July 11, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina topped the 2013-14 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll for the seventh-straight year, with 97 student-athletes earning the accolade this year, the conference released on Friday.

A total of 820 student-athletes were named to the first-year listing, running the year’s total to 3,270 student-athletes to gain a spot on one of the four honor rolls. South Carolina, with 336 student-athletes making one of the four releases, stands as the only member of the SEC with over 300 student-athletes making the list.

For this first-year release, Alabama came in behind the Gamecocks with 86, while Kentucky ranked third with 76 and Missouri fourth with 65. Georgia and Tennessee tied for fifth with 62.

The SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2013-14 academic calendar.

Each student-athlete must 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship or a letter winner; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.

South Carolina’s honorees follow, broken down by sport.

Baseball (8):
Gene Cone, Business
Canaan Cropper, Sport Management
Wil Crowe, Public Health
Logan Koch, Undeclared
Zack Madden, Business
John Parke, Business
Reed Scott, Public Relations
Jackson Smith, Sport Management

Men’s Basketball (7):
Demetrius Henry, Sport Management
Justin McKie, Sport Management
Duane Notice, Broadcast Journalism
Desmond Ringer, Public Health
Jaylen Shaw, Undeclared
Reggie Theus Jr., Sport Management
Sindarius Thornwell, Undeclared

Women’s Basketball (1):
India Farmer, Sport Management

Equestrian (8):
Courtney Allen, Exercise Science
Madison Brown, Sport Management
Makayla Clegg, Exercise Science
Bailey Mierzejewski, Pharmacy
Ashley Reichert, Business
Chloe Schmidt, Business
Lindsey Slack, Journalism
Madeline Valenzuela, Advertising

Football (8):
Larenz Bryant, Broadcast Journalism
Pharoh Cooper, Sport Management
Kelsey Griffin, Retail Management
Ali Groves, Business
Jasper Sasser, Sport Management
Jamari Smith, Sport Management
Devin Washington, Business
David Williams, Retail Management

Men’s Golf (2):
Ben Dietrich, HRTM
Kieron Fowler, Sociology

Women’s Golf (2):
Katelyn Dambaugh, Undeclared
Jia Xin Yang, Business

Men’s Soccer (7):
Ive Burnett, Nursing
Andrew Davis, Mechanical Engineering
Eli Dent, Business
Trey Gill, Business
Koty Millard, Exercise Science
Kurtis Turner, Undeclared
Marco Velez, Sport Management

Women’s Soccer (7):
Paige Bendell, Business
Anjel Brown, Chemical Engineering
Iris Dayton, Psychology
Chelsea Drennan, Pharmacy
Daija Griffin, Undeclared
Evelyn Robinson, Business
Claire Studebaker, Chemistry

Softball (7):
Nickie Blue, Sport Management
Effie Manahan, Visual Communications
Sarah Mooney, Public Health
Kate Shereyk, Chemistry
Kaylea Snaer, Psychology
Macey Webb, Sport Management
Victoria Williams, Elementary Education

Men’s Swimming & Diving (4):
Jonathan Boland, Exercise Science
Robert Gilchrist, Biology
Sam Lynch, Undeclared
Evan Mahoney, Civil Engineering

Women’s Swimming & Diving (7):
Cooper Brown, Biology
Megan Carlson, Criminal Justice
Danielle Kimball, Public Health
Jean Livingston, Nursing
Elizabeth Maltby, Business
Katie O’Brien, Business
Taylor Vincent, Public Health

Men’s Tennis (2):
Andrew Schafer, Business
Sam Swank, Undeclared

Women’s Tennis (2):
Caroline Dailey, Sport Management
Brigit Folland, Sport Management

Men’s Track & Field (5):
Ryan Bermudez, Journalism
Vince Esposito, HRTM
Jussi Kanervo, Business
Greg Lowing, Business
David Yang, Business

Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country (12):
Brittany Day, Biochemistry
Maya Evans, Public Health
Sarah Falta, Biochemical Engineering
Meri Heneage, Undeclared
Jill Lampe, Nursing
Leveshia McClain, Undeclared
Martha McCoy, Biology
Melanie Ng, Business
Tiffany Peacock, History
Mary Reiser, Exercise Science
Haley Saxby, Sport Management
Allison Sherman, Management

Sand Volleyball (2):
Morgan LaVigne, Visual Communications
Katie McCormick, Retail Management

Volleyball (6):
Jacqy Angermiller, Retail Management
KoKo Atoa-Williams, Exercise Science
Abby Feruck, Retail Management
Megan Kirkland, Exercise Science
Erin Neuenfeldt, Elementary Education
Helen Récaborde, Business