Bulldogs Strongly Represented On 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

Bulldogs Strongly Represented On 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

February 01, 2024 | Cross Country, Football, Athletics, Soccer, Volleyball, Athletic Academics

STARKVILLE – After another outstanding semester in the classroom where Mississippi State's student-athletes produced the highest departmental GPA in school history, an impressive 83 Bulldogs have earned a spot on the 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the list of honorees Thursday, which featured a total of 1,264 student-athletes across the 14 member institutions.

The Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll includes the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. It is based on grades from the 2023 Spring, Summer and Fall terms.

A student-athlete must have a GPA of 3.0 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.

For Mississippi State, soccer led the SEC in its sport with 25 selections on the academic list., while football finished with 44, volleyball totaled nine and cross country earned four.

Last semester, Bulldog student-athletes combined to post a GPA of 3.24 and extended the department's streak of semesters with a 3.0 or higher to 13 in a row, while 32 student-athletes earned their college degrees. Additionally, State student-athletes recorded an all-time high Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 91 percent according to the latest NCAA report. The Bulldogs also exceeded the NCAA's most recent benchmark Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 930 in all intercollegiate sport programs.

Mississippi State's 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll Recipients
Hunter Anderson – W Cross Country – Animal and Dairy Science
Zoe Brito-Babapulle – W Cross Country – Master of Business Administration
Gracie Gibson – W Cross Country – Psychology
Madison Jones – W Cross Country – Communication
Hayley Ogle – W Cross Country – Biological Science
Ja'Kobi Albert – Football – Communications
Deonte Anderson – Football – Business Administration
Marcus Banks – Football – Undeclared
Nicholas Bargains – Football – Aerospace Engineering
Nick Barr-Mira – Football – Master of Workforce Education Leadership
Keelan Crimmins – Football – Master of Kinesiology, Sport Pedagogy
Jaden Crumedy – Football – Master of Workforce Education Leadership
Seth Davis – Football – Mechanical Engineering
Wesley Davis – Football – Business Administration
Ashtanyrein Duncan – Football – Computer Science
Luke Evans – Football – Business Administration
Lideatrick Griffin – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Hayes Hammond – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Antonio Harmon – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Marlon Hauck – Football – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Grant Jackson – Football – Master of Business Administration
Wykece Johnson – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Jett Johnson – Football – Master of Workforce Education Leadership
Ray'Darious Jones – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Chris Keys – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Kade Kolka – Football – Accounting/Finance
John Lewis – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Percy Lewis – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Jo'Quavious Marks – Football – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Nic Mitchell – Football – Business Administration
Jordan Morant – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Asher Morgan – Football – Accounting/Finance
Andrew Osteen – Football – Communications
Chris Parson – Football – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Nathan Pickering – Football – Industrial Technology
J.P. Purvis – Football – Master of Workforce Education Leadership
Decamerion Richardson – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Michael Robinson – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Khamauri Rogers – Football – Kinesiology
De'Monte Russell – Football – Master of Workforce Education Leadership
Trent Singleton – Football – Kinesiology
Isaac Smith – Football – Kinesiology
Vic Sutton – Football – Business Administration
Cody Swanson – Football – Master of Workforce Education Leadership
Nathaniel Watson – Football – Undeclared
Jake Weir – Football – Business Administration
Creed Whittemore – Football – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Brinston Williams – Football – Management
Mike Wright – Football – Interdisciplinary Studies
Delaney Ahearn – W Soccer – Elementary Education
Maddy Anderson – W Soccer – Sport Pedagogy
McKinnan Braswell – W Soccer – Biological Science
Katelyn Carroll – W Soccer – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Kelsey Clay – W Soccer – Biological Science
Cierra Collins – W Soccer – Psychology
Rylie Combs – W Soccer – Kinesiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology
Morgan English – W Soccer – Psychology
Alexis Gutierrez – W Soccer – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Macey Hodge – W Soccer – Sport Administration
Ilana Izquierdo – W Soccer – Food and Nutrition
Taylor James – W Soccer – Biochemistry
Hannah Johnson – W Soccer – Supply Chain Logistics
Saniya Johnson – W Soccer – Business Administration
Ashlyn Kane – W Soccer – Kinesiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology
Allison Kolski – W Soccer – Kinesiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology
Aitana Martinez-Montoya – W Soccer – Psychology
Molly McDougal – W Soccer – Marketing
Haley McWhirter – W Soccer – Supply Chain Logistics
Ally Perry – W Soccer – Interdisciplinary Studies
Kaylie Smith – W Soccer – Business Administration
Riley Thompson – W Soccer – Biological Science
Maggie Wadsworth – W Soccer – Business Administration
Bailey Wagenknecht – W Soccer – Marketing
Sutton Webb – W Soccer – Kinesiology, Sport Administration
Sophie Agee – Volleyball – Undeclared
Georgia Anne McCarter – Volleyball – Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Lauren Myrick – Volleyball – Master of Business Administration
Emily Oerther – Volleyball – Undeclared
Karli Schmidt – Volleyball – Interdisciplinary Studies
Amina Shackelford – Volleyball – Interdisciplinary Studies
Caylee Sharkey – Volleyball – Kinesiology
Rebecca Walk – Volleyball – Finance
Sanaa Williams – Volleyball – Kinesiology

Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference 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. B. The following criteria will be followed:

(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.