CLEVELAND – Cleveland State's student-athletes posted a 3.55 term GPA across its 16 sport programs, its best semester term GPA ever. The GPA marks the 39^th consecutive semester that Cleveland State student-athletes have finished with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. It is also the 14^th-straight semester of a GPA 3.3 or higher dating back to the 2018-19 academic year.  

"This is an incredible accomplishment by our student-athletes and showcases the culture of academic excellence in the athletics department," Vice President and Director of Athletics Kelsie Gory Harkey said. "This reflects the dedication of our academic staff of Kristina Artino, Meghan Sanniti, Morgan Sutton, Jessica Livermore and Marissa Ostromek and how they work to the betterment of our student-athletes, as well as our coaches and staff. We are especially proud of our graduating student-athletes and look forward to following their future success in the community." 

On the women's side, women's tennis finished with the highest GPA in the department with a 3.83. Overall, 30 student-athletes finished with a 4.0 GPA for the semester, including Leah Geisz, Anna Mancino, Marta Rodriguez and Laura Tapia from women's tennis. Volleyball, cross country and women's soccer all finished with a GPA of 3.7 or higher. Overall, every women's program finished with a 3.44 GPA or higher, and the term GPA was 3.64. 

On the men's side, men's basketball led the way with a 3.62 GPA, and four teams finished with a 3.4 GPA or higher. Nine student-athletes finished with perfect 4.0's on the semester, including the duo of Tre Beard and Foster Wonders from men's basketball. Overall, the term GPA was 3.45 for Cleveland State's men's sports programs.  

Across the department, 39 students finished with a perfect 4.0 GPA. 180 students were named to the Dean's List, while 27 students were named to the prestigious President's List. Students recognized on the President's List must have a GPA of 3.9 or higher after taking a course load of 15 credit hours in a semester. Overall, 207 student-athletes were recognized for academic excellence. 

Cleveland State Student-Athletes Named to the President's List (27) 
Women's Basketball (2): Macey Fegan, Sarah Hurley 
Men's Fencing (1): Nolan Giovagnoli 
Lacrosse (4): Griffin Burkey, Robert Stewart, Adam Van Voorhis, Caden Wilson 
Men's Soccer (3): Lennart Heck, Aleksandar Kolar, Tom Mertz,  
Volleyball (3): Matlida Dahlstrom, Vayda Delventhal, Jerilynn Koehler 
Women's Fencing (1): Anna Quinn 
Women's Soccer (7): Elyse Broderick, Olivia Cruz, Cortlyn Hefty, Rhi Molnar, Madi Norville, Livia Penton, Alicia Riberich, Tanji Sarver,  Emillee Tonkovich 
Cross Country/Track & Field (4): Ivana Babic, Brooke Bechtel, Sage Colon, Natalie Keller 

Cleveland State Student-Athletes Named to the Dean's List (180) 
Men's Basketball (10): Lucas Burton, Chevalier Emery, David Giddens, Manny Hill, Jaidon Lipscomb, Dayan Nessah, Preist Ryan, Ivan Spirov, Waco Tessema, Kevo St. Hilarie, 
Women's Basketball (7): Colby Gunita, Hanna Kajevic, Jada Leonard, Sur Lozano, Paula Pique, Madison Royal-Davis, Queen Ruffin 
Men's Fencing (5): Conner Bailey, Simon Caisse, Trent Chemezov, Jamison Horne, Salvatore Sorrentino 
Lacrosse (36): Will Adair, Seth Alejandrino, Alec Blessing, Ethan Brooks, Joel Brown, Payton Corpus, Tyler Daley, Justin Dalem, Jameson DeMarco, John Dickson, Ethan Erker, Nikolas Federici, Chase Gettys, Joesph Ginnetti, Andrew Graves, James Grosspietsch, Mattix Groves, Brennen Hickey, Jason Hilton, Maddox Johnson, Xander Johnson, Tavin Jones, Logan Leatherberry, Enrico Lombardo, Alexander Long, Mitchell Maibuecher, Creed McDonald, Luke Ray, Blake Skifstad, Layton Speer, Griffin Valli, Adam Van Voorhis, Oliver Vanyo, Sebastian West, Michael Whalen, Alton Whitaker 
Men's Soccer (15): Peleg Armendariz, Thomas Bouffard, Adrian Bravo-Sanchez, Matteo Correia, Jacob Deever, Luis Granados, Petar Janjetovic, Uros Jevtic, Matea Kovacevic, Gianni Marella, Daniel Celso, Tom Mertz, Issac Ortega, Uzman Ramees, Rui Santos 
Volleyball (9): Isabella Gibbons, Julia Jozefov, Magaly Lemus, Chloe List, Danica McArthur, Sophia Skidmore, Bryn VanVleet, Laken Voss, Reilley Wadden 
Women's Fencing (4): Anna Klimenko, Rayllen Prafil Capaccio, Aubrey Testroet, Samantha Way 
Golf (5): Dominik Cosic, Trace Gibson, Dillon Pendergast, Ben Scheeff, Brody Simms 
Men's Swimming & Diving (19): Xander Austin, Zach Barnes, Alex Cucu, Jaden Davillier, Nathan Dunhac, Aiden Florio, Landon Harmon, Gabe Hudgens, Noah Lang, Jacopo Lanzo, Tommy Mackley, Paxton Martinez, Joe Parkhurst, Tyler Schultze, Camden Smith, Nate Steiner, Colten Stoecker, Gorkem Sulun, James Wolf 
Men's Tennis (5): Lincoln Battle, Cole Chappell, Carl Gedlitschka, Nico Jamison, Tristan Stine 
Women's Soccer (16): Sophie Abbott, Elsa Baldasano-Martinez, True Benshoff, Elise Boyd, Elyse Broderick, Sophia Cucchetti, Payton Koebbe, Hayleigh Lewis, Vail Muller, Livia Penton, Emma Pompo, Alicia Riberich, Tanji Sarver, Carly Stinson, Sabine Szylko, Emilee Tonkovich 
Women's Swimming & Diving (18): Alaina Brown, Chelsea Burkhart, Isabella Carabello, Gracie Chelf, Josie Dufala, Kaitlyn Eiring, Eloise Fisher, Sasha Innis, Gwen Kainass, Olivia Leonard, Ellie Mckibbin, Riley Ogilvie, Haley Palmer, Hannah Pankio, Rebecca Plieth, Ellie Seiter, Elle Speed, Skyler Turner 
Women's Tennis (7): Ella Franz, Leah Geisz, Anan Mancino, Melliz Petkova, Jenna Redmile, Sofia Sergieva, Laura Tapia 
Cross Country/Track & Field (17): Brooke Bechtel, Kayla Crissman, Madeline Crissman, Morgyn Cruz, Aubrey Evans, Leah Hoover, Deena Ingrassia, Cassie Kruse, Jillian McArdle, Madison McGarrah, Madison Morris, Tilly Nasende, Sophia Pomnean, Zuriah Radeff-Koonce, Emma Sanders, Olivia Todd, Tara Will