Wolf Pack Athletics celebrates at Scholar-Athlete Ceremony

NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans Athletics Department hosted its 19th annual Scholar-Athlete Ceremony on Tuesday, honoring 216 student-athletes for their success in the classroom in 2022. To be eligible for the recognition, Loyola student-athletes must have recorded a grade-point average of 3.0 or better during the two semesters in 2022, earned NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete status, or graduate this spring. 

 

"Once again our student athletes had an extraordinary year in the classroom," Loyola Director of Athletics Brett Simpson said. "We are so proud of their accomplishments and they continue to exceed our expectations as scholar athletes. We are also grateful to our faculty, staff, and coaches who support them and make academic success a priority."

 

A total of 198 student-athletes received either gold (4.0 GPA), silver (3.50-3.99) or bronze (3.00-3.49) status from Loyola, 74 were recognized by the NAIA as Scholar Athletes, and 59 are in line to graduate in May. 

 

The ceremony started with a brief introduction by Simpson and an invocation by Loyola Interim President Justin Daffron, S.J. Dr. Michael Capella (College of Business, Dean), Dr. Maria Calzada (College of Arts and Sciences, Dean), Dr. Michelle Collins (College of Nursing and Health, Dean) and Kern Mass (College of Music and Media, Dean) presented the Scholar-Athlete awards, Dr. Alicia Bourque (Vice President of Student Affairs) honored the NAIA Scholar-Athlete Teams, Dr. Tanuja Singh (Provost) handed out the Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards, and Father Daffron passed out the graduation stoles. Gregg Grovenburg, S.J. closed the ceremony with a benediction. 

 

A total of 88 student-athletes earned bronze status, 98 were silver, and 19 had a perfect 4.0 GPA to gain gold. Ninety-eight student-athletes represented the College of Arts and Sciences, 70 were from the College of Business, 27 came from the College of Music and Media, and three were in the College of Nursing. 

 

Loyola's 74 NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athletes and 59 graduates were both program highs as well.
 

Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Teams

Baseball, 3.10
Competitive Cheer, 3.33
Competitive Dance, 3.45
Men's Basketball, 3.21
Men's Cross Country, 3.39
Men's Tennis, 3.50
Men's Golf, 3.43
Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.07
Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.09
Women's Basketball, 3.38
Women's Cross Country, 3.13
Women's Tennis, 3.58
Women's Golf, 3.50
Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.31
Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.29
Women's Swimming & Diving, 3.63 
Volleyball, 3.21

Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Payton Alexander, Baseball
Wes Anderson, Baseball
Matthew Bratton, Baseball
Allen Dennis, Baseball
Jacob Coleman, Baseball
Kason Cullins, Baseball
Tucker Ganley, Baseball
Rossi Selvaggi, Baseball
Chandler Strader, Baseball
Matthew Villa, Baseball
Matthew Weil, Baseball
Brooke Lovato, Competitive Cheer
Tori Hollars, Competitive Cheer
Augustus Lodholz, Competitive Cheer
Jabez Berniard, Competitive Dance 
Rachel Berzas, Competitive Dance
Gabriella D'Angelo, Competitive Dance
Kele Johnson, Competitive Dance 
Elysse June, Competitive Dance
Megan O'Brien, Competitive Dance
Samuel Ater, Men's Basketball 
Andrew Fava, Men's Basketball
Joshua Leaney, Men's Basketball
Andrew Stagni, Men's Basketball 
Joshua Tolbert, Men's Basketball
Chase May, Men's Golf 
Timothy Peterson, Men's Golf 
Gabriel Porges, Men's Golf 
Justin Rabin, Men's Golf 
Sebastian Salazar, Men's Golf
Cade Scarborough, Men's Golf
Chase Venn, Men's Golf
Cameron Hinton, Men's Swimming
Kevin Sinanan, Men's Swimming
Francisco Arce Vieyra, Men's Tennis
Noah Banken, Men's Tennis 
Aubin Duchier, Men's Tennis
Theo Debackere, Men's Tennis 
Cristian Delgado, Men's Track and Field
Alejandro Medina, Men's Track and Field 
Gabriel Jacobson, Men's Track and Field 
Christian Hanson, Men's Track and Field
Braddock Lord, Men's Track and Field 
Jazmene McMillan, Women's Basketball 
Morgan Hervey, Women's Basketball 
Kate Petrovic, Women's Basketball 
Taylor Thomas, Women's Basketball
Lainey Cristan, Women's Golf
Lori Launey, Women's Golf 
Daniella Salazar, Women's Golf 
Shelby Walls, Women's Golf 
Jamie Abernathy, Women's Swimming
Mya Baker, Women's Swimming
Ella Balhoff, Women's Swimming
Norah Carr, Women's Swimming
Melanie Dunnuck, Women's Swimming
Lauren Gill, Women's Swimming
Hannah Richard, Women's Swimming
Anna Sitzman, Women's Swimming
Eve Thomas, Women's Swimming
Manuela Alban, Women's Tennis
Mathilde Camus, Women's Tennis 
Lucy Carpenter, Women's Tennis 
Madelynn Chavez, Women's Tennis
Selma Fereres, Women's Tennis 
Isabella Leaño, Women's Tennis
Ariana Salgueiro-Estela, Women's Tennis 
Bryana Bazile, Women's Track and Field 
Kaitlyn Becnel, Women's Track and Field 
Micaela Bradley, Women's Track and Field 
Amber Byrd, Women's Track and Field 
Bailey Braud, Women's Track and Field 
Cameron Diaz, Women's Track and Field 
Isabel Esteb, Women's Track and Field 
Catherine Heavey, Women's Track and Field
Abigail Reviel, Women's Track and Field 
Brittany Cooper, Volleyball 
Kailyn O'Neal, Volleyball
Rebecca LaCour, Volleyball

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