Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech student-athletes opened the 2024-25 academic year by registering a 3.224 grade point average, the best GPA for the fall quarter term on record.
Eleven of the 14 LA Tech rosters recorded a GPA of at least 3.00, led by the women’s cross country program which had a 3.662 GPA. Meanwhile, the golf program earned their highest ever term GPA on record of 3.530 while men’s and women’s track and field had term GPAs that ranked in the top three among their programs.
A total of 218 Bulldogs and Lady Techsters achieved the AD Honor Roll (term GPA of 3.00 and above) with 149 of those earning academic honors. A total of 92 student-athletes made the Dean’s List (3.5-3.85 GPA) and 57 made the President’s List (3.85+ GPA).
There were 14 student-athletes who earned degrees this fall including J’Dan Burnett (Football), Demarcus Griffin-Taylor (Football), Landon Nelson (Football), Gabe Pugh (Football), Isaiah Mcelvane (Football), Tal Faingezicht (Soccer), Tomoyo Kuroyanagi (Soccer), Kalli Matlock (Soccer), Lena Radler (Soccer), Neomy Cockett (Men’s Track and Field), McKenzie Johnson (Volleyball), Alex Singleton (Volleyball), Meghan Scharpenberg (Volleyball), and Valentina Vasquez (Tennis).
The following is a list of student-athletes (69) who earned a perfect 4.00 GPA for the fall quarter:
BASEBALL – Michael Ballard, Thaxton Berch, Garrison Berkley, Slade Netterville, Jake Smith
MEN’S BASKETBALL – Will Jeffress
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Jordan Marshall, Jianna Morris, Mackenzie Wurm
BOWLING – Arianna Araujo, Ashley Imhoff, Rachel Ong, Jenna Stretch
FOOTBALL – Jacob Bradford, Eli Finley, Jayden Gray, CJ Harris, Daniel Keys, Kenyatta McNeese, James Predtechenskis, Gabe Pugh, Judd Rouyea, Jack Turner, Mason Welch
GOLF – Isaac Adams, Gray Kingrea, Niilo Maki-Petaja, Jake Plumb, Grant Smith
SOCCER – Mary Helen Burford, Taylor Cassidy, Maeva Costenaro, Lydia Daniels, Madita Ehrig, Laerke Holst, Emma Jones, Kalli Matlock, Annie Meador, Sarah Melen, Jordan Porter, Lena Radler, Kyra Taylor
VOLLEYBALL – Jailen Hurley, Grace Luevanos, Charlize Williams
SOFTBALL – Jina Baffuto, KB Briley, Allie Furr, Alexis Gilio, Laney Johnson, Alyssa Martin, Claire Raley, Ryleigh Shull
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD – Betchina Amy, Annie Jones, Brooklyn Nix, Nariah Parks, Nia Wiley
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY – Delaney Lopez, Rebecca Quebedeaux, Lexa Thompson
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD – Laiden Broadway, Zachary Drake, William Estes, Karo Oghomi, Tim Rummelhagen, Urijah Williams
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY – Jacob Tabor
TENNIS – Mio Kozaki
