Troy University Athletics
Troy Student-Athletes Have Record-Setting Semester in Classroom
1/25/2012 8:38:00 AM | General
While the Troy University athletics department may be well known for the recent success of its athletics programs, another side that may not be as well known is that at Troy the “student” in “student-athlete” has been just as successful.
Perhaps that will change as over half the population of student-athletes at Troy were honored as members of the Student-Athlete Services “3.0 Club” for the fall semester. Out of 420 total student-athletes, 218 finished the semester with a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better.
The members of the Student-Athlete Services “3.0 Club” will be honored on Thursday, Feb. 2nd, in a ceremony that will take place during halftime of the Troy Trojans men's basketball game against the FIU Golden Panthers.
According to director of student-athlete services Matt Mayotte, this is the highest number of student-athletes that Troy has seen become a part of the 3.0 Club.
“It's incredible. It's a real tribute to the importance that our coaches are committing to academics and the efforts of all the staff in the office of student-athlete services,” Mayotte said.
Mayotte went on to say that he hopes that the Trojan student-athletes' success will reflect positively on Troy's commitment to academic excellence among student-athletes, coaches and others involved in student-athlete services.
“This is such a positive thing, such an important thing … it's the reestablishment of “student” in the student-athlete equation,” Mayotte said.
The individual successes of the Trojan student-athletes translated to team success, as 10 of the 17 athletic squads maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Those teams were baseball, men's and women's golf, soccer, softball, women's tennis, women's track, volleyball and men's and women's cross country.
In addition, five of the seven teams not included in the team 3.0 category increased their team GPA from the previous semester.
“There's a lot to be positive about,” Mayotte said.
Sandy Atkins, senior women's administrator for Troy also expressed pride in the academic accomplishments of the student-athletes.
“Academics are a priority for us … our coaches make it a priority and our student-athletes make it a priority. They just become more dedicated and get involved,” Atkins said. “The expectations are high and the student-athletes met those expectations.”
Perhaps that will change as over half the population of student-athletes at Troy were honored as members of the Student-Athlete Services “3.0 Club” for the fall semester. Out of 420 total student-athletes, 218 finished the semester with a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better.
The members of the Student-Athlete Services “3.0 Club” will be honored on Thursday, Feb. 2nd, in a ceremony that will take place during halftime of the Troy Trojans men's basketball game against the FIU Golden Panthers.
According to director of student-athlete services Matt Mayotte, this is the highest number of student-athletes that Troy has seen become a part of the 3.0 Club.
“It's incredible. It's a real tribute to the importance that our coaches are committing to academics and the efforts of all the staff in the office of student-athlete services,” Mayotte said.
Mayotte went on to say that he hopes that the Trojan student-athletes' success will reflect positively on Troy's commitment to academic excellence among student-athletes, coaches and others involved in student-athlete services.
“This is such a positive thing, such an important thing … it's the reestablishment of “student” in the student-athlete equation,” Mayotte said.
The individual successes of the Trojan student-athletes translated to team success, as 10 of the 17 athletic squads maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Those teams were baseball, men's and women's golf, soccer, softball, women's tennis, women's track, volleyball and men's and women's cross country.
In addition, five of the seven teams not included in the team 3.0 category increased their team GPA from the previous semester.
“There's a lot to be positive about,” Mayotte said.
Sandy Atkins, senior women's administrator for Troy also expressed pride in the academic accomplishments of the student-athletes.
“Academics are a priority for us … our coaches make it a priority and our student-athletes make it a priority. They just become more dedicated and get involved,” Atkins said. “The expectations are high and the student-athletes met those expectations.”
Troy Fall Semester Student-Athlete Services "3.0 Club"
BASEBALL
Cassdon Abercrombie
Thomas Austin
Andrew Brady
Brandon Brown
Daniel Collins
Aaron Elmore
Peyton Fuller
Tyler Hannah
Jake Harrell
Nathan Hill
Joseph Hillyer
James Hodgskin
Clayton Holcomb
Albert Howard
Joshua Joiner
Brent Maloy
Shane McCain
James McGowan
Garrett McHenry
Jakob Nixon
Benjamin Pierce
Andrew Prichard
Tyler Ray
Zachary Siegel
William Teal
Tyler Vaughn
Michael Warren
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Sidki Muwallif
Floyd Wright
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Kourtney Coleman
Rosie Hynes
Ashley Johnson
Sophie Kleeman
Sarah McAppion
Ieva Nagy
CHEER
BreAnn Austin
Ashley Caldwell
Alyssa Childress
Mallory Jayjohn
Jennifer Mckinnon
Kayla Miller
Destinee Powell
Alex Ray
Kayla Rogers
Zach Sexton
Jennings Norris
FOOTBALL
Justin Albert
Hunter Armstrong
Dalton Bennett
Thomas Blevins
Brandon Boudreaux
Brandon Bradley
Brannon Bryan
Caleb Carbine
Anthony Cetrangelo
Jarred Fleming
Timothy Gallaher
William Goggans
Tevin Goode
John Gray
Jamie Hampton
Samuel Haskins
John Henry
Terrence Jones
Tyler Kelley
John Kent
Xavier Lamb
Michael Lee
Kyle Lucas
Evan McKissack
Gabriel Newman
Chigozie Nwankwo
Matthew Stidham
Timothy Swindall
Shermane Teart
James Teknipp
Robert Wasden
Kyle Wilborn
Cody Woodiel
MEN'S GOLF
Alexander Barnes
Phillip Brennan
Richard Casko
Phillip Clowdus
Tolver Dozier
Hunter Harper
Zachary Portemont
Kyle Thommesen
William Thompson
WOMEN'S GOLF
Sydney Conrad
Sara Fennvik
Kalyn Hudson
Haley Lawrence
Taylor McGraw
Mikal Spinks
Langley Vannoy
MEN'S RODEO
Cody Skelton
Justin Walker
WOMEN'S RODEO
Cassidy Aldridge
Lanie Culligan
Kaley Dixon
Whitney Hazouri
Shelby Sipe
Robin Waters
SOCCER
Rochelle Bohuslavicky
Ashley Branham
Caitlin Buono
Erin Cersley
Katie Cooper
Grace Crowley
Kailani Decock
Kaitlyn Jones
Jane Latif
Paige McMillan
Karina Moore
Samantha Morgan
Jacqlyn O'Shea
Anna Owen
Nikki Stamaris
Ruth Sutcliffe
Cecilia Thorngren
Katelynn Twilley
Georgia Wallis
Chelsey Williams
Madison Winter
SOFTBALL
Jaycee Affeldt
Bailey Blake
Chelsea Eytel
Hayden Gann
Lauren Griffith
Haley Hackman
Sarah Harris
Michelle Hewett
Nikki Hollett
Haley Hutchins
Kelly Luquette
Kacie McAllister
Melissa Pratt
Ashley Rainey
Hannah Renn
Madison Rich
Kelsey Robinson
Sarah Shields
Taylor Smartt
Sarah Thomas
Ashlyn Williams
MEN'S TENNIS
Mansingh Athare
Tadju Davies
Patrick Eichler
Sami Ghorbel
Andre Stabile
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Olivia Battye
Lyubov Dorofeeva
Karoline Grymel
Helena Guijt
MEN'S TRACK
Samuel Ammons
Kevin Benham
Nicola Bolla
Matthew Burney
Coren Crompton
Nathan Dobbs
Douglas Dyer
To'neko Freeman
Alec Hamm
Anthony Harris
Garric Hawkins
Larry Henry
Timothy Hudmon
Samuel Johnson
Landry Key
Benjamin Martin
Delonte Martistee
Phillip Mason
Payton McGhee
John Morton
Caleb Tarver
WOMEN'S TRACK
Ja-Courtney Alexander
Abby Barnett
Robin Blackman
Veronica Bryant
Ariel Cavazos
Sylvia Chirchir
Tamara Curtis
Haley Davies
Ashley Evans
Brynn Forsythe
Caitlyn Hannah
Kendall Harris
Adria Hill
Nura Hussein
April Irving
Carlie Nygra
Jasmine Patton
Allison Paulson
Morgan Paulson
Taylor Pullen
Catherine Reeves
Anna Scarlett
Megan Schnuelle
Kellen Shirley
Tiffany Slater
Shayla Smith
Nicole Studstill
Sally Taunton
Margaret Watts
Sarah Wiedeman
VOLLEYBALL
Alexandra Alexander
Lucy Cikra
Elizabeth Clough
Courtney Cohen
Kelley Curran
Cassandra Daniels
Natasa Kolunija
Laura Mackley
Brittany McClelland
Mailande Parker
Kayla Pickart
Devin Von Pingel
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