LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University department of athletics distinguished 26 student-athletes who tallied a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA) during the 2019 fall semester.
The men's and women's tennis program both posted 3.8 cumulative team GPAs, the highest on campus.
Three student-athletes maintained cumulative 4.0 GPA's over their careers. It included junior Kiana Allen from women's track & field, junior Malea Dickerson from softball and sophomore Santiago Rocca from men's tennis.
The softball program recorded the most 4.0 GPA's with six, followed by five from women's soccer.
2019 Fall 4.0 GPA's
Kiana Allen, Women's Track & Field (Bio Pre-Professional)
Edrick Alsworth, Men's Basketball (NCAA Compliance and APR Reporting)
Benedicta Amankwah, Women's Soccer (Applied Science)
Theron Bonds, Football (Athletic Admin and Coaching)
Teona Bowles, Softball (Bio Health Science)
Dekari Courtney, Women's Track & Field (Elementary Education)
Malea Dickerson, Softball (Accounting)
Gemma Dunn, Women's Soccer (Health and Physical Education)
Lindsey Eldridge, Softball (Business Administration)
Shameka Grover, Women's Track & Field (Biology)
Diamond Hall, Women's Basketball (Bio Pre-Professional)
Jada Hargrove, Women's Basketball (Biology)
Kali Helms, Women's Soccer (History)
Keelee Huff, Softball (Sports Management)
Sofia Ievleva, Women's Tennis (Bio Pre-Professional)
Aysha Kirkland, Women's Basketball (Biology Pre-Physical Therapy)
Alessandra Maganuco, Women's Tennis (Business Administration)
Ivan Matas, Men's Tennis (Computer Science)
Colten Menges, Football (General Studies)
Simone McKinney, Softball (Psychology)
Elliott Pak, Men's Track & Field (Computer Science)
Kiri Parker, Softball (Biology Pre-Professional)
Santiago Rocca, Men's Tennis (Business Administration)
Sarah Joy Romain, Women's Soccer (Electro Mechanical Engineering)
Paula Cabeza Sole, Women's Soccer (Mass Communications)
Ammaarah Tim, Women's Tennis (Elementary Education)
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