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37 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
3/31/2026 11:00:00 AM | General
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee's athletic department inducted 37 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society Monday night.
There were 19 male and 18 female student-athletes inducted into the Blue Raider's 21st class. Baseball had eight inductees followed by women's track with seven, football with six, women's golf, softball, and women's tennis with three each. Men's tennis and men's track had two each while men's basketball, women's basketball, and soccer had one each.
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 3.5 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 393 student-athletes into the society after just 20 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, 28 in 2019, 61 in 2021,18 in 2022, 39 in 2023, 35 in 2025, and 37 in 2026. There was not a class in 2017, 2020 or 2024.
2026 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees
Football
Diego Blattler
Elijah Carney
Austin Clemons
Sawyer Lovvorn
Jayson Lowe
KJ Miniefield
Women's Golf
Jillian Bowman
Nicole Johnson
Ella Manley
Baseball
Landen Burch
Cooper Clapp
Jack Fortner
Drew Horn
Jaxon Junnila
Tyler Minnick
Landon Sexton
Walker Shaw
Softball
Kennedy Chatman
Addy Edgmon
Onnika Spencer
Men's Tennis
Jonasz Dziopak
Freddy Murray
Women's Tennis
Sadbaroy Kholdarova
Zenn Lim
Lena Peyer
Women's Track
Hailee Gorham
Faith Nyathi
Laura Odivwri
Laila Rudolph
Viktoria Rusnakova
Sara Tompkins
Eleanor Towe
Men's Track
Joel Iheakolam
Juan Lucas de la Fuente
Men's Basketball
Chris Loofe
Women's Basketball
Emily Monson
Soccer
Hannah Murphy
There were 19 male and 18 female student-athletes inducted into the Blue Raider's 21st class. Baseball had eight inductees followed by women's track with seven, football with six, women's golf, softball, and women's tennis with three each. Men's tennis and men's track had two each while men's basketball, women's basketball, and soccer had one each.
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 3.5 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 393 student-athletes into the society after just 20 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, 28 in 2019, 61 in 2021,18 in 2022, 39 in 2023, 35 in 2025, and 37 in 2026. There was not a class in 2017, 2020 or 2024.
2026 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees
Football
Diego Blattler
Elijah Carney
Austin Clemons
Sawyer Lovvorn
Jayson Lowe
KJ Miniefield
Women's Golf
Jillian Bowman
Nicole Johnson
Ella Manley
Baseball
Landen Burch
Cooper Clapp
Jack Fortner
Drew Horn
Jaxon Junnila
Tyler Minnick
Landon Sexton
Walker Shaw
Softball
Kennedy Chatman
Addy Edgmon
Onnika Spencer
Men's Tennis
Jonasz Dziopak
Freddy Murray
Women's Tennis
Sadbaroy Kholdarova
Zenn Lim
Lena Peyer
Women's Track
Hailee Gorham
Faith Nyathi
Laura Odivwri
Laila Rudolph
Viktoria Rusnakova
Sara Tompkins
Eleanor Towe
Men's Track
Joel Iheakolam
Juan Lucas de la Fuente
Men's Basketball
Chris Loofe
Women's Basketball
Emily Monson
Soccer
Hannah Murphy
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