Eight Coppin State student-athletes earned a perfect 4.00 grade-point average during the 2012 fall semester and the athletic department reported an overall grade-point average above 3.00 for the seventh consecutive semester.
Christina Epps, Kendra Ireigbe, Michael Murray, Oleksiy Krylchuk, Roderick Peyton, David Ogan, Loren Johnston and Kareem Sallay each earned a perfect 4.00 grade-point average during the fall term.
Over 58 percent of the student-athletes at Coppin State earned a grade-point average of 3.00 or better during the fall semester led by the baseball team which had 18 members top the 3.00 scale.
Additionally, 10 Coppin State student-athletes who are enrolled in the Honors Program achieved a grade-point average of 3.00 or better.
"Our student-athletes took advantage of the structured protocol that requires being proactive, academically assertive and active communicators," said assistant athletic director Fred Reynolds. "I am exceptionally proud of the student-athletes, coaches and the academic resource center staff for consistently emphasizing academic excellence."
Bowling (3.48), Volleyball (3.43), men's tennis (3.35), women's tennis (3.18), softball (3.04), baseball (3.01) and women's track and field (3.00) each posted a team grade-point average of 3.00, or better, during the semester.
Additionally, the Coppin State student-athlete graduation success rate has continued to rise. During the 2005 cohort year, Coppin State posted a graduation rate of 69 percent, which is up from a rate of 65 percent in the 2004 cohort year.
4.00 Grade-Point Average
Christina Epps (Women's Track), Kendra Ireigbe (Volleyball), Michael Murray (Men's Basketball), Oleksiy Krylchuk (Men's Tennis), Roderick Peyton (Men's Tennis), David Ogan (Men's Tennis), Loren Johnston (Bowling), Kareem Sallay (Baseball)
3.50-3.99 Grade-Point Average
Dalton Cozart (Baseball), Rafael Eigenmann (Baseball), Will Grebenstein (Baseball), Alejandro Hernandez (Baseball), Jack Kraft (Baseball), Jay Maletz (Baseball), Amanda Boykins (Women's Track), Nefertiti Brown (Women's Track), Shena Brownell (Women's Track), Deandra Daniel (Women's Track), Alethia Edwards (Women's Track), Ronecia Nash (Women's Track), Victoria Lopez (Softball), Lauren Rogers (Softball), Danielle Smith (Softball), Candice Van Horn (Softball), Patrice Williams (Softball), Gabrielle Otero (Volleyball), Chelsee Sauni (Volleyball), Denali Sturgeon (Volleyball), Rayon Lawrence (Men's Track), Andre Thomas (Men's Track), Jeanine Manley (Women's Basketball), Omaah Tayong (Women's Basketball), Erica Washington (Bowling), Kache Woods (Bowling), Ashley Milo (Women's Tennis), Patrick Thomas (Men's Tennis)
3.00-3.49 Grade-Point Average
Ian Arciaga (Baseball), Alex Brown (Baseball), Shane Davies (Baseball), Jhar Devilme (Baseball), David Hamlett (Baseball), Paul Hawk (Baseball), Zach Hawk (Baseball), Andrew Kiessling (Baseball), Darryl Martinez (Baseball), Yahya Muhammad (Baseball), Nathan Pitts (Baseball), John Walls (Baseball), Bianca Chatman (Volleyball), Ani Green (Volleyball), Torie Livingston (Volleyball), Vanity Massey (Volleyball), Cindy Okpegbue (Volleyball), Ariel Richard (Volleyball), Kandace Thomas (Volleyball), Blake Anderson (Men's Track), Brandon Baskerville (Men's Track), Delroy Davis (Men's Track), Shane Green (Men's Track), Michael McCoy (Men's Track), Imhotep Simba (Men's Track), Kyra Coleman (Women's Basketball), Bria Harris (Women's Basketball), Jaleah Holsey (Women's Basketball), Shanice Maynard (Women's Basketball), Leola Spotwood (Women's Basketball), Niwayo Adjei (Men's Basketball), Andre Armstrong (Men's Basketball), Taariq Cephas (Men's Basketball), Sterling Smith (Men's Basketball), Brandon St. Louis (Men's Basketball), Phylea Daniels (Women's Tennis), Jennifer Mitchell (Women's Tennis), Lauretta Mukam (Women's Tennis), Tiffany Rice (Women's Tennis), Miranda Taylor (Women's Tennis), Ashley Bacote (Women's Track), Sandra Bonga (Women's Track), Irene Cherubet (Women's Track), Javonna Dickerson (Women's Track), Alyssa Barker (Softball), Nicole Boggs (Softball), Samantha Denlinger (Softball), Taylor Kairos (Softball), Tiffani Whaley (Softball), Daniel Nino (Men's Tennis), Reginald Robinson (Men's Tennis)
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