JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lincoln student-athletes once again excelled in the classroom during the Fall 2020 semester, as 99 Blue Tigers posted grade points averages of 3.0 or higher. In addition, 24 student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 GPA, while the average grade point average of a Lincoln student-athlete in the fall was 3.18.
 
For the third-straight semester, grades by LU student-athletes were higher across the board than the previous grading term, as the average GPA for a Blue Tiger was 3.14 in Spring 2020.

"Our student-athletes perpetually improve themselves in both their respective sports and the classroom, and this past semester was no exception," said John Moseley, Lincoln University Director of Athletics. "Blue Tiger student-athletes continue to make the Lincoln University community proud, and I applaud our students for their hard work and our coaches for their dedicated commitment to excellence."

Seventeen members of the women's track & field and cross country programs earned grade point averages of 3.0 or higher this spring. The program also had six athletes who posted perfect 4.0 averages, resulting in a 3.63 team grade point average.

The Lincoln softball team had 16 athletes with a 3.0 or higher GPA, including seven with a 4.0, as the players combined for an impressive 3.57 team grade point average. Thirty-seven members of the football team had a 3.0 or better for the semester, with four players posting a 4.0.

The women's basketball team had 10 student-athletes with a 3.0 or better average, while the men's basketball team had seven. Both teams had an individual record a perfect 4.0. The men's track & field team, meanwhile, five members record at least a 3.0 average, with two achieving a 4.0.
 
Five members of the Lincoln women's golf team posted a grade point average of at least 3.0, with three athletes achieving a 4.0, as the program posted a team GPA of 3.65. Two members of the men's golf team additionally had a GPA higher than 3.0.

Seven of Lincoln's 11 athletic programs posted team grade point averages of 3.0 or higher: softball, women's golf, men's basketball, women's basketball, cross country and women's indoor and outdoor track & field.

The complete list of student-athletes with a 4.0 can be found below:

Cody Alexander, Football
Renea Ambersley, Women's Track & Field
Emalee Bennett, Women's Golf
Rebecca Bernadin, Women's Track & Field
AJ Bradley, Women's Basketball
Segale Brown, Women's Track & Field
Leslie Callahan, Softball
Kimone Campbell, Women's Track & Field
Hannah Clark, Softball
Kizan David, Men's Track & Field
Kamoy Fagan, Women's Track & Field
Payton Good, Softball
Mikala Jungmeyer, Women's Golf
Bekah Kirker, Softball
Jordan Lawson, Softball
Jameaka Mannings, Women's Track & Field
Alexandre Mugisha, Football
Jordan Notch, Men's Basketball
Cyril Spells, Football
Ashton Stalling, Softball
Assata Starks, Women's Golf
Ethan Steck, Football
Imar Tomlinson, Men's Track & Field
Madison Welker, Softball