HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 14, 2026) … Hampton University has long been acclaimed as one of the nation's top academic institutions. That long tradition of success in the classroom continued during the Fall, 2025 semester for Pirate student-athletes.
A record 259 Pirate student-athletes were recognized for academic achievement by earning Dean's List honors. In all, a remarkable 70 percent were recognized for their academic accomplishments in the fall. In the Spring 2025, 246 student-athletes, the most ever at the time, earned Dean's List honors only to be eclipsed by the Fall 2025 total of 259.
In all, a total of 161 student-athletes merited Dean's List honors (3.00-3.69 GPA) with 76 receiving High Honors (3.70 to 3.99 GPA) and 22 earning High Honors with Distinction (4.00+).
Among men's squads, the Pirate football team led the way with 51 players being honored. The top women's team was women's track & field/cross country with 32 student-athletes earning academic distinction.
Most student-athletes honored by sport:
Football – 51
Lacrosse – 37
Women's Track/Cross Country – 32
Cheer - 26
Men's Track/Cross Country – 21
Women's Soccer - 21
Softball – 17
Women's Basketball - 13
Volleyball - 12
Men's Basketball – 8
Women's Tennis – 6
Sailing – 6
Triathlon - 5
Men's Tennis – 4
High Honors with Distinction (4.00 GPA) (22)
Women's Soccer (5) – Chanel Azong,
Keri Geter,
Nylah Jennings,
Avery John,
Madisyn Strange
Football (2) – Harold O'Neal III,
Kendall Scotton
Lacrosse (2) –
Connor Dansby,
Trevor Tran
Softball (2) – Cheyenne Crenshaw,
Priscilla Michel
Women's Tennis (2) – Jewel Greene,
Masa Mitic
Women's Track/Cross Country (2) – Ayanna Brown,
Damali Williams
Cheer (2) – Aniyah Dodgen,
Kendall Rowe
Sailing (2) –
Micah Brandel,
Jackson Manley
Men's Basketball (1) - Michael Eley
Men's Tennis (1) –
Aryan Arora
Men's Track/Cross Country (1) –
Robert Crawford
Women's Basketball (1) – Taylor Gibson
High Honors (minimum 3.70 GPA) (76)
Football (11) – Michael Boyd,
JuJu Ganthier, Anthony Hightower, Andre Jackson,
Mekhi Madison,
Marcellus Nash,
Korede Sogbesan,
James Summersett,
Samuel Terry,
Jonah Ulloa,
Zane Williams
Lacrosse (10) – Sean Boyd,
Mason Brown,
Howard Casterlow,
Quinlan Coryat,
Davis Munchus,
Dylan Munchus,
Reed Shaw, Christopher Stargill, Canyon Stevenson,
Craig Williams
Men's Basketball (1) –
Michael Eley
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (9) – Shari Brown,
Arden Gray,
Caylie Jefferson,
Carmen PenaSoto,
Zionn Rice,
Avah Savage,
Rochele Solmon,
Nia Warren,
Mekayla Wilson
Women's Soccer (7) – Alvine Dah-Zossu,
Shania Harris,
Hasha Holder,
Taylor Lewis-Richardson,
Caitlyn Peace,
Madisyn Rimpsey,
Imani Yarbough
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (6) – Daven Gibson,
Khari Barnes,
Ellis Branch,
Fanon Miller,
Miles Mompoint,
Rolando Simpson
Softball (6) – Aitirihna Aiken,
Carmynn Bonner,
Cassidy Lee,
Ava Lester,
Leah Maduro,
Simone Singleton
Volleyball (6) – Maria Clara Andrade,
Dila Derendeli,
Kylah McNeal, Aikaterini Pappa,
Morgan Warren,
Ida Wiszomirska
Women's Basketball (6) –
Aaryn Battle,
Arlisha Boston,
Kiya Dorroh,
Le'Asia Foreman,
Tyra Kennedy,
Kiki McElrath,
Casey Miller
Women's Tennis (2) – Serena Bryan,
Toffee Ghorab
Men's Tennis (1) – Kevin Jorquera
Dean's List (minimum 3.00 GPA) (161)
Football (38) – Antonio Armstrong, Jason Austin,
Benjamin Blakley,
Jaz Boykin,
Dakari Bryant,
Tyler Dixie,
Mike Diyamona,
Izayk Dolo, Kamran Donald,
Preston Dukes, Marshawn Ferguson Jr.,
Jackson Ford,
Isaiah Freeman,
Aaron Garnett,
Julian Hall, Wil Hicks,
McOwens Innocent,
Chris Jackson,
Tae'Shaun Johnson,
Peyton Jones,
Alexander Labenow,
Daniel Lane,
Logan Lopez, Michael Matthews-McCanty,
Nare Means,
Kyle Molett, T.K. Paisant, Jordon Richburg,
Larrell Sharp,
Isaiah Smith,
Damarius Stewart,
Jaden Stubbs,
Daniel Ufua,
Jaqui Vaughan,
Jalen Walker,
Jalen Williamson-Thomas,
Jaden Wimberly
Lacrosse (25) – Jordan Alston,
Athan Barmer,
Dillon Bethea, Sukijai Clarke-Phillips, Amar'e Ford,
James Greene,
Matthew Hall,
David Jackson,
Myles Johnson,
Judah Johnson-Nixon,
Raphael Johnson-Nixon,
Miles Lancaster,
Braeden Lessane,
Blake Martin,
Logan McGill, Jadon Meyers,
Robert Mitchell,
Quincy Newland,
Ian Nicholson,
Owen Parham,
Zachary Ramseur,
Darius Stanley,
Christian Stringer,
Michael Tovar,
Theodore Wright
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (21) – Kemani Bailey,
Mia Bryson,
Laila Carpenter,
Brianna Charles,
Sophia Cormier,
Saniyah Evans, Nyla Felton,
Arriah Gilmer,
Madison Hardrick,
Layla Hasan,
Danielle James,
Kenidi Johnson,
Kylee King,
Imani Moultrie,
Peninah Mutisya,
Morgan Pruitt,
Senadzi Rankin,
Alanah Runge,
Emmani Shaw,
Peyton Wright, BelviaAnn Yangue
Cheer (19) – Jordynn Akuoko,
Joy Allen,
Makenzie Anderson,
Nailah Briggs, Sania Charles, Mackenzie Gibson,
Jayla Harris,
Madison Jackson,
Mylei Jackson,
Jazlyn Jordan,
Aliyah Kamara,
Sarah Ringwood,
Kaitlyn Rogers,
Madeline Simpson,
Jaelynn Smith,
Lauren Washington,
Kyndall Weathers,
Darah Williams,
Courie Wilson
Men's Basketball (7) – Aidan Haskins,
Elijah Kennedy,
Kellan Lewis,
Xzavier Long,
Josh Ogundele,
Etienne Strothers, Howard-John Wesley
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (13) –
Evan Adams, Mohammed Al-Yafee,
Justin Anderson,
Jaden Clark,
Chadison Cowan,
Jordan Dones,
Khalid Hamid,
Daye Karibi-Whyte,
Delano Lawrence,
Garth Naar,
Prince Osagie-Erese,
Jayden Perkins,
Floyd Tucker,
Marquis White
Softball (9) – Santrea Armstead,
Riley Bohanon,
Taylor Ivey,
Kylee Quinn, Jayleen Reeves, McKenzie Jones, Violet Salazar,
Myiah Sutton,
Jasmine Venson
Women's Soccer (9)- Shaima Caesar Estevao,
Taryn Goodwin,
Eden Lander,
Elodie Metho,
Ava Philyaw,
Jayda Sutton,
Ellen Van Caenegem,
Makayla Wade,
Evan-Nichole Whitaker
Volleyball (6) – Cortni Adams,
Lyrique Alteus,
Lillian Campbell,
Leila Ricks,
Jaya Rimm,
Nia Thomas
Women's Basketball (5) – Tiani Abrams,
Aisha Dabo,
Kayla Lezama,
Akilah Shelton,
Olivia Smith
Men's Tennis (2) – Jude Killikelly, Rafael Muniz-Padilha
Women's Tennis (2) - Tanyaradzwa Midzi,
Melis Sakiroglu
Sailing (2) -Tyler Brown, Kiara-Lee Wright
Triathlon (2) – Niya Buckner, Imani Moultrie
