DENVER – Metropolitan State University of Denver Director of Athletics Todd Thurman has announced that 100 MSU Denver student-athletes have been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the 2023 spring semester.
Student-athletes are recognized for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. MSU Denver had 198 student-athletes enrolled for the semester, and they compiled an outstanding overall GPA of 3.25. More than 50 percent of student-athletes enrolled for the semester achieved honor roll status.
Highlighting the award winners are 31 who earned perfect 4.0 GPAs.
Those with 4.0 GPAs in the spring were:
Ember Canty (volleyball),
Marie Cool (women's tennis),
Zane Covey (baseball),
Eric Cox (baseball),
Jonathan Duran (men's cross country/track & field),
Jordan Duran (men's cross country/track & field),
Sydney Eye (women's golf),
Kelsey Gordon (volleyball),
Noah Hannula (men's soccer),
Isabel Heras (women's tennis),
David Kijak (men's tennis),
Joey Kresnik (men's soccer),
Carson Lee (men's cross country/track & field),
Maddie Lindsay (volleyball),
Emi Matalon (women's soccer),
Shawn Mantey (men's soccer),
Abbie McCrimmon (volleyball),
Ross Miller (men's soccer),
Kayla Myburgh (women's tennis),
Ryan Overboe (baseball),
Shelby Robb (softball),
Allyssa Romero (women's cross country/track),
Maddy Rueter (women's soccer)
Brianna Sealy (women's basketball),
Winnie Shaw (women's golf),
Mariana Silva Pereira (women's basketball),
Brandon Simpson (men's cross country/track & field),
Jake Williams (baseball),
Maddy Williams (volleyball),
Heidi Yagen (women's cross country/track) and
Brier Ziemer (volleyball).
The MSU Denver volleyball program posted the department's highest GPA for the semester at 3.75, with 10 of the 12 enrolled players making the Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Both the women's cross country/track & field program had a 3.54 GPAs. The top men's program was the soccer team, which had a 3.29 GPA.
The MSU Denver Athletic Director's Honor Roll:
Baseball (13)
Gabe Austin 3.50
Clayton Burke 3.50
Zane Covey 4.0
Eric Cox 4.0
Reese Lansville 3.56
Nate Madrid 3.50
Ryan Overboe 4.0
Zach Paschke 3.50
Ben Perla 3.87
Colin Stone 3.57
Josh Thompson 3.78
Jake Williams 4.0
Cam Yuran 3.83
Men's Basketball (3)
Keiren Brown 3.71
Jake Chrisman 3.67
AJ Kula 3.73
Men's Cross Country/Track (10)
Jonathan Duran 4.0
Jordan Duran 4.0
Iann Hamilton 3.67
Dylan Angel Lainez 3.83
Carson Lee 4.0
Sean Pecenka 3.54
Cory Shea 3.62
Brandon Simpson 4.0
Michael Valdez 3.80
Shota Yabuuchi 3.83
Men's Soccer (12)
Dallas Baer 3.50
Aaron Biggerstaff 3.60
Noah Hannula 4.0
Logan Hitzeman 3.89
Joey Kresnik 4.0
Cooper Landry 3.92
Shawn Mantey 4.0
Ross Miller 4.0
Nicco Schiappa 3.93
Jonas Votaw 3.80
Townes Wallace 3.69
Daniel Williams 3.50
Men's Tennis (4)
Dayton Fisher 3.87
Alejandro Jimenez 3.50
David Kijak 4.0
Stephen Kossifas 3.84
Softball (10)
Genevieve Bower 3.80
Adriana Bueno 3.60
Audrey Burt 3.93
Jaiden Geist 3.85
Kami Grammerstorf 3.92
Miah Hartvigsen 3.57
Trish Leins 3.53
Katie Maney 3.50
Cheyenne Prieto 3.51
Shelby Robb 4.0
Volleyball (11)
Ember Canty 4.0
Delaney Eckhardt 3.60
Kelsey Gordon 4.0
Rylee Hladky 3.71
Maddie Lindsay 4.0
Mikayla McClinton 3.73
Abbie McCrimmon 4.0
Skyler Michael 3.56
Amela Qershia 3.67
Maddy Williams 4.0
Brier Ziemer 4.0
Women's Basketball (5)
Brooklynn Jones 3.58
Mariana Silva Pereira 4.0
Brianna Sealy 4.0
Leilah Vigil 3.50
Shayne Young 3.50
Women's Cross Country/Track (15)
Caitlin Cornell 3.67
Teagan Garand 3.92
Caitlin Hunt 3.64
Raygen Ivins 3.67
Jaivion Lattimore 3.67
Jade Marvel 3.67
Ashley Morton 3.67
Kendra Painter-Hayes 3.61
Maya Ries 3.50
Allyssa Romero 4.0
Grace Solarin 3.56
Naleia Sowell 3.72
Audrynn Street 3.67
Taylor Weber 3.80
Heidi Yagen 4.0
Women's Golf (3)
Isabel Botero 3.50
Sydney Eye 4.0
Winnie Shaw 4.0
Women's Soccer (9)
Natalie Boragine 3.88
Tessa Bretschneider 3.73
Isa Durkin 3.67
Luna Garcia 3.64
Brooklyn Gold 3.72
Meg Gonzalez 3.64
Kailey Maness 3.85
Emi Matalon 4.0
Maddy Rueter 4.0
Women's Tennis (5)
Marie Cool 4.0
Kinsey Fields 3.89
Isabel Heras 4.0
Kayla Myburgh 4.0
Lilly Stienemeier 3.80
