In 2020-21, University of South Carolina Athletics celebrated another tremendous year in the classroom. Seven Gamecock athletic teams and 66 Carolina student-athletes earned academic recognition last season. Below are Gamecock student-athlete academic highlights from the past year.
South Carolina led the Southeastern Conference with 460 total student-athletes earning SEC Academic Honor Roll status. Since 2015-16, Carolina has had 2,435 student-athletes earn SEC Academic Honor Roll, which also leads the league.
Most first-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (4) in history of Gamecock Athletics.
- Aliyah Boston (Women’s Basketball Academic All-America of the Year)
- Mackenzie Boesel (Softball)
- Brett Kerry (Baseball)
- Lois Kaye Go (Women’s Golf)
Five total CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
- Lauren Chang (Women’s Soccer) – 2nd team
CoSIDA Academic All-District Recipients
- Mackenzie Boesel (Softball)
- Aliyah Boston (Women’s Basketball)
- Lauren Chang (Women’s Soccer)
- Lois Kaye Go (Women’s Golf)
- Brett Kerry (Baseball)
- AJ Lawson (Men’s Basketball)
- Kyla Manning (Volleyball)
- Adam Prentice (Football)
- Daniel Rodrigues (Men’s Tennis)
Baseball – American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence Award (Must have team GPA or 3.0 or higher)
Men’s Basketball – National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court (Must be junior or senior and have 3.2 GPA or higher in current academic year)
- AJ Lawson
- Nathan Nelson
Beach Volleyball – American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award (Must have team GPA of 3.3 or higher)
Cross Country – United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team (Must have a team GPA of 3.0 or higher – 10th highest GPA in the nation and highest in the SEC)
Equestrian – American Wood Fibers NCEA All-Academic Team (First Team – Participated in 70 percent of school’s meets; 3.5 GPA or higher; Honorable Mention – 50 percent of school’s meets; 3.0 – 3.49 GPA)
- Caroline Bald – First Team
- Louisa Brackett – First Team
- Kit Cunningham – First Team
- McKenzie Duncan – First Team
- Trinity Hammerschmidt – First Team
- Alice Kass – First Team
- Taylor Kellam – First Team
- Alexa Thorpe – First Team
- Sloane Vogt – First Team
- Cora Wyers – First Team
- Jordan Allen – Honorable Mention
- Kiersten Beckner – Honorable Mention
- Addie Cromer – Honorable Mention
- Graycen Hess – Honorable Mention
Equestrian – APHA NCEA Honor Roll (Must have 3.25 GPA or higher)
- Kate Bonham
- Gabrielle Brassard
- Mira Clavecilla
- Mary Margaret Coats
- Nikita Cope
- Rawleigh Harris
- Mackenzie Matthews
- Christina Mueller
- Claire Pound
- Josephine Rose
- Michaela Schrim
- Mackenzie Suffy
Men’s Golf – Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team (Team GPA of 3.0 or higher)
Men’s Golf – Golf Coaches Association of America Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholars (Must have stroke average of 76.0 or better and a GPA or 3.2 or higher)
- Jack Parrott
- Caleb Proveaux
- Jack Wall
- Jamie Wilson
Women’s Golf – Elite 90 Award for NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships (Top academic standing of individuals at national championship)
- Lois Kaye Go
Women’s Golf – Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars (Must have a 3.5 GPA or higher)
- Lois Kaye Go
- Ana Pelaez
- Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
- Mathlide Claisse
- Paula Kirner
Men’s Swimming – College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans (Must have 3.5 GPA or higher and a B-cut standard time for NCAA Championships)
- Luke Massey – 2nd Team
- Tamas Novoszath – 2nd Team
- AJ Ross – 2nd Team
- Jordan Yip Zhu Ern – 2nd Team
Women’s Swimming – College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans (Must have 3.5 GPA or higher and a B-cut standard time for NCAA Championships)
- Janie Smith – 1st Team
- Mari Kraus – 2nd Team
- Riley Parker – 2nd Team
- Taylor Steele – 2nd Team
Men’s Tennis – Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team
Men’s Tennis – Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes (Must have 3.5 GPA or higher)
- Thomas Brown
- Raphael Lambling
- Carter Morgan
- Phillip Jordan
- Daniel Rodrigues
- Bruno Oliveira
Women’s Tennis – Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team (Must have team GPA of 3.2 or higher)
Women’s Tennis – Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes (Must have 3.5 GPA or higher)
- Silvia Chinellato
- Kendall Couch
- Megan Davies
- Lindsay Tulenko
- Emma Shelton
- Ana Cruz
- Allie Gretkowski
Volleyball – American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award (Must have team GPA of 3.3 or higher)
