TEMPE, Ariz. – Continuing a strong connection between Sun Devil Athletics and Barrett Honors College at ASU, one of the best honors colleges in the nation, several members of the athletics department are once again members of the honors college.
Named the "Best Honors College" in the nation, the residential community has more National Merit Scholars than MIT, Duke, Brown, Stanford, or UC Berkeley.
"Barrett students who are uniformly excellent in academics are also often people who have excelled in other walks of life," said Dr. Mark Jacobs, Vice Provost and Dean of Barrett Honors College. "It frequently seems that a person who pushes for achievement in one area can carry that same drive into another. One of those areas is athletics, and Barrett is proud of our long tradition of honors student representation on all of ASU's sports teams."
Established in 1988, Barrett boasts 7500 total students with the unweighted average incoming freshman GPA a 3.8. Incoming freshmen to the honors college have an average 1360 SAT score and 29 ACT score.
All-American swimmer Grant House agrees with Dean Jacobs saying "I chose to go into the honors college because of the resources available for students. I wanted to reach my highest academic potential and I felt like Barrett would help me to do that. There's a lot of academic potential all over the campus, but Barrett had every resource I could want or need in whatever major or field of study I want to go into."
Sun Devil Lacrosse's Maddy Hunter concurs saying "Being a part of Barrett has given me access to resources and opportunities academically that I am so thankful for. It also pushes me to be the best student-athlete that I can be every day."
Among Barrett Honors College graduates in 2017-18, 85 percent went either straight into a job or to grad school. The class included 21 Fulbright Scholars and one Truman Scholar, among other national scholarship awardees.
Pac-12 All-Academic honoree and CoSIDA Academic All-District member Jamie Ruden of ASU women's basketball also speaks highly of her time in Barrett saying "I really enjoy the opportunity to be a part of Barrett Honors College because it enriches my overall education and there is a great community of people."
For All-American Tanner Hall of Sun Devil Wrestling, Barrett gives him the opportunity to diversify his life and experiences saying "One of the main reasons I chose Barrett was because I wanted to excel and become the best in all aspects of my life, not just athletics."
Barrett students take extra classes and do a thesis by the time they graduate in order to graduate with honors.
2018-19 SDA Barrett Honors College Members
Football (2): Corey Stephens, Kyle Williams
Men's Track & Field (2): Adam Meyer, Michael Renner
Women's Track & Field (2): Kaylee Antill, Samantha Noennig
Wrestling (5): Cade Belshay, Tanner Hall, Noor Kathem, William Pickren, Conner Small
Women's Basketball (1): Jamie Ruden
Beach Volleyball (7): Cierra Flood, Ellyson Lundberg, Cassidy Schilling, Kara Woodward, Tabitha Keever, Kendall Cady, Lauren Weintraub
Men's Cross Country (1): Fitzgerald Laurie
Women's Cross Country (3): Alexis Nichols, Megan Reniewicki, Angela Saitta
Gymnastics (5): Corinne Belkoff, Jessica Ginn, Kaitlin Harvey, Katelyn Lentz, Heather Udowitch
Lacrosse (6): Kristina Coppinger, Haley Gorke, Madelyn Hunter, Campbell Poe, Paige McGlothlin, Sydney Payne
Soccer (11): Christina Edwards, Aubree Incardone, Amanda Jones, Natalie Stephens, Eva Van Deursen, Julia Koharko, Isabel Dehakiz, Cori Sullivan, Tyla Tolbert, Jen Fortner, Olivia Nguyen
Softball (1): Isabella Loomis
Men's Swimming & Diving (4): Grant House, Aaron Beauchamp, Kevin Benavidez, Elijah Warren
Women's Swimming & Diving (3): Isa All, Sarah Bathe, Brady Estrada
Women's Tennis (2): – Cali Jankowski, Grace Koester
Triathlon (5): Rebecca Naughton, Kenzi Wilson, Kira Stanley, Audrey Ernst, Olivia Jenks
Water Polo (1): Rosie Huck
Named the "Best Honors College" in the nation, the residential community has more National Merit Scholars than MIT, Duke, Brown, Stanford, or UC Berkeley.
"Barrett students who are uniformly excellent in academics are also often people who have excelled in other walks of life," said Dr. Mark Jacobs, Vice Provost and Dean of Barrett Honors College. "It frequently seems that a person who pushes for achievement in one area can carry that same drive into another. One of those areas is athletics, and Barrett is proud of our long tradition of honors student representation on all of ASU's sports teams."
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— Arizona State University (@ASU) July 23, 2018
Established in 1988, Barrett boasts 7500 total students with the unweighted average incoming freshman GPA a 3.8. Incoming freshmen to the honors college have an average 1360 SAT score and 29 ACT score.
All-American swimmer Grant House agrees with Dean Jacobs saying "I chose to go into the honors college because of the resources available for students. I wanted to reach my highest academic potential and I felt like Barrett would help me to do that. There's a lot of academic potential all over the campus, but Barrett had every resource I could want or need in whatever major or field of study I want to go into."
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— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) September 27, 2018
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Sun Devil Lacrosse's Maddy Hunter concurs saying "Being a part of Barrett has given me access to resources and opportunities academically that I am so thankful for. It also pushes me to be the best student-athlete that I can be every day."
Among Barrett Honors College graduates in 2017-18, 85 percent went either straight into a job or to grad school. The class included 21 Fulbright Scholars and one Truman Scholar, among other national scholarship awardees.
Pac-12 All-Academic honoree and CoSIDA Academic All-District member Jamie Ruden of ASU women's basketball also speaks highly of her time in Barrett saying "I really enjoy the opportunity to be a part of Barrett Honors College because it enriches my overall education and there is a great community of people."
Putting the STUDENT in student-athlete ?? @JRuden52 maintained a 4.0 GPA last year as a student in @barretthonors?? #ScholarBaller pic.twitter.com/f3rbQ9iGbQ
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) September 24, 2018
For All-American Tanner Hall of Sun Devil Wrestling, Barrett gives him the opportunity to diversify his life and experiences saying "One of the main reasons I chose Barrett was because I wanted to excel and become the best in all aspects of my life, not just athletics."
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— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) September 28, 2018
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??NWCA All-Academic
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Barrett students take extra classes and do a thesis by the time they graduate in order to graduate with honors.
2018-19 SDA Barrett Honors College Members
Football (2): Corey Stephens, Kyle Williams
Men's Track & Field (2): Adam Meyer, Michael Renner
Women's Track & Field (2): Kaylee Antill, Samantha Noennig
Wrestling (5): Cade Belshay, Tanner Hall, Noor Kathem, William Pickren, Conner Small
Women's Basketball (1): Jamie Ruden
Beach Volleyball (7): Cierra Flood, Ellyson Lundberg, Cassidy Schilling, Kara Woodward, Tabitha Keever, Kendall Cady, Lauren Weintraub
Men's Cross Country (1): Fitzgerald Laurie
Women's Cross Country (3): Alexis Nichols, Megan Reniewicki, Angela Saitta
Gymnastics (5): Corinne Belkoff, Jessica Ginn, Kaitlin Harvey, Katelyn Lentz, Heather Udowitch
Lacrosse (6): Kristina Coppinger, Haley Gorke, Madelyn Hunter, Campbell Poe, Paige McGlothlin, Sydney Payne
Soccer (11): Christina Edwards, Aubree Incardone, Amanda Jones, Natalie Stephens, Eva Van Deursen, Julia Koharko, Isabel Dehakiz, Cori Sullivan, Tyla Tolbert, Jen Fortner, Olivia Nguyen
Softball (1): Isabella Loomis
Men's Swimming & Diving (4): Grant House, Aaron Beauchamp, Kevin Benavidez, Elijah Warren
Women's Swimming & Diving (3): Isa All, Sarah Bathe, Brady Estrada
Women's Tennis (2): – Cali Jankowski, Grace Koester
Triathlon (5): Rebecca Naughton, Kenzi Wilson, Kira Stanley, Audrey Ernst, Olivia Jenks
Water Polo (1): Rosie Huck