HAMPTON, Va. (June 5, 2025) … Hampton University student-athletes continue the school's long tradition of academic success. In the Spring 2025 semester, a record 246 Pirate student-athletes earned Dean's List recognition. In all, an amazing 87.5 percent were recognized for academic achievement.
Pirate student-athletes posted a combined grade point average (GPA) of 3.35 during the Spring semester, up from 3.23 in the Fall. The cumulative GPA rose from 3.18 after the Fall semester to 3.26 following the Spring. A total of 128 student-athletes merited Dean's List honors with 85 receiving high Honors and 22 earning High Honors with Distinction.
Coach Trenton Boykin's football team led the way with 57 players being honored. The women's track & field/cross country and lacrosse teams each had 29 student-athletes recognized while the men's track & field/cross country and women's soccer teams had 19 student-athletes each earn Dean's List distinction.
Academic Highlights
- A total of 15 of the university's 16 teams posted a GPA in excess of 3.00.
- Football posted 3.05 GPA for the Spring semester for the first time aided by two academic advisors, a team study hall and increased emphasis by the coaching staff.
- For the semester, women's tennis boasted the highest GPA 3.76 followed by women's cross country (3.73), women's soccer (3.68), triathlon (3.67) and volleyball (3.65).
- Teams with the highest cumulative GPA include women's soccer (3.54), women's basketball (3.52), men's tennis (3.52), women's cross country (3.48) and women's tennis (3.48).
- Fourteen of Hampton's 16 teams boast a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Football has a cumulative GPA of over 3.0 (3.03) for the first time ever.
Most student-athletes honored by sport:
Football – 57
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country - 29
Lacrosse – 29
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country – 19
Women's Soccer – 19
Cheer – 18
Softball – 16
Women's Basketball -13
Volleyball – 13
Men's Basketball – 9
Men's Tennis – 7
Women's Tennis – 7
Sailing – 6
Triathlon - 4
High Honors with Distinction (4.00 GPA) (33)
Women's Soccer (6): Caleah Archie, Taryn Goodwin, Nylah Jennings, Taylor Lewis-Richardson, Madisyn Strange, Sierra Vincent
Football (4): Chris Eaton, JuJu Ganthier, Zachary Perkins, Korede Sogbesan
Women's Basketball (4): Kiya Dorrah, Janae Dublin, Tyra Kennedy, Arina Nikishina
Softball (4): Cheyenne Crenshaw, Jada Evans, Kylie Hill, Leah Maduro
Lacrosse (3): Quinlan Coryat, Trevor Tran, Craig Williams
Women's Track & Field (3): Noel Milner, Kimari Roundtree, Damali Williams
Men's Tennis (2): Donte Armbrister, Aryan Arora
Volleyball (2): Lyrique Alteus, Elif Derendeli
Men's Track & Field (1): Robert Crawford
Women's Track & Field, Softball (1): Priscilla Michel
Women's Track & Field, Cross Country (1): Jordan Mozie
Women's Tennis (1): Sofia Sokolova
Cheer (1): Kendall Rowe
Dean's List with High Honors (minimum 3.70 GPA) (85)
Football (23): Kaisarra Afusia-Breeland, Omari Allen, Emmanuel Baskerville, Benjamin Blakley, Brian Csehoski, Osei Dixon, Preston Dukes, Tre Everett III, Amaad Foston, Isaiah Freeman, Joseph Henry, Tae-Shaun Johnson, Terrence Lane II, Malcolm Mays, Kaleb Moore, Brandon Murphy, Nicholas Norman, Jeremiah Orr, TK Paisant, Jaslen Walker, Jordan Watkins, Jalen Williamson-Thomas, Jaden Wimberly
Cheer (10): Aniyah Dodgen, Mackenzie Gibson, Jayla Harris, Madison Jackson, Mylei Jackson, Jazlyn Jordan, Aniyah Pennington, Jazlynn Smith, Kolette Whitley, Courie Wilson
Women's Track & Field (9): Oluwatomilayo Akintunde, Anissa Bernard, Ayanna Brown, Caylie Jefferson, Carson Moore, Carmen PenaSoto, Alysa Pierce, Zionn Rice, Rochele Solmon
Lacrosse (6): Jonathan Angel, Ernest Childers, Carl Hall, Ben Kieu, Logan McGill, Canyon Steverson
Women's Soccer (5): Coryn Archie, Chanel Azong, Alvine Dah-Zossu, Keri Geter, Evan-Nichole Whitaker
Volleyball (5): Cortni Adams, Ada Bulgur, Rhisen Davis, Maria Clara De Andrade, Kylah Hunter
Men's Track & Field (4): Cole House, Drake Murphy, Prince Osagie-Erese, Olakunde Akande
Women's Tennis (4): Serena Bryan, Jewel Greene, Masa Mitic, Meri Okuwaki
Women's Basketball (3): Tiana Abrams, Malaka Cobb, Le'Asia Foreman
Softball (3): Angelina Branch, Ava Lester, Simone Singleton
Men's Tennis (3): Yanozie Amadike, Kevin Jorquera, Benjamin Mwanza
Sailing (3): Tommaso Ciaglia, Jackson Manley, Asia Warren
Men's Basketball (2): Elijah Kennedy, Tyler Rice
Triathlon (2): Michelle Morgan, Dymonasia Williams
Women's Track & Field, Cross Country (2): Imani Moultrie, Mekayla Wilson
Men's Track & Field, Cross Country (1): Nellie Armbriton
Dean's List (minimum 3.00 GPA) (128)
Football (30): Jaz Boykin, Ronald Burke, Eric Byas, Tareq Council, Emery D'Urso, Tyler Dixie, Marquis Edmond, MarShawn Ferguson Jr., Aaron Garnett, Julian Hall, Tyler Hatcher, Chris Jackson, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Nhycer Kelly, Alexander Labenow, Daniel, Lane, Kyle Molett, Hoard O'Neal, Michael Ramsingh, Jordan Richburg, Tymere Robinson, Messiah Russell, Larrell Sharp, Donovan Shepard, Isaiah Smith, Brett Starling, Damaurius Stewart, Cam Sturdifen, Daniel Ufua, Jonathan Wa
Lacrosse (20): Sean Boyd, Lester Collinsworth, Zion Garcia, Kimoni Greene, Cletus Hyacinth, David Jackson, Elijah Jean-Jacques, Myles Johnson, Andrew Knox, Alexander Lacey, Braeden Lessane, Jadon Meyers, Robert Mitchell, Zachary Ramseur, Reed Shaw, Darius Stanley, Christian Stringer, Sebastian West, Taylor Whitt, Noah Wright
Men's Track & Field (11): Khari Barnes, Ellis Branch, Jaden Clark, Chadison Cowan, Joseph Ernest, Daven Gibson, Daye Karib-Whyte, Deondre McIntosh, Fanon Miller, Jayden Perkins, Marquis White
Women's Track & Field (10): Victoria Caldwell, Arriah Gilmer, Yazmin Goodrich, Dejah Grant, Nya Harmon, Danielle James, Morgan Pruitt, LaNaya Roberts, Emmani Shaw, Kayla Spencer
Softball (9): Aitirihna Aiken, Santrea Armstead, Riley Bohanon, Carmynn Bonner, Camryn Hamilton, Raven Jackson, Amani Johnson, Kylie Quinn, Myiah Sutton
Women's Soccer (8): Zaria Ascue, Kaitlyn Howell, Avery Johnson, Sanaa Perry, Ellen Van Caenegem Makayla Wade, Patricia Wharton, Angelina Woodard
Men's Basketball (7): Noah Farrakhan, Richard Goods, Ryan Hite, Kellan Lewis, Xzavier Long, Daniel Nixon, Trevor Smith
Cheer (7): Makenzie Anderson, Nailah Briggs, Sanai Charles, Trinity Cureton, Nyla Davis, Sarah Ringwood, Darah Williams
Women's Basketball (6): Arlisha Boston, Casey Miller, Amyah Reaves, CeCe Thomas, Diamond Wiggins, Jasha Clinton
Volleyball (6): Alanna Allen, Madison Clark, Shachia Lamb, Brooklynn Patterson, Taylor Shumate, Morgan Warren
Sailing (3): Tyler Brown, Stefano Palamara, Kiara-Lee Wright
Women's Track & Field, Cross Country (3): Kylee King, Mutisya Peninah, Morgan Williams
Men's Track & Field, Cross Country (2): Ibrahim Abdella, Mohammed Alyafaee
Men's Tennis (2): Benedict Badza, Jude Killikelly
Women's Tennis (2): Melis Sakiroglu, Diana Starodubtseva
Triathlon (2): Jordyn Micah Bryant, Niya Buckner
