WACO, Texas - For the fifth straight year BU produced 600 or more total Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selections as 669 BU student-athletes were so honored in 2015-16--349 for the 2015 fall term and 320 for the 2016 spring semester.
Of those earning 2015-16 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition, 92 were named with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for at least one of the two terms--53 in the fall semester and 39 for the spring term. Student-athletes must achieve a minimum 3.00 semester grade-point average to earn Commissioner's Honor Roll status.
Baylor has had at least 200 student-athletes earn Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition in each of the last 18 semesters with 300 or more being so honored in 11 of the last 12 terms.
In each of the last 16 semesters, the cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of all Baylor teams has been above a 3.0, with the last 11 terms (spring 2011,fall 2011, spring 2012, fall 2012, spring 2013, fall 2013, spring 2014, fall 2014 and spring 2015, fall 2015 and spring 2016) producing the highest semester GPAs in school history for any term.
For both the fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters, BU student-athletes produced the highest one semester GPA on record with a 3.28 mark. At the completion of the fall 2015 semester, three teams (women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf) had posted their highest GPA. For the spring 2016 term, four teams (baseball, acrobatics & tumbling, men’s cross country and men’s tennis) posted the team’s highest GPA. Overall, 16 teams posted a 3.0 GPA or better for either the fall or spring semester, including 15 squads with 3.0 or above for both terms.
The Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll is an inclusive honor for varsity sports sponsored by the league membership. The Honor Roll is recorded and released each semester and recognizes those student-athletes who had a 3.00 or better grade-point average in the previous semester. More than 3,000 student-athletes each semester have been named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in the league's 19-year history. Baylor has had more than 8,000 student-athletes honored since the Honor Roll began.
The spring 2016 semester proved yet again that Baylor student-athletes dominate not only on the field, but also in the classroom. This semester, 108 student-athletes from Baylor's varsity sports were named to the 2016 spring Dean's List. Dean's List recognition is awarded to Baylor students with a 3.7 grade-point average, enrolled in at least 12 hours and who make no grade lower than a C.
Spring Semester By the Numbers
4.0 GPA – 39
Courtney Pate – Acrobatics & Tumbling
Allison Steele – Acrobatics & Tumbling
Anna Webb – Acrobatics & Tumbling
Kirby Hill – Baseball
West Tunnell – Baseball
Riley Chador – Equestrian
Shannon Hogue – Equestrian
Samantha Howell – Equestrian
Lorin Salazar – Equestrian
Karyn Simpson – Equestrian
Jonathan Davis – Men’s Basketball
Matthew Perrine – Men’s Golf
Jimmy Bendeck – Men’s Tennis
Tomas Charlos – Men’s Tennis
Blake Bostick – Men’s Track
Greg Bostick – Men’s Track
Paul Gaschen – Men’s Track
John Ryan Hardy – Men’s Track
Sean McCullough – Men’s Track
Matthew Parham – Men’s Track
Kyle Scanlan – Men’s Track
Bridget Hamway – Soccer
Ashleigh James – Soccer
Julie James – Soccer
Robin Landrith – Softball
Jessica Tomchesson – Softball
Zoe Adom – Volleyball
Adrien Richburg – Volleyball
Alexandria Gulley – Women’s Basketball
Dylan Kim – Women’s Golf
Allison Kuntz – Women’s Golf
Giovana Maymon – Women’s Golf
Blair Shankle – Women’s Tennis
Tamara McVickar – Women’s Track
Maggie Montoya – Women’s Track
Jenna Pfeiffer – Women’s Track
Leila Rohde – Women’s Track
Megan Rule – Women’s Track
Catherine Zabilski – Women’s Track
Baylor Dean’s List – 108
Acrobatics & Tumbling – 11
Baseball – 6
Equestrian – 19
Football – 1
Men’s Basketball – 2
Men’s Golf – 5
Men’s Tennis – 7
Men’s Track – 13
Soccer – 11
Softball – 6
Volleyball – 3
Women’s Basketball – 1
Women’s Golf – 7
Women’s Tennis – 4
Women’s Track – 12
Spring 2016 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll – 320
Acrobatics & Tumbling – 32
Baseball – 28
Equestrian – 52
Football – 27
Men’s Basketball – 3
Men’s Golf – 12
Men’s Tennis – 11
Men’s Track – 30
Soccer – 29
Softball – 19
Volleyball – 11
Women’s Basketball – 5
Women’s Golf – 11
Women’s Tennis – 9
Women’s Track – 41
