Men's XC Places 16 on America East Academic Honor Roll

(L-R) Samuel Hilts, Kevin Finn and Zachary Hooper were among 16 Wildcats named to the AE Honor Roll

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7/18/2025 2:33:00 PM | Academics, Men's Cross Country

Fourteen of 16 Named to Commissioner’s Honor Roll for 3.50 or Higher GPA

BOSTON – The 2024 UNH men's cross country team placed 16 members on the America East Academic Honor Roll, with 14 of the 16 (88 percent) earning Commissioner's Honor Roll status. Commissioner's Honor Roll honorees registered a fall semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher, while Honor Roll accolades go to student-athletes with a 3.00-3.49 fall GPA.

Four Wildcats registered a perfect 4.0 fall GPA: sophomore Matthew Allen (East Kingston, N.H.); freshman Taloosh Anderson (Mont Vernon, N.H.); freshman Carson Eames (Littleton, N.H.) and junior Zachary Hooper (Concord, N.H.).

Here is the complete list of Honor Roll students from the 2024 UNH men's cross country team:

Name	Hometown	Class	Fall 2024 GPA
Matthew Allen	East Kingston, N.H.	Sophomore	4.00
Taloosh Anderson	Mont Vernon, N.H.	Freshman	4.00
Watson Chodat	Malone, N.Y.	Sophomore	3.80
Carson Eames	Littleton, N.H.	Freshman	4.00
Kevin Finn	Kennebunk, Maine	Junior	3.75
Zachary Hooper	Concord, N.H.	Junior	4.00
Porter Hurteau	Milton, Vt.	Freshman	3.91
Brayden Kearns	Deerfield, N.H.	Senior	3.92
Gavin Malark	Stratham, N.H.	Freshman	3.91
John Murphy	Deerfield, N.H.	Junior	3.66
Carter Norton	East Greenbush, N.Y.	Freshman	3.91
Peyton Ramsey	Plainville, Conn.	Senior	3.50
Julian Rime	New City, N.Y.	Sophomore	3.66
Ian Smith	Munster, Indiana	Freshman	3.75
Samuel Hilts	Concord, N.H.	Junior	3.36
Xavier Lemieux	Buxton, Maine	Freshman	3.16

About America East Academic Honor Roll
This year 82 percent of student-athletes who competed in America East sponsored sports earned Honor Roll recognition for achieving at least a 3.0 GPA during the 2024 fall semester or 2025 spring semesters. A total of 58 percent of student-athletes and 2,047 in total earned Commissioner's Honor Roll status for registering a GPA of 3.5 or better. It is a 5% increase from the 2023-24 academic year and all nine schools achieved over 50%. Overall, 2,927 America East student-athletes were named to the Academic Honor Roll in 2024-25. America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom, including its sports Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Team honorees, Presidential Scholar-Athletes, Elite 18 recipients and Academic/Commissioner's Honor Roll.

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