That total was the most UT has ever had on the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. It marked an improvement of seven over the 90 who made the list in 2020-21.
Furthermore, those numbers raised Tennessee’s total number of student-athletes recognized in 2021-22 to a program-record 372 combined on the Fall, Winter, Spring and First-Year SEC Academic Honor Rolls. That’s an improvement of 14 over last year and marks the seventh-consecutive year that Tennessee has seen an increased total number of student-athletes on SEC Honor Rolls.
The sum of 372 honorees translates to 68 percent of UT’s student-athletes being on SEC Academic Honor Rolls during the past academic year and also equates to improvement of 98.9 percent from the 187 who received honors in 2014-15.
On the 2021-22 First-Year SEC Honor Roll, the baseball team led the way for Tennessee with 15 student-athletes recognized, followed by women’s swimming & diving with 14 and women’s track & field with 13. Other programs with recipients include softball (8), men’s basketball (6), soccer (6), women’s basketball (5), football (5), rowing (5), volleyball (5), men’s swimming & diving (4), men’s track & field (4), men’s golf (2), men’s tennis (2), women’s tennis (2) and women’s golf (1).
A total of 1,045 student-athletes from around the league were named to the 2021-22 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, which is based on grades from the 2021-22 academic calendar.
Any student‐athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student‐athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll.
The criteria below will be followed:
(1) A student‐athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution.
(2) If a student‐athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll.
(3) Student‐athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student‐athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons.
(4) Prior to being nominated, a student‐athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non‐remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution.
(5) The student‐athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.
First-year student‐athletes in all sports may be named to the Honor Roll at the conclusion of their first full academic year in residence (spring, fall and summer terms).
2021-22 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
University of Tennessee
Baseball (15)
Drew Beam – Management
Gavin Brasosky – Journalism & Electronic Media
Blake Burke – Sport Management
Chase Burns – Sport Management
Logan Chambers – Child and Family Studies
Grant Cherry – Therapeutic Recreation
Chase Dollander – Therapeutic Recreation
Wyatt Evans – Linguistics
Seth Halvorsen – Hospitality & Tourism Management
J.D. McCracken – Psychology
Ryan Miller – Management
Christian Moore – Hospitality & Tourism Management
Ethan Smith – Sociology
Nathan Smith – Forestry
Seth Stephenson – Communication Studies
Men’s Basketball (6)
Jonas Aidoo – Journalism & Electronic Media
Quentin Diboundje – Business
Brandon Huntley‐Hatfield – Sport Management
Jahmai Mashack – Psychology
Handje Tamba – Exploratory
Zakai Zeigler – Mathematics
Women’s Basketball (5)
Alexus Dye – Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (Master’s)
Brooklynn Miles – Communication Studies
Sara Puckett – Kinesiology
Karoline Striplin – Journalism & Electronic Media
Kaiya Wynn – Kinesiology
Football (5)
Hendon Hooker – Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication (Master’s)
Chase McGrath – Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication (Master’s)
Walker Merrill – Finance
Maurese Smith – Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication (Master’s)
Da’Jon Terry – Communication Studies
Men’s Golf (2)
Laurent Desmarchais – Business Exploratory
Lance Simpson – Finance
Women’s Golf (1)
Bailey Davis W Golf Economics
Rowing (5)
Kayla Anderson – Human Resource Management
Alyssa Biernat – Political Science
Riley Ferdelman – Marketing
Maeve McConnell – Kinesiology
Paige Reymann – Kinesiology
Soccer (6)
Jenna Chatterton – Environmental Science
Jordan Fusco – Kinesiology
Taylor Huff – Management
Claire Rain – Journalism & Electronic Media
Jenna Stayart – Marketing
Ally Zazzara – Mechanical Engineering
Softball (8)
Erin Edmoundson – Business Administration (Master’s)
McKenna Gibson – Sociology
Shakara Goodloe – Kinesiology
Grace Keene – Management
Nicola Simpson – Psychology
Katie Taylor – Journalism & Electronic Media
Olivia Underwood – Kinesiology
Ryleigh White – Special Education
Men’s Swimming & Diving (4)
Jack Flanagan – Supply Chain Management
Griffin Hadley – Journalism & Electronic Media
Gus Rothrock – Supply Chain Management
Jack Stelter – Supply Chain Management
Women’s Swimming & Diving (14)
Emma Carlton – Communication Studies
Brooklyn Douthwright – Biomedical Engineering
Summer Eaker – Geology & Environmental Studies
Josephine Fuller – Psychology
Sammy Huff – Marketing
Anna‐Julia Kutsch – Political Science
Kate McCarville – Therapeutic Recreation
Asia Minnes – Management
Amber Myers – Biological Sciences
Madison Reese – Pre‐Professional Programs, Pre‐Dental
Summer Smith – Kinesiology
Bayley Stewart – Kinesiology
Sara Stotler – Sport Management
Ellen Walshe – Pre‐Professional Programs, Pre‐Medical
Men’s Tennis (2)
Conor Gannon – Sport Management
Emile Hudd – Philosophy
Women’s Tennis (2)
Olivia Symons – Kinesiology
Elza Tomase – Business Marketing
Men’s Track & Field (4)
Will Cronin – Business Administration
Dylan Scarnato – Sport Management
Tim Thacker – Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.)
Calvin Wetzel – Mechanical Engineering
Women’s Track & Field (13)
Olivia Barnes – Kinesiology
Sara Borton – Neuroscience
Brooke Dixon – Animal Science
Jasmine Fehr – Communication & Advertising (Master’s)
Natalie Lark – Sport Management
Marilyn McCarthy – Biological Sciences
Uchechi Nwogwugwu – Public Health (Master’s)
Mia O’Neil – Sport Management
Sarah Schmitt – Economics
Nicole Sreenan – Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication (Master’s)
Maia Stewart – Nursing
Rachel Sutliff – Chemical Engineering
Charisma Taylor – Business Administration‐Entrepreneurship (Master’s)
Volleyball (5)
Emily Beeker – University Exploratory
Ava Moes – Civil Engineering
Klaudia Pawlik – Finance
Breana Runnels – Management & Human Resources
Nicole Shanahan – Management & Human Resources