MURFREESBORO, TN – Middle Tennessee's athletic department inducted 61 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society in April. The 61 student-athletes is a new record for most inductees in a year for the Blue Raiders.

There were 35 female and 26 male student-athletes inducted into the Blue Raider's 16th class. Baseball had 12 inductees followed by nine from soccer, eight from softball, six from men's tennis, five each from volleyball and women's golf, and four each from football and women's track. There were three student-athletes from men's track, two each from women's tennis and women's basketball, and one from men's golf.

Chi Alpha Sigma is a non-profit organization established to recognize college students who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and senior years. The goal of the organization is to recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate athletes.

Middle Tennessee has now inducted a total of 276 student-athletes into the society after just 16 years of eligibility. In 2005, the first year Blue Raider student-athletes could be inducted, a total of 26 were recognized. Middle Tennessee placed 10 student-athletes into the society in 2006, 15 more in 2007, 10 in 2008, nine in 2009, 16 in 2010, 13 in 2011, four in 2012, 12 in 2013, 14 in 2014, seven in 2015, 26 in 2016, 24 in 2018, and 28 in 2019. There was not a class in 2017 or 2020.

2021 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees

Lani Rodriguez, softball
Mia Marinakis, softball
Gracie Kirby, softball
Savannah Freeman, softball
Kailey Ahlstrom, softball
Claire Smith, softball
Brooke McClure, softball
Jocelynn De La Cruz, softball
Lee Barnard, women's tennis
Zani Barnard, women's tennis
Max Rauch, men's tennis
Chris Edge, men's tennis
Pavel Motl, men's tennis
Sean Presson, men's tennis
Francisco De Amorim Rocha, men's tennis
Stijn Slump, men's tennis
Brett Shepherd, football
Jordan Palmer, football
Mike DiLiello, football
Brody Butler, football
Alexis Whittington, women's basketball
Amanda Whittington, women's basketball
Austin Cheeley, baseball
Brett Coker, baseball
Daniel Freeman, baseball
Jake Hagenow, baseball
Zac Keenan, baseball
Adam Link, baseball
Mason Speirs, baseball
Drew Vaden, baseball
Peyton Wigginton, baseball
DJ Wright, baseball
Josh Young, baseball
David Zoz, baseball
Peyton DePriest, soccer
Carolin Engelhard, soccer
Annica Fletemeyer, soccer
Olivia Hansen, soccer
Miya Lennon, soccer
Elizabeth Slavinsky, soccer
Hannah Suder, soccer
Katie Thomas, soccer
Elizabeth Watts, soccer
Emma Grever, volleyball
Samira Lawson Body, volleyball
Urte Neimantaite, volleyball
Sarah Sumida, volleyball
Mikaela Weidmann, volleyball
Sophie Burks, women's golf
Catherine Caudill, women's golf
Taylor Edlin, women's golf
Savannah Quick, women's golf
Madison Smith, women's golf
Palmer Sadlowski, men's golf
Ryan Matson, men's track
Brian Rono, men's track
Jaquez Torian, men's track
Patience Akanwogba, women's track
Akera Benton, women's track
Shawkia Iddrisu, women's track
Quanisha Marshall, women's track