Jan. 30, 2006

Columbia, SC – Currently ranked No. 1 nationally on the women’s side and No. 15 on the men’s side, the South Carolina track and field teams are getting it done in the classroom as well. In the Fall, 2005 semester, the two teams combined to put eight men and women on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) and 31 men and women on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better).

The women posted a 3.2 GPA and the men were close behind at 3.15 GPA.

The women’s team had 39 of its 52 student-athletes post a 3.0 GPA or better in the Fall of 2005, while on the men’s side 23 of the 39 student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or better.

“We had an excellent fall. I am so proud of all of them,” said USC Head Coach Curtis Frye. “The teams set the bar high academically in the fall and we expect no less of them in the spring. We are proud of each of them for working so hard in the classroom. My hat is off to the 46 men and women who posted a 3.5 GPA or higher. I challenge the entire team to push this semester to equal or better what they did last semester.”

South Carolina Women’s Track and Field Team – Fall, 2005

President’s List — 4.00 GPA (3 student-athletes)
Monica King (4.000)
Laura Regensburg (4.000)
Karen Wigal (4.000)

Dean’s List – 3.50 GPA or better (23 student-athletes)
Precious Akins (3.800)
Monica Bozenski (3.500)
Nicole Breves (3.906)
Kelsey Bristol (3.875)
Rebecca Chain (3.643)
Marisa Garcia-Quintana (3.529)
Caitlin Graham (3.688)
Chelsea Hammond (3.500)
Natasha Hastings (3.706)
Chelsea Kaczmarek (3.833)
Emily McPhetridge (3.531)
Emily Pease (3.906)
Anna Petrov (3.813)
Callie Rabun (3.692)
Juliette Reale (3.786)
Megan Robers (3.875)
Alyse Shayer (3.625)
Victoria Shobe (3.500)
Shalonda Solomon (3.857)
Cheryl Terrio (3.700)
Theresa Verostek (3.600)
Jackie Vignos (3.600)
Rebecca Woods (3.667)

South Carolina Men’s Track and Field Team – Fall, 2005

President’s List — 4.00 GPA (5 student-athletes)
Alan Houck (4.000)
Curt McGill (4.000)
Daniel McKenzie (4.000)
Jason Richardson (4.000)
Daniel Williams (4.000)

Dean’s List – 3.50 GPA or better (8 student-athletes)
Brook Antonio (3.667)
Adrian Durant (3.500)
Seth Hancock (3.500)
Thomas Hilliard (3.750)
Matthew Hoffman (3.600)
David Johannesmeyer (3.912)
Steve Mance (3.577)
Evan Slack (3.800)