June 28, 2017

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of South Carolina had 93 students garner 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades, as announced by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Wed.

A total of 902 students were named to the 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. The 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2016 summer and fall terms as well as the 2017 spring semester for freshmen and transfers.

Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. The following criteria will be followed: (1) A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. (2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll. (3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons. (4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.

The Gamecocks ranked second on the first-year listing, as Alabama landed 102 on the roll this academic year. Kentucky came in third with 91.

For the 2016-17 academic year, South Carolina led the SEC with 378 students making the listing, just ahead of Alabama (372) and Kentucky (339).

Baseball (8):
Sawyer Bridges, Criminal Justice
Josh Gregory, Sport & Entertainment Management
Riley Hogan, Criminal Justice
Jonathan Jahn, Business
Graham Lawson, Retail Management
Justin Row, Sociology
TJ Shook, Exercise Science
Jacob Wright, Sport & Entertainment Management

Men’s Basketball (4):
Hassani Gravett, Public Health
Khadim Gueye, Pre-Business
Maik Kotsar, Pre-Business
Christian Schmitt, Pre-Business

Women’s Basketball (3):
Araion Bradshaw, Civil Engineering
Tyasha Harris, Sport & Entertainment Management
Alexis Jennings, Public Health

Beach Volleyball (6):
Hannah Edelman, Undeclared
Franky Harrison, Broadcast Journalism
Sarah Nacouzi, Chemistry
Carly Schnieder, Pharmacy
Caroline Skaff, Business
Katie Smith, Nursing

Equestrian (8):
Emma Farber, Business
Caroline Gute, Business
Madelynne Herlocker, Sport & Entertainment Management
Maddy Parker, Biology
Jordan Scott, Exercise Science
Madison Sellman, Biology
Bailey Tims, Business
Farley Wickre, Business

Football (5):
Jake Bentley, Exercise Science Sadarius Hutcherson, Sport & Entertainment Management
Kiel Pollard, Middle Level Education
Aaron Thompson, Retail Management
D.J. Wonnum, Sport & Entertainment Management

Men’s Golf (2):
Connor Chesky, Sport & Entertainment Management
Caleb Proveaux, Undeclared

Women’s Golf (2):
Ana Pelaez, Pre-Business
Anita Uwadia, Pre-Business

Men’s Soccer (6):
Smith Dawsey, Business
Campbell Gibson, Mechanical Engineering
Jeff Lu, Business
Luca Mayr, Business
Julian Veen Uldal, Business
Christoffer Wallander Ianev, Economics

Women’s Soccer (6):
Elexa Bahr, Hospitality & Retail Management
Rebecca Koch, Statistics
Mikayla Krzeczowski, Visual Communications
Kailey Mattison, Pharmacy
Estefania Salas, Business
Libby Stahlman, Exercise Science

Softball (6):
Mackenzie Boesel, Sport & Entertainment Management
Cayla Drotar, Sport & Entertainment Management
Alexis Lindsey, Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management
Shannon Plese, Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management
Lauren Stewart, Visual Communications
Alyssa VanDerveer, Sociology

Men’s Swimming & Diving (5):
Carter Bennett, Business
Itay Goldfaden, Computer Science
Kevin Liu, Business
Will Riggs, Business
Justin Rose, Business

Women’s Swimming & Diving (7):
Emily Cornell, Public Health
Hannah Gerlock, Biology
Albury Higgs, Exercise Science
Megan Jones, Nursing
Christina Lappin, Sport & Entertainment Management
Edith Lingmann, Sport & Entertainment Management
Ana Menendez Nava, Exercise Science

Women’s Tennis (8):
Silvia Chinellato, Public Health
Mia Horvit, Broadcast Journalism

Men’s Track & Field (4):
Ben Bonhurst, Sociology
Clay Cavanaugh, Pre-Business
Matt Froschauer, Pre-Business
Justin Reed, Pre-Business

Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country (14):
Morgan Adams, Exercise Science
Maddie Beaubien, Business
Adele Blalock, Exercise Science
Megan Buechler, Journalism
Emily Crounse, Pharmacy
Haley Dietsch, Business
Leah Ford, Early Childhood Education
Kelsey Larkin, Biological Sciences
Morgan Lee, Psychology
Sarah-Sims McGrath, Advertising
Amanda Murphy, Sport & Entertainment Management
Alycia Springs, Pharmacy
Anna Kathryn Stoddard, Journalism
Hailey Sweatman, Exercise Science

Volleyball (5):
Abreia Epps, Psychology
Courtney Koehler, Sport & Entertainment Management
Savannah Murray, Exercise Science
Mikayla Shields, Biology
Alicia Starr, Exercise Science