MEMPHIS-The Christian Brothers University Athletics Department recognizes 66 student-athletes as inaugural Buccaneer Scholars. The athletes will be honored in a 5:30 p.m. ceremony Monday, April 4 in the University Theater.

Highlighting the awards are women's soccer defender Gabrielle Pilgrim (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS), who will graduate with the highest cumulative GPA of any CBU women's athlete, and baseball pitcher Cale Alexander (Bartlett, Tenn./Tipton-Rosemark Academy), who will graduate with the highest cumulative GPA of any CBU men's athlete. Pilgrim is an interdisciplinary studies: American cultural and literary studies major with a 4.0 GPA, while Alexander is a natural science major with a 3.71 GPA.

In all, 20 student-athletes earned Gold awards for carrying a GPA between 3.70 and 4.00. Another 11 earned Silver awards for GPA's between 3.50 and 3.69, while 35 earned Bronze awards for GPA's between 3.20 and 3.49. The levels correspond with CBU's GPA requirements for summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude, respectively. Thirty-four percent of CBU athletes are Buccaneer Scholars. In addition, baseball had the most honorees (12) and women's track and cross country had the highest percentage of its team honored (57%).

"We created the Buccaneer Scholars to celebrate the academic accomplishments of our student athletes," said Director of Athletics Brian Summers. "These athletes exemplify the balance required of NCAA Division II athletes to compete in the Gulf South Conference--one of the strongest conferences in the country—and succeed in the rigorous CBU academic environment. I'm proud that more than one-third of our student athletes would graduate with honors."
 

Gold Scholars (3.70-4.00)
Name	Sport
Cale Alexander (Bartlett, Tenn./Tipton-Rosemark Academy)	Baseball
Jake Barrett (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Soccer
Jannick Baumer (Emmendingen, Germany/Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen)	Men's Soccer
Chelsea Casaccia (Tampa, Fla./St. Benedict HS)	Women's Soccer
Jenna Cotter (Collierville, Tenn./Houston HS)	Softball
Daniel D'Alto (Collierville, Tenn./Homeschooled)	Men's Tennis
Shelley DeHarte (Morehead, Ky./Rowan County HS)	Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Rachel Farmer (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory HS)	Women's Tennis
Casey Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Baseball
Jeff Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Baseball
Katelyn Graham (Memphis, Tenn./St. Benedict HS)	Women's Soccer
Alexis Haddock (Collinwood, Tenn./Collinwood HS)	Women's Basketball
Abel Kim (Memphis, Tenn./Homeschooled)	Men's Tennis
Jeff Larkin (Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle HS)	Men's Basketball
Lauren Magdefrau (Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons HS)	Women's Soccer
Connor McNulty (Rogers, Ark./Heritage HS)	Volleyball
Ingrid Mello (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/American School)	Women's Soccer
Carlos Meza Amador (Tampico, Mexico/IEST Valles)	Men's Soccer
Gabrielle Pilgrim (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS)	Women's Soccer
Nic Pinarski (Lakeland, Tenn./Arlington HS)	Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Lauren Woog (Memphis, Tenn./Homeschooled)	Women's Tennis

 

Silver Scholars (3.50-3.69)
Name	Sport
Daniel Dahmash (Madison, Miss./Madison Central HS)	Men's Golf
Cody Garbuzinski (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Basketball
Daniel Kraus (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Golf
Joe Mattson (Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy)	Baseball
Charlie Oswald (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Basketball
Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS)	Softball
Samantha Reeves (Somerville, Tenn./Fayette Academy)	Women's Basketball
Sean Rutter (Bristol, England/Filton College)	Men's Soccer
Logan Stewart (Atoka, Tenn./Tipton-Rosemark Academy)	Baseball
Alex Trentman (Alexandria, Ky./Bishop Brossart HS)	Men's Basketball
Noah Vongphit (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS)	Men's Golf

 

Bronze Scholars (3.20-3.49)
Name	Sport
Mirissa Anderson (Memphis, Tenn./Word of Faith Christian Academy)	Women's Golf
Kasey Beekman (Aurora, Colo./Aliso Niguel (Calif.) HS)	Softball
Mikaela Blissett (Oran, Mo./Scott County Central HS)	Women's Basketball
Josh Bougher (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Basketball
Lucas Castleberry (Bryant, Ark./Bryant HS)	Baseball
Maddie Cobb (Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School)	Women's Soccer
Nick Cotros (Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Tennis
Anna Davis (Senatobia, Miss./Magnolia Heights HS)	Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Maya Ann Freeman (Little Rock, Ark./LISA Academy)	Women's Golf
Ellen Garner (Pulaski, Tenn./Giles County HS)	Women's Soccer
Caleb Goodwin (Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy)	Baseball
Patrick Gurley (Little Rock, Ark./Catholic HS)	Baseball
Michael Halley (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Baseball
Brian Harris (Morristown, Tenn./Morristown-Hamblen West HS)	Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Alexa Henderson (Prairie du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie HS)	Volleyball & Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Drew Hildreth (Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HS)	Men's Basketball
Shelbie Hunt (Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS)	Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Amy Koury (Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS)	Softball
Rachel Lee (Jackson, Tenn./Jackson Christian School)	Women's Basketball
Andrew McKeever (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Men's Soccer
Hailey McKinney (Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS)	Women's Tennis
Abby Moore (Oshkosh, Wis./Lourdes Academy)	Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Hannah Owen (Rogers, Ark./Heritage HS)	Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Jack Parker (Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy)	Baseball
Robert Rainer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota East HS)	Men's Soccer
Daniel Rodman (Nelson, B.C./L.V. Rogers HS)	Men's Soccer & Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Camilla Rodrigues (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/American School)	Women's Soccer
Mickayla Russell (Murfreesboro, Tenn./Central Magnet HS)	Volleyball & Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Peyton Sanderlin (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS)	Baseball
Gabrielle Sereika (Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute)	Softball
Kevin Tikhomiroff (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Complexo Eucacional Contemporaneo)	Men's Soccer
Jordan Toland (Ramelton, Ireland/Loretta Community School)	Men's Soccer
Nick Traylor (Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS)	Baseball