Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – Arkansas State Athletics recently completed the spring semester with a school-record 3.25 all-department GPA and 244 student-athletes who earned a place on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
The Red Wolves set a new high for single-semester GPA for the second straight semester after completing the fall with a 3.24 mark. The 244 student-athletes appearing on the AD’s Honor Roll are the third most in A-State history and included a school-record 68 who achieved a perfect 4.0.
“Our student-athletes continue to set an incredibly high academic standard,” said Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Chris Pezman. “Breaking the single-semester GPA record in back-to-back terms speaks volumes about their dedication and the strong support system provided by our coaches and academic staff.”
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Both academic semesters this year have featured at least 14 A-State sports with a team GPA above a 3.0 and 244 or more student-athletes on the ADs Honor Roll for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher.
The Red Wolves’ success in the classroom has also been highlighted by the most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR) metrics announced by the NCAA.
A-State posted a school-record 87% GSR and had four sport programs record a perfect 1,000 multi-year score in the APR report, tying the second most in school history. Driven by those perfect scores, Arkansas State combined for a 981 department-wide average, marking the fifth highest scoring average in the 20-plus year of the APR.
SPRING 2026 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR’S HONOR ROLL
BASEBALL (39): Andrew Allen, Kaden Amundson, Chase Armstrong, Ryan Ashford, Cason Campbell, Tate Collins, Cougar Cooke, John Engskov, Andrew Erdmann, Dylan Farley, Jalen Foxx, Cooper Garrison, Evan Griffis, Jack Hibbard, Aidan Houseworth, Cole Huebner, Jackson Illingworth, Gerald Jumper, Jelle van der Lelie, William Leslie, Collin Maloney, Clifton Manuel, Myles Mayse, Joey McLaughlin, Jack Nelson, Samuel Peterson, Wes Pritchard, Ashton Quiller, Chase Richter, Taylor Seay, Isaac Sewell, Tatem Telfer, Ckyler Tengler, Houston Tomlinson, James Trimble, Kole Turner, Ryan Ursery, Adam Wade, Christopher Weimer
MEN’S BASKETBALL (7): Grayson Bennett, Jaxon Ellingsworth, Carl Geathers, Weston Honeycutt, Fredy-Salam Sylla, Royal Blue Smith, Aly Tounkara
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (10): D’Arrah Allen, Marlie Dickerson, Allyson Ferguson, Payton Fields, Makiyah McCollister, Wynter Rogers, Aniyah Ruddock, Zyion Shannon, Mia Tarver, Bella Weary
WOMEN’S BOWLING (10): Alex-Anne Auclair, Kaylee Back, Malaya Chavez, Victoria Fleming, Aubrey Kiddle, Amanda Lang, Kaitlyn Ruszczak, Jessica Schnurr, Margaret Thoma, Karli Vanduinen
FOOTBALL (50): Nasir Allen, Clayton Amaya, Cameron Ambrose, Sultan Badmus, Solomon Baggett, Brandon Barnes, Dallas Boozer, Jaylen Bonelli, Ethan Bowman, Joshua Burrell, Nazeviah Burris, Landry Cannon, Talan Chandler, Cade Channell, Kenyon Clay, Robert Flores, Devyn Curtis, Brandon Greil, Jaden Haly, Noah Hacker, Noah Hamlin, Jaden Hamm, Dontrae Henderson, Jeffrey Hunt, Andrew Jones, Nicolas Kalume, Aiden Kehm, Reed Linder, Kyle Nill, Donquarius Parker, James Reed, Ho’okena Rego, Bryson Ross, Paul Risper, Wil Saxton, Elias Sherman, Cooper Sherrod, Riley Smith, Tristian Smith, Andrew Staten, Jeremy St-Hilaire, Lincoln Stueve, A’Ron Thomas, Rasheem Turner, Daniel Vuckovic, Malekhi Weedon, Tanner Welch, Sterling Wiggins, Kyle Williams, Shaun Williams
MEN’S GOLF (7): Viggo Hed, Cole Kirby, Niels Knudsen, Jake Lile, Milan Reed, Thomas Schmidt, Christopher Somerfield
WOMEN’S GOLF (8): Sofia Bastidas, Mackenzie Cloutier, Olivia Coit, Caroline Hughes, Rosalie Langlois, Anne-Lea Lavoie, Cecilia Lococo, Zaida Wise
WOMEN’S SOCCER (26): Keegynn Applegate, Rylee Bernard, Haley Brown, Tindra Leah Cederholm, Anne Crotwell, Hailey D’Andrea, Leigha Dobbins, Larkyn Griffin, Ellen Hampton, Katherine Haransky, Kennedy Horn, Maya Jones, Zoie Kempf, Gertie Langford, Lucy Ledbetter, Keelyn Peacock, Ava Riehl, Alexandra Schwartz, Margaret Smith, Taylor Sweat, Ryleigh van Beek, Sydney Veatch, Ana Wasilewski, Alexia Watts, Tara Whisenhunt, Kayla Windsor
WOMEN’S TENNIS (7): Meghna Arun Kumar, Helena Bueno, Lilly Cvanciger, Anna Grigoreva, Hanmare McAslin, Sarah Millard, Carla Muro Castellvi
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY (34): Camren Bailey, Craig Becker, Chris Boyd, Jackson Burch, Jaylon Burke, CJ Burge, Benjamin Carlile, John Carswell, Zane Cattage, Menachem Chen, Brandon Dodd, Jacob Dorrell, Colby Eddowes, Evan Edwards, Natnael Enright, Richard Falting, Aviel Gasko, Evan Herrera, Kercher Herring, Mehki Hoo, Omar Hussein, Brett Jacobs, Egor Kniazev, Andrew Mason, Owen Morgan, Parker Noffz, Kenyon Parker, Kamil Przybyla, Gavin Schaer, Evan Stevens, Spencer Taylor, Chance Tindall, Brandon Williams, Alyas Wilson
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY (33): Kaci Andrus, Mary Bailey, Syriah Boyd, Amaya Brown, Jada Buggs, Miranda Burgett, Paige-Elicia Caruth, Katharina Chaloupka, Je’ Breiya Chapman, Mia Conroy, Malena Cybak, Maja Dzialoszewska, Finja Dziobek, Brandi Echols, Liya Gay, Ka’liyah Jordan, Erika Krueger, Ava Lang, Alexandra Lara, Maraya Mitchell, Delaney Mulick, Devyn O’Daniel, Sophey Pope, Kenzie Pruett, Kayla Ryan, Selase Sampram, Katherine Schaefer, Kiara Strayhorn, Abigail Tomberlin, Olivia Walter, Kneila Watson, Nyla Watson, Elizabeth Winkler
VOLLEYBALL (13): Calea Bush, Addison Collum, Elizabeth Gee-Weiler, Haley Glunz, Bailey Hall, Maya Joska, Karlin Lott, Erin Madigan, Mia Maloney, Ne’khaela Rogers, Parker Stearns, Zeynep Turkurkor, Payton Van Veen
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