General | 6/20/2025 3:12:00 PM

June 20, 2025-Emporia State Athletics posted a school record 3.48 department wide GPA for NCAA sports during the spring of 2025 as 12 of 13 programs (indoor and outdoor track & field are combined) maintained at least a 3.05 GPA for the semester. The department wide GPA that includes non-NCAA sports was 3.46 with a total of 235 of the 318 student-athletes at Emporia State for the spring semester maintaining a 3.00 GPA during the semester while 79 had a 4.00 GPA.
 
"The dedication of our student-athletes is truly remarkable," said Emporia State Interim Co-Director of Athletics/SWA Colleen Mischke. "Day in and day out these athletes pour endless energy into being successful for their teams and then they turn around and work tirelessly to achieve academic success and earn an Emporia State degree.  We are incredibly proud of their commitment to both areas."
 
This is the 33rd straight semester the Hornets have posted at least a 3.0 department wide GPA and the 3.48 is the highest department wide GPA since Emporia State began keeping records of it in 2007. The 79 Hornets with a 4.00 GPA represent 34 different majors and every athletic program.
 
The women's soccer program had a department wide high GPA of 3.86 as all 16 members of the squad had at least a 3.00 GPA with five boasting a 4.00 for the semester.

Volleyball was close behind with a 3.82 team GPA for the spring with five players recording a 4.00 and every player on the spring roster posting at least a 3.00 GPA for the semester.
 
The five runners on the spring women's cross country roster had a 3.73 team GPA and helped contribute to a 3.72 mark of the entire women's track & field team.  Of the 33 members of the track and field team, 30 held a 3.00 GPA with 19 4.00 students.
 
All 12 members of the men's tennis team had a 3.00 GPA to give the team a combined 3.63 that led all men's programs. Two Hornets had a 4.00 for the semester.
 
Women's tennis held a combined 3.62 during the spring. Eight of nine players had at least a 3.00 GPA while four players recorded a 4.00 GPA during their semester of competition. Anastasia Pesic and Sheriden Wichman were two of the 4.00 students and shared the MIAA Women's Tennis A Game Scholar Award.
 
The 12 members of the Lady Hornet basketball team recorded a 3.60 team GPA with seven players earning a 4.00 and eight going over the 3.00 mark.
 
Softball had 17 of 19 players recording a 3.00 or better on the way to a 3.59 team GPA.  A total of six achieved a 4.00 GPA for the semester.
 
The men's track & field team is the second largest squad on campus and they had a 3.27 team GPA.  A total of 43 of 57 track student-athletes earned a 3.00 GPA with 14 hitting the 4.00 mark. Three of the 14 with 4.00's were in cross country and they had a team GPA of a 3.28.
 
Baseball had 29 of 38 players hit the 3.00 mark for GPA with five holding a 4.00 GPA for the spring, including the MIAA Baseball A Game Scholar Ryan Sauter. 
 
Football is the largest team on campus and their 87 spring players combined for a 3.05 team GPA. The Hornets had seven players record a 4.00, including  College Sports Communicators Academic All-American defensive back Tyler Schultze while 47 players posted at least a 3.00 GPA for the semester. The Hornets have had an Academic All-American for each of the last nine seasons, the longest active streak in the nation.
 
Men's basketball had seven of their 12 players reach a 3.00 GPA with a team GPA of 2.83.
  
In addition to the NCAA athletic programs, Emporia State also reported the team GPAs of the disc golf program. The men had a 3.25 team GPA with Justin Farrell and Cade Kohlmeier earning 4.00s while the women reported a 3.21 combined GPA with 4.00 GPA going to Maya Ringgold and Rebekah Thompson.
 
Emporia State Team GPAs
Women's Teams
Soccer               3.86
Volleyball         3.82
Cross Country              3.73
Track & Field   3.72
Tennis 3.62
Basketball       3.60
Softball             3.59
Disc Golf          3.21
Men's Teams
Tennis 3.63
Cross Country              3.28
Track & Field   3.27
Disc Golf          3.25
Baseball           3.20
Football             3.05
Basketball       2.83
 
Emporia State Student-Athletes with 4.00 GPA in the Spring
Baseball
Cade Barton
Thomas Fraley
Gus Keller
TJ Racherbaumer
Ryan Sauter
Men's Basketball
Parker Day
Women's Basketball
Amaya Blake
Lexsey Dewitt
Macey Gandee
Katie Horyna
Addie Kirmer
Kaylin Noonan
Allie Ostermann
Men's Cross Country
Henry Jones*
Sam McDavitt*
Cooper Schroer*
Women's Cross Country
Mason Bina*
Heidi Grimmett*
Elizabeth Willhite*
Men's Disc Golf
Justin Farrell
Cade Kohlmeier
Women's Disc Golf
Maya Ringgold
Rebekah Thompson
Football
Landon Boss
Cord Coffee
Nick Cravaritis
Caden Dodson
Ethan Schultze
Tyler Schultze
Kyle Zimmerman
Soccer
Abby Bachman
Mackenzi Goen
Ruby Ryan
Isla Theakstone
Avery Zimmerman
Softball
Haley Garnett
Jordan Harrison
Gracie Rabe
Brynley Smith
Kennedy Topping
Jayda VanAckeren
Men's Tennis
Jan Engel
Anton Sarunic
Women's Tennis
Perla Conde Vendrell
Anastasia Pesic
Paige Stranghoner
Sheriden Wichman
Men's Track & Field
Luke Gleason
John Henry
Aidan Hicks
Henry Jones*
Brock Keith
Mason Madrigal
Kole Manley
Sam McDavitt*
Alden Mollerus
Aaron Quillen
Cooper Schroer*
Coby Smith
Isaac Tarango
Bryson Turner 
Women's Track & Field
Hailey Anderson
Scarlett Begley
Barbara Bentum
Mason Bina*
Isabella Davie
Jordan Gibson
Heidi Grimmett*
Kalia Keosybounheuang
Mia Manley
Madeline Martin
Renee Nichol
Faith Paramore
Avery Redmon
Rachelle Reichert
Abigael Reid-Harelson
Harper Schoendollar
Emma Seidl
Savannah Stewart
Elizabeth Willhite*
Volleyball
Willow Deckinger
Sydney Fiatte
Mia Frisbie
Brenna Smith
Brooklyn Weaver

*Dual Sport Athlete