ATLANTA, Ga.- Following a successful year in the classroom, 66 Savannah State University student-athletes have earned a spot on the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for the 2025-26 year, the conference announced.
Of the 67 student-athletes named to the SIAC All-Academic Team, three were named to the SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 grade point average and to be eligible for the Commissioner's All-Academic Team,a student-athlete must have at least a 3.4 grade point average.
Representing Savannah State on the SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team were Sunzahra Liburd Banks, Madison Starling-Martin and Seth Stargell.
Sunzahra Liburd Banks, a member of the Lady Tigers tennis team, had a 3.977 grade point average while completing requirements in the SSU Master of Public Administration program.
Madison Starling-Martin, a member of the SSU softball team, had a 4.00 grade point average while majoring in biology.
Seth Stargell also had a 4.00 grade point average. He is a member of the Tigers baseball team and is a middle grades education major.
Football and baseball both had 13 members of their respective teams earn all academic honors while volleyball had eight and men's indoor track & field had seven. Men's outdoor track& field and softball had seven each, men's basketball had four, women's basketball had three and tennis had two. Women's indoor and women's outdoor track & field, men's cross country and men's golf had one each.
The overall grade point average for the SSU men's student-athletes was 2.930 while the women's overall grade point average was 3.104. The combined grade point average for all Savannah State student-athletes who compete in SIAC sports was 3.017.
2025-26 Savannah State SIAC All-Academic Selections
Sport Student-Athlete Year Major
| Football |
Elijah Stephens |
Senior |
Business Management |
| Football |
Ivan Kynes |
Junior |
Mass Communications |
| Football |
Tristian Sizemore |
Sophomore |
Accounting |
| Football |
Ameer Phillips |
Senior |
Electrical Engineering Technology |
| Football |
Austin Roberts |
Junior |
Business Management |
| Football |
Kendarious Brown |
Sophomore |
Business Marketing |
| Football |
Emmanuel White |
Senior |
Mass Communications |
| Football |
Lonnell McCall |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| Football |
Johnathan Orr |
Sophomore |
Mechanical Engineering Technology |
| Football |
Darrian Bell |
Graduate |
Master of Business Administration |
| Football |
Kevin Cobbs |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| Football |
Zyaire Williams |
Senior |
Business Marketing |
| Football |
Carter Payne |
Junior |
Business Management |
| M. Cross Country |
Jaden McPherson |
Freshman |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| W. Volleyball |
Makendra Cassell |
Junior |
Biology |
| W. Volleyball |
Mya McCall |
Sophomore |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| W. Volleyball |
Aaliyah Saunders |
Senior |
Business Management |
| W. Volleyball |
Aniyah Parks |
Sophomore |
Behavior Analysis |
| W. Volleyball |
Savannah Everett |
Senior |
Business Management |
| W. Volleyball |
Natalie Vaughn |
Junior |
Business Management |
| W. Volleyball |
Natalie Vaughn |
Junior |
Business Management |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Robert Estabrook |
Junior |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Gabriel Hinkins |
Freshman |
Business Management |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Jayden Wilson |
Senior |
Electrical Engineering Technology |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Jaden McPherson |
Freshman |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Tayshawn Williams |
Freshman |
Accounting |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Jahkhai St Louis |
Sophomore |
Biology |
| M. Indoor Track and Field |
Xavier Wilson |
Junior |
Business Marketing |
| W. Indoor Track and Field |
Samyah Berry |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| M. Basketball |
Warner Davis |
Senior |
Biology |
| M. Basketball |
Kelvin Cochran |
Junior |
Biology |
| M. Basketball |
Khalil Grace |
Senior |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| M. Basketball |
Micah Johnson |
Senior |
Business Management |
| W. Basketball |
Jazmin Thornton |
Junior |
Middle Grades Education |
| W. Basketball |
Ansley Hicks |
Junior |
Criminal Justice |
| W. Basketball |
Alayah Birch |
Junior |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| M. Golf |
Quentin Brooks |
Freshman |
Middle Grades Education |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Robert Estabrook |
Junior |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Gabriel Hinkins |
Freshman |
Business Management |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Jayden Wilson |
Senior |
Electrical Engineering Technology |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Jaden McPherson |
Freshman |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Tayshawn Williams |
Freshman |
Accounting |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Jahkhai St Louis |
Sophomore |
Biology |
| M. Outdoor Track and Field |
Xavier Wilson |
Junior |
Business Marketing |
| W. Outdoor Track and Field |
Samyah Berry |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| W. Tennis |
Jaeda Cooper |
Junior |
Behavior Analysis |
| W. Tennis |
Amaia Connor |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| W. Tennis |
Sunzahra Liburd Banks |
Graduate |
Master of Public Administration |
| W. Tennis |
Madeleine Nolan |
Junior |
Business Management |
| Softball |
Madison Starling-Martin |
Senior |
Biology |
| Softball |
Jayla Givens |
Sophomore |
Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| Softball |
Ansley Hudson |
Senior |
Sociology |
| Softball |
Tamia Aldridge |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| Softball |
Neveah Ford |
Senior |
Criminal Justice |
| Softball |
Kaitlyn Williams |
Sophomore |
Biology |
| Baseball |
Seth Stargell |
Senior |
Middle Grades Education |
| Baseball |
Noah Rodriguez |
Senior |
Business Management |
| Baseball |
Raymond Thomas |
Senior |
Biology |
| Baseball |
Gavin Jusino |
Junior |
Biology |
| Baseball |
Noah Brown |
Senior |
Business Marketing |
| Baseball |
Gabriel Breckenridge |
Senior |
Political Science |
| Baseball |
Josh Krutchik |
Junior |
Accounting |
| Baseball |
Jordan Payne |
Sophomore |
Computer Science Technology |
| Baseball |
Hakem Smith |
Senior |
Criminal Justice |
| Baseball |
Yan Cartaya |
Sophomore |
Accounting |
| Baseball |
Kidane Stephens |
Sophomore |
Business Management |
| Baseball |
Bryce Bause |
Sophomore |
Biology |
| Baseball |
Gregory Snead |
Senior |
Business Marketing |
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