{"id":156796,"date":"2024-06-05T08:34:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=156796"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:23:35","slug":"mountain-lion-student-athletes-secure-40th-straight-semester-of-a-department-3-00-gpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=156796","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Lion student-athletes secure 40th straight semester of a department 3.00 GPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For the 40th\u00a0straight semester and 20th\u00a0year in a row, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Department of Athletics boasted at least a 3.00 GPA. This past spring semester, the Mountain Lions earned a 3.336 GPA, with all 14 programs notching a 3.00 team GPA or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Congratulations Mountain Lions on another successful year in the classroom!” said Executive Director of Athletics Nathan Gibson.\u00a0“This was a milestone year, reaching 40 consecutive semesters\/20 years in a row of a 3.0+ GPA. This is a great accomplishment for the current and former Mountain Lions and is a hallmark of the UCCS Athletic Department.\u00a0This could not be done without the hard work of our student-athletes along with the great support of our coaches, staff and faculty who give great support to our students. Great job, Mountain Lions!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five teams secured at least a 3.30 team GPA this past semester. Women’s soccer led all 14 programs with a 3.668 GPA, followed by women’s cross country (3.616 GPA), softball (3.523 GPA), women’s lacrosse (3.485 GPA) and men’s cross country (3.316 GPA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the winter and spring teams competing this semester (basketball, track and field, baseball, softball and lacrosse), 20 student-athletes were named to the RMAC All-Academic First Team while 116 more were named to the Honor Roll.\u00a0 Maison White and Mac Stodart highlighted the academic achievements with College Sports Communicators Academic All-District First Team honors, with Audrey Bloomquist sweeping the RMAC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year selections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the entire 2023-24 academic year, the Mountain Lions earned a 3.289 GPA as a department.\u00a0 Women’s soccer took home the highest team GPA for the year, garnering a 3.609.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 120 student-athletes were named to the President’s List (47) and the Dean’s List (71).\u00a0 To qualify for these semester honors, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 graded hours during a regular semester (Fall or Spring). Students who achieve a 4.00 grade point average are placed on the President’s List, and students who achieve a 3.75-3.99 grade point average are placed on the Dean’s List.

PRESIDENT’S LIST (4.00 GPA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Sport<\/strong><\/td>GPA<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Brady Lachemann<\/td>Baseball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Noah Baca<\/td>Men’s Basketball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Alexander Herman<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Jonas Graff<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Nathan Hayes<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Colin Scheller<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
David Gray<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Brian Mosley<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Alexander Herman<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Peyton Turnage<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Justice Mendoza<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kyle Demos<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Nissen<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kuunemuebari Mini<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kelsey Graff<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Rachel Richtman<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kate Hedlund<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Rachel Goodrich<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Anna Fauske<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kaya Pillivant<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Madison McGriff<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Angela Naughton<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kathryn Kossack<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Annalise Carr<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Julia Patrick<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Ava Goodnature<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kendra Knutson<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Sydnee-Anne Moeller<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Chloe Currier<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Sarah Urbanic<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Naomi Bram<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Madalyn Unrein<\/td>Softball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kelsey Bell<\/td>Softball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney King<\/td>Softball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Alexis Wagner<\/td>Softball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Elizabeth Browning<\/td>Softball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Jacqueline Berkowitz<\/td>Softball<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Abigail Barhydt<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Kelsey Takahashi<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Jadyn Ledoux<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Taylynn Levi<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Margaret Covey<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Olivia Brannagan<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Anna Holland<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Audrey Bloomquist<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Amber Davis<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Samuels<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>4.000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DEAN’S LIST (3.75-3.99 GPA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Sport<\/strong><\/td>GPA<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sydnee Walker<\/td>Volleyball<\/td>3.813<\/td><\/tr>
Cassie Lynn Bonner<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>3.900<\/td><\/tr>
Melissa Moreni<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>3.936<\/td><\/tr>
Brianna Spencer<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>3.824<\/td><\/tr>
Casey Moran<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>3.820<\/td><\/tr>
Kyasia Sanders<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Victoria Malaki<\/td>Women’s Track & Field<\/td>3.750<\/td><\/tr>
Kaitlin Hinkle<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.880<\/td><\/tr>
Makayla Merlo<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.970<\/td><\/tr>
Fie Steenberg<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.950<\/td><\/tr>
Anna Vince<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.944<\/td><\/tr>
Nanea Wong Yuen<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.910<\/td><\/tr>
Alyssa Sutherland<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.880<\/td><\/tr>
Elizabeth Jaraczeski<\/td>Women’s Soccer<\/td>3.833<\/td><\/tr>
Mackenzie Rutkoff<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.825<\/td><\/tr>
Mia Perez<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.940<\/td><\/tr>
Jada Montoya<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.940<\/td><\/tr>
Brynna Frey<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.894<\/td><\/tr>
Jayden Paulsen<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.947<\/td><\/tr>
Molly Sherwood<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.838<\/td><\/tr>
Katelyn Kilgore<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.850<\/td><\/tr>
Alyssa Gutierrez<\/td>Softball<\/td>3.800<\/td><\/tr>
Meghan Weiss<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>3.933<\/td><\/tr>
Peyton Ross<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>3.850<\/td><\/tr>
Brennan Kelly<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>3.888<\/td><\/tr>
Ashley Weiss<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>3.769<\/td><\/tr>
Christina Krncevic<\/td>Lacrosse<\/td>3.936<\/td><\/tr>
Nadine Almasri<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.945<\/td><\/tr>
Mason Ingallinera<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.769<\/td><\/tr>
Madeline Ruszkiewicz<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.937<\/td><\/tr>
Madison Chavez<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.940<\/td><\/tr>
Abigail Bartel<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.984<\/td><\/tr>
Allika Pearson<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.936<\/td><\/tr>
Emma Montoya<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.824<\/td><\/tr>
Lara Murdock<\/td>Women’s Cross Country<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Emily Doolittle<\/td>SWomen’s Basketball<\/td>3.838<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Nilles<\/td>SWomen’s Basketball<\/td>3.793<\/td><\/tr>
Emily Vidal<\/td>SWomen’s Basketball<\/td>3.940<\/td><\/tr>
Skye Ciccarelli<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>3.850<\/td><\/tr>
Thorben Hast<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Peterson Bohannon<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>3.850<\/td><\/tr>
Michael Roberts<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Jeffrey Franquemont<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>3.813<\/td><\/tr>
Gunnar Betts<\/td>Men’s Track & Field<\/td>3.931<\/td><\/tr>
Noah Espino-Kennedy<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.750<\/td><\/tr>
Bogdan Vedernikov<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.795<\/td><\/tr>
Matteo Moreno Madrid<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.894<\/td><\/tr>
Parker Million<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.750<\/td><\/tr>
Cameron Hughes<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.940<\/td><\/tr>
Dalton Uehling<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.750<\/td><\/tr>
Nicholas Walker<\/td>Men’s Soccer<\/td>3.944<\/td><\/tr>
Justin Banta<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Joseph Hamilton<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Jack Donze<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.750<\/td><\/tr>
Pablo Lomeli Lluis<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.933<\/td><\/tr>
Joseph Impellitteri<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.783<\/td><\/tr>
Turner Schad<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.986<\/td><\/tr>
Caden Leal-Midgett<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.875<\/td><\/tr>
Tyler Campbell<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.871<\/td><\/tr>
Kyle Briggs<\/td>Men’s Cross Country<\/td>3.800<\/td><\/tr>
William Becker<\/td>Men’s Basketball<\/td>3.750<\/td><\/tr>
Mac Stodart<\/td>Men’s Basketball<\/td>3.838<\/td><\/tr>
Michael Daniels<\/td>Men’s Basketball<\/td>3.940<\/td><\/tr>
James Ellis<\/td>Men’s Basketball<\/td>3.786<\/td><\/tr>
Kasey Campbell<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Cole Philip<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.925<\/td><\/tr>
Joseph McDermott<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.888<\/td><\/tr>
Ryder Mancuso<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.820<\/td><\/tr>
Matthew Gonzales<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.825<\/td><\/tr>
Joshua Zotto<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.800<\/td><\/tr>
Caleb Chance<\/td>Baseball<\/td>3.800<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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