Student-Athletes Recognized as BU Academic Champions
3/20/2019 3:08:00 PM | General, Student-Athlete Center for Excellence, Preparing Champions for Life
New program recognizes and rewards students who achieve their personal-best term GPA.
Including 32 December graduates, a total of 232 Baylor student-athletes were recognized as BU Academic Champions at the Feb. 27 men's basketball game at the Ferrell Center.
A new initiative through Baylor's Student-Athlete Center for Excellence, the BU Academic Champions program recognizes and rewards students who achieve their personal-best term GPA, along with all students who earn a 3.5 or higher GPA and graduates.
Emily DeRatt, Associate Director of Academic Services, said the new program continues to recognize "students who are maximizing their potential in the classroom."
DeRatt said, "The thought process is to incorporate additional academic benchmarks, other than the highest GPAs, into our recognition."
Some of the sports with the biggest rosters led the way in student-athletes recognized as Academic Champions, with women's track/cross country leading the way with 39, followed by football (38), equestrian (34), soccer (22) and acrobatics & tumbling (21).
The first round of Academic Champion recipients were given the gray T-shirts they wore for the halftime ceremony, and a tiered reward system, has been created to honor students progressively as they continue to meet the Academic Champion criteria in future semesters. Students will also continue to be recognized publicly at athletic events reflecting their hard work in the previous semester.
The following is the list of Academic Champions who were recognized for the Fall 2018 semester:
WOMEN'S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY (39): Madelyn Agnew, Lauren Ammons, Alison Andrews-Paul, Sarah Antrich, Julia Aurignac, Taylor Bennett, Brooke Bonadies, Lindsey Bradley, Demitra Carter, Laura Casadonte, Tiera Cleveland, Emily Curran, Megan Daley, Leti De Souza, Amanda Dillon, Haley Everroad, Raven Grant, Sadie Hamrin, Celia Holmes, Jamie Holodak, Venae Jessurun, Jhane King, Isabella Lackner, Mazie Larsen, Moorea Long, Alex Lord, Alex Madlock, Abena Ofori, Katy Parsons, Tiffani Peacock, TT Sanders, Megan Saxvanderweyden, Kelli Silcox, Natasha Strump, Katie Sullivan, Tuesdi Tidwell, Lindsey Walton, Sydney Washington, Kayla Windemuller
FOOTBALL (38): Brandon Bass, Will Baxter, Christian Beard, Henry Black, Blake Blackmar, Gerry Bohanon, Zeke Brown, Trestan Ebner, Drew Galitz, Preston Heard, Christoph Henle, Jameson Houston, Clay Johnston, Marques Jones, Chad Kelly, Pat Lawrence, Ashton Logan, Chris Lutzel, Blake Lynch, Connor Martin, Garret McGuire, Ryan Miller, Jason Moore Jr., Eric Ogor, Josh Pelzel, Chris Platt, Issac Power, Thor Rodoni, Owen Rogers, Daniel Russell, Tyrae Simmons, RJ Sneed, Pooh Stricklin, Sam Tecklenburg, Jim Threet, Jordan Tolbert, Preston Weeks, Jordan Williams
EQUESTRIAN (34): Brooke Bancroft, Sage Banta, Kamilla Berns, Sarah Boral, Sarah Boston, Maggie Cincotta, Aspen Crew, Katie Davis, Rachel Davis, Madison Day, Kaylynn DeBernard, Corrine Delius, Mackenzie Ennis, Caroline Fuller, Sara Greenhaw, Gia Gulino, Grace Hall, Shannon Hogue, Samantha Howell, Samantha Matthews, Danielle McIllquham, Lauren McLane, Kaylee Mellott, Sam Papageorge, Skylar Rogalny, Carly Salter, Kacie Scharf, Briana Sessa, Georgia Smith, Hannah Stokan, Grace Theil, Delaney VanHorn, Caroline Weaver, Emma Witham
SOCCER (22): Kayley Ables, Maddie Algya, Kennedy Brown, Emily Bunnell, Maggie Burton, Ashanti Carey, Jackie Crowther, Giuliana Cunningham, Aline De Lima, Haley Foster, Danielle Hayden, Ally Henderson, Julie James, Audrey Johnson, Sarah King, Ariel Leach, Sarah Norman, Raegan Padgett, Hannah Parrish, Kylie Ross, Ashley Thornhill, Camryn Wendlandt
ACROBATICS & TUMBLING (21): Kaylee Adams, Alexsis Amrhein, Mary Berdis, Morgan Celum, Makenah Cotner, Ashley Echelberger, Olivia Felton, Tawn Gurnsey, Jazzy Hall, Joie Hensley, Bailey Hollier, Emily Hoppie, Kati Horstmann, Rachel Jillson, Maddie McNamee, Gigi Mendoza, Hannah Schumacher, Jayla Simmons, Faith Spivey, Allie Steele, Day Thompson
BASEBALL (18): Ryan Bertelsman, Luke Boyd, Cody Bradford, Daniel Caruso, Richard Cunningham, Paul Dickens, Logan Freeman, Kyle Harper, Brooks Helmer, Kyle Hill, Tucker Johnson, Hayden Kettler, Nick Loftin, Ricky Martinez, Samuel Polk, Tyler Thomas, Jacob Walsh, Davis Wendzel
SOFTBALL (13): Josie Brower, Kendall Cross, Nicky Dawson, Taylor Ellis, Lou Gilbert, Regan Green, Sidney Holman, Rhonda Jarvis, Maddison Kettler, Lexi Koltz, Abby Langkamp, Madi O'Neal, Kyla Walker
MEN'S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY (13): Will Anderson, Dillon Baker, Jayson Baldridge, Seth Brown, Isaiah Cunningham-Howard, Cole Hardan, Ryan Hodge, Blaine Listach, Sean McCullough, Jake Merrel, Riley Richards, Reese Sarnowski, Cameron Turner
VOLLEYBALL (7): Bri Coleman, Shelly Fanning, Ashley Fritcher, Jaelyn Jackson, Taylor Marburger, Yossi Pressley, Tara Wulf
MEN'S GOLF (6): Braden Bailey, Austin Cotton, Ryan Grider, Collin Kober, Travis McInroe, Mark Reppe
MEN'S BASKETBALL (5): Tristan Clark, Freddie Gillespie, Jake Lindsey, King McClure, Makai Mason
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (5): Lauren Cox, Alex Gulley, Michelle Kahue, Darryln McDonough, Moon Ursin
MEN'S TENNIS (4): Jimmy Bendeck, Sven Lah, Will Little, Bjoern Petersen
WOMEN'S TENNIS (4): Livia Kraus, Katelyn Parker, Jazzi Plews, Theresa Van Zyl
WOMEN'S GOLF (3): Amy Lee, Jordan Shackleford, Maria Vesga
A new initiative through Baylor's Student-Athlete Center for Excellence, the BU Academic Champions program recognizes and rewards students who achieve their personal-best term GPA, along with all students who earn a 3.5 or higher GPA and graduates.
Emily DeRatt, Associate Director of Academic Services, said the new program continues to recognize "students who are maximizing their potential in the classroom."
DeRatt said, "The thought process is to incorporate additional academic benchmarks, other than the highest GPAs, into our recognition."
Some of the sports with the biggest rosters led the way in student-athletes recognized as Academic Champions, with women's track/cross country leading the way with 39, followed by football (38), equestrian (34), soccer (22) and acrobatics & tumbling (21).
The first round of Academic Champion recipients were given the gray T-shirts they wore for the halftime ceremony, and a tiered reward system, has been created to honor students progressively as they continue to meet the Academic Champion criteria in future semesters. Students will also continue to be recognized publicly at athletic events reflecting their hard work in the previous semester.
The following is the list of Academic Champions who were recognized for the Fall 2018 semester:
WOMEN'S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY (39): Madelyn Agnew, Lauren Ammons, Alison Andrews-Paul, Sarah Antrich, Julia Aurignac, Taylor Bennett, Brooke Bonadies, Lindsey Bradley, Demitra Carter, Laura Casadonte, Tiera Cleveland, Emily Curran, Megan Daley, Leti De Souza, Amanda Dillon, Haley Everroad, Raven Grant, Sadie Hamrin, Celia Holmes, Jamie Holodak, Venae Jessurun, Jhane King, Isabella Lackner, Mazie Larsen, Moorea Long, Alex Lord, Alex Madlock, Abena Ofori, Katy Parsons, Tiffani Peacock, TT Sanders, Megan Saxvanderweyden, Kelli Silcox, Natasha Strump, Katie Sullivan, Tuesdi Tidwell, Lindsey Walton, Sydney Washington, Kayla Windemuller
FOOTBALL (38): Brandon Bass, Will Baxter, Christian Beard, Henry Black, Blake Blackmar, Gerry Bohanon, Zeke Brown, Trestan Ebner, Drew Galitz, Preston Heard, Christoph Henle, Jameson Houston, Clay Johnston, Marques Jones, Chad Kelly, Pat Lawrence, Ashton Logan, Chris Lutzel, Blake Lynch, Connor Martin, Garret McGuire, Ryan Miller, Jason Moore Jr., Eric Ogor, Josh Pelzel, Chris Platt, Issac Power, Thor Rodoni, Owen Rogers, Daniel Russell, Tyrae Simmons, RJ Sneed, Pooh Stricklin, Sam Tecklenburg, Jim Threet, Jordan Tolbert, Preston Weeks, Jordan Williams
EQUESTRIAN (34): Brooke Bancroft, Sage Banta, Kamilla Berns, Sarah Boral, Sarah Boston, Maggie Cincotta, Aspen Crew, Katie Davis, Rachel Davis, Madison Day, Kaylynn DeBernard, Corrine Delius, Mackenzie Ennis, Caroline Fuller, Sara Greenhaw, Gia Gulino, Grace Hall, Shannon Hogue, Samantha Howell, Samantha Matthews, Danielle McIllquham, Lauren McLane, Kaylee Mellott, Sam Papageorge, Skylar Rogalny, Carly Salter, Kacie Scharf, Briana Sessa, Georgia Smith, Hannah Stokan, Grace Theil, Delaney VanHorn, Caroline Weaver, Emma Witham
SOCCER (22): Kayley Ables, Maddie Algya, Kennedy Brown, Emily Bunnell, Maggie Burton, Ashanti Carey, Jackie Crowther, Giuliana Cunningham, Aline De Lima, Haley Foster, Danielle Hayden, Ally Henderson, Julie James, Audrey Johnson, Sarah King, Ariel Leach, Sarah Norman, Raegan Padgett, Hannah Parrish, Kylie Ross, Ashley Thornhill, Camryn Wendlandt
ACROBATICS & TUMBLING (21): Kaylee Adams, Alexsis Amrhein, Mary Berdis, Morgan Celum, Makenah Cotner, Ashley Echelberger, Olivia Felton, Tawn Gurnsey, Jazzy Hall, Joie Hensley, Bailey Hollier, Emily Hoppie, Kati Horstmann, Rachel Jillson, Maddie McNamee, Gigi Mendoza, Hannah Schumacher, Jayla Simmons, Faith Spivey, Allie Steele, Day Thompson
BASEBALL (18): Ryan Bertelsman, Luke Boyd, Cody Bradford, Daniel Caruso, Richard Cunningham, Paul Dickens, Logan Freeman, Kyle Harper, Brooks Helmer, Kyle Hill, Tucker Johnson, Hayden Kettler, Nick Loftin, Ricky Martinez, Samuel Polk, Tyler Thomas, Jacob Walsh, Davis Wendzel
SOFTBALL (13): Josie Brower, Kendall Cross, Nicky Dawson, Taylor Ellis, Lou Gilbert, Regan Green, Sidney Holman, Rhonda Jarvis, Maddison Kettler, Lexi Koltz, Abby Langkamp, Madi O'Neal, Kyla Walker
MEN'S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY (13): Will Anderson, Dillon Baker, Jayson Baldridge, Seth Brown, Isaiah Cunningham-Howard, Cole Hardan, Ryan Hodge, Blaine Listach, Sean McCullough, Jake Merrel, Riley Richards, Reese Sarnowski, Cameron Turner
VOLLEYBALL (7): Bri Coleman, Shelly Fanning, Ashley Fritcher, Jaelyn Jackson, Taylor Marburger, Yossi Pressley, Tara Wulf
MEN'S GOLF (6): Braden Bailey, Austin Cotton, Ryan Grider, Collin Kober, Travis McInroe, Mark Reppe
MEN'S BASKETBALL (5): Tristan Clark, Freddie Gillespie, Jake Lindsey, King McClure, Makai Mason
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (5): Lauren Cox, Alex Gulley, Michelle Kahue, Darryln McDonough, Moon Ursin
MEN'S TENNIS (4): Jimmy Bendeck, Sven Lah, Will Little, Bjoern Petersen
WOMEN'S TENNIS (4): Livia Kraus, Katelyn Parker, Jazzi Plews, Theresa Van Zyl
WOMEN'S GOLF (3): Amy Lee, Jordan Shackleford, Maria Vesga
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