University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Bears Earn Nine Perfect APR Scores, 83 Student-Athletes Achieve 4.0 GPA in Spring 2025
5/27/2025 11:36:00 AM | General
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado student-athletes continue to shine academically. In the Spring 2025 semester, 83 Bears recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA, and the NCAA's most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) report showed nine UNC programs earning a perfect single year score of 1,000.
"I am proud of how hard our student-athletes work in competition and in the classroom. It's clear our student-athletes are excelling academically," said Director of Athletics Darren Dunn, "I am so appreciative of our coaches, the academic staff, and our great faculty with supporting student-athletes as we continue to build Champions for Life at UNC."
Spring 2025 4.0 GPA Student-Athletes
Listed by sport – First Last
Baseball
Trevor Landen
Men's Basketball
Jaron Rillie
Hunter Caldwell
Football
Micah Nanninga
Ezra Ekuban
Kalen Smedley
Jack Ziebell
Colton Patterson
Kia'i Keone
Leo Blumentritt
Kenny Lueth
Levi Little
Eric Gibson
Men's Golf
Talan Gover
Palmer Mutcheson
Davis Miller
Men's Cross Country / Track & Field
Cale Schafer
Nathan Plant
Wrestling
Andrew Donahue
Otto Cate-Cribari
Kameron Phillips
Women's Basketball
Olivia Loomis-Goltl
Louise Dykstra
Claire Fraser
Silvia Nativi
April Rummery Lamb
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Natasha Perales
Summer Olson
Shantell Hafner
Chloe Rylance
Alexa Oatman
Emily Beckner
Brooke Elfert
Gwen Seelye
Jessica Wilson
Savanna Amack
Women's Golf
Shae Maiorana
Liv Salonek
Softball
Jaycie Gandert
Isabelle DiNapoli
Baylie Kakallis
Alina Quinney
Katie Thomson
Tivoli Martinez
Kenzie Carter
Kamana Powell
Anne Polaski
Anna Wilming
Soccer
Abby Bush
Melina Faris
Morgan King
Ashley Hillman
Victoria Franza
Delaney Doremus
Leila Donnerberg
Riley Schneider
Brooke Holmberg
Taryn Rea
Maddie Smith
Lauren Fuller
Francesca Jordan
Paige Hill
Anneliese Wong
Esja Moore
Nora Dougherty
Lauryn Maggio
Isabella Haulman
Riley Johnson
Swimming & Diving
Gracie Moreland
Martina Yuki Trionfetti
Ellyson Lombardi
Kailyn Japuntich
Audrey Vannelli
Ariane Bernier
Lora Konter
Vitoria Simioni
Birgitta Ingolfsdottir
Volleyball
Maddie Davies
Zoe Gibbs
Brynn Reines
Alayna Tessena
Finley Schelhaas
Madison Rink
Spring 2025 Graduating Student-Athletes
Includes Latin honors where noted
Men's Basketball
Zachary Bloch
Quinn Denker
Women's Basketball
Silvia Nativi
Diana Saleh
April Rummery Lamb
Volleyball
Annette Baker – Cum Laude
Maddie Davies
Zoe Gibbs – Summa Cum Laude
Football
Jay Barry
Wilbur Berrios
Peter Costelli
Hunter Gibson
Murphy Gienger
Keenan Guthrie – Magna Cum Laude
Jordan Hornbeak
Zachary Hose
Dyson Kunz – Cum Laude
Brooks Maile
Dalton Miller
Carter Monda
Micah Nanninga
Ethan Louthan
Jacquez Robertson
Wacays Soloman
Saxon Wright
Dylan Nowatzke – Magna Cum Laude
Samuel Iongi-Amituanai
Hank Gibbs (MBA)
Jake King
Wrestling
Andrew Alirez
Donahue Andrew
Rudy Lopez
Cameron Lucero
Dominick Serrano
Jake Storey – Summa Cum Laude
Armando Garcia
Golf / Cross Country / Track
Natasha Perales – Cum Laude
Samantha Angus
Gracie Moreland – Summa Cum Laude
Alexa Oatman – Summa Cum Laude
Craiesha Johnson
Wendira Moss
Chloe Rylance
Shantell Hafner – Summa Cum Laude
Soccer
Melina Faris
Ashley Hillman – Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Franza – Summa Cum Laude
Delaney Doremus – Summa Cum Laude
Riley Schneider – Magna Cum Laude
Maddie Smith – Summa Cum Laude
Lauren Fuller – Summa Cum Laude
Keely Patterson – Summa Cum Laude
Kaya Lindberg
Syd Engelkins
Morgan King
Dylan Winters
Lauren Woodhull
Leila Donnerberg
Softball
Jaycie Gandert
Isabelle DiNapoli – Summa Cum Laude
Donovan Castillo
Angelique Navarro
Sabrina Javorsky
Nya Chacon (MBA)
Swimming & Diving
Madison Berg
Reese Hazan
Lily Mayer
APR Report Highlights (2023–24 NCAA Report)
Perfect 1,000 APR Scores:
Women's Basketball
Women's Cross Country
Women's Golf
Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Track & Field
Women's Volleyball
Men's Basketball
Men's Cross Country
Men's Track & Field
To stay up to date on all things UNC Athletics, visit UNCBears.com, follow the department on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and download the UNC Athletics App.
"I am proud of how hard our student-athletes work in competition and in the classroom. It's clear our student-athletes are excelling academically," said Director of Athletics Darren Dunn, "I am so appreciative of our coaches, the academic staff, and our great faculty with supporting student-athletes as we continue to build Champions for Life at UNC."
Spring 2025 4.0 GPA Student-Athletes
Listed by sport – First Last
Baseball
Trevor Landen
Men's Basketball
Jaron Rillie
Hunter Caldwell
Football
Micah Nanninga
Ezra Ekuban
Kalen Smedley
Jack Ziebell
Colton Patterson
Kia'i Keone
Leo Blumentritt
Kenny Lueth
Levi Little
Eric Gibson
Men's Golf
Talan Gover
Palmer Mutcheson
Davis Miller
Men's Cross Country / Track & Field
Cale Schafer
Nathan Plant
Wrestling
Andrew Donahue
Otto Cate-Cribari
Kameron Phillips
Women's Basketball
Olivia Loomis-Goltl
Louise Dykstra
Claire Fraser
Silvia Nativi
April Rummery Lamb
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Natasha Perales
Summer Olson
Shantell Hafner
Chloe Rylance
Alexa Oatman
Emily Beckner
Brooke Elfert
Gwen Seelye
Jessica Wilson
Savanna Amack
Women's Golf
Shae Maiorana
Liv Salonek
Softball
Jaycie Gandert
Isabelle DiNapoli
Baylie Kakallis
Alina Quinney
Katie Thomson
Tivoli Martinez
Kenzie Carter
Kamana Powell
Anne Polaski
Anna Wilming
Soccer
Abby Bush
Melina Faris
Morgan King
Ashley Hillman
Victoria Franza
Delaney Doremus
Leila Donnerberg
Riley Schneider
Brooke Holmberg
Taryn Rea
Maddie Smith
Lauren Fuller
Francesca Jordan
Paige Hill
Anneliese Wong
Esja Moore
Nora Dougherty
Lauryn Maggio
Isabella Haulman
Riley Johnson
Swimming & Diving
Gracie Moreland
Martina Yuki Trionfetti
Ellyson Lombardi
Kailyn Japuntich
Audrey Vannelli
Ariane Bernier
Lora Konter
Vitoria Simioni
Birgitta Ingolfsdottir
Volleyball
Maddie Davies
Zoe Gibbs
Brynn Reines
Alayna Tessena
Finley Schelhaas
Madison Rink
Spring 2025 Graduating Student-Athletes
Includes Latin honors where noted
Men's Basketball
Zachary Bloch
Quinn Denker
Women's Basketball
Silvia Nativi
Diana Saleh
April Rummery Lamb
Volleyball
Annette Baker – Cum Laude
Maddie Davies
Zoe Gibbs – Summa Cum Laude
Football
Jay Barry
Wilbur Berrios
Peter Costelli
Hunter Gibson
Murphy Gienger
Keenan Guthrie – Magna Cum Laude
Jordan Hornbeak
Zachary Hose
Dyson Kunz – Cum Laude
Brooks Maile
Dalton Miller
Carter Monda
Micah Nanninga
Ethan Louthan
Jacquez Robertson
Wacays Soloman
Saxon Wright
Dylan Nowatzke – Magna Cum Laude
Samuel Iongi-Amituanai
Hank Gibbs (MBA)
Jake King
Wrestling
Andrew Alirez
Donahue Andrew
Rudy Lopez
Cameron Lucero
Dominick Serrano
Jake Storey – Summa Cum Laude
Armando Garcia
Golf / Cross Country / Track
Natasha Perales – Cum Laude
Samantha Angus
Gracie Moreland – Summa Cum Laude
Alexa Oatman – Summa Cum Laude
Craiesha Johnson
Wendira Moss
Chloe Rylance
Shantell Hafner – Summa Cum Laude
Soccer
Melina Faris
Ashley Hillman – Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Franza – Summa Cum Laude
Delaney Doremus – Summa Cum Laude
Riley Schneider – Magna Cum Laude
Maddie Smith – Summa Cum Laude
Lauren Fuller – Summa Cum Laude
Keely Patterson – Summa Cum Laude
Kaya Lindberg
Syd Engelkins
Morgan King
Dylan Winters
Lauren Woodhull
Leila Donnerberg
Softball
Jaycie Gandert
Isabelle DiNapoli – Summa Cum Laude
Donovan Castillo
Angelique Navarro
Sabrina Javorsky
Nya Chacon (MBA)
Swimming & Diving
Madison Berg
Reese Hazan
Lily Mayer
APR Report Highlights (2023–24 NCAA Report)
Perfect 1,000 APR Scores:
Women's Basketball
Women's Cross Country
Women's Golf
Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Track & Field
Women's Volleyball
Men's Basketball
Men's Cross Country
Men's Track & Field
To stay up to date on all things UNC Athletics, visit UNCBears.com, follow the department on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and download the UNC Athletics App.
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