UT Represented By 35 On Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

UT Represented By 35 On Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

April 15, 2026 | General, Men's Basketball, Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball

By: Eric Trainer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The University of Tennessee is represented by 35 student-athletes on the 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll, which was announced Wednesday by league commissioner Greg Sankey.

Women's swimming and diving led the way with 14 making the list. The men's swimming and diving team followed with 10 members earning academic accolades. Men's basketball had seven make the list, while four with women's basketball earned a spot on the honor roll.

A total of 769 student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll. It includes the sports of basketball, equestrian, gymnastics and swimming & diving. It is based on grades from the 2025 Spring, Summer and Fall terms.

Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution's NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

The following criteria will be followed:

(1) A student‐athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. A graduate student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) of graduate school enrollment or have a cumulative graduate school grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution.

(2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll.

(3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons.

(4) An undergraduate student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. A graduate student-athlete must have successfully completed 18 semester or 27 quarter hours of academic credit toward a graduate degree at the nominating institution.

(5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.

University of Tennessee 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Members

Men's Basketball (7)
Bishop Boswell -- Communication Studies
Campbell Duncan -- Biomedical Engineering
J.P. Estrella -- Sport Management
Grant Hurst – MS - Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
Felix Okpara -- Retail & Merchandising Mgmt.
Gavin Paull -- Business Analytics
Cade Phillips -- Finance

Women's Basketball (4)
Talaysia Cooper -- Sport Management
Alyssa Latham -- Psychology
Zee Spearman -- Sociology
Kaiya Wynn -- Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communication

Men's Swimming & Diving (10)
Ben Bricca -- Finance
Koby Bujak-Upton -- Psychology
Martin Espernberger -- Electrical Engineering
Bennett Greene -- Management
Aidan Hill -- Kinesiology
Anthony Laurito -- Nuclear Engineering
Grayson Nye -- Management
Pedro Sansone -- Supply Chain Management
Nick Simons -- Sport Management
Nick Stone -- Sport Management

Women's Swimming & Diving (14)
Emily Armen -- Kinesiology
Sophie Brison -- Hospitality & Tourism Management
Tori Brostowitz -- Mathematics
Emily Brown -- Supply Chain Management
Julia Burroughs -- Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communication
Jillian Crooks -- Psychology
Emelie Fast -- Journalism & Electronic Media
Ella Jansen -- Kinesiology
Laura Littlejohn -- Nutrition
Hannah Marinovich -- Kinesiology
Lynae Shorter -- Journalism & Electronic Media
McKenzie Siroky -- Business Administration Exploratory
Camille Spink -- Sport Management
Lexi Stephens -- Nutrition