The Chattanooga Mocs feature prominently in the Southern Conference’s academic news released Thursday afternoon. From Academic All-Conference squads for winter & spring to the league’s Honor Roll to Commissioner’s Medal merit, the Mocs celebrate the work done in the classroom.
It was a fantastic semester as previously documented. For the first time on record, every athletics program averaged better than a 3.00 grade point average. The 3.318 overall GPA is the second highest on record with the top 10 marks coming in the last 10 terms.
“We’re extremely proud of the work our student-athletes put in the classroom,” Vice Chancellor for Athletics Mark Wharton explained.
“It was a banner year in all three phases (competition, classroom & community). Hats off to our coaches for their enthusiasm for the complete student-athlete experience as well as to our Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement Center headed up by (Asst. Vice Chancellor) Dr. Emily Blackman.”
Forty-five Mocs made the Academic All-Conference teams for winter and spring sports. This requires a minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA at the end of the spring while competing in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests and completing at least three semesters at the institution.
The honorees (major).
Men's Basketball (1): Honor Huff (Communication)
Men's Golf (1): Paul Conroy (Sport Management)
Women's Golf (2): Kera Healey (Exercise Science), Nieves Martin (Marketing)
Women's Basketball (5): Frode Flos Van Der Schans (Mechanical Engineering), Addie Grace Porter (Communication), Takia Davis (Criminal Justice), Karsen Murphy (Exercise Science), Sigrun Olafsdottir (Sport Management)
Softball (11): *Kaili Phillips (Master's Public Health), Kailey Snell (Child & Family Studies), Kendall Forsythe (Engineering Tech Mgmt), Alyssa Lavdis (Exercise Science), Olivia Lipari (Biology), Isabell Alley (Political Science), Anna Dovey (Criminal Justice), Acelynn Sellers (Applied Leadership), Abby Orr (Business Analytics), Peja Goold (Management), Taylor Long (Physical Education)
Men's Tennis (5): Kristof Kincses (Management), Courtland Grove (Marketing), Peyton Gotti (Sport Management), Gabriel Castillo (Environmental Science), Jordan McClure (Post-Bacc)
Women's Tennis (2): Caroline Gibbens (MBA), Rosie Dohnalova (Psychology)
Indoor Track (8): *Lesley Boyd (MBA), Lexi Foley (Communication), Maddie Wheatcroft (Exercise Science), Michaela Dabney (Psychology), Andrea Ellis (Exercise Science), Allie Potter (Sociology & Anthropology), Hannah Dearing (Exercise Science), Leah Boyd (Accounting)
Outdoor Track (8): *Lesley Boyd (MBA), Lexi Foley (Communication), Maddie Wheatcroft (Exercise Science), Michaela Dabney (Psychology), Andrea Ellis (Exercise Science), Allie Potter (Sociology & Anthropology), Hannah Dearing (Exercise Science), Leah Boyd (Accounting)
Wrestling (2): Brayden Palmer (Exercise Science), Lincoln Heck (Accounting)
*4.0 Student
There were 188 claiming SoCon Honor Roll status. This goes to student-athletes in conference-sponsored sports registering a 3.0 or higher for the 2023-24 academic year.
Men's Basketball: Sean Cusano, Ryan Lopez, Honor Huff, Jan Zidek, Myles Che, Tyler Millin, Trey Bonham
Women's Basketball: Addie Grace Porter (CM), Sigrun Olafsdottir (CM), Frode Flos Van Der Schans (CM), Takia Davis, Karsen Murphy, Jada Guinn, Caia Elisaldez, Raven Thompson, Eleecia Carter, Hannah Kohn
Men's Cross Country: *Eric Mitchell (CM), *Jasper Wilson (CM), Aaron Isbell, Riley Hanson, Jackson Martin, Eamonn O'Bryant, Tristan Gould, Kaigen Mulkey, Lane Hollis
Women's Cross Country/Track: *Emmy Davis (CM), *Lola Baker (CM), *Lesley Boyd (CM), Brooke Tyll (CM), Michaela Dabney (CM), Ava McGue (CM), Lexi Foley (CM), Camden Morris (CM), Hannah Dearing, Maddie Wheatcroft, Andrea Ellis, Kennedy Reynolds, Allie Potter, Leah Boyd, Sarah Unterholzner
Football: *Reid Williams (CM), *Jacob Hall (CM), *Chase Artopeous (CM), *Clayton Crile (CM), *Kobe Joseph (CM), Reuben Lowery III (CM), Pete Sesterhenn (CM), Jacob Klein (CM), Brody Swafford, Connor Delashmitt, Colin Truett, Marlon Taylor, Evan Brown, Matthew Clemmer, Malone VanGorder, Jude Kelley, Noah Templeton, Bryce Goodner, Jon Estes, Luke Lane, Nick Cerimele, Chris Houston, Jordan Walker, Will Brown, Montrell Henderson, Solomon Locke, AD Crutcher, Grant Reid, Quay Wiggles, Kelvin Morris, Jay Gibson, Rip Hutcherson, Chris Victor, Cardavion Myers, Josh Battle, A.J. Little, Zion Rutledge, Luke Schomburg, Sam Phillips
Men's Golf: *Paul Conroy (CM), Nick Etherton, Sam Espinosa, Ward Harris, Garrett Engle, Braedon Wear, Carson Johnson, John Houk
Women's Golf: Imogen Rafferty (CM), Violeta Fernandez-Tagle (CM), Nieves Martin, Kera Healey, Makenzie Cooper, Alexis Daniel, Giulia Foresta, Carmen Belmonte
Soccer: *Sylvie Keck (CM), *Carmya Mastrangelo (CM), *Hannah Opie (CM), *Fabia Reinschmidt (CM), *Nicole Solete (CM), *Kelly Tuerff (CM), *Lilly Kate Varino (CM), Zoey Mize (CM), Mary Beth Skelton, Clarissa Salinas, Caroline Ekern, Mackenzie Smith, Sofia Andrade, Betha Pucek, Lauren Gutshall Chattanooga, Kennedy Heavrin, Ella Roth, Birna Johannsdottir
Softball: *Kendall Forsythe (CM), *Kaili Phillips (CM), Emma Reed (CM), Alyssa Lavdis (CM), Isabell Alley (CM), Alyssa Orlando (CM), Acelynn Sellers (CM), Anna Dovey, Kailey Snell, Olivia Lipari, Addy Keylon, Shayne Glass, Baileigh Pitts, Riley Lamb, Presley Williamson, Taylor Long, Jayce Purdy, Peju Goold, Abby Orr, Camryn Cernuto, Raven Jones, Grace Hixson
Men's Tennis: *Peyton Gatti (CM), Cortland Grove (CM), Quinten Nevenhoven (CM), Carson Gompert, Jordan McClure, Kristof Kincses, Jakub Jupa, Ethan Carr, Gabriel Castillo, Ryan Mudre, Jaxon Lamb, Carter Ramthun, Walker Valentine
Women's Tennis: *Alice Hall (CM), Caroline Gibbens (CM), Emma Peeler (CM), Margaret Manolache, Emma Pedretti, Rosie Dohnalova
Volleyball: *Chloe Bryan (CM), *Makenzie Jordan (CM), *Kate Neill (CM), Marcelle Baez-Carlo (CM), Elaine Redman (CM), Caiti Barthel, Sophia Bossong, Morgan Romano, Paige Gallentine, Halle Olson, Chandler Alter, Gylian Finch
Wrestling: *Kendrick Curtis (CM), *Bryce Keckley (CM), *Landon Lewis (CM), Kaleb Snodgrass (CM), Matthew Williams (CM), Caleb Waddell (CM), Yuta Otero (CM), Logan Ashton (CM), Carson Chalk, Brayden Palmer, Logan Webster, Jackson Hurst, Nick Benton, Ty Tice, Kamdyn Munro, Eli Knight, Ryan Stein, Wyatt Gibbs, Lincoln Heck, Isaiah Powe, David Harper
*4.0 student | (CM)=Commissioner's Medal for 3.80+
