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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana, led by fourth-time recipients Jodi Hill and Franziska Pirkl, has 37 members on the 2015-16 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
It's the second consecutive year that XU produced 37 for this honor. Student-athletes qualified with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher over both semesters.
Hill and Pirkl, both of whom graduated from Xavier in May, are among eight from the women's volleyball program to make the GCAC list. Women's track and field/cross country led Xavier with nine honorees.
Third-time GCAC honorees from Xavier are Alesha Smith (women's basketball), Terri Cunningham (women's track), Taylor Reuther (women's volleyball), Adam Albrecht (men's tennis), Jarvis Thibodeaux (men's basketball) and Brent Kitto (men's track/cross country). Freshman Brianna Pace (women's track/cross country) maintained a 4.0 GPA for both semesters.
"Congratulations to our student-athletes who made the GCAC Commissioner's Honor Roll," said XU Director of Athletics and Recreation Jason Horn. "We are proud of their accomplishments and their continued commitment to excel in the classroom and in their sports."
Xavier's list of honorees:
| Name | Sport | Year | Hometown (High School) |
| Jarvis Thibodeaux | Men's Basketball | Senior | Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) |
| Wesley Pluviose-Philip | Men's Basketball | Junior | Albany, N.Y. (Albany) |
| Mikayla Bates | Women's Basketball | Freshman | Baton Rouge, La. (University) |
| Jasmine Bush | Women's Basketball | Sophomore | Meridian, Miss. (Southeast Lauderdale) |
| Emoni Harvey | Women's Basketball | Senior | Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) |
| Donyeah Mayfield | Women's Basketball | Senior | Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg) |
| Kelsee Singleton | Women's Basketball | Junior | New Orleans, La. (Karr) |
| Alesha Smith | Women's Basketball | Senior | Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central) |
| Adam Albrecht | Men's Tennis | Junior | Ladna, Czech Republic (Gymnasium Breclav) |
| Manav Chakma | Men's Tennis | Senior | Agartala, India (Kendriya Vidyalaya Maligaon) |
| Kevin Chaouat | Men's Tennis | Senior | Sarcelles, France (home-schooled) |
| Tushar Mandlekar | Men's Tennis | Junior | Bhilai, India (Deepak Nagar) |
| Karan Salwan | Men's Tennis | Junior | New Delhi, India (Modern School) |
| Sha'Nel Bruins | Women's Tennis | Junior | Colfax, La. (Grant) |
| Tess Guarino | Women's Tennis | Freshman | Billere, France (home-schooled) |
| Jana van der Walt | Women's Tennis | Senior | Houston, Texas (de Aar) |
| Keairez Coleman | Men's Track and Field | Freshman | Harrisville, Miss. (Mendenhall) |
| Ethan Gipson | Men's Track and Field | Freshman | Memphis, Tenn. (Houston) |
| Erwin Simmons | Men's Track and Field | Sophomore | St. James, La. (St. James) |
| Brent Kitto | Men's Track and Field / Cross Country | Senior | Chalmette, La. (Holy Cross) |
| Zahri Jackson | Women's Cross Country | Senior | Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood Park) |
| Drew Chatters | Women's Track and Field | Sophomore | Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic) |
| Terri Cunningham | Women's Track and Field | Junior | Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King Magnet) |
| Dorian Hill | Women's Track and Field | Freshman | Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) |
| Janelle Jones | Women's Track and Field | Freshman | Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal) |
| Katelyn McMorris | Women's Track and Field | Junior | Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life Academy) |
| Maliya Vaughan | Women's Track and Field | Freshman | Elk Grove, Calif. (West Campus) |
| Clarke Allen | Women's Track and Field / Cross Country | Sophomore | Mendenhall, Miss. (Mendenhall) |
| Brianna Pace | Women's Track and Field / Cross Country | Freshman | Junction City, Kan. (Junction City) |
| Claudia Haywood | Women's Volleyball | Senior | Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova) |
| Jodi Hill | Women's Volleyball | Senior | Prairieville, La. (Dutchtown) |
| Kayla Jones | Women's Volleyball | Sophomore | Kansas City, Kan. (Piper) |
| Franziska Pirkl | Women's Volleyball | Senior | Munich, Germany (Theodolinden Gymnasium) |
| Taylor Reuther | Women's Volleyball | Senior | Metairie, La. (Dominican) |
| Kaelan Temple | Women's Volleyball | Sophomore | Houston, Texas (Lamar) |
| CeCe Williams | Women's Volleyball | Senior | Houma, La. (Vandebilt Catholic) |
| Aliyah Wilson | Women's Volleyball | Sophomore | Florissant, Mo. (Crossroads College Prep) |
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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