CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For the fourth consecutive season, the Queens University of Charlotte student-athlete population has recorded above a 3.3 GPA posting a 3.37 for the 2022-23 season. It is also the 12
th straight year that the department has recorded above a 3.0 GPA as 455 athletes earned a 3.0 or higher as they continue to excel in the classroom and competition.
"We celebrated many firsts in our transition from Division 2 to Division 1," said Director of Athletics Cherie Swarthout. "We watched the Royals rise on the field, court, pitch, diamond, and in the pool while maintaining academic excellence throughout the year. We have never lost focus on what is important, and our efforts are validated through our results in all three areas."
In total, 381 student-athletes were named to the Royals Athletic Director's Honor Roll for holding a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher. Of those recognized on the AD Honor Roll, 174 student-athletes achieved a 3.7 GPA or higher for the academic year giving them Athletic Gold Standard. Sixty-four student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for the academic year earning a place in the Athletic Royal Society. Together, the Royals programs had 137 graduates walk across the stage at this spring's commencement ceremony.
For the second straight year, the women's triathlon teams turned in the highest GPAs amongst teams. The club squad recorded a 3.94 GPA while the NCAA program finished with a 3.75 mark. The women's swimming program followed closely behind with a 3.72 GPA while the women's volleyball program notched a 3.66 mark. On the men's side, tennis led all programs with a 3.66 GPA. The men's triathlon program finished second with a 3.55 mark while cross country and track and field were close behind at 3.54.
Individually, Queens' Riley Cheek brought home the 2023 ASUN Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition becoming the first in Queens Athletics history. 43 Royals were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District while six Royals landed ASUN All-Academic Team honors.
During the 2022-23 season, the Queens women's rugby team captured their first NIRA Championship while the Royals club triathlon team won their third straight USAT Collegiate Club National Championship. Altogether, the Royals made 14 appearances in postseason play, including eight appearances in the ASUN Tournament.
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2022-23 Athletic Gold Standard (link PDF)
2022-23 Royals Athletic Society
Baseball
Nick Brassington
Riley Cheek
Christian Maggio
Nick Melton
Women's Basketball
Yvonne Lee
Dance
Jenna Plaisted
Field Hockey
Ellie Fitzgerald
Cassandra McKenzie
Hensley Miller
Ava Moser
Gilyse Rivera
Sydney Smith
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Gabriele Brandi
Mitchel Cox
Zak Freeland
Martin Knauer
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Melissa Delgado
Anna Janke
Cerys Lee
Peggy Prevette
Natalia Rodriguez
Lucy Walliker
Chloe Widmann
Men's Lacrosse
Lachlan Korn
Jacob Martin
Women's Lacrosse
Caroline Kraemer
Sharn Muffett
Isabella Swanson
Men's Rugby
Thomas Keay
Women's Rugby
Sabrina Houlihan
Jessica Sambor
Softball
Kasidi Staley
Men's Soccer
Boris Basara
Women's Soccer
Olivia Browne
Madyson Leone
Jada Palmer
Men's Swimming
Balazs Berecz
Brian Copley
Jan Delkeskamp
Andreas Marz
Yannick Plasil
Women's Swimming
Sarah Brown
Rebecca Dany
Giulia Grasso
Maike Jung
Sophia Lange
Men's Tennis
Lukas Gosselin
Samuele Pia
Women's Tennis
Hanna Axelsson
Men's Triathlon
Daniel O'Dell
Women's Triathlon
Lia Federbusch
Julia Flower
Sarah Gibbs
Franca Sophie Henseleit
Katharina Krosta
Cara Macdonald
Sam McInnes
Jana Millat
Reilly Schindler
Emma Teneza
Men's Volleyball
Ananias Hayes
Women's Volleyball
Abigail Criser
Wrestling
Stephen Faulkner
Melvin Rubio
