Fall semester finds 192 on TTU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll; 45 perfect

Honor Roll to be introduced Wednesday, Feb. 1 at halftime

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes have closed the textbooks on another successful semester in the classroom. The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2011 fall semester features 192 names of students in athletics who achieved grades of 3.0 or higher for the semester.

The exclusive Gold Club, recognizing those students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, had 45 honorees. 

“It’s remarkable that our student-athletes have achieved this high level of success for so many semesters,” said Mark Wilson, TTU Director of Athletics. “The Honor Roll is just a small way that we can recognize and congratulate these young men and women.

"These impressive numbers are a tribute to our student-athletes, our coaches and our staff for making academics such a high priority,” he said. “Not only are these results something to be proud of, it’s especially gratifying that it happens on a consistent basis.”

The 45 who scored perfect grades to be listed in the Gold Club for the semester are: Chuck Acheson (support staff), Brooke Basten (softball), Katherine Bell (golf), Leah Bradley (cross country/track), Brittney Brown (cross country/track), Gregory Center (support staff), Kellie Cook (basketball), Ben Davis (football), Yianni Doropolous (tennis), Rebecca Forbes (cross country/track), Lee Gatts (support staff), Bridgette Hailey (spirit group), Ashleigh Hancock (volleyball), Claudia Harke (softball), Molly Heady (basketball), Taylor Hicks (soccer), Kelly Hyland (spirit), Brooklyn Kimball (soccer), Jennee Kimball (soccer), Michael Mahan (cross country), Cody Matthews (football), Allison May (volleyball), Seth McDonald (football), Adam McLeod (cross country), Andrea Meloff (soccer), Elizabeth Miller (cross country/track), Hayley Morton (soccer), Jennifer Nordhoff (spirit), Meghan O’Donoghue (cross country/track), Matthew Pennycuff (cross country), Laura Pierce (volleyball), Patrick Prewitt (football), Lindsey Reed (soccer), Elise Robertson (volleyball), Arturo Santa Ruiz (tennis),  Kelsey Scott (support staff), Tevis Sherfield (baseball), McKenzie Simon (spirit), Lauren Stiles (volleyball), Tyler Templet (softball), Holly Thomas (softball), Andrew Tompkins (football), Mekenzie Weems (softball), Samantha White (spirit) and Emma Woo (softball).

“Everyone within the athletics department, as well as all throughout the campus community, can be extremely proud of the student-athletes at Tennessee Tech as they continue to set high standards in the classroom,” Wilson said. “They are students in the truest sense of the word.”

The complete 2011 Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll:

BASEBALL (17) – James Abraham, Justin Alexander, David Allen, Tristan Archer, Frankie Beech, Ben Burgess, Zephan Guyear, David Hess, Jordan Hopkins, Seth Lucio, Nick Price, Robert Roach, Matthew Shepherd, Tevis Sherfield, Will Thomas, Andy Williams and Tyler Wilson.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (7) – Terrell Barnes, Mitchell Hill, Riley Hunley, Matt Marseille, Liam McMorrow, Dennis Ogbe and Zac Swansey.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (9) – Katherine Barker, Christina Caddy, Kellie Cook, Kylie Cook, Molly Heady, Diamond Henderson, Jala Harris, Candace Parson and Krystal Stirrup.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (6) – Kolbe Andrzejewski, Matt Bishop, John Greene, Michael Mahan, Adam McLeod and Matthew Pennycuff.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY & TRACK (18) – Madison Borden, Leah Bradley, Brittney Brown, Kendale Caldwell, Rebecca Cline, Brittany Cotto, Rebecca Forbes, Traci Jones, Amelia McCoy, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Mitchell, Meghan O’Donoghue, Jenna Philpott, Elisa Tanksley, Kara Webb, Emily Weinzetl, Peri Winborne and Lacy Yslas.

FOOTBALL (35) – Dominick Baker, Michael Baker, Tim Benford, Matthew Brown, Stephen Bush, Tommy Campbell, Kevin Casler, Ben Davis, Dwight Evans, John Folks, Cody Forbes, Neil Gannaway, Julian Goins, Matt Hamby, Taylor Hennigan, Andrew Higgins, Jacob Hoot, Marty Jones, Jerry King, Cody Matthews, Cory McDonald, Seth McDonald, Caleb Mitchell, Lamar Moore, James Normand, Patrick Prewitt, Zach Salada, Zach Sharp, Conor Sparkman, Charlie Stevens, William Stevens, Ryan Tilghman, Andrew Tompkins, Corey Watson and Ryan Weeks.

MEN’S GOLF (4) – Tyler Cassetty, Greg Kitts, Sam Schrock and Maxx Verble.

WOMEN’S GOLF (3) – Katherine Bell, Madalyn Everts and Brandy VanEtten.

SOCCER (19)- Kris Cambron, Courtney Dedrick, Sarah Gawthrop, Taylor Hicks, Paige Himebaugh, Ellie Iaciofano, Mary Gray Johnson, Brooklyn Kimball, Jennee Kimball, Amanda Koch, Chelsea Ladd, Kelsey McGohan, Andrea Meloff, Hayley Morton, Katie Phillips, Lindsey Reed, Shannon Rountree, Becca Toler and Jessica Wilson.

SOFTBALL (19) – Brooke Basten, Emily Burch, Hannah Eldridge, Samantha Everett, Kayla Floyd, Kaleigh Gates, Christian Gibbs, Claudia Harke, Kendall Hooper, Taylor Ketchum, Angi Sakamoto, Callie Schmidt, Brittney Spalding, Chanelle Spalding, Tyler Templet, Holly Thomas, Erica Tuck, Mekenzie Weems and Emma Woo.

MEN’S TENNIS (6) – Alex Chen, Yianni Doropolous, Vasily Eremeev, Ezequiel Gils, Justin Kirstein and Arturo Santa Ruiz.

VOLLEYBALL (12) – Madi Comperry, Ellen Conti, Melanie Culp, Kelsey Gray, Ashleigh Hancock, Madison Keys, Allison May, Natalie Penrod, Laura Pierce, Elise Robertson, Courtney Smith and Lauren Stiles.

SUPPORT STAFF (19) – Chuck Acheson, John Albertson, Britnie Bobrick, Corey Boyd, Thomas Brandon, Elizabeth Carter, Gregory Center, Jeremy Collins, Matt Dexter, Matthew Duncan, Michael Egly, Luke Garrett, Lee Gatts, Alex Hutto, Kacie Jackson, Justin Matheney, Joey Meredith, Kelsey Scott and Alex Stevenson.

CHEER AND DANCE (18) – Jordan Allen, Kristen Creager, Amanda Dunham, Brianna Eldridge, Drake Fenlen, Emily Haile, Bridgette Hailey, Kayla Hogue, Kelly Hyland, Leah McCaleb, Jennifer Nordhoff, Casey Owens, Carly Owens, Brandon Plunk, McKenzie Simon, Lowell Tapp, Jr., Preston Weaver and Samantha White.