June 7, 2002

Five Golfers MakeDean’s List

Columbia, S.C. – As the University of South Carolina continues to have a banner year athletically, Gamecock student-athletes have also turned in their best academic performance ever, as USC released its athletic department academic report for the recently completed spring semester. The overall grade point average for USC student-athletes for the 2002 spring semester was 2.894, the highest on record. This performance tops the previous standard of 2.88 set a year ago in the spring of 2001.

The men’s golf team posted a 3.193 GPA with five members making the Dean’s list. Freshman Martin Rominger, who registered the lowest stroke average of the team in 2001-02, joined Matt Giffin, Alex Hamilton, Lee Taylor and Jake Thompson on the dean’s list.

USC Athletic Department Academic Report, Spring Semester, 2002

Baseball 2.885

Men’s Basketball 2.553

Women’s Basketball 2.561

Equestrian 3.193

Football 2.561

Men’s Golf 3.193

Women’s Golf 3.262

Men’s Soccer 2.974

Women’s Soccer 3.303

Softball 2.971

Men’s Swimming 3.272

Women’s Swimming 3.475

Men’s Tennis 3.175

Women’s Tennis 3.365

Men’s Track 2.560

Women’s Track 2.879

Volleyball 3.184

Overall 2.894