Gamecocks Pace SEC for Fall Academic Honor Roll Members

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll was announced on Thursday by commissioner Greg Sankey. South Carolina had 118 student-athletes across five sports make the list, setting a department record and leading the conference. The previous record was 100 from fall 2018; This is the 12th time in the last 14 fall semesters that South Carolina paced the conference in total honorees.
 
In total, 1,066 SEC student-athletes earned a place on the honor roll, with those students competing in the sports of men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. For South Carolina, women’s cross country (21) and women’s soccer (23) placed every single eligible member of its team on the honor roll. The list is based on grades from the 2019 spring, summer and fall terms.
 
The Gamecock Athletics Department concluded the fall 2019 semester with a departmental GPA of 3.378, its highest GPA in history and the 26th consecutive semester for a departmental GPA above 3.0. Of the 18 Gamecock programs, 16 earned a 3.0 or better GPA during the fall semester.
 
Beach Volleyball (3.760) earned the highest team GPA among all athletics teams, while Women’s Golf (3.753) earned the second-highest team mark within the department. Equestrian (3.605), Men’s Swimming & Diving (3.617), Men’s Tennis (3.734) and Beach Volleyball (3.760) each obtained its highest team GPA to date.
The department also set a record by naming 97 student-athletes to the President’s List by earning a 4.0. Additionally, 168 student-athletes were named to the Dean’s List (3.5) and 424 to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0).  
 
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.
 
South Carolina’s honorees are as follows:
 
CROSS COUNTRY (21)
Morgan Adams – Exercise Science
Sierra Biber – Retail
Caitlin Conway – Experimental Psychology
Emily Crounse – Pharmacy
Leah Ford – Chemical Engineering
Lyndsey Fowler – Visual Communications
Rachel Hensler – Civil Engineering
Kira Jenkins – International Business
Macie Kavanaugh – Biomedical Engineering
Kelsey Larkin – Biological Sciences
Morgan Lee – Experimental Psychology
Sarah-Sims McGrath – Advertising
Morgan Moseley – Marketing
Maryah Nasir – Nursing
Briana Reckling – Marketing
Sarah Riser – Civil Engineering
Cailin Saylor – Psychology
Anna Kathryn Stoddard – Advertising
Heather Stone – Retail
Hannah Twine W Cross Country Experimental Psychology
Brooke Wilson – Exercise Science
 
FOOTBALL (47)
Trey Adkins – Sport and Entertainment Management
Jake Bentley – Sport and Entertainment Management
Davonne Bowen – Sociology
TJ Brunson – Interdisciplinary Studies
Eddie Buckhouse – Chemistry
Summie Carlay – Sport and Entertainment Management
Slade Carroll – Public Health
Joseph Charlton – Retailing
Devontae Davis – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Chavis Dawkins – Retailing
Mon Denson – Interdisciplinary Studies
Eric Douglas – Sport and Entertainment Management
Spencer Eason‐Riddle – Masters in Health Administration Health Services Policy 
Chandler Farrell – Masters of Science in Exercise Science
Daniel Fennell – Masters in International Business
Corbett Glick – Broadcast Journalism
Sherrod Greene – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Jovaughn Gwyn – Information Science
Cole Hanna – Civil Engineering
Dawson Hoffman – Finance
Jaycee Horn – Sport and Entertainment Management
Sadarius Hutcherson – Interdisciplinary Studies
JT Ibe – Sport and Entertainment Management
Max Iyama – Computer Engineering
Tyreek Johnson – Integrated Info Technology
John Kanaan – Retailing
Christian Kinsley – Sport and Entertainment Management
Rosendo Louis Jr. – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Hank Manos – Sport and Entertainment Management
Sean McGonigal – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Israel Mukuamu – Sport and Entertainment Management
Jazuun Outlaw – Mechanical Engineering
Kiel Pollard – Interdisciplinary Studies
Patrick Reedy – Finance
Will Register – Management
Jordan Rhodes – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Darius Rush – Sport and Entertainment Management
Rick Sandidge – Sport and Entertainment Management
Kobe Smith – Sport and Entertainment Management
Will Tommie – Interdisciplinary Studies
Jay Urich – Public Health
Jordan Villafane – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Noah Vincent – Exercise Science
MJ Webb – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Parker White – Sport and Entertainment Management
Dylan Wonnum – Criminology and Criminal Justice
DJ Wonnum – Sport and Entertainment Management
 
MEN’S SOCCER (16)
Justin Bauer – Marketing
Elijah Bebout – Exercise Science
Ryan Bilichuk – Sport and Entertainment Management
Frano Buhovac – Sport and Entertainment Management
Aleksander Christensson – Finance
Josh Corning – International Business
Jared Gulden – Marketing
Kyle Gurrieri – Criminal Justice
Andrew Halloran – Marketing
Andrew Johnson – Retailing
Luca Mayr – Finance
Tucker Monheimer – Visual Communications
Mitchell Myers – Sport and Entertainment Management
Paul Quildies – Finance
Seth Wiebusch – Public Health
Buenyamin Yusufoglu – Public Health 
 
WOMEN’S SOCCER (23)
Morgan Armstrong – Biomedical Engineering
Elexa Bahr – Hospitality Management
Lauren Chang – Political Science
Samantha Chang – Social Work
Meredith Christopher – Exercise Science
Jennifer Colter – Public Relations
Camryn Dixon – Advertising
Sarah Eskew – Public Health
Grace Fisk – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Bianca Galassini – Exercise Science
Ryan Gareis – Advertising
Claire Griffiths – Experimental Psychology
Jyllissa Harris – Early Childhood Education
Sutton Jones – Public Health
Susan Kehl – Finance
Rebecca Koch – Statistics
Mikayla Krzeczkowski – Visual Communications
Amanda Martin – Experimental Psychology
Frances Ann Matise – Exercise Science
Paige Mikula – Retailing
Anna Patten – Sociology
Riley Tanner – Exercise Science
Luciana Zullo – Sport and Entertainment Management 
 
VOLLEYBALL (11)
Lauren Bowers – Public Health
Claire Edwards – Sport and Entertainment Management
Brooke Gostomski – Public Health
Courtney Koehler – Sport and Entertainment Management
Brittany McLean – Mass Communications
Mikayla Shields – Biology
Alicia Starr – Exercise Science
Kaely Ann Thompson – Exercise Science
Jess Vastine – Exercise Science
Courtney Weber – Chemistry
Amari Wilson – Experimental Psychology