HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The Lincoln Memorial University athletics department will recognize 128 student-athletes for outstanding achievement in the classroom with the newly-minted Abe's Excellence Award at halftime of Thursday night's men's basketball game against Tusculum. 
 
The 315 student-athletes comprising the LMU athletics department put together a cumulative 3.16 grade-point average in the fall semester, which is one of the highest term GPAs in recent memory. More than a third of those athletes finished with a GPA of 3.5 or better that is required to receive the Abe's Excellence Award, while 13 student-athletes completed the fall semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
The 128 Abe's Excellence Award winners will be honored and presented their awards during a halftime ceremony at Thursday's men's hoops game.
 
"I couldn't be prouder of this year's Abe's Excellence Award winners, who exemplify what it means to be student-athletes," LMU Athletic Director Matthew Green said. "It's no small feat to handle the rigors of college athletics and academics, but these 128 young men and women do so regularly at an incredibly high level. I am proud of every one of our student-athletes at LMU and especially look forward to honoring this select group on Thursday night."
 
The women's soccer team led the department with 15 total Abe's Excellence Award winners, while the women's tennis and softball teams led the way in terms of highest percentage of players to achieve that distinction. Seven of the eight women's tennis players finished with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, while Javiera Gonzalez Soto and Rosa Smith both earned perfect 4.0 GPAs. The softball team saw 14 of its 17 players earn the Abe's Excellence Award. The women's golf team also had a solid semester with seven of its 10 players finishing with a 3.5 GPA or better.
 
The men's and women's lacrosse teams as well as the men's soccer squad had 10 players claim the award, while the baseball team had 12, including Logan Augustine and Peter Pratti, who finished with 4.0 GPAs.
 
The complete list of Abe's Academic Award winners can be seen below:
 
Abe's Excellence Award winners
 
Baseball
Logan Augustine
Mason Ewers
Michael Frederick           
Ryan Gibson
Jonah Hartline  
Seth Hunt           
Brandon Jean
Eric Kalman
Grant Painter    
Peter Pratti
Tim Wages         
Henry Wright    
 
Men's Cross Country and Track and Field
Timote Colquhoun
Micah Hedgepeth           
Jorge Hernandez
Jacob King
Ryan Mecca
Jared Miller                       
Jon Slaven                          
Brandon Vaughn
 
Cheerleading
Carissa Allen
Torrie Cadle
Jake Carver
Lauren Elliott     
 
Dance
Skylar Hoskins  
Summer Robinson          
Brooke Williams               
 
Men's Golf
Kurtis Campbell               
Austin Collins    
Richard Hoskins               
Trevor Huckaby               
Cody Johnson
Garrett Metz
 
Men's Basketball
Devin Hankins
Hunter Spaw
Paul Woodson
 
Men's Lacrosse
Kyle Arcuri
Parick Cleary     
Jordan DeAngelis            
Kyle Fleck           
Joshua Hernandez
Colin Jackson    
Justin Tylor
Michael Kolodin               
Joseph Medel
Frank Sergi         
 
Men's Tennis
Moritz Hoerner
Joshua Peress
David Segarra Rius          
 
Men's Soccer
Hisham Abdelaziz            
Lucas Coro
Leonardo Da Silva           
Yinka Lawal        
Cole Luby                           
Jason Newell    
Thalles Silva       
Vittor Jardim     
Mathew Taylor
Philip Wong
 
Softball
Makayla Brantley
Rebecca Burchett
Lindsay Cecil
Teddi Collins
Savannah Couch
Kenzie Dixon
Ashlea Hunter
Meredith Johnson          
Alexandra Jones
Kristen McAndrew         
Jennifer Moose
Jacie Pittman
BriAnna Schrimpf
Samantha Smith
 
Women's Volleyball
Leanna Fleeman
Danielle Ged
Kiera Holland
Peyton McDaniel
Casey Mense
Erica Whiteaker
 
Women's Basketball
Courtney Coker
Blake Lamb
Ross Mathis
Karsen Sims
 
Women's Cross Country and Track and Field
Ontario Belter
Kelly Brown
Miranda Davenport       
Taylor Grigsby
Uria Thomas
Allie Vincent
Layney Vincent
 
Women's Golf
Kasey Ankrom
Danielle Burrell
Abigail Evans
Lise Malherbe
Celeste Stratton
Morgan Walker
Hannah Wilford               
 
Women's Lacrosse
Autumn Beddington      
Mia Blyden
Jasmin Click
McKenzie Edds
Kylah Endicott
Jessie Graham
Mackenzie Liedel
Amara Moss
Shannnon Novak
Melissa Saganich
 
Women's Soccer
Alyssa Berry
Courtney Boyd
Morgan Brinson
Caroline De Oliveria
Lauren Dusold
Allyson Flock
Josefin Hedstrom
Krista Holka
Michelle Hunter
Gloria Jara
Kathryn Lundy
Emily Peel
Khalia Rainey    
Katie Soall          
Kayla Stephens                                
 
Women's Tennis
Priscilla Bulandres                           
Javiera Gonzalez Soto   
Marta Pinol Royo                            
Rosa Smith                                         
Luz Solano                                          
Elena Vasilyeva                                
 
4.0
Logan Augustine, Baseball
Peter Pratti, Baseball
Carissa Allen, Cheerleading
Austin Collins, Men's Golf
Michael Kolodin, Men's Lacrosse
Philip Wong, Men's Soccer
Lindsay Cecil, Softball
Uria Thomas, Women's Track and Field, Cross Country
Celeste Stratton, Women's Golf
Mackenzie Liedel, Women's Lacrosse
Lauren Dusold, Women's Soccer
Javiera Gonzalez Soto, Women's Tennis
Rosa Smith, Women's Tennis