
USC Upstate Student-Athletes follows the recipe with another stellar semester in the classroom
6/3/2025 4:35:00 PM | Baseball, Cross Country, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, General
Upstate student-athletes added another great semester with a cumulative GPA of 3.31, with 51 student-athletes displaying a 4.0 GPA.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - 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.Â
"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!"Â
4.0 Student Athletes (Spring 2025)Â
Baseball: Ryan Fluharty, Reece Hemmerling, Max Kaplan, Maddux Scherer, Thayer Tavormina, Wylie WatersÂ
Men's Basketball: Nic BookÂ
Men's Golf: Herman Holst, Caden Sanders, Ross WrightÂ
Men's Track & Field: Addison Stone, Adrian WilmotÂ
Men's Soccer: Bradyn Cobb, Eduardo De Oliveira, Thomas Herzog, Deshaun Mitchell, Emmanuel UwazieÂ
Softball: Ashlyn Brown, Amie Johnson, Abby Polk, Georgia Preddy, Carson Shaw, Riley Vogel, Marjee WilliamsÂ
Volleyball: Caroline Cleveland, Julia Gladhill, Ali Jansen, Kennedy Lauck, Ashleigh Nicoll, Savannah Page, Kayla SpanglerÂ
Women's Basketball: Emma Blair, Gwen Jenkins, Aubrie Kierscht, Cali Levine, Jeni Levine, Ava MillerÂ
Women's Golf: Grace Garner, Eliza WhitesideÂ
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country: Grace Glassmeyer, Adalie Harrison, Emma Grace Kutilek, Izzy Miserendino, Maureen Ortiz, Gabby Sanchez, Sofia StromÂ
Women's Soccer: Caitlyn Davis, Meghan Groah, Savannah Noll, Adrianna Pepe, Payton Porter, Marley WalkerÂ
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.Â
Team GPAs of 3.0 or HigherÂ
Women's Cross Country - 3.92Â
Volleyball - 3.62Â
Softball - 3.58Â
Women's Soccer – 3.44Â
Women's Basketball – 3.42Â
Men's Soccer – 3.40Â
Baseball – 3.37Â
Men's Cross Country – 3.33Â
Women's Golf – 3.31Â
Women's Track & Field – 3.19Â
Men's Golf – 3.18Â
Men's Basketball – 3.12Â
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