CHICO, Calif. – As the spring semester begins, Chico State Athletics is celebrating strong academic results from the fall term, with the Wildcat student-athletes posting a collective 3.217 grade-point average (GPA).
Across 13 sports, 357 student-athletes were enrolled in fall coursework. Of those, 27 earned a perfect 4.0, and 255 achieved a 3.0 or higher, continuing the department's mission of academic excellence.
"Academic excellence is a cornerstone of our department," Executive Director of Athletics Eric Coleman said. "Seeing so many student-athletes achieve at a high level in the classroom speaks volumes about their work ethic and the culture we are building at Chico State, a culture that is truly Built Different."
Dr. Matt Thomas, professor and interim associate dean of the Behavioral and Social Sciences department and serves as the faculty athletics representative, echoed the student-athletes' success in the classroom this fall.
"Chico State student-athletes compete at an extraordinary level, and, as you can see from the results of the fall semester, they bring that same focus and energy to the classroom. The combination of athletic and academic excellence is commendable," Thomas said.
The women's soccer and softball programs led all teams academically in the fall, finishing just fractions apart. Women's soccer posted a 3.544 GPA to narrowly edge softball's 3.537. Additional programs earning 3.0 or better included baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, men's soccer, women's track & field and volleyball.
3.0 Members
Note: Student-athletes with a 4.0 will receive an asterisk (**) next to their name.
Baseball (29): Dorian Asher, Michael Baker, Jared Cantu, Carson Case, Bridger Coleman, Tyler Eastham, Stefan Foley, Jesse Gadd, Joel Gutierrez, Jaylen Hodges, Caden Hodina, Jackson Huffman, Manuel Lopez, Kael Lumbert, Ramon Macias, Aaron Mccurley, Ryan Melton, Cole Nachreiner, Dane Padrnos, Jakob Poole, Josh Rhodes, Kobe Rolling, Andrew Seibert, Jackson Snitko, Kik Uppelschoten, Zachary Vasell, Jakob Von Lubken, Myles Walton, Brady White**, Steele Witchek.
Men's Basketball (8): Amon Andrews, Jeremiah Dargan, Jacob Gilchrist, Braddock Kjellesvig, Xan Meyer-Plettner, Cortevious Taylor, Maxwell Walters, Thomas Williams.
Women's Basketball (11): Laila Florvilus, Ivy Gonzalez, Torrence Harter, Juliette James**, Nseije Ortiz, Madison Parry, Sydney Peterson, Kamil Reid, Sadie Slaughter, Campbell Vieg, Kaila Woo.
Men's Cross Country (21): Owen Anderson, Anders Beil, Charlie Brennan, Jacob Camacho, Joseph Depascale, Aaron Feaster, Garrett Fenske**, Damian Garcia, Nicholas Guzman, Joshua Guzman, Kellen Kirby*, Alex Lamoureux, Mason Mullen, Preston Mullen, Wesley Selby**, Travis Selby**, Xander Schulte-Sasse, Andrew Stevens, Owen Teague, Michael Torres, Adrian Valdez.
Women's Cross Country (22): Zoe Aitken, Hailey Anglin-Solis, April Anguiano, Melissa Barajas, Annie Carmona, Kyana Cook, Ava-Marie Csutoras**, Rox Diaz, Claire Edwards, Katelyn Espino, Jasmine Fletcher**, Kira Forsberg, Sidney Garcia, Angelina Jensen, Sydney Johnson**, Megan Malloy, Paulina Martins, Catherine Mcguire, Katarina Modrzejewski, Grace Reed, Isabel Rosales, Kaya Scuba**.
Men's Golf (7): Alex Adler, Grant Burback, Cooper Hambrick, Giuliano Kaminski, Srinesh** Namburi, Vineet Vallamsetty, Ty Weaver.
Women's Golf (6): Ariana Blagrove, Maia Drennen, Faith Espinoza, Gabriella Fanucchi, Sienna Garcia, Brooke Pelletier.
Men's Soccer (29): Samuel Addo, Elijah Beverley, Tyler Branch, Brady Brown, Beau Brusseau**, Lukas Buhler, Fernando Caballero, Darius Dukes, Jared Gallegos, Caleb Gordon, Michael Gray, John Granick, Cooper Gyll, Carter Haynes, Weston Joyner, Noah Lake, Pierce Lavine, Joaquin Luna, Keegan McGregor, Dominic Miller, Joshua Morris, Cooper Ngo, Dane Peterson, Matthew Rajecki, Dominick Rollins, Richard Rubio, Adrian Solis, Jacob Tyberg, Louis Vogel.
Women's Soccer (26): Klayre Barres**, Malia Bell, Jordan Brail, Kennedy Briseno, Alexia Chavez, Aiyana Finley, Baylee Gregerson, Olivia Hohnstein, Peyton Johnson, Charlotte Mailer, Alyssa Marceau, Jiana Martin, Taylor McMahon, Natalie Nevarez, Zamara Peterson**, Hannah Pieri, Makayla Quesada**, Yulisa Reyes, Juliana Sardo, Claire Schnabel, Madison Schuler, Paige Silva, Gabrielle Starr, Mia Valdez, Makena Wood, Hannah Yao.
Softball (23): Italia Abrenica, Marissa Anderson**, Mia Brady, Lilly Cante, Lauren Carbajal, Aiyana Curry**, Gracie Dunning, Marley Escobar**, Kennedy Gustin, Dahlila Hall, Lindsey Hubbard, Annika Isaacson, Tiana Johnson, Hannah Levy, Alissa Lewis, Kylie Loertscher, Mia Santos, Nevaeh Scheper, Lucy Sherburne, Brianna Swihart, Gabriella Tavares, Amelie Valdez, Kara Valencia.
Men's Track & Field (29): Travis Allen**, Sean Artist, Andrew Baxter, Jorge Barajas**, Nathan Belli, Francisco Fuentes, Brady Giles, Nathan Hernandez Martinez, Nehemiah Holiday, Max House, Chijioke Ihejirika, Jaiden Jenkins, Nikolas Lawrence, Erik Lerner, Andrew Litchney, Logan Meredith, Adam Moore, Xander Newman, Cooper Oliver, Samuel Raunegger, Abraham Schykerynec, Calvin Smith**, Tyler St. Laurent**, Brody Staley, Trey Suffredini, Statler Swanson, Ronin Tidd, Collin Totman, Alex Valcarenghi.
Women's Track & Field (25): Destin Armstrong, Breah Bell, Mia Beltran, Breeanna Brown, Ava Burton, Sage Coyle, Kylie Davis, Daeja Downing, Allie Goetz, Emma Gaddy, Charlie Ham, Carly Harriman Young, Alexa Lawson, Annabelle Low**, Fern Medrano, Isabella Morales, Jordin Mcdowell**, Crystal Rosales, Lauren Roznovsky, Janey Rubio, Talynn Schroeder, Hannah Spears, Katie Snedden**, Tianna Thompson, Teresa Vasconcellos.
Volleyball (18): Wyievee Binda, Jessie Camarillo, Jillian Davis, Caitlyn Eichhorst, Kailie Flores, Hayley Frushon, Brynna Geibel, Marley Harrison, Sophia Heller, Kylie Matthews, Sinam Minasian, Claire Nordeen, Cashe Olswang, Jessica Ortiz**, Catalina Trautner, Maria Wahl, Gwyneth Wentzel, Sally Winnacker
