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Coming off a record-breaking fall semester, USC Upstate student-athletes displayed another stellar semester. Upstate student-athletes added another great semester with a cumulative GPA of 3.31, with 51 student-athletes displaying a 4.0 GPA.
“Achieving a 3.30 department GPA is a testament to the discipline, determination, and academic commitment of our student-athletes”, said Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator, Sarah Gildersleeve Jones. “I’m incredibly proud of how they continue to raise the bar, not only by winning championships on the field, but also by excelling in the classroom. Their ability to balance their academic demands with competitive success truly defines what it means to be a student-athlete at USC Upstate. Congratulations to our student-athletes on another record setting semester!”
4.0 Student Athletes (Spring 2025)
Baseball: Ryan Fluharty, Reece Hemmerling, Max Kaplan, Maddux Scherer, Thayer Tavormina, Wylie Waters
Men’s Basketball: Nic Book
Men’s Golf: Herman Holst, Caden Sanders, Ross Wright
Men’s Track & Field: Addison Stone, Adrian Wilmot
Men’s Soccer: Bradyn Cobb, Eduardo De Oliveira, Thomas Herzog, Deshaun Mitchell, Emmanuel Uwazie
Softball: Ashlyn Brown, Amie Johnson, Abby Polk, Georgia Preddy, Carson Shaw, Riley Vogel, Marjee Williams
Volleyball: Caroline Cleveland, Julia Gladhill, Ali Jansen, Kennedy Lauck, Ashleigh Nicoll, Savannah Page, Kayla Spangler
Women’s Basketball: Emma Blair, Gwen Jenkins, Aubrie Kierscht, Cali Levine, Jeni Levine, Ava Miller
Women’s Golf: Grace Garner, Eliza Whiteside
Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country: Grace Glassmeyer, Adalie Harrison, Emma Grace Kutilek, Izzy Miserendino, Maureen Ortiz, Gabby Sanchez, Sofia Strom
Women’s Soccer: Caitlyn Davis, Meghan Groah, Savannah Noll, Adrianna Pepe, Payton Porter, Marley Walker
12 of 13 Athletic programs achieved a team GPA of 3.00 or higher continuing the excellence from the fall 2024 semester. Women’s cross country continued their recipe leading the department with a record breaking 3.92 Team GPA, which is a record high for a team’s semester GPA. Volleyball (3.62), Softball (3.58), Women’s Soccer (3.44), and Women’s Basketball (3.42) followed by finishing with top five team GPAs for the semester.
Team GPAs of 3.0 or Higher
Women’s Cross Country – 3.92
Volleyball – 3.62
Softball – 3.58
Women’s Soccer – 3.44
Women’s Basketball – 3.42
Men’s Soccer – 3.40
Baseball – 3.37
Men’s Cross Country – 3.33
Women’s Golf – 3.31
Women’s Track & Field – 3.19
Men’s Golf – 3.18
Men’s Basketball – 3.12
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