BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – 86 Tennessee State student-athletes were named to the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2025-26 academic year, the league announced Monday.

The Commissioner's Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who achieved at least a 3.25 grade-point average while meeting conference eligibility requirements during the academic year.

Tennessee State's honorees include Anthony Taylor, Breon Brown, Brendan Hale, Bryce Gray, Byron McNair, Epoki Fakaosi, Ethan Cunningham, Jalen Labranche, Jayden Cook-Morgan, Jaylon Price, Joel Vanderpuijetagoe, Robert Howell and Trevor Pearson (football); Damon Howard, Jayden Jones, Jabrion Spikes and Carlous Williams (men's basketball); Robert Hooper and Landon Thrasher (men's cross country); Luke Greig, Aden Napier, Isaac Napier, Jackson Pieratt, Quincy Robert, Sampo Stahl and Seojin Yoon (men's golf); Oladipo Akomolafe, John Davis, Gabriel Deng, Robert Hooper, Kolby Jones, Caleb Joshway, Collin McCall, Joshua McClendon, Kami Muvunyi, Bryce Sparks and Landon Thrasher (men's track and field); Amiyah Ferguson, Erin Martin, Icesis Thomas, Laila Lancaster, Shalance Montoya and XaiOnna Whitfield (women's basketball); Serenity Harry, Quinn Hudson, Sydney McGee and Madison Smith (women's cross country); Lucia Pantigozo, Anessa Riglos, Trixie Sabulao, Lorien Sweet and TaLese Vaughn (women's golf); Jada Harris, Serenity Harry, Quinn Hudson, A'Marie Khan, Sydney McGee, Pearl Onwumbiko, Madison Smith, Kara Stewart and Giah Thomas (women's track and field); Aroa Arrieta Castillo, Victoria Cooksey, Taylor Ellis, Claudia Murdasanu, Jovana Nikolic, Julie Tungamirai and Natalie Walsh (women's tennis); and Jasmine Blackburn, Miriam Gordon, Kristian Holder, Jace Jackson, Dani James, Jakeyla McDaniel, Tianna Salcido, Kyra Taylor and Alexis Woods (softball).

Six Tigers also earned OVC Academic Medal of Honor recognition after posting perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the 2025-26 academic year: Aroa Arrieta Castillo (women's tennis), Breon Brown (football), John Davis (men's track and field), Erin Martin (women's basketball), Lucia Pantigozo (women's golf) and Sampo Stahl (men's golf).

The OVC recognized 1,766 student-athletes on the Commissioner's Honor Roll during the 2025-26 academic year.