JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern State University student-athletes completed a stellar semester in the classroom, earning a cumulative Spring 2026 grade-point average of 3.33.
 
64 MSSU student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 during the Spring 2026 semester. Standout 4.0 performers came from Women's Golf (3), Men's Golf (2), Softball (10), Women's Basketball (3), Baseball (6), Football (3), Men's Basketball (1), Volleyball (3), Soccer (9), and Men's (6) Cross Country/Track & Field, and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (18).
 
Softball led all MSSU Athletic programs with a 3.87 GPA.
 
On the men's side, Baseball paced the programs with a 3.30 GPA.

A total of 49 student-athletes received their degrees from Missouri Southern State University during MSSU's Spring 2026 graduation ceremonies.
 
Baseball (7)
Ethan Clark
Will Doherty
Jacob Filip
Kyle Kaempf
Jason Lazo
Brayden Luikart
Owen Schneider
 
Men's Basketball (1)
Prince Agbaeze
 
Women's Basketball (1)
Kennady Roach
 
Spirit Squad (4)
Emily Bysor
Ashlynn Patrick
Hannah Rhymer
Emma Vilela
 
Football (9)
David Bethune
Ralph Covington II
Braeden Foster
Nathan Glades
Draper Parker
Faga'alu Siaki
David Va'a
Trace Willhite
Riley Hammons *
 
Men's Golf (4)
Carson Wampler *
Tucker Ford *
Dylan Bagley (Master's)*
Fielding Campbell (Master's)*
 
Women's Golf (1)
Cierra Tunley
 
Softball (5)
Emma Mason
Taylor Nuckolls
Carsen Tinkler
Emily Perry (Master's)*
Cady Dickey *
 
Women's Soccer (2)
Abigail Pasternak
Olivia Riggs
 
Track & Field (13)
Jaden Deaton
Cody Grant
Phillip Jefferson
Cedric Pearson
Miguel Solano Jr.
Garrett Strange
Maksym Andurukhiv (Master's)*
Abby Hobbs
Emma Hobbs
Keilee Johnson
Aubrey Skinner
Ashyiria Savage *
Katie Candrl (Master's)*
 
Volleyball (2)
Alana Moesch (Master's)*
Mataiya Barber *
 
* denotes a Summer 2026 Graduate