JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern State University student-athletes completed a record-setting semester in the classroom during the fall, earning a cumulative Fall 2025 grade-point average of 3.32, the highest fall semester student-athlete GPA on record.
 
187 MSSU student-athletes earned a 3.5 or better GPA while 78 of those student-athletes had a perfect 4.0. Standout 4.0 performers came from Women's Golf, Softball, Women's Basketball, Men's Golf, Football, Women's Soccer, and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field.
 
Eleven Lion programs had a GPA of 3.00 or higher for the Fall 2025 semester.
 
Women's Golf led all MSSU Athletic programs with a 3.83 GPA followed by Softball (3.73 GPA), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (3.57), Women's Basketball (3.53 GPA) and Volleyball (3.43).
 
On the men's side, Men's Golf paced the programs with a 3.35 GPA, while Baseball finished at 3.29 and Men's Cross Country/Track & Field had a 3.23.
 
A total of 25 student-athletes received their degrees from Missouri Southern State University during MSSU's Fall 2025 graduation ceremonies.
 
 
Football (10)
Colton Bass
Alex Curry
Nathan Glades
Isaac Kittrell
Dmitri Lloyd
Andrew Portillo
Torris Robinson
Huston Rotich
Hayden Sink
Chad Anderson

Women's Soccer (1)
Nathalia Luiz

Volleyball (2)
Tori Hamilton
Josey Golberg

Softball (2)
Katie Gray
Hannah Duin

Women's Basketball (1)
Reese Webb

Baseball (4)
Cole Gayman
Michael Moore
Alex Baker
Nate Mieszkowski

Track & Field (5)
Mackenzie Mayer
Lillian Hart
Peyton McBride
Holly Robinson
JaDarius Pigg