Trojan Student-Athletes Post Top Grades in Fall Semester

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Little Rock student-athletes posted another superb semester in the classroom, posting a departmental 3.28 GPA during the fall 2021 semester. The cumulative department GPA for the Trojans is 3.39, setting another impressive record for Little Rock student-athletes.
 
The performance extends the department's impressive streak of semesters above a 3.00 to 17-straight, continuing to showcase Little Rock's commitment to success in the classroom.
 
"I am proud of our student-athletes to continue to set the standard in the classroom," said Director of Athletics George Lee. "Our teams continue to be standard bearers both on our campus and in our region for their academic success as well being competitive on the field or court. I am appreciative of the efforts of Maggie Strange and her staff for their tireless work in helping our student-athletes succeed in the classroom."
 
An incredible 71% of Trojan student-athletes (191) posted a GPA of 3.00 or higher, 16 more than the previous semester, with 123 of those finishing with above a 3.50 and 60 notching a perfect 4.0. Additionally, 12 of Little Rock's 15 athletic programs finished the fall 2021 semester with a team GPA of 3.00 or higher. Every single Little Rock team had at least one student-athlete record a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.
 
Women's golf boasted the top team performance of the fall with a 3.676 GPA with four of the eight golfers posting a perfect 4.00. Soccer closely followed with a team GPA of 3.628 with 52% of the roster – an incredible 14 soccer student-athletes – registering a perfect 4.00 GPA. Men's golf registered a 3.572 GPA while volleyball posted a 3.542 GPA.
 
Baseball had 90% of its roster post a 3.00 GPA or better in the fall semester as the Chris Curry's program posted a team GPA of 3.480 while swimming and diving posted a team GPA of 3.433 with 11 student-athletes recording a perfect 4.00 GPA. Women's track and field and cross country posted a team GPA of 3.168 with 28 student-athletes recording a 3.0 GPA or higher while wrestling registered a team GPA of 3.00 as 59% of its roster posted a 3.0 or higher grade point average.
 
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Little Rock Fall 2021 Semester 4.00 Student-Athletes
 
Baseball (6): Hayden Arnold, Ezra Gustafson, Canyon McWilliams, Joey Martin, Zane Neves, Austin Stubber
Men's Basketball (1): CJ White
Women's Basketball (1): Hailey Hohenecker
Men's Golf (4): Anton Albers, Max Brueckner, Phisher Phillips, Devon Whitaker
Women's Golf (4): Tilde Bocker, Kellie Gachaga, Kathja Mueller, Sydney Scraba
Soccer (14): Bergros Asgeirsdottir, Karina DePaoli, Fanney Einarsdottir, Skylar Garner, Jana Heinen, Paige Henry, Alicia Holmberg, Sophia Karlholm, Astros Luckas, Madison Peake, Mariella Stephens, Hilma Svalander, Jessica Vaden, Saskia Wagner
Swimming & Diving (11): Lara Alsader, Gillian Boggs, Jaelle Carlson, Rylie Discenza, Anna Grom, Aubry Matthews, Lauren Pieniazkiewicz, Caitlin Romprey, Devin Trammell, Katelyn White, Lea Zengerling
Men's Track and Field/Cross Country (4): Matthew Fox, Tavieon Neal, Andrew Payton, Aaron Soltmann
Volleyball (6): Victoria Cavalcanti, Nedima Kamberovic, Leigh Maher, Amna Osmankovic, Lauren Shea, Nathalia Vigineski
Wrestling (4): Matt Bianchi, Paul Bianchi, Aidan Campbell, Chase Tebbets
 
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