| 5/15/2025 | Academics BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic Athletics announced Thursday a record-setting spring academically with a department-wide grade point of average of 3.334 – the highest in a single-semester in school history. The 3.333 GPA earned by the Owls’ 420 student-athletes extends the department’s streak to 20 consecutive semesters with a GPA better than 3.0 and seven consecutive semesters better than 3.1. “We are enjoying one of our most successful spring seasons in terms of athletic success, and to combine that with a record-setting semester in the classroom is an accomplishment that should be a source of pride for our department, our fans and our entire campus community,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White. “I congratulate our student-athletes, especially our 65 newest graduates, and thank our coaches, academic staffs and professors for all they do in ensuring FAU Athletics’ continued academic success.”  The 2.98 GPA recorded by the football team was the program’s highest single-semester GPA, as Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley’s team joined women’s cross country (3.750) in setting all-time semester records. Men’s basketball’s 3.032 GPA was its highest in a semester since 2016, while softball’s 3.685 was its highest all-time for a spring semester. A total of 43 student-athletes completed the spring of 2025 with a perfect 4.0 GPA, including more than 30 who earned a spot on the President’s List. Additionally, 37 were honored as Dean’s List members. The highest team GPA was achieved by women’s cross country (3.750), while the highest on the men’s side was tennis (3.546). Each women’s teams had a GPA of 3.2 or better, with seven achieving better than 3.6. Six men’s teams were above 3.2 for a men’s GPA of 3.168 – also a single-semester record. The Owls academic success comes during a spring season that has produced championships from beach volleyball (C-USA Tournament) and softball (AAC Regular Season) and NCAA Tournament appearances from beach, softball and women’s tennis. It marks Florida Atlantic’s first spring season with three or more NCAA Tournament teams since the 2003-04 season Men’s golfer Nashawn Tyson earned an individual NCAA Regional berth, while baseball is in fourth place in the AAC with one week remaining in the regular season. 3.0+ Club Members *Dean’s List Members | ^ President’s List Members Baseball (27): Adekide Adetuyi, Steven Andrews, Danny Baez, Trey Beard *, MJ Bollinger, Bryan Boully *, Carter Brady, Cole Frye ^, Emilio Gonzalez, TJ Gramesty Carter Holjes, Zach Kilby, Todd Kniebbe, Dylan Lapointe, Brando Leroux, Marshall Lipsey, Mark Loubier, John Martinez, Max Martzolf, Jake Millan, Dylan Murphy, Dylan Oborne, Braden Ostrander, Nick Romano, John Schroeder, AJ Shelton, Nick Wimberly Men’s Basketball (11): Amar Amkou, Tre Carroll, Liam Dayco-Green *, Jack Johnson, Baba Miller, Mantas Kocanas, Max Langenfeld, Niccolo Moretti, Jakel Powell, Matas Vokietaitis, Leland Walker Men’s Cross Country (6): Noah Curfman, Luke Gaudet, Paul Glick, Jake Jacoby, Donovan Petty, Enrique Toro Football (57): Walker Adkinson, Alex Atcavage, Kam Bell *, Gabriel Birnbaum, Eric Brantley Jr., Nimari Brantley *, Michael Cates, Martavious Collins, Carson Cruver, Braden Cunningham, Wilky Denaud, CJ Doggette, Demerson Dort, Ovie Dubre, Josiah Farmer ^, Joshua Harriott, Leon Hart, Mauricio Hinds, Zyere Horton *, Alexander Kocher, RJ Lampkin, Jackson Lee, Dylan Lloyd, Tycoolhill Luman, Logan Lupo, Jordan Magwood, Federico Maranges, Gavench Marcelin, Maddox Marchbank, Robert Medici, Easton Messer, Devarius Mitchell, Justin Mucerino, Ja’Kavion Nonar, Tito Nunez, Wendol Philord, Brayden Ramey, Daughtry Richardson, Josh Roberts, Keon Rohe, Nick Salmon, Makai Sawtelle, Kaden Shields-Dutton, Thomas Sledge, Antonio Smith, Antonio Solano ^, Dai’Sean Stevens, Tyler Stolsky, Richard Thomas Jr., Chris Tooley III, Milan Tucker, Nikolas Tucker, Tremonte Underwood Jr., Michael Unis, Michael Valentino, Nicholas Venezia, Asaad Waseem * Men’s Golf (7): Andres Atrio, Jack Brugman *, Ylan Guerin Pozzalo, Jake Hibbert *, Kaleb Palm, Ian Soderholm, Christian Veilleux Men’s Soccer (29): Matthew Alfred, Elias Asikainen, Will Cain, Jozo Cancar, Caleb Chapman, Eli Conway, Fabrizzo Cubeddu, Mamadou Diarra, Matthew Gordon, Zach Hassell, Nick Kinina, Oliver Moller-Jensen, Jaiden Paniagua, Thiago Pires, Enzo Rabot, Andreas Raisanen, Francisco Ranieri, David Roberts, Mesfin Roda, Felipe Santos, Ethan Schumaker *, Harrison Solomon, Samir Spaulding, Kerfalla Toure, Aboubacar Traore, Ednilson Voiles, Fabian Wagner, Noel Williamson, Sebastian Zettl * Men’s Swimming and Diving (21): Bennett Balogh ^, Luke Beals *, Andrew Billitto, Gianni Carlino ^, Akant Durur *, Taylor Eaton, Isac Faxius *, Takoda Heckman, Trevor Kuhn *, Daniel Laureyssens *, Peyton Ming *, Kaan Nalcaci, Timo Paisley, Brett Reason *, Jayden Repak, Jacob Rubin, Nick Shaffer, James Shevchenko, Payne Smith *, Logan Thornsberrry, Christoffer Weiss * Men’s Tennis (9): John Bernard *, Segundo Goity Zapico, Mark Havlicek, Jiri Jenicek, Jan Kusy, Luca Miremont *, Simon Myslivec ^, Marek Pazdera *, Lucca Pignaton Women’s Basketball (8): Lovisa Asbrink Hose, Kristina Godfrey ^, Ta’Ziah Jenks, Sydney Mains, Jada Moore, Maria Myklebust, Erin Rodgers, Evie Van Der Woude Beach Volleyball (16): Ashleigh Adams ^, Sofia Connor, Brooklyn Goedhart, Julie Honzovicova ^, Kate McLaughlin, Kendall Mignerey, Kelsie Roberts, Mia Scanlon ^, Sydney Schroder, Maddie Sides ^, Shantel Starling ^, Kate Stoughton, Olivia Strandberg *, Marketa Svozilova ^, Klaire VanDeusen ^, Shayna Wolf Women’s Cross Country (15): Reese Anderson ^, Holly Arrison, Ava Aseere, Astrid Baunge ^, Kayla Groppe, Jessica Hatch, Leah Helms, Emilee Moen, Grace Mueller, Isabel O’Brien, Constance Pittet ^, Anabell Reumann, Rosa ten Berg, Elyssa Toal, Andi VanMeter, Women’s Golf (7): Miriam Barcalova, Nancy Cox, Olivia Florence, Autumn King, Olivia Florence, Autumn King, Charlotte Perkins, Madeline Rathjen, Giulia Scarcello Softball (22): Sophia Camacho, Kiley Channell, Emilie Ching ^, Bella Cimino, Autumn Courtney ^, Corin Dammeier ^, Kelsey Endress ^, Bella Foran ^, Camrynn Guthrie, Yani Guzman, Kylie Hammonds, Destiny Johns ^, Brooke Kuczynski, Ainsley Lambert, Cameryn Orland, Abby Ota ^, Gabby Sacco, Jesiana Mora, Annika Segedi, Kiley Shelton, Emma Grace Williams, Chloe Yeatts Women’s Soccer (23): Mallory Anderson, Kat Cunningham, Drew Dempsey, Daniella Diaz, Lida Dodge *, Leila Eternadi *, Lisa Fureh, Nikki Holland, Michelle Horan, Sutton Markee, Morgan McDonald, Malaya Melancon, Madison Micioni, Sammi Payne, Jianna Ramirez *, Simone Rivard-Roberts, Stella Rubidoux, Hailey Santiago, Kayla Siddiqi, Kristina Syragakis ^, Sofia Vodby, Iris Young, Sloane Young Women’s Swimming (30): Bry Bellile, Bilu Bianchi, Taylor Brittain, Cica Carvalho ^, Roberta Circi, Sophia Clack, Lola Dragosavac, Megan Drover-Smith, Julia Earnshaw ^, Avery Floyd, Ella Freeman, Nula Gow, Riley Hersh, Lydia Lanahan, Dolores Margni, Talitha McEwan ^, Trinity McNall, Lotta Palsi *, Ludo Pavia, Maja Piotrowicz, Grace Powell *, Amelia Robertson ^, Yasemine Safargar *, Presley Staretz, Selina Staudenherz, Alex Stevens, Kasia Szlek, Riley Trout, Ocean Veldhouse, Aura Vilarrasa Women’s Tennis (8): Panna Bartha, Victoria Gomez O’Hayon, Millie-Mae Matthews, Katrin Pavkova, Malwina Rowinska, Maya Shanok, Lexi Silna, Lara Smejkal * Indoor and Outdoor Track (25): Reese Anderson ^, Holly Arrison, Ava Aseere, Astrid Baunge *, Jada Bohuis, Promise Cross, Abraiya Elam, Kayla Groppe, Jessica Hatch, Leah Helms, Kayla Hopkins, Laura Kuhn ^, Adriana Lopez, Emilee Moen, Sofia Molina, Katherine Mueller, Camilla Nicholas, Jordan O’Brien, Isabel O’Brien, Constance Pittet ^, Anabell Reumann, Rosa ten Berg, Elyssa Toal, Andi VanMeter, Richelle Williams Volleyball (12): Maggie Allred, Brianna Anderson, Ava Camacho, Madison Dyer, Olivia Hart, Victoria Hensley, Isabelle Northam, Kayla Richardson, Katelynn Robine ^, Valeria Rosado, Kaila Ru, Noelle Stephens Cheer (25): Alyssa Adler, Alexandra Banman, Alexis Burns, Selena Cartagena, Ellery Delworth, Lucas Devin, Chloe Fenwick, Natalia Fonzetti, Madison Ibone, Jake Jelenevsky, Tyaejah Jenkins, Meredith Lauther, Emma Morris, Olivia Notaro, Maya Podray, Gabriella Rivera, Alina Ruzzano, Emma Scarelli, Hannah Story, Gianna Stoffer, Savannah Stroop *, Logan Tuck, Sidney Vinnick, Hailey Ward, Kennedy White Dance (21): Courtney Colletti ^, Charlotte Dill, Sara Faulkenberry, Addyson Finateri *, Addison Goguen, Sofia Gomez, Ellie Hogan, Mia June, Danielle Lapp, Sofia Laracuente, Lucy LeMonds, Paris Lugo, Carolina Montejo, Joseph Rea *, Marissa Ritz, Rachael Shepherd, Sophia Shepherd, Alex Texidor-Abel, Arianna Waldron, Ashley Walesh, Brooke Wilkens * |
