Sports
Keydets named to SoCon Spring All-Academic Team, Honor Roll
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI was well-represented by the Southern Conference Wednesday as the league announced its Spring 2025 All-Academic Team and 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll.
SoCon Press Release
In order to achieve SoCon All-Academic honors, an athlete must hold a 3.20 cumulative GPA, be a sophomore or above in class standing and participate in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.
The Academic Honor Roll recognizes the student-athletes who attained a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher for the 2024-25 academic year but does not require an athletic participation level.
A total of 2,734 student-athletes across the league were named to the Honor Roll, a new record number since the program began in 1989. In addition, a total of 288 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA and 846 received the Commissioner’s Medal given to those who attain a 3.80 GPA or higher during the academic year.
A total of 180 VMI cadet-athletes were named to the 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll led by the lacrosse and women’s soccer teams with 23 entries apiece.
VMI registered 24 cadet-athletes on the Spring 2025 SoCon All-Academic Team led by Indoor Track and Field with 10 team members listed.
Five Keydets achieved a perfect 4.0 for the 2024-25 academic year including Dayton Bagwell and James Boynewicz from lacrosse, Cameron Jones from women’s soccer, Jack Joyce (football) and Samantha Layton from cross country/track and field.
A total of 36 VMI cadet-athletes earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal for achieving at least a 3.80 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year.
A full listing of VMI’s cadet-athletes named to either the Spring 2025 SoCon All-Academic Team or SoCon Academic Honor Roll is found below.
VMI Cadet-Athletes named to Spring 2025 SoCon All-Academic Team (24):
| Marcus | Van Alstine | VMI | Junior | Mechanicsville, VA | Baseball | International Studies |
| Caden | Plummer | VMI | Senior | Mechanicsville, VA | Baseball | Civil Engineering |
| Ryan | Peterson | VMI | Senior | VA Beach, VA | Baseball | International Studies |
| Kevin | Shank | VMI | Sophomore | Mt. Holy Springs, PA | Indoor Track & Field | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jack | Webb | VMI | Sophomore | Fort Wayne, IN | Indoor Track & Field | History/International Studies |
| Colin | Crenshaw | VMI | Sophomore | Richmond, VA | Indoor Track & Field | Chemisty |
| Patrick | Kiernan | VMI | Senior | Fairfax, VA | Indoor Track & Field | History |
| Hunter | Davis | VMI | Senior | Chesapeake, VA | Indoor Track & Field | English |
| Gretal | Shank | VMI | Senior | Mt. Holy Springs, PA | Indoor Track & Field | English |
| Caroline | Fiorillo | VMI | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Indoor Track & Field | Psychology |
| Jillian | Sisk | VMI | Sophomore | Henrico, VA | Indoor Track & Field | Civil Engineering |
| Evelyn | Anderson | VMI | Sophomore | Locust Grove, VA | Indoor Track & Field | International Studies |
| Reece | Guillet | VMI | Sophomore | Old Lyme, CT | Mixed Rifle | International Studies |
| Kevin | Shank | VMI | Sophomore | Mt. Holy Springs, PA | Outdoor Track & Field | Mechanical Engineering |
| Colin | Crenshaw | VMI | Sophomore | Richmond, VA | Outdoor Track & Field | Chemisty |
| Zachary | Denton | VMI | Sophomore | Arlington, VA | Outdoor Track & Field | Psychology |
| Hunter | Davis | VMI | Senior | Chesapeake, VA | Outdoor Track & Field | English |
| Gretal | Shank | VMI | Senior | Mt. Holy Springs, PA | Outdoor Track & Field | English |
| Caroline | Fiorillo | VMI | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Outdoor Track & Field | Psychology |
| Jillian | Sisk | VMI | Sophomore | Henrico, VA | Outdoor Track & Field | Civil Engineering |
| Evelyn | Anderson | VMI | Sophomore | Locust Grove, VA | Outdoor Track & Field | International Studies |
| Patrick | Jordon | VMI | Sophomore | Providence Forge, VA | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Darian | Tweedell | VMI | Sophomore | Dulles, VA | Women’s Rifle | International Studies |
VMI Cadet-Athletes named to 2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll (180):
| Samuel | Bennett | VMI | Baseball | Biology |
| Seth | Buchanan | VMI | Baseball | Computer Science |
| James | Douthat | VMI | Baseball | Economics & Business |
| Nathan | Hawley | VMI | Baseball | Civil Engineering |
| Kennen | Lewis | VMI | Baseball | Economics & Business |
| Ryan | Peterson | VMI | Baseball | International Studies |
| Caden | Plummer | VMI | Baseball | Civil Engineering |
| Owen | Riley | VMI | Baseball | Civil Engineering |
| William | Slater | VMI | Baseball | History |
| Boston | Torres | VMI | Baseball | Economics & Business |
| Marcus | Van Alstine | VMI | Baseball | International Studies |
| Rickey | Bradley, Jr. | VMI | Men’s Basketball | Economics & Business |
| TJ | Johnson | VMI | Men’s Basketball | Economics & Business |
| Cooper | Sisco | VMI | Men’s Basketball | Economics & Business |
| Bryce | Burnett | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Camden | Clinton | VMI | Football | Civil Engineering |
| Joseph | Comello | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| John | Covert | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Kouri | Crump | VMI | Football | Biology |
| Robert | Dunn | VMI | Football | Civil Engineering |
| Owen | Ham | VMI | Football | Psychology |
| Jonathan Hunter | Horton | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Tommy | Inge | VMI | Football | Civil Engineering |
| Jack | Joyce | VMI | Football | Mechanical Engineering |
| Thaddeus | Krush | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Ryan | McCarthy | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Omar | Miller | VMI | Football | Psychology |
| Jakari | Nicely | VMI | Football | Biology |
| Dylan | Poley | VMI | Football | International Studies |
| Steven | Riveros | VMI | Football | Civil Engineering |
| Luke | Schalow | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Collin | Shannon | VMI | Football | Psychology |
| Cody | Shelton | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Ben | Shrewsbury | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Chandler | Wilson | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Zion | Woody | VMI | Football | Economics & Business |
| Dayton | Bagwell | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | International Studies |
| Sean | Berzins | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Biology |
| James | Boynewicz | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Biology |
| Sebastien | Chicas | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Biology |
| Zachary | Connerty | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Charles | Faul | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Civil Engineering |
| Thomas | Finta | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Computer Science |
| Christopher | Golini | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Charles | Gormsen | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Erik | Gottmann | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Civil Engineering |
| Mason | Gustafson | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Joshua | Hallam | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | International Studies |
| Charles | Hunt | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Damian | Levin | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Civil Engineering |
| Warner | Lewis | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Jacob | McClure | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Luca | Minniti | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Simon | Moore | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Psychology |
| Luke | Mryncza | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Civil Engineering |
| Jack | Myhre | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Computer Science |
| Matthew | Nichols | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Alexander | Riley | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Scott | Streff | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | International Studies |
| Miller | Tatum | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Rex | Wyrick | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Economics & Business |
| Ty | Yonas | VMI | Men’s Lacrosse | Mechanical Engineering |
| Amari | Benjamin | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Economics & Business |
| Zacharia | Bouchachia | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Civil Engineering |
| Timofey | Dovgalyuk | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Economics & Business |
| Ian | Joya | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Economics & Business |
| Grant | Martin | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Conor | McGovern | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Biology |
| Andrew | Menges | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Mechanical Engineering |
| Cole | Mooney | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Mechanical Engineering |
| Woongchan | Oh | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Civil Engineering |
| Viktor | Petrusevski | VMI | Men’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Conner | Reid | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Economics & Business |
| Santiago | Rocha | VMI | Men’s Soccer | Computer Science |
| Alexei | Royar | VMI | Men’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Colin | Crenshaw | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Chemisty |
| Peter | Fiorillo | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Psychology |
| James | Gao | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | International Studies |
| Jackson | Geisendaffer | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | English |
| Benjamin | Hagerich | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Computer Science |
| Patrick | Kiernan | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | History |
| Patrick | Lowry | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | International Studies |
| Kevin | Shank | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Mechanical Engineering |
| Brian | Tavenner | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | International Studies |
| Jack | Webb | VMI | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | History/International Studies |
| Reece | Guillet | VMI | Rifle | International Studies |
| Alexander | Pohlman | VMI | Rifle | Civil Engineering |
| Wuyue | Xie | VMI | Rifle / Women’s Rifle | Applied Mathematics |
| Morgan | Burd | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Biology |
| Samuel | Calder | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Biology |
| Samuel | Castle | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nathan | Gilley | VMI | Men’s Swimming | International Studies |
| Ethan | Griffith | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Economics & Business |
| Will | Loftin | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Economics & Business |
| Jack | Mills | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Mechanical Engineering |
| Aadil | Pattada | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Computer Science |
| Matthew | Picard | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Mechanical Engineering |
| Austin | Reeder | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Modern Languages & Cultures/International Studies |
| Zachary | Richardson | VMI | Men’s Swimming | History |
| Pedro | Robertson | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Civil Engineering |
| Grady | Roman | VMI | Men’s Swimming | International Studies |
| Hampton | Wohlford | VMI | Men’s Swimming | Mechanical Engineering/Psychology |
| Joshua | Wolf | VMI | Men’s Swimming | International Studies |
| Caleb | Wolf | VMI | Men’s Swimming | History |
| Hunter | Davis | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | English |
| Zachary | Denton | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Psychology |
| Thomas | Gannon | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | International Studies |
| Christian | Larvie | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | English |
| Isaac | Osouna | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Economics & Business |
| Tazewell | Rae | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Civil Engineering |
| Cameron | Thomas | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Economics & Business |
| Dimethus | Thompson | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Jesse | Vaughn | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Psychology |
| Anthony | Wilkerson | VMI | Men’s Track & Field | Chemisty |
| Madeline | Albert-Day | VMI | Water Polo | Civil Engineering |
| Sarah | Fitzsimmons | VMI | Water Polo | Computer Science |
| Taylor | Hammond | VMI | Water Polo | Computer Science |
| Sadie | Smith | VMI | Water Polo | International Studies |
| Sydney | Smith | VMI | Water Polo | Biology |
| Anthony | Burke | VMI | Wrestling | Economics & Business |
| Alexander | Chirdo | VMI | Wrestling | Computer Science |
| Raymond | Cmil | VMI | Wrestling | English |
| Elijah | Cramer | VMI | Wrestling | Biology |
| Samuel | Dickey | VMI | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Dyson | Dunham | VMI | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Joshua | Evans | VMI | Wrestling | International Studies |
| Luke | Hart | VMI | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Patrick | Jordon | VMI | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Evan | Mason | VMI | Wrestling | Mechanical Engineering |
| Waylon | Rogers | VMI | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Wayne | Rold | VMI | Wrestling | Civil Engineering |
| Laura | Canaday | VMI | Women’s Rifle | Psychology |
| Alexis | Gonzalez | VMI | Women’s Rifle | History |
| Elizabeth | Stann | VMI | Women’s Rifle | English |
| Darian | Tweedell | VMI | Women’s Rifle | International Studies |
| Alexa | Avery | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Computer Science |
| Rachel | Baez | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Paige | Becker | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Isabella | Bruzonic | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Civil Engineering |
| Barrett | Callejo | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Biology |
| Sedona | Dancu | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Psychology |
| Audrey | Davis | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Gianna | De Cicco | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Civil Engineering |
| Lauren | Fyfe | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Yasmin | Heinisch | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Economics & Business |
| Cameron | Jones | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Psychology |
| Madeline | Karsonovich | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Mechanical Engineering |
| Katy | Layman | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Caroline | Marini | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Delilah | Martindale | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Daniela | Monastero | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Psychology |
| Cameron | Owens | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Biology |
| Abigail | Plageman | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Biology |
| Katelyn | Redlinger | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Civil Engineering |
| Courtney | Smith | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Applied Mathematics |
| Whitney | Tracy | VMI | Women’s Soccer | Biology |
| Samantha | Uschold | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Emily | Ward | VMI | Women’s Soccer | International Studies |
| Isabelle | Haer | VMI | Women’s Swimming | International Studies |
| Ollie | Hobbs | VMI | Women’s Swimming | Computer Science |
| Kimiya | Sabahi-Miab | VMI | Women’s Swimming | Computer Science |
| Noelle | Tong | VMI | Women’s Swimming | International Studies |
| Valerie | Tonnu | VMI | Women’s Swimming | Civil Engineering |
| Courtney | Novotny | VMI | Women’s Swimming / Water Polo | Biology |
| Meagan | Riding | VMI | Women’s Swimming / Water Polo | Biology |
| Makynna | Smith | VMI | Women’s Swimming / Water Polo | International Studies |
| Julia | Ward | VMI | Women’s Swimming / Water Polo | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Evelyn | Anderson | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | International Studies |
| Ruth | Dickersheid | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | Economics & Business |
| Naturale | Faison | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | Psychology |
| Julie | Freitas | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | International Studies |
| Semore | Green | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | Psychology |
| E’yana | Watson-Basnight | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | Computer Science |
| JeNiya | White | VMI | Women’s Track & Field | Economics & Business |
| Caroline | Fiorillo | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Psychology |
| Reagan | Gilman | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Biology |
| Zoffia | Gonzalez | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | International Studies |
| Olivia | Hurd | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Psychology |
| Samantha | Layton | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Civil Engineering |
| Gretal | Shank | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | English |
| Jillian | Sisk | VMI | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | Civil Engineering |