The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Places 48 on SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2/11/2026 | Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Student-Athlete Development
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss had 48 student-athletes earn a place on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll, which was announced by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday.
Ole Miss Athletics posted a department semester record 3.29 GPA last fall, with 17 of 18 teams and 63 percent of student-athletes registering at least a 3.0 GPA.
A total of 1,514 student-athletes from the 16 member schools of the SEC were honored in the fall list released today, which covers the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. For Ole Miss, those 48 student-athletes include all who finished their respective seasons as part of their competition rosters during the 2025 fall season.
Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution's NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. The following criteria will be followed: (1) An undergraduate student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. A graduate student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) of graduate school enrollment or have a cumulative graduate school grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. Undergraduate grade point average may not be included in the graduate point average calculation for a graduate student; (2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll; (3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons; (4) An undergraduate student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. A graduate student-athlete must have successfully completed 18 semester or 27 quarter hours of academic credit toward a graduate degree at the nominating institution; (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
Ole Miss Honorees (48)
Men's Cross Country (7)
Samuel Ferguson – Biological Science
Zack Gilbertson – Mechanical Engineering
Toby Gillen – Master of Business Administration
Aidan Hodge – Accountancy
Gabe Scales – Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.
Stone Smith – Mechanical Engineering
Evan Thorton-Sherman – Engineering
Women's Cross Country (7)
Beth Arentz – Master of Business Administration
Sophie Baumann – Allied Health Studies
Jo-Lauren Keane – M.S. in Sport Management
Adie Luna – Accountancy
Frances Luna – Finance
Samantha Ouellette – Dietetics and Nutrition
Brooke Preputnick – Exercise Science
Football (16)
Austin Acton – General Business
Mike Baker – General Business
TJ Banks – Public Health
Tyler Banks – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Caleb Blankenship – Forensic Chemistry
Chris Graves Jr. – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Jack Harper – General Business
Andy Jaffe – General Business
Trey Nightingale – Sport Management
Mac Owen – Sport & Recreation Admin.
Joshua Pfeifer – M.S. in Sport Management
Tavion Prather – Exercise Science
Devin Price – General Business
Brycen Sanders – General Business
Austin Simmons – Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.
Wyatt Smalley – General Business
Soccer (11)
Tate Blincoe – Accountancy
Evie Ewing – Exercise Science
Sarah Granno – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Taylor Howarth – Exercise Science
Isabella Leonard – Political Science
Lauren Montgomery – Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.
Taylor Prigge – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Katie Ramsden – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Georgia Skelton – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Grace Smith – Accountancy
Kate Smith – Accountancy
Volleyball (7)
Cameron Bradley – Management
Carson Eickenloff – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Melia Johnson – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Tessa Jones – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Shayla Meyer – Allied Health Studies
Cammy Niesen – Chemical Engineering
Mokihana Tufono – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center and Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development Mission
The mission of the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center is to promote academic and personal achievement through quality developmental and need-based programs designed to empower and holistically develop student-athletes for life after collegiate athletics.
Ole Miss Athletics posted a department semester record 3.29 GPA last fall, with 17 of 18 teams and 63 percent of student-athletes registering at least a 3.0 GPA.
A total of 1,514 student-athletes from the 16 member schools of the SEC were honored in the fall list released today, which covers the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. For Ole Miss, those 48 student-athletes include all who finished their respective seasons as part of their competition rosters during the 2025 fall season.
Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution's NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. The following criteria will be followed: (1) An undergraduate student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. A graduate student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) of graduate school enrollment or have a cumulative graduate school grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. Undergraduate grade point average may not be included in the graduate point average calculation for a graduate student; (2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll; (3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons; (4) An undergraduate student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. A graduate student-athlete must have successfully completed 18 semester or 27 quarter hours of academic credit toward a graduate degree at the nominating institution; (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
Ole Miss Honorees (48)
Men's Cross Country (7)
Samuel Ferguson – Biological Science
Zack Gilbertson – Mechanical Engineering
Toby Gillen – Master of Business Administration
Aidan Hodge – Accountancy
Gabe Scales – Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.
Stone Smith – Mechanical Engineering
Evan Thorton-Sherman – Engineering
Women's Cross Country (7)
Beth Arentz – Master of Business Administration
Sophie Baumann – Allied Health Studies
Jo-Lauren Keane – M.S. in Sport Management
Adie Luna – Accountancy
Frances Luna – Finance
Samantha Ouellette – Dietetics and Nutrition
Brooke Preputnick – Exercise Science
Football (16)
Austin Acton – General Business
Mike Baker – General Business
TJ Banks – Public Health
Tyler Banks – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Caleb Blankenship – Forensic Chemistry
Chris Graves Jr. – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Jack Harper – General Business
Andy Jaffe – General Business
Trey Nightingale – Sport Management
Mac Owen – Sport & Recreation Admin.
Joshua Pfeifer – M.S. in Sport Management
Tavion Prather – Exercise Science
Devin Price – General Business
Brycen Sanders – General Business
Austin Simmons – Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.
Wyatt Smalley – General Business
Soccer (11)
Tate Blincoe – Accountancy
Evie Ewing – Exercise Science
Sarah Granno – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Taylor Howarth – Exercise Science
Isabella Leonard – Political Science
Lauren Montgomery – Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.
Taylor Prigge – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Katie Ramsden – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Georgia Skelton – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Grace Smith – Accountancy
Kate Smith – Accountancy
Volleyball (7)
Cameron Bradley – Management
Carson Eickenloff – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Melia Johnson – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Tessa Jones – Integrated Mktg. Communications
Shayla Meyer – Allied Health Studies
Cammy Niesen – Chemical Engineering
Mokihana Tufono – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center and Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development Mission
The mission of the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center is to promote academic and personal achievement through quality developmental and need-based programs designed to empower and holistically develop student-athletes for life after collegiate athletics.
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