Jordan Announces Fall Academic Athletic Director’s List
Volleyball earns highest grade point average with a 3.49
Student-athletes are expected to balance both their academic responsibilities with their athletic commitment. At Fisk University, the high standard of those commitments can be taxing to excel both in the classroom and on the court, field and mat.
Today, Fisk Athletic Director Valencia Jordan announced her 2024 Fall Academic Athletic Director's List. 76 students earned grade point averages of 3.0 and above. Four
of which had perfect 4.0 averages and nine freshmen made the cut.
Last spring Dabeluchukwu Okolo became Fisk Athletics' second athlete ever to be name Valedictorian of their class, the first was Joyce Raynor in 1992.
"Whenever I see athletes on campus, my first question for them is how are their classes going," said Jordan. "Dabeluchukwu set the bar high so now we are looking for a third to be top of their class. We have some outstanding athletes, but most importantly, we have a lot that excel in the classroom. I am proud of all of them, but especially proud of the four with 4.0s and the nine freshman. Juggling a rigorous class and athletic schedules is not easy. These athletes have made a great start for the rest of the season."
12 student athletes earned Gold Club status, which is a GPA between 4.0 and 3.9. Courtney Lumpkins (Women's Basketball & Women's Golf) Mya Robinson (Women's Basketball), Natasha Veness (Women's Volleyball), and Sydney Willis (Women's Volleyball) all had perfect 4.0 GPAs. Willis earned first team all HBCU Athletic Conference.
The Blue Club, which are individuals that had GPAs between 3.89 and 3.50, had 28 to make the list. Blue member Reagan Jones earned All American honors in volleyball. The Bulldog Club featured athletes with an average between 3.49 and 3.0. Last season's HBCU Female Athlete of the Year Morgan Price is among the 36 athletes that made that list.
Women's Volleyball had a banner season, winning 22 games and they boasted the highest team GPA at 3.49 and Ladies of R.A.G.E. Dance Team followed closely behind with 3.34.
The following teams had above a 3.0 team GPA for the semester:
Cheer
Gymnastics
Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Women's Basketball
Women's Volleyball
Athletes in bold with a (*) earned a 4.0 GPA for the semester. Athletes underlined are freshmen.
Gold Club: (3.90 - 4.0):
Courtney Lumpkins - Women's Basketball & Women's Golf*
Mya Robinson- Women's Basketball*
Natasha Veness - Women's Volleyball*
Sydney Willis - Women's Volleyball*
Erika Morris – Cheer
Madison Benson - Gymnastics
Kiara Richmon – Gymnastics
Analah Fearce - Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Doyell Cockrill - Men's Basketball
Ariana Hill - Women's T&F
Sahnee Dillahunt-Nedd - Women's Volleyball
Iyanla Thigpen- Women's Volleyball
Blue Club (3.50 - 3.89):
Madison Arbuckle - Cheer
Lauren Arnao - Cheer
Nylah Ellzey – Cheer
Destiny Giles – Cheer
Kai Parker – Cheer
Alainna Toombs - Cheer
Raneisha Wright - Cheer
Zanna Brewer - Gymnastics
Lyndsi Callier - Gymnastics
Skyy Henson - Gymnastics
Liberty Mora - Gymnastics
Naimah Muhammad - Gymnastics
Aliyah Reed- Hammon - Gymnastics
Sydney Smith - Gymnastics
Aiyana Thomas – Gymnastics
Dallas King - Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Madison Nelson - Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Raegan Waller - Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Michael Ashley - Men's Basketball
Kailon Benton-Hamilton - Men's Basketball
Chris Spears - Men's Basketball
Gerald Davis - Men's Golf
Keeli Burton-Oliver - Women's Basketball
Aninata McClow- Women's Basketball
Aja Coffey - Women's Volleyball
Aaliyah Bethea - Women's Volleyball
Michelle Kenton - Women's Volleyball
Reagan Jones - Women's Volleyball
Bulldog Club (3.00 - 3.49):
Kaci McNeil – Cheer
Naomi Taylor - Cheer
Arielle Wooten - Cheer
Allie Berkley - Gymnastics
Zyia Coleman - Gymnastics & Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Kaylei McDonald - Gymnastics
Sophia Pratt – Gymnastics
Morgan Price – Gymnastics
Jada Reese – Gymnastics
Ciniah Rosby – Gymnastics
Kailey Collier - Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Taylor Shafer-Thornton - Ladies of R.A.G.E.
Carrington Allen - Men's Basketball
Andre Bell - Men's Basketball
Ta'San Coleman - Men's Basketball
Tyler Coley - Men's Basketball
Lucious Jackson - Men's Basketball
Kelvin Lusk - Men's Basketball
Bryson Dickerson - Men's Golf
Gregory Terrell -Men's Golf
A'sah Glenn - Men's T&F
Zane Lange - Men's T&F
Jordyn Bailey - Women's Basketball
Jayla Bibbs - Women's Basketball
Krista Brandon - Women's Basketball
Laila Eliotti - Women's Basketball
Kierra Fulton - Women's Basketball
Karlye Drake - Women's Golf
Syrai Lovelace - Women's Golf
Jacquelyn Bownes - Women's T&F
Charis Benjamin - Women's Volleyball
Trinity Crawford - Women's Volleyball
Delaney Farver - Women's Volleyball
Nialah Gupton - Women's Volleyball
La'Niyah Lumpkin - Women's Volleyball
Kaidence Morton - Women's Volleyball