Texas Tech Student-Athletes Set Academic Records

LUBBOCK, TX — Texas Tech Athletics announced Friday a record-setting academic performance for the spring 2024 semester, highlighted by the highest spring GPA in department history and the second-highest single-term GPA overall.

The department's more than 400 student-athletes combined for a 3.38 GPA, just shy of the all-time record of 3.39 set in fall 2023. The strong semester boosted the department’s cumulative GPA to a new high of 3.41, surpassing the previous record of 3.40.

This marks the 21st consecutive semester in which Texas Tech student-athletes have recorded a departmental GPA of 3.0 or higher. Of the university's 13 athletic programs, 12 posted both a spring term and cumulative GPA above 3.0.

Three programs — women’s track and field, football, and women’s basketball — recorded the highest spring semester GPA in their respective histories. For the women’s track and field team, it was also the best GPA ever recorded by the program for any semester.

Top Team Performances (Spring 2024 GPA)

• Men’s Tennis: 3.75

• Women’s Golf: 3.73

• Soccer: 3.70

• Women’s Tennis: 3.57

• Volleyball: 3.48

• Women’s Track & Field: 3.46

• Men’s Golf: 3.46

• Women’s Basketball: 3.37

• Softball: 3.33 (while reaching the WCWS championship series)

Top Cumulative GPAs (as of Spring 2024)

• Soccer: 3.76

• Women’s Golf: 3.70

• Men’s Tennis: 3.61

• Women’s Tennis: 3.59

• Women’s Track & Field: 3.51

• Men’s Golf: 3.49

• Volleyball: 3.45

• Softball: 3.40

Individual Academic Achievements

• 93 student-athletes (25%) earned a perfect 4.0 GPA — the highest percentage in school history for a single term.

• 309 student-athletes (82%) recorded at least a 3.0 GPA — also a department record.

• 63 Red Raiders were named to the President’s List and 92 to the Dean’s List.

Graduation Highlights

• 49 student-athletes from 12 sports earned their degrees this spring, graduating with a combined 3.45 cumulative GPA.

• Graduates included standouts from football, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, volleyball, and softball.

Support Structure

Student-athletes benefit from the Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes, which offers academic guidance, private study spaces, computer labs, and tutoring resources from enrollment through graduation.

Note: Men’s and women’s track and field statistics include indoor, outdoor, and cross-country athletes.

Texas Tech Spring 2024 Graduates (Full List)

Baseball: Carson Baugh, Austin Green, Drew Woodcox
Football: Chief Collins, Gage Elder, Charles Esters III, Jackson Knotts, Jurrien Loftin, Behren Morton, Sterling Porcher, Charles Robinson, Caleb Rodkey, Cam’Ron Valdez
Men’s Basketball: Chance McMillian
Men’s Golf: Matthew Comegys, Baard Skogen
Men’s Tennis: Takeyasu Sekiguchi, Tyler Stewart
Men’s Track & Field: Tyler Stewart, Samuel Bennett, Garison Breeding, Stacy Brown Jr., Omamuyovwi Erhire, Demitrius Guerrero, Cole Omlin, Sincere Rhea, Oscar Rodriguez, Liam Walsh
Soccer: Faith Nguyen, Cassie Taylor
Softball: Erna Carlin
Volleyball: Emily Merrick
Women’s Basketball: Jordyn Merritt, Denae Fritz
Women’s Golf: Libby Fleming, Kylee Loewe, Chelsea Romas
Women’s Track & Field: Nakacee McNab, Destiny Smith, Fanny Arendt, Olivia Cade, Alyssa Colbert, McKenzie Davis, Victoria Gorlova, Alexis Griffith, Melanie Jacobs, Madeline McElroy, Edna Rotich, Sarah Zdansky

Texas Tech continues to emphasize academic success alongside athletic excellence, with strong institutional support guiding student-athletes to record-setting performance in the classroom.