7)
Garrett Coleman
Gabe Koonce
Chambers Lane*
Gunner Pitt
Spencer Rios
Joshua Tedford*
Josh Zuniga
Women's Tennis (6)
Kendall Moody
Raney Peacock
Allie Rawles
Mattie Sanders*
Rivers Tarsi*
Grace Ann Wade
Men's Basketball (5)
Darren Davis
Xzavier Johnson
Keanu Patrick
Thomas Tangle
Nolan Wells
Women's Basketball (4)
Mikayla Abram
Jacia Hayes
Marian Jenkins
Lily Whitley
