Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Has 212 Student-Athletes Earn Sun Belt Academic Honors
9/28/2023 5:00:00 PM | Buck Harless Student Athlete Program, Student-Athlete Health and Wellness, Student-Athlete Success
Men’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Track & Field top SBC in Team GPA
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University had 212 of its student-athletes honored by the Sun Belt Conference with Academic Awards, as released by the SBC this week.
Three of Marshall's athletic programs – Men's Basketball, Women's Golf and Women's Track and Field – all top the Sun Belt Conference in Team GPA.
"I continue to be impressed with our student-athletes' ability to successfully balance the rigorous demands of academics, practice, competition, travel and service to our community," said Beatrice Crane Banford, Marshall's Senior Women's Administrator and Senior Associate Athletic Director for Olympic Sports. "Having so many of our student-athletes receive academic accolades from the Sun Belt shows that our head coaches are committed to academic excellence and that they have prioritized the most important things for our student-athletes."
Marshall Director of Athletics Christian Spears said the announcement continues the successful standard that has been set in both academics and athletics for the Sun Belt Conference.
"Building productive members of our society who bring impact to the communities they serve after they leave Marshall is truly our calling and our mission," Marshall Director of Athletics Christian Spears said. "At the end of the day, the graduation success and academic achievement of our student-athletes is of paramount importance.
"It is and will always be about helping a young person reach their full potential. So, how do you know when that's truly happening? This is how you know: recognition from our conference on just how well our teams, student-athletes, coaches and faculty are doing to augment their potential. Special thanks to our academic support staff who simply pour into our student-athletes and provide outstanding support and accountability."
One of the most impressive figures in the Sun Belt's academic release involved Marshall having 16 players across nine sports who earned the 1A FAR Academic Award, which is given to student-athletes who earned their Bachelor's Degree from Sept. 2022 to Aug. 1, 2023 and maintained a 3.8 grade point average or better. Participation in at least two years of athletic competition at an FBS school was also a requirement for the award.
Of Marshall's 212 total student-athletes honored, 134 of them were named to the Commissioner's List, which honors student-athletes who maintain a 3.5 grade point average or better during the 2022-23 academic year.
Another 78 Marshall student-athletes were named to the SBC Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes those who maintained a 3.0 to 3.49 grade point average for the academic year.
According to the Sun Belt release, nearly 3,000 students were recognized for their academic achievement this year with 1,621 named to the Commissioner' List and 1,191 names to the Academic Honor Roll. There were 140 student-athletes across the member schools who earned the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award.
"We celebrate the academic achievements of these remarkable student-athletes," Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill said. "We're extremely proud of their ability to shine in academics while competing in their sports at the highest level."
All Sun Belt Conference programs in beach volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's tennis, women's tennis and volleyball boasted an average GPA of 3.0 or better.
1A Far Academic Excellence Award
Cole Agemy Baseball 3.81
Tyler Jones Men's Golf 3.88
Gabriel Sitler Men's Soccer 3.85
Olivia Fogo Volleyball 3.98
Abigail Herring Women's Cross Country 3.84
Sydney Smith Women's Cross Country 4.00
Makena Rauch Women's Golf 3.94
Abigail Hugh Women's Soccer 3.95
Courtney McVicker Women's Soccer 3.92
Iselin Noevik Women's Soccer 3.92
Bailey Pattinson Women's Soccer 3.97
Maria McGovern Women's Swim & Dive 3.93
Or Tamir Women's Swim & Dive 3.83
Alexis Wilhoit Women's Swim & Dive 3.88
Joelle Williams Women's Swim & Dive 4.00
Ciara Space Women's Track & Field 4.00
Commissioner's List (3.5 or above)
Baseball
Bryce Blevins
Cameron Harthan
Carson McCoy
Colby Collins
Cole Agemy
David Dielman
Harrison Barnett
Jay Kehoe
Nick Jodway
Nolan Holmgren
Patrick Copen
Peyton Schofield
Ryan Capuano
Zac Addkison
Eddie Leon
Football
Beau Blankenship
Bryan Robinson
Cameron Moore
Chase Harrison
Cole Pennington
Dalton Tucker
Eric Meeks II
Jackson Marshall
Logan Osburn
Matthew Bosset
Matthew Yuschak
Talik Keaton
Tariq Montgomery
Trent Fraley
Men's Basketball
Chase McKey
Goran Miladinovic
Jacob Conner
Kam Curfman
Micah Handlogten
Men's Cross Country
Branden Wood
Evan White
Jack Betz
Jackson Snyder
Jacob Biruakis
Kent Bee
Matthew Scheneberg
Paul Sepulveda
Ronnie Saunders
Men's Golf
Andrew Wyss
Bennett Zeitner
Joseph Kalaskey
Tyler Jones
Men's Soccer
Adam Lubell
Agustin Iusem
Alex Bamford
Ethan Prescott
Gabe Sitler
Gabriel Alves
Marco Silva
Morris Duggan
Nikola Sljivic
Pablo Aguilera Simon
Ryan Holmes
Stefan Momcilovic
Taimu Okiyoshi
Softball
Abby Darnley
Alex Coleman
Autumn Owen
Emily Allen
Erica Holt
Kasey Wilhoit
Lauren Love
McKenna Feringa
Sydney Nester
Volleyball
Alayna Corwin
Bella Thompson
Brynn Brown
Eden McElhaney
Elli Barry
Macy McElhaney
Meagan Camden
Olivia Fogo
Women's Basketball
Abby Beeman
Kendall Miller
Kia Sivils
Ksenija Mitric
Peyton Ilderton
Terah Harness
Women's Cross Country
Abby Herring
Asha Bora
Hannah Wyler
Jalynn Browning
Julia Muller
Kylee Mastin
Sophia Newsome
Sydney Smith
Tori Dotson
Women's Golf
Abbey Bull
Emily McLatchey
Hanna Shrout
Katie Potter
Kylie Bowes
Makena Rauch
Olivia Kochan
Women's Soccer
Abi Hugh
Alexis Wolgemuth
Alyssa Hardin
Ann Marie Ramey
Bailey Fisher
Bailey Pattinson
Brooke Ohler
Campbell George
Cassidy Bell
Courtney Corcoran
Courtney McVicker
Hailey McMahon
Iselin Noevik
Kathrynn Gonzalez
Lauren Hollis
Luiza Travassos
Madison Fitzpatrick
Madison Vogler
Mira Pastoft
Olivia Gandee
Regan Meyer
Women's Tennis
Doroteja Joksovic
Gabby Clariotte
Kylie Fisher
Rieke Gillar
Ruby Fraser
Sophia Hurrion
Women's Track and Field
Chloe Cahill
Dianna Goodman
Faith Gandy
Krista Perry
Lara Check
Lilli Ross
Macie Majoy
Marlee Porter
Academic Honor Roll (3.0 to 3.49)
Baseball
Austin O'Malley
Brady Baxter
Chad Heiner
Christian Lucio
Gio Ferraro-Nahr
Jalen Hollins
Luke Edwards
Nick Weyrich
Noah Arkenburg
Owen Ayers
Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis
Football
Andrew Morris
Cade Cunningham
Caden Burti
Caleb Coombs
E.J. Jackson
Isaiah Gordon
Jack Stakem
Jadarius Green-McKnight
Jalen Slappy
J'Coryan Anderson
John McConnell
Jordan Calomese
Kenyon Bowyer
Kerion Martin
Owen Porter
Rece Verhoff
Sam Burton
Sean Meisler
Sean Reese
Steven Faucheux
Toby Payne
Tyriek Bell
Tyshawn Hurst
Men's Basketball
Creighton Thieneman
Marko Sarenac
Taevion Kinsey
Men's Golf
Clayton Thomas
Ryan Bilby
Men's Soccer
Guga Veiga
Masaya Sekiguchi
Softball
Bri Godfrey
Brooklyn Ulrich
Grace Chelemen
Sydney Bickel
Volleyball
Flora Sebestyen
Lydia Montague
Riley Winslow
Women's Basketball
Aarionna Redman
Mahogany Matthews
Olivia Ziolkowski
Shanniah Wright
Women's Cross Country
Cari Hively
Erykah Christopher
Jordan Balog
Kalei Jordan
Mackenzie Stanley
Maddy Garrison
Meagan Ward
Women's Soccer
Ava Hall
Demari Curry
Haylee Griffith
Logan Ragland
Madison Townes
Makai Laguines
Women's Tennis
Aisling McGrane
Andjela Lopicic
Katy Limanen
Women's Track & Field
Astoria Beckett
Catelyn Hughes
Ellie Wood
Emily Trogdon
Erica Murphy
Josie Moore
Markayla Moore
Maryann Adebayo
Myrka Cadet
Savannah Scaggs
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