Daniel Upchurch

Cooper Scholar
SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, 2004-05
President[apos]s List: Fall 2004, Spring 2005
Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal, 2005-06, 2006-07
Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll, 2005-06, 2006-07
SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll, 2005-06, 2006-07

2006 >>> Came off the bench to play in 10 matches … Scored his first career goal in the Gamecocks[apos] 2-0 win over Alabama A&M (Sept. 10) … Excellent student who earned the Conference USA Academic Medal (3.75 GPA or higher) for the second straight year … Also made the C-USA Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2005 >>> Appeared in three matches, including the Conference USA Tournament match against Kentucky (Nov. 9) … Shared the team[apos]s Strength and Conditioning Award with J.D. Moon … Earned the team[apos]s Academic Award with the highest GPA in the sophomore class … Earned the Conference USA Commisioner[apos]s Academic Medal … Made the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.

2004 >>> Played in 15 matches with 14 starting assignments as a true freshman … Attempted one shot … Helped the USC defense post five shutouts.

PRE-COLLEGE >>> Competed in three sports at Greenhill High School, including soccer, lacrosse and track and field … Lettered all four years in soccer for coach Dick Hall … Earned letters for two years in lacrosse and one year in track … A three-time All-Southwest Prepatory Conference (SPC) selection in soccer, earning the honor as a sophomore, junior and senior … Named team MVP as a senior … Received the Coach[apos]s Award as a sophomore and was team Newcomer of the Year in 2000 … Helped lead the Hornets to three SPC Division I Championships in 2001-03 … Was a member of the honor roll and the math honor society.

PERSONAL >>> Full name is Daniel Philip Upchurch … Parents are Dale and Donna Turner … Born Nov. 27, 1985 … Cooper Scholar … Majoring in civil engineering.