ACADEMICALLY
The Mocs’ student-athletes continue to have tremendous success in the classroom. Below are just a few of the Academic accolades UTC received last year: • The overall g.p.a. of the Mocs’ student-athletes has increased in seven of the last eight terms, culminating with a school-record-tying 2.97 in the spring. • Over half of all UTC student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 grade-point-average in each of the last six semesters. • Each member of the SoCon Champion women’s golf team made the Dean’s List in the spring. • Men’s cross country led the nation with a 3.81 g.p.a. and the women were fifth with a 3.73.
Chris Berry became the 13th Moc in school Maria Juliana Loza won the Dayle May Award history to be named Capital One Academic All- for the highest g.p.a. among the female senior American by CoSIDA. athletes at UTC.
Sara Poteat was a member of the Capital One Christina Teter made the Capital One Academ- Brandon Wright won the SoCon Title at 165 Academic All-District team and was on the ic All-District team and was on the SoCon All- and was one the Academic All-SoCon and Academic All-NWCA teams. NFCA All-Region team. Academic squad.
SOCIALLY The Chattanooga Mocs Athletics Department is heavily involved in community events throughout the year. UTC student-athletes, coaches and staff logged over 1,800 hours volunteering in the community over the last year at events such as canned food drives, the Freshman Move-In, Bloodanooga, Clean and Green and Read Across America. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) plans many of the Athletic Department’s community events. The Mocs have a presence at Chattanooga’s Special Olympics events each year. UTC student-athletes also host many events that engage the local community, such as the 2012 Southern Scuffle. Members of the Mocs wrestling team helped out The Lady Mocs hosted their second-annual Girls at the Ronald McDonald House Move-In Day.
Scouts Sports-A-Thon in Maclellan Gym in February.
Jackson Tresnan and members of the men’s Volleyball student-athlete Jennifer Kuroski Members of the women’s basketball team joined tennis team visited with veterans at the VA reads to elementary school kids on “Read a number of Mocs in the “Clean and Green” Across America” day. program to help keep up the area around campus. Outpatient Clinic.
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