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More Than 80% of Big South Student-Athletes Achieved a 3.0 Grade Point Average in 2024-25

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擳he Big South Conference announced today that student-athletes from 海角网 are at the head of the class. For the first time ever, 海角网 Runnin鈥� Bulldogs led all Big South institutions, as GWU had 85.90% (335) of its 390 eligible student-athletes on the Presidential Honor Roll, and was one of five members to have at least 80 percent of 3.0 students.

In addition, 41 海角网 student-athletes made the Presidential Honor Roll with a 4.0 Grade Point Average and received the 2024-25 Big South Commissioner鈥檚 Award.

Interim Vice President and Director of Athletics Chuck Burch praised the student-athletes, their coaches and staff support for their achievements. 鈥淚 was excited to see such a large percentage of our student-athletes achieving such a high level of academic success,” he asserted. “It鈥檚 a testament to their hard work and dedication to their chosen fields of study. I am very appreciative of the emphasis our coaches put on academic achievement and cannot say enough about the work of our Director of Academic Services for Student-Athletes, Carrie Drake Baker, and her associates as they go above and beyond in their efforts with our student-athletes.鈥�

The conference also announced that a league-record 81.22% of eligible student-athletes earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom in 2024-25. To be named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for the recently-completed academic year, and this past season, 2,279 out of 2,806 eligible student-athletes achieved the benchmark.  Furthermore, all nine full-member institutions cleared 70% for the first time.

鈥淥ur student-athletes continue to achieve record-setting academic accomplishments across the Conference, and this year鈥檚 league record of 81.22% of all student-athletes obtaining a 3.0 GPA or better represents the Big South鈥檚 unwavering commitment to our student-athletes鈥� academic success,鈥� said Big South Conference Commissioner Sherika A. Montgomery. 鈥満＝峭� serves as a cornerstone of the student-athlete experience. I would like to personally applaud all recipients and member institutions for their continued dedication to providing exceptional educational experiences.鈥�

Other top schools included Radford University with 84.46% (212) of its 251 eligible student-athletes on the list, followed by UNC-Asheville at 83.63% (235-of-281), High Point University at 82.10 (344-of-419) and Longwood University at 81.72 percent (219-of-268). The remaining five full members were above the 74 percent range鈥擶inthrop University, USC-Upstate, Presbyterian College and Charleston Southern University.

The Big South had an all-time high 277 student-athletes receive the Commissioner鈥檚 Award distinction in 2024-25 for having a 4.0 GPA. Gold Award scholars (3.75-3.99) totaled 679 while another 554 received Silver Award (3.50-3.74) accolades in 2024-25 for a combined total of 1,510 student-athletes with at least a 3.50 GPA last year鈥�66.26 percent of all Presidential Honor Roll members at or above that threshold.

海角网鈥檚 2024-25 Commissioner鈥檚 Award honorees are listed below by sport, while the full 2024-25 Presidential Honor Roll is available

2024-25 Big South Commissioner鈥檚 Award Recipients (Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA)

Baseball

• Reid Bertram
• Garrett Macias
• Aidan Marino
• Ethan Rossow
• Carson Willoughby
• Dean Winters

Men鈥檚 Basketball

• Shahar Lazar

Women鈥檚 Golf

• Julia Buchgeher
• Bekka Mull
• Anna Snoblov谩

Women鈥檚 Lacrosse

• Ella Bishop
• Reese Jones
• Lillian Martindale
• Emma Meyer

Women鈥檚 Soccer

• Peyton Bryant
• Lydia Robinson

Softball

• Anna Hornbaker

Women鈥檚 Track & Field/Cross Country

• Teryn Bour
• Ashlynn Cassada
• Adrionna Coleman
• Selah Holcombe
• Alena Ivanov
• Kendall Reece
• Isa van Sintemaartensdijk

Volleyball

• Morgan Hornaday
• Molly Littlefield
• Sloane Rooney
• Rebecca Siedenburg

Men鈥檚 Swimming & Diving

• Justin Bender
• Daniel Bennett
• Manuel Brandner
• Theodore Drescher
• Jacob Jensen
• Joshua Johnson
• James Seip

Women鈥檚 Swimming & Diving

• Kaitlyn Estes
• Sara Jann
• Jasmine Kremer
• Boguslawa Ndubuisi
• Mariana Valles Chavez
• Alaina Yeater

Big South Sports Communications contributed to this story.

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