HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – For the 12th-straight semester, Northern Kentucky University's student athletes posted a department GPA of 3.0 or higher, registering a 3.25 GPA in the Spring 2017 semester. Additionally, 45 student-athletes earned degrees from NKU at commencement ceremonies on May 7.
For the last six semesters, Norse student-athletes have combined for a 3.20 GPA or better. This past semester, 10 of NKU's 15 sport programs had team GPAs over 3.20. Women's tennis posted a department-best 3.70 team GPA followed by volleyball (3.67), women's soccer (3.56) and men's tennis (3.38).
Twenty-nine student-athletes recorded a 4.0 GPA, which accounts for nearly 13 percent of NKU student-athletes, while 69 percent (160 total) had at least a 3.0 GPA.
Additionally, 59 individuals -approximately 26 percent of NKU student-athletes- were placed on the Dean's List. Twenty-seven athletes earned President's Honors, which recognizes student-athletes with a 4.0 who attempt 12 or more credit hours.
In the College of Informatics,
Sarah Kellam (women's golf) was named both a University Honor Scholar and to the Labmda Pi Eta honor society.
Katelyn Newton (women's soccer) garnered the Biology Education Award. Christina Spears (women's soccer) earned University Honor Scholar status in the College of Arts and Sciences, while
Kelley Wiegman (women's basketball) was recognized by the college's Gamma Sigma Epsilon society and Samantha Davis (women's soccer) was honored as a member of Project Soar.*
Three Norse received recognition as the most outstanding students in their discipline by the Haile/US Bank College of Business.
Yasmine Xantos (women's tennis), a double major in sports business and account, was named both the outstanding undergraduate student and outstanding student in sports business. Xantos' teammate
Klara Skopac and
Lukas Clemens (men's tennis) shared honors as the outstanding student in finance.
The full list of Spring 2017 graduates is included below by sport.
Baseball (7)
Ty Amann, Organizational Leadership
Brad Bohlen, Communication Studies
Kyle Colletta, Communication Studies
Jake Hickey, Exercise Science
Charlie Jerger, Criminal Justice
Conor Ledger, Exercise Science
Seth Rosenberg, Finance
Men's Basketball (3)
Dean
Danos, Biological Sciences
Cole Murray, Public Relations
Matt Rosenwinkel, Finance
Women's Basketball (4)
Shar'Rae Davis, Psychology
Sarah Kinch, Visual Communication Design
Rebecca Lyttle, Psychology/Organizational Leadership
Kelley Wiegman, Chemistry
Men's Golf (3)
Jacob Brinker, Finance
Cory Dulle, Media Informatics
Matt Wetherill, Organizational Leadership (Anticpated Summer 2017)
Women's Golf (5)
Tara Clark, Nursing
Sarah Kellam, Electronic Media Broadcasting/Communication Studies
Mackenzie Laumann, Sports Business
Allison Leigeb, Chemistry
Ryleigh Waltz, Nursing
Men's Soccer (1)
Alwin Komolong, Business Administration
Women's Soccer (6)
Sam Davis, Biological Sciences
Kelly Neumann, Exercise Science
Katelyn Newton, Biological Sciences/Secondary Education
Sami Rutowski, Human Services and Addictions
Brooke Schocker, Studio Arts
Chrissy Spears, Chemistry
Softball (2)
Dani Devlin, Communication Studies
Charlie Nolen, Organizational Leadership
Men's Tennis (4)
Court Clark, English
Lukas Clemens, Finance
Adrian Isache, Marketing
Nick Lang, Sports Business
Women's Tennis (4)
Danielle Donahue, Exercise Science
Sierra Nellessen, Visual Communications Design
Klara Skopac, Finance
Yasmine Xantos, Sports Business/Accounting
Men's Track and Field/Cross Country (2)
Jesse Adamson, Criminal Justice
Caleb Augustus, Elementary Education
Women's Track and Field/Cross Country (2)
Jordan Hauck, Athletic Training
Demondrea Starnes, Exercise Science
Volleyball (3)
Keely Creamer, Communication Studies
Tristen Simpson, Elementary Education
Taylor Snyder, Accounting/Finance
*Project Soar is a federal scholarship program focused on STEM disciplines.
