Pittsburgh, Pa. – Duquesne University student-athletes recorded their strongest academic performance in more than 15 years, posting a department-wide grade-point average of 3.52 across 20 varsity programs during the fall 2025 term.

All 20 programs finished with team GPAs above 3.0 for the third consecutive semester.

A total of 429 student-athletes — nearly 86 percent of the department — earned a spot on the Vice President of Athletics Honor Roll by achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Of those honored, 84 student-athletes recorded perfect 4.0 GPAs, while 295 earned a GPA of 3.5 or better.

The swimming and diving program led all teams with a department-best 3.82 GPA. Women's soccer and women's tennis each placed their entire rosters on the Vice President of Athletics Honor Roll.

Dukes with a 4.0 GPA This Fall (84)

Acrobatics & Tumbling: Alaina Baumgartner, Georgia Clancy, Michela Del Rosso, Abby Eberle, McKenna Fisher, Madeline Hollingsworth, Sienna Johnson, Carly Longenecker, Mireya Maymi, Abby McDermott, Genevieve Muise, Lea Philarom, Claire Piper, Briella Unger
Men's Basketball: Jake DiMichele, Lucas Prolla, Stef van Bussel
Women's Basketball: Mackenzie Blackford, Alexis Bordas
Bowling: Maribeth Baker
Men's Cross Country / Track & Field: Brendan Burns, Sam de la Riva, Joe Klanchar, Vincent Rupp, Isaac Wetzel, Nathaniel Woshner
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field: Selma Bajgoric, Ava Brewster, Brandi Brozeski, Nadia Constantakis, Isabella Costa, Capri DeCaro, Lexi Fluharty, Sylvia Kashak, Makayla Keck, Rose Kuchera, Madelyn Moretti, Elizabeth Pizon, Morgan Roemer, Anna Rorrer, Ryley Schwalm, Macie Steiner
Football: Cole Canty, Gary Satterwhite III
Golf: Katie Caryl, Katie Fodale, Sasha Petrochko
Lacrosse: Gracin Emerson, Chloe Holmes, Morgan Raines
Rowing: Sabrina Alcaro, Mikayla Bartos, Paige Engel, Erin Farr, Keira Kusmaul, Rosalie Nicholas
Men's Soccer: Dan Banks, Ashton Jell, Mikey Morales, Marko Rasmussen
Women's Soccer: Emerson Connelly, Taylor Coulter, Ayden Gagner, Natalie Gilbert, Claire Highland, Lindsay Krafchick, Libby Majka
Swimming & Diving: Lucy Backus, Brianne Dempsey, Lola Dragosavac, Ashley Freel, Caitlin Horning, Rachel Howard, Elly Huron, Claudia Rzeznik, Lexi Sundgren, Danica Wight
Men's Tennis: Chris Cianciotti
Triathlon: Robyn Hunt, Rachele Lavagno
Volleyball: Kylie Griffin, Tori Newton, Emersen Schrom, Hanna Wilson

VP OF ATHLETICS HONOR ROLL (pdf)

ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
Natalie Angland
Alaina Baumgartner *4.0*
Krista Bily
Jamie Bray
Kylee Carlson
Georgia Clancy *4.0*
Michela Del Rosso *4.0*
Mia Dipner
Abby Eberle *4.0*
Alia Ellis
Lauren Epting
McKenna Fisher *4.0*
Clare Frantti
Sarah Golie
Madeline Hollingsworth *4.0*
Taylor Hollis
Sienna Johnson *4.0*
Sabrina Kehler
Caileigh Kertis
Lindsay Kivlan
Carly Longenecker *4.0*
Eden MacMartin
Mireya Maymi *4.0*
Abby McDermott *4.0*
Genevieve Muise *4.0*
Lea Philarom *4.0*
Claire Piper *4.0*
Ailee Sheehan
Anna Trent
Briella Unger *4.0*
Taylor Wallace
Addie Wright

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Ethan Anish
Cam Crawford
Jake DiMichele *4.0*
David Dixon
Maximus Edwards
John Hugley IV
Frederik Jellum
Seamus McDermott
Lazar Milošević
Jakub Nečas
Lucas Prolla *4.0*
Stef van Bussel *4.0*

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Mackenzie Blackford *4.0*
Alexis Bordas *4.0*
Raymi Coueta
Harriet Ford
Gabby Grantham-Medley
Reina Green
Kellie McConnell
Nadia Moore
Maja Rohkohl
Raevin Washington

BOWLING
Maribeth Baker *4.0*
Anna Clark
Ivanna Fraticelli
Jazmyn Scott
Emma Siekierski

CROSS COUNTRY /
TRACK & FIELD
Emma Andreen
Selma Bajgoric *4.0*
Trinity Basara
Cydney Blahovec
Gina Bolla
Ava Brewster *4.0*
Brandi Brozeski *4.0*
Lauren Ciuca
Nadia Constantakis *4.0*
Isabella Costa *4.0*
Seava Cresta
Capri DeCaro *4.0*
Devlyn Faber
Lexi Fluharty *4.0*
Caroline Garbe
Mary Grusky
Sylvia Kashak *4.0*
Makayla Keck *4.0*
Rose Kuchera *4.0*
Eva Leatherman
Ella Lindberg
Kendall Lucas
Madelyn Moretti *4.0*
Gianna Mosca
Emery Moye
Melani Schmidt
Megan Palinski
Grace Patterson
Megan Penrod
Mia Pierce
Elizabeth Pizon *4.0*
Morgan Roemer *4.0*
Anna Rorrer *4.0*
Reagan Ryen
Kate Saum
Charly Schlauch
Ryley Schwalm *4.0*
Kyndra Seddon
Grace Senneway
Macie Steiner *4.0*
Lauren Stroka
Leah Trecki
Sophia Trevenen
Belal Abdelrahman
Jack Barnhisel
Mikey Bill
Jacob Bonnar
Brendan Burns *4.0*
Evan Castlevetere
Anthony Ciecierski
Ben Colli
Christian Cupp
Sam de la Riva *4.0*
Holden Eagle
Spencer Edey
Aiden Everett
Austin Foster
Sam Freedman
Maxwell Hamilton
Jayden Jordan-Loran
Nick Keller
Liam Kirkpatrick
Joe Klanchar *4.0*
Kyle Kochanski
Louie Liberatore
Nick Machado
Cody Mankowski
Colm Matheney
Colm McGroarty
Emery Moye
Dino Nadarevic
Zach Nash
Jonah Nizami
Nick Payne
Emery Plaza
Jack Pritchard
Jadon Rahman
Vincent Rupp *4.0*
Ryan Schiller
Ben Shields
Greg Tindle
Cleveland Wall
Isaac Wetzel *4.0*
Nathaniel Woshner *4.0*

FOOTBALL
Belal Abdelrahman
A.J. Ackerman
Brian Beidatsch, Jr.
Drew Boczek
Brady Boyle
Tommy Brandt
Matt Brooks
Aidan Buggey
Taj Butts
Lamere Byrd
Cole Canty *4.0*
Noah Canty
Michael Captline
Jaelen Carson
DJ Cerisier
Nate Chiarizio
Matt Clark
Ethon Cole
Tyler Collins
Zae-Mear Correll
Abdallah Daud
Ness Davis
Jackson Farrell
Tyler Feldkamp
Cole Feldstein
Ish Findlayter
Cam Frazier
Dom Fusca
Ryan Gaea
Tyler Glover
Alex Gochis
Andrew Graham
Aaron Gunn
DL Hardison
Dallas Harper
Nate Harper
Jaydon Harris
Garrett Harrold
Jordan Holmes
Dazhaun Hopkins
Omari Hopkins
Brock Janeda
Jermaine Johnson
Caleb Jones
TJ Jones
Nathan Keogh
Kevin Kurzinger
Logan Kushner
Charbel Latouf
Aiden Lehner
Connor Lenz
Riley Lisgar
Matt Marcinko
Noa Masui
Quan Rhodes-McKee
Cameron McLaurin
Tyson Meiguez
Luke Miller
Avery Morris
Kevin O'Donnell
Jabari Odoemenem
Brian Olan
Mike Osekowski
Nico Pate
Tony Perrotta
Ryan Petras
Henry Pickens
Alex Reese III
Xavier Rice
Tyler Riddell
Tyler Rieger
Evan Rordam
John Rottinghaus
Shane Sandrew
Gary Satterwhite III *4.0*
Tyler Soles
Shawn Solomon, Jr.
Donovan Stanley
Jacob Stephens
Isaiah Summerlin
Daniel Tarabrella
Deven Thomas
Sage Thomas
Aidan Vroom
Jace Williams
Dominic Yanoshak
Charlie Young

GOLF
Katie Caryl *4.0*
Katie Fodale *4.0*
Sasha Petrochko *4.0*
Lindsey Powanda
Lilly Powell
Abby Slankster
Ashley von Behren

LACROSSE
Faith Conaty
Kelsea Cooke
Ryan Cooke
Gracin Emerson *4.0*
Ali Evans
Chelsea Evans
Mia Failla
Sydney Girardi
Chloe Holmes *4.0*
Jadyn Jones
Morgan Kaiser
Abigail Krogmann
Megan LaBorne
Megan Marco
Casey McBride
Mia Piocquidio
Emma Raines
Morgan Raines *4.0*
Ella Roach
Addison Scanlon
Charlotte Stamper

ROWING
Sabrina Alcaro *4.0*
Jonah Althof
Lily Armstrong
Mikayla Bartos *4.0*
Rachel Behringer
Abigail Berger
Brooke Brindise
Macaela Christie
Serena DeCosmo
Anna Dering
Nina DiFonzo
Cherise Dicke
Catie Duffner
Paige Engel *4.0*
Erin Farr *4.0*
Nora Grace Foglia
Sydney Goodwin
Sarah Hartzell
Ella Hinchey
Morgan Kernan
Ella Kerrigan
Ellie Knuth
Kayla Kral
Keira Kusmaul *4.0*
Madison Lambert
Caitlin Langford
Cate Manclark
Emma Mills
Kat Muha
Amelia Nicholas
Rosalie Nicholas *4.0*
Margaret Osterhaudt
Isabelle Pilato
Dakota Psensky
Carli Reisinger
Grace Sammartino
Addison Selby
Julia Serdinak
Violet Shaw
Danielle Smith
Madelyn Strause
Jocelyn Tatarko
Reilly Tibbitts
Nicole Woroszylo
Katherine Zema

MEN'S SOCCER
Roni Badler
Dan Banks *4.0*
Sam Bennett
Bendix Bennetzen
Pepo Bravo
Mathieu Brick
Diego Chavez
Sam Coss
Cody Da
Johnny Dragisich
Jaxon Ervin
Sergios Feneridis
Luke Fiscus
Owen Gall
Blaize Hardy
Miles Imparato
Ashton Jell *4.0*
Dakota Jonke
Hákon Dagur Matthíasson
Grant McIntosh
Ashwin Menon
Aaron Meono
Mikey Morales *4.0*
Chris Philibin
Ben Pleavin
Marko Rasmussen *4.0*
Adrian Rosario
Daman Sangha

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Reagan Basehore
Anna Bundy
Julia Bursick
Abby Colangelo
Emerson Connelly *4.0*
Taylor Coulter *4.0*
Emily Eustace
Grace Ferency
Zoe Fries
Emma Fry
Ayden Gagner *4.0*
Natalie Gilbert *4.0*
Claire Highland *4.0*
Emma Hospodka
Ali Hughes
Lily Karsman
Alex Kasper
Reese Kershner
Kaitlyn Killinger
Lindsay Krafchick *4.0*
Paige Kuisis
Eva LaVecchia
Kayla Leseck
Skylar Leseck
Cait Mackey
Libby Majka *4.0*
Maya Matesa
Brianna Moore
Mackenzie Muir
Grace Paczko
Brynn Ramsey
Jenna Santiago
Jayden Sharpless

SWIMMING & DIVING
Lucy Backus *4.0*
Jess Burns
Erin Castagnero
Kaitlyn Connors
Brianne Dempsey *4.0*
Lola Dragosavac *4.0*
Ashley Felitsky
Ashley Freel *4.0*
Grace Hedger
Caitlin Horning *4.0*
Rachel Howard *4.0*
Elly Huron *4.0*
Anna Klotz
Norah Kotnik
Emily Kyre
Aislinn Mooney
Claudia Rzeznik *4.0*
Kira Schrecongost
Sydney Severini
Katie Simpson
Sierra Snow
Julia Sobun
Lexi Sundgren *4.0*
Danica Wight *4.0*

MEN'S TENNIS
Tancredi Alfano
Arnau Anton Garcia
Chris Cianciotti *4.0*
Gianluca Citadini
Austin Lai
Enrique Lana
Pierce Manning
Alfrendo Vogelaar

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Denisse Arinez Guilarte
Mila Badics
Naomi Lalonde
Sofia Lopez-Linares Perez
Alexandra O'Brien
Jasa Roka
Sofia Serrano
Taisia Yakunina

TRIATHLON
Arianna Flauto
Alaina Hicks
Robyn Hunt *4.0*
Mikele Jopson
Abby Kreber
Rachele Lavagno *4.0*
Vivien Mattice
Alexandria Meyers
Olivia Morgan
Kate Potashnik
Kadence Ribbink
Catherine Staley

VOLLEYBALL
Kaylie Baumgart
Maggie Colenbrander
Alexa Flowers
Kylie Griffin *4.0*
Madison Grimm
Ariel Helm
Carsyn Henschen
Ryan Hicks
Mirabella Iriarte
Tori Newton *4.0*
Emersen Schrom *4.0*
Chloe Wilmot
Hanna Wilson *4.0*

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