Pittsburgh, Pa. – A total of 294 student-athletes from Duquesne University that compete in 16 Atlantic 10 sports were named to the 2024-25 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Monday.

Earning academic distinction from the Atlantic 10 for the 2024-25 academic year were a total of 4,048 student-athletes, marking the sixth consecutive year that the total number of honorees exceeded 3,500. The Atlantic 10 average number of honorees per school is 289, while a total of 406 student-athletes tallied a perfect 4.00 grade point average (GPA) for the latest academic year.

A total of 38 Dukes across 11 sports posted a perfect 4.00 GPA during the 2024-25 academic year, led by women's cross country and track & field with 10 student-athletes. Included for Duquesne cross country and track & field were grad students Brooke Krally and Hannah Seitzinger, senior Serena Lalli, junior Megan Penrod, sophomore Anna Rorrer and freshmen Ava Brewster, Nadia Constantakis, Lexi Fluharty, Rose Kuchera and Morgan Roemer.

The Duquesne women's swimming & diving program featured eight student-athletes to record a perfect 4.00 GPA in 2024-25, including senior Haley Scholer, juniors Sydney Severini and Katie Simpson, sophomore Lexi Sundgren and freshmen Kaitlyn Connors, Brianne Dempsey, Ashley Freel and Rachel Howard. Sundgren, an occupational therapy major, has maintained a perfect 4.00 through her first two years on the Bluff.

Also recording a perfect 4.00 GPA for the Dukes in 2024-25 were Jake DiMichele and Lucas Prolla of men's basketball, Dan Banks and Ashton Jell from men's soccer and Joe Klanchar and Isaac Wetzel of men's cross country and track & field.

From the Duquesne women's soccer program, posting a perfect 4.00 GPA in 2024-25 were Ally Campanella, Tess Hopkins, Lindsay Krafchick and Cait Mackey, while the quartet were joined by Katie Fodale, Sasha Petrochko and Abby Slankster from women's golf, Lizzie Cleary, Gracin Emerson, Averi Foster and Hanna Pawela of women's lacrosse, Mikayla Bartos and Addison Selby from rowing and Emersen Schrom of volleyball.

The top three sports for the Atlantic 10 to be honored include women's cross country and track & field (521), men's cross country and track & field (422) and women's soccer (390), while the highest class represented is seniors with a total of 1,084 student-athletes. In all, a total of 2,784 student-athletes represented recorded a GPA of 3.50 or higher during the 2024-25 academic year.

Designed to recognize excellence in the classroom, a student-athlete in a sport sponsored by the A-10 at a full-member institution must have combined fall and spring semester of 3.0 or higher for the academic year to be selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Both freshmen and graduate students are eligible to receive the award. For a full list of honorees from Duquesne, please use the links associated with this article.

About the Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 and consists of 14 diverse members across eight states and Washington, D.C. The mission of the Atlantic 10 is to provide an enhanced student-athlete experience through 22 nationally competitive championship sports. The basketball-centric conference is committed to integrity, educational excellence and providing quality equitable championship experiences for its student-athletes, coaches and support staff. The membership consists of Davidson College, the University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, George Mason University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, Loyola University Chicago, the University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph's University and Virginia Commonwealth University. For more information, visit www.atlantic10.com.

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