Mount Olive, North Carolina. - The University of Mount Olive had another successful fall semester in the classroom. Eighteen of twenty-two sports had a team GPA of over a 3.0.
Women's cross country had the highest team GPA with a 3.759.
Two other teams achieved over a 3.6 GPA: Women's Golf and Women's Tennis. Including the three teams previously mentioned, 13 additional teams posted GPAs over a 3.0: Men's Volleyball, Men's Golf, Softball, Baseball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Basketball, Men's Tennis, Men's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track & Field, Women's Soccer, Men's Cross Country, and Men's Lacrosse
The average team GPA was a 3.101, which marked the 17th straight semester with over a 3.0 GPA.
"We are so proud of the job that our student-athletes have done in the classroom. They continue to achieve, semester after semester, demonstrating a commitment to excellence," said Vice President for Athletics Jeff Eisen.
There were also 28 student-athletes that had a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester.
Jazlyn Grimes | Women's Basketball |
Pedro Gonzalez | Men's Volleyball |
Nicolas Laxar | Men's Volleyball |
Luke Glunt | Men's Wrestling |
Olle Ryberg | Men's Golf |
Linn Bergman | Women's Golf |
Johanna Andersson | Women's Golf |
Erica Boswell | Women's Soccer |
Emma Campbell | Women's Soccer |
Samuel Murphy | Men's Soccer |
Darnell Shortland | Men's Soccer |
Micah Smith | Men's Soccer |
Noah Auger | Men's Soccer |
Erin Dillon | Women's XC/T&F |
Rosario Bove | Women's Tennis |
Caleb Hippensteel | Men's Lacrosse |
Graden Soucy | Men's Lacrosse |
Charles Urban | Men's Lacrosse |
Emily Chaisson | Softball |
Mallory Ratcliff | Softball |
Jacob Isbell | Baseball |
Zachary Zoltoski | Baseball |
Leah Hanle | Women's XC |
Candise Lockett | Women's T&F |
Meredith Lorient | Women's XC/T&F |
Taylor Moncrief | Women's T&F |
Jacob Gonzalez | Men's XC/T&F |
Tai Smith | Men's XC |
Student-athletes on the academic honor roll will be honored at halftime of the men's basketball game vs Barton on February 5 in Kornegay Arena. The Ceremony Will be streamed on the Trojan Sports Network as part of the men's basketball game.