April 28, 2011

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Earning a 3.0 or higher grade point average over the last two semesters, 44 South Carolina student-athletes earned spots on the 2010-11 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive announced today. Overall, 395 student-athletes from the league’s 12 institutions were named to the Academic Honor Roll, which takes into account grades from the 2010 Spring, Summer and Fall terms.

For the Gamecocks, the women’s swimming and diving team led the way with 26 selections, and their male counterparts had 12. Women’s basketball put four players on the list for the fourth-straight season, and men’s basketball had two representatives. A complete list of South Carolina’s student-athletes earning the honor is below.

Men’s Basketball (2)
Ramon Galloway, Criminal Justice
Stephen Spinella, Business

Women’s Basketball (4)
Jewel May, Sociology/Psychology
Valerie Nainima, Marketing/Management
Marah Strickland, Political Science
Ebony Wilson, Psychology

Men’s Swimming and Diving (12)
Robert Cave, Accounting
Matt Columbus, Biological Science
Ryan Connolly, Management
James Crawford, Exercise Science
Rory Grigull, Exercise Science
Max Heinze, Management
Dan Jackson, Exercise Science
Collin Kaden, Sport Management
Brooks Ross, Insurance and Risk Management
Nikolas Sachs, Business
Brett Sexton, Geography
Garrett Snipes, Public Health

Women’s Swimming and Diving (26)
Aileen Atzhorn, Chemical Engineering
Whitney Avers, Exercise Science
Allison Barr, Sociology
Shaylyn Blake, Accounting
Blair Bowers, Exercise Science
Meghan Brockington, Public Health
Mallory Cage, Journalism
Courtney Callahan, Sport Management
Christina Canali, Psychology
Cassandra Cregar, Psychology
Sarah Deuell, Mathematics
Megan D’Urso, Finance
Courtney Forcucci, Exercise Science
Jordan Gibbs, Business
Logan Griffith, Sport Management
Lydia Hackert, International Studies
Bridget Halligan, Psychology
Alyssa Hand, Public Health
Stephanie Hellenga, Accounting
Lindsey Olson, Psychology
Anna Pfeiffer, Biological Sciences
Claire Shannon, Mathematics
Megan Sparks, Sport Management
Haley Staubach, Public Health
Laura Thomas, Exercise Development
Elizabeth Wilner, Public Health