Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech student-athletes finished the 2024-25 academic year on a high note, registering a 3.336 grade point average for the spring quarter which marks the highest ever term GPA on record.
LA Tech saw 13 of its 14 athletic rosters post a term GPA of at least 3.00, led by the bowling program which had a 3.78 GPA (second highest ever). Women’s cross country and soccer also had high academic marks, recording a term GPA of 3.60.
Other highlights included the football program registering its highest ever term GPA on record while the spring quarter GPAs of golf and men’s basketball ranked in the top three among their programs.
A total of 220 Bulldogs and Lady Techsters achieved the AD Honor Roll (term GPA of 3.00 and above) with 136 of those earning academic honors – 97 student-athletes made the Dean’s List (3.5-3.85 GPA) and 39 made the President’s List (3.85+ GPA).
There were 26 student-athletes who earned degrees this spring including Thaxton Berch (Baseball), Brody Drost (Baseball), Slade Netterville (Baseball), Daniel Batcho (Men’s Basketball), Ben Ponder (Men’s Basketball), Autumn Smith (Women’s Basketball), Mackenzie Wurm (Women’s Basketball), Allyson Sand (Bowling), Laerke Holst (Soccer), Izabely Benjamin (Volleyball), Grant Smith (Golf), Joel Thomas Stephens (Golf), Marquis Crosby (Football), Solo Lewis (Football), Patrick Rea (Football), Alexis Gilio (Softball), Nicole Hammoude (Softball), Claire Raley (Softball), Ana Rodrigues (Tennis), Tim Rummelhagen (Men’s Track and Field), Tibet Sancak (Men’s Track and Field), Laeden Tucker (Men’s Track and Field), Leah Ellis (Women’s Track and Field), Arabia Jefferson (Women’s Track and Field), Nariah Parks (Women’s Track and Field), and Rebecca Quebedeaux (Women’s Cross Country).
The following is a list of student-athletes (55) who earned a perfect 4.00 GPA for the spring quarter:
BASEBALL –
Garrison Berkley, Matt Houston, Grant Hubka, Ethan Judice, Slade Netterville, Luke Nichols, Garrett Wallace
MEN’S BASKETBALL –
Will Jeffress
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL –
Paris Bradley, Jianna Morris, Autumn Smith
BOWLING –
Abbie Leiendecker, Rachel Ong, Jenna Stretch
FOOTBALL –
Brayden Bockler, Ean Burch, Brett Canis, Amery Edwards, Chase Grosfeld, Jalen Mickens, Troy Smith III, Cole Watson, Mason Welch
GOLF –
Gray Kingrea, Niilo Maki-Petaja, Oskari Schuvalow
SOCCER –
Mary Helen Burford, Taylor Cassidy, Lydia Daniels, Madita Ehrig, Laerke Holst, Ashley Leonhart, Layla Thompson
VOLLEYBALL –
Jailen Hurley, McKenzie Johnson, Grace Luevanos
SOFTBALL –
Jina Baffuto, Allie Floyd, Allie Furr, Nicole Hammoude, Elena Heng, Alyssa Martin, Claire Raley, Ryleigh Shull
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD –
Leah Ellis, Arabiah Jefferson, Brooklyn Nix
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY –
Delaney Lopez, Rebecca Quebedeaux
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD –
Zachary Drake, Cullen Hronek, Tim Rummelhagen
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY –
Kenneth Smith, Jacob Tabor
TENNIS –
Mio Kozaki
