66 Gamecocks on SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll

July 8, 2008

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University South Carolina tied the University of Florida for top honors with 66 student-athletes on the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive announced today. Overall, 549 freshman student-athletes from the league’s 12 institutions were named to the list. The Gamecocks were the top school on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll as well.

To be on the Freshmen Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have either a GPA of 3.00 or higher at the nominating institution; be on scholarship or a letterwinner; have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment. The list is compiled from grades from the 2007-08 academic year.

A complete list of South Carolina’s student-athletes earning the honor is below.

Baseball (7)
Alex Burrell
Will Casey
Keegan Linza
Whit Merrifield
Jose Rodriguez
Richard Royal
Scott Wingo

Women’s Basketball (3)
Jordan Jones
Jewel May
Courtney Newton

Equestrian (6)
Alexandra Foster
Chloe Gray
Lucy Laffitte
Victoria Middleton
Abbey Rhode
Kyla Thurlow

Football (3)
Chris Culliver
Patrick DiMarco
Addison Williams

Women’s Golf (1)
Erika Holmen

Men’s Soccer (8)
Samuel Arthur
Vance Benson
Blake Brettschneider
Michael Lindsey
Jimmy Maurer
Evan O’Dell
Joshua Stewart
William Traynor

Women’s Soccer (4)
Alison Bagley
Maggie Blackwell
Brooke Jacobs
Brittiny Rhoades

Softball (4)
P.J. Fulmer
Cassie Gogreve
Laura Mendes
Jill Semento

Men’s Swim/Dive (3)
Ryan Langley
Michael Lawrence
Brett Sexton

Women’s Swim/Dive (6)
Allison Barr
Shaylyn Blake
Megan D’Urso
Bridget Halligan
Stephanie Hellenga
Megan Sparks

Men’s Tennis (2)
Johannes Pulsfort
Chris Sheehan