SOCON RELEASE
 
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 15, 2026) – The Southern Conference announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2025-26 academic year on Wednesday. Overall, ETSU saw 256 of its student-athletes be recognized for their work in the classroom this year.
 
The Academic Honor Roll originated in 1988-89, when SoCon athletic directors established the award to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. The Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who participated in conference sponsored varsity sports and posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher for the academic year, were eligible the entire academic year and were members of the final squad lists. The award is different from the academic all-conference award which is determined by cumulative GPA and involves a participation requirement.

Overall, there were 2,698 selections to the honor roll. That is the second-most in SoCon history. Of this year's qualifiers, 862 earned the Commissioner's Medal, awarded to student-athletes who attain a GPA of 3.8 or higher throughout the year, and 281 posted perfect 4.0 GPAs. The Bucs had 13 student-athletes log a perfect 4.0 and 66 took home the Commissioner's Medal.
 
Below is the list of Buccaneers that finished the 2025-26 academic year with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
 
Griffin Sorrow – Baseball
William Hartig – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Pierson Layer – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Wesley Luisi – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Emily Jenkins – Triathlon
Lucia France – Women's Basketball
Sydney Harz – Women's Golf
Whitney Boone – Softball
Ainsley Parker – Women's Soccer
Eliza Everett – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Brianna Fulford – Women's Track & Field
Sophie Davis – Volleyball
Alex Kreutzmann – Volleyball
 
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