82 Bulldogs Make 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

82 Bulldogs Make 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

February 09, 2021 | Cross Country, Football, Athletics, Soccer, Volleyball

By: Brandon Langlois, Associate Athletics Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's success in the classroom continued Tuesday when a total of 82 student-athletes were among the 1,263 named to the 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.

The 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll includes the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. It is based on grades from the 2020 spring, summer and fall terms.

Thirty-six football student-athletes, 23 soccer student-athletes, 13 cross country student-athletes and 10 volleyball student-athletes represent MSU on the fall honor roll.

Soccer's 23 honorees are a program record and tied for third-most in the sport in the SEC. Football's 36 honorees are the most in program history since at least 2004.

The 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll coincides with the release of MSU Athletics' fall semester grades. Bulldog student-athletes achieved a department grade-point average of 3.16, which tied for the school's highest on record – not counting the spring 2020 semester when all MSU students were afforded the option to accept a pass/fail grade instead of a letter grade. State student-athletes have combined for a GPA of 3.0 or better for seven straight semesters.

Any student-athlete who participates in an SEC championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution's NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll.

To earn a place on the honor roll: (1) A student-athlete must have a grade-point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. (2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade-point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll. (3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons. (4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.

MSU Student-Athletes on 2020 Fall SEC Honor Roll
Name – Sport – Major
Zoe Brito‐Babapulle – W Cross Country – Marketing
Silvia De La Pena Garibay – W Cross Country – Management
Audrey Honiotes – W Cross Country – Marketing
Breja Hooks – W Cross Country – Biological Sciences
Caroline Mattox – W Cross Country – Business Administration
Ashley Melcherts – W Cross Country – Sociology
Stephanie Peterson – W Cross Country – Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Sylvia Russell – W Cross Country – Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Savannah Schwab – W Cross Country – Biological Sciences
Sydney Steely – W Cross Country – Kinesiology
Emma Tucker – W Cross Country – Geoscience
Ava Hayes Weems – W Cross Country – Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Mary Beth Woodward – W Cross Country – Biological Sciences
Somon Anderson – Football – Business Administration
Izuchukwu Ani – Football – Industrial Technology
Paul Blackwell – Football – Business Administration
Reed Bowman – Football – Undeclared
Aaron Brule – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Brandon Cunningham – Football – Marketing
Tucker Day – Football – Political Science
Janari Dean – Football – Undeclared
Martin Emerson – Football – Undeclared
Cameron Gardner – Football – Business Administration
John Garner – Football – Management
Joseph Garner – Football – Management
Thomas Greer – Football – Industrial Technology
Jack Harris – Football – Undeclared
Jordon Hoyer – Football – Mechanical Engineering
Jett Johnson – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
R.J. Jennings – Football – Mechanical Engineering
Kobe Jones – Football – Undeclared
Dylan Lawrence – Football – Business Administration
Jo'Quavious Marks – Football – Undeclared
Fred Peters – Football – Undeclared
Kyziah Pruitt – Football – Kinesiology
J.P. Purvis – Football – Kinesiology
Jaylon Reed – Football – Business Administration
Will Rogers – Football – Marketing
De'Monte Russell – Football – Undeclared
Garrett Shrader – Football – Business Administration
Marquiss Spencer – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Geor'Quarius Spivey – Football – Business Administration
Justin Stolberg – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Camp Tice – Football – Accounting
Sherman Timbs – Football – Agribusiness
Powers Warren – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Nathaniel Watson – Football – Criminology
Tyrus Wheat – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Austin Williams – Football – MBA
Kylee Burroughs – W Soccer – Biological Sciences
Miranda Carrasco – W Soccer – Finance
Madison Cotta – W Soccer – Human Development and Family Science
Alyssa D'Aloise – W Soccer – Kinesiology
Hailey Farrington‐Bentil – W Soccer – Art‐Photography
Esmeralda Figueroa – W Soccer – Chemistry
Olivia Hernandez – W Soccer – Health Promotion
Macey Hodge – W Soccer – Psychology
Taylor James – W Soccer – Biochemistry
Niah Johnson – W Soccer – Computer Science
Monigo Karnley – W Soccer – Management
Kristen Malebranche – W Soccer – Biochemistry
Zakirah McGillivary – W Soccer – Psychology
Stormy Meier – W Soccer – Geoscience
Katie Moore – W Soccer – Psychology
Hannah Pimentel – W Soccer – Management
Madison Rust – W Soccer – Kinesiology
Alissa Stewart – W Soccer – Business Administration
Sydney Strunk – W Soccer – Biological Sciences
Hannah Telleysh – W Soccer – Communication
Andrea Tyrrell – W Soccer – Marketing
AK Ward – W Soccer – Kinesiology
Katelyn Williams – W Soccer – Human Development and Family Science
Akacia Brown – Volleyball – Undeclared
Logan Brown – Volleyball – Communication
Katie Culumovic – Volleyball – Psychology
Jessica Kemp – Volleyball – Kinesiology
Callie Minshew – Volleyball – Kinesiology
Kendall Murr – Volleyball – Human Development
Deja Robinson – Volleyball – Communication
Gabby Waden – Volleyball – Communication
Burgundy Walters – Volleyball – Biochemistry
Alden Willis – Volleyball – Communication