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Gamecock Good News Summary

• 28 wins vs. Top 25 teams in 12 different sports during the 2025-26 season
• Three Gamecock sports lead nation in average attendance
• 47 Conference and Ten National Player of the Week honors in 2025-26
• 43 Student-Athlete earn Post-Season Honors
• 24 Student-Athletes Post-Season Academic Honors
• 10 Gamecock teams are currently ranked in Top 25
• 18 of South Carolina’s 21 sponsored sports have finished in Top 25 in last three+ seasons (since 2022-23).
• Since 2015, Carolina has had 4,353 SEC Academic Honor Roll recipients, leading all conference programs.

ATHLETICS SUCCESS 2025-26

So far in this athletic season, 12 different Gamecock teams have had 28 Top 25 head-to-head wins this season:

1. 21 (H) – Women’s Soccer def. #25 Ohio State, 1-0
2. 12 (H) – Volleyball def. #25 North Carolina, 3-2
3. 13 (A) – Men’s Soccer def. #11 UNC Greensboro, 1-0
4. 26 (H) – Equestrian def. #2 SMU, 10-9
5. 8 (H) – Women’s Swimming def. #12 Georgia, 157-141
6. 17 (H) – Equestrian def. #4 Texas A&M, 14-6
7. 2 (H) – Volleyball def. #25 Florida, 3-1
8. 15 (N) – Women’s Basketball def. #8 Southern California, 69-52
9. 4 (A) – Women’s Basketball def. #22 Louisville, 79-77
10. 15 (H) – Women’s Basketball def. #4 Texas, 68-65
11. 25 (H) – Women’s Basketball def. #5 Vanderbilt, 103-74
12. 7 (H) – Equestrian def. #1 Auburn, 10-9
13. 8 (H) – Women’s Basketball def. #19 Tennessee, 93-50
14. 10 (H) – Women’s Tennis def. #21 Clemson, 4-3
15. 14 (H) – Equestrian def. #1 Georgia, 16-3
16. 14 (H) – Women’s Basketball def. #6 LSU, 79-72
17. 20 (N) – Beach Volleyball def. #17 North Florida, 3-2
18. 21 (A) – Men’s Tennis def. #21 Oklahoma, 4-3
19. 22 (H) – Women’s Basketball def. #17 Ole Miss, 85-48
20. 27 (H) – Baseball def. #15 Clemson, 7-0
21. March 1 (A) – Men’s Tennis def. #16 Florida, 5-2
22. March 1 (A) – Women’s Basketball def. #16 Kentucky, 60-56
23. March 6 (N) – Women’s Basketball def. #17 Kentucky, 87-64
24. March 7 (N) – Women’s Basketball def. #6 LSU, 83-77
25. March 15 (N) – Women’s Golf def. #18 Florida State, 3-2
26. March 17 (N) – Women’s Golf def. #17 Ole Miss, 4.5-0.5
27. March 20 (H) – Softball def. #22 LSU, 6-5 (12 innings)
28. March 22 (H) – Baseball def. #4 Arkansas, 9-4

Carolina currently has 10 of its teams ranked in the top 25 of its respective sport rankings:

• Team Rankings
  • Equestrian – 2^nd (NCEA)
  • Women’s Basketball – 4^th (AP / Coaches)
  • Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 7^th (NCAA)
  • Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 8^th (NCAA)
  • Men’s Tennis – 16^th (ITA)
  • Cross Country – 15^th – Final (USTFCCA / NCAA)
  • Women’s Swimming & Diving – 19^th (NCAA)
  • Beach Volleyball – 20^th (AVCA)
  • Women’s Golf – 21^st (Clippd)
  • Softball – 23^rd (NFCA)
• Individual Rankings
  • Women’s Golf – 20^th – Eila Galitsky (World Amateur Golf Rankings) / 32^nd – Clippd Rankings; Vairana Heck – 50^th (Clippd Rankings)
  • Men’s Golf: 11^th – Frankie Harris (PGA Tour University Rankings) / 53^rd – Clippd Rankings
  • Men’s Tennis (Individual ITA Rankings): Singles – 15^th – Lucas Da Silva; 57^th – Sean Daryabeigi; 105^th – Paul Barbier Gazeu; Doubles – 8^th – Lucas DaSilva/Paul Barbier Gazeu; 60^th – Lucas DaSilva/Sean Daryabeigi; 88th – Max Stenzer/Sean Daryabeigi
  • Women’s Tennis (ITA Rankings): Singles – 52^nd – Helena Buchwald; 56^th – Kaitlyn Carnicella; 9^th – Lauren Friedman/Helena Buchwald; 42^nd – Kaitlyn Carnicella/Anna Bella Bianca Bergqvist Larsson

18 of South Carolina’s 21 sponsored sports have finished in the Top 25 of its respective sports poll/ratings in at least one season since 2022-23 athletic year (3+ seasons).  The list includes (last time in final Top 25):

• Women’s Basketball – 1st (National Champions 2023-24)
• Equestrian – T3rd (NCEA Championship 2025)
• Women’s Golf – T5th (NCAA Championship 2023)
• Men’s Tennis – T5th (NCAA Championship 2023)
• Baseball – 6th (NCAA RPI 2023)
• Men’s Indoor Track – 7th (NCAA Championships 2026)
• Women’s Outdoor Track – 7th (USTFCCCA 2025)
• Women’s Indoor Track – 8th (NCAA Championships 2026)
• Women’s Soccer – 9th (US Soccer Coaches 2022)
• Softball – 10th (ESPN.com/USA Softball 2025)
• Cross Country – 15th (NCAA Championships 2025)
• Women’s Swimming and Diving – 19th (NCAA Championships 2026)
• Beach Volleyball – 17th (AVCA 2023)
• Football – 19th (AFCA/AP 2024)
• Men’s Golf – 19th (NCAA Championship 2025)
• Women’s Tennis – 20th (ITA 2023-24)
• Men’s Basketball – 23rd (Coaches 2023-24)
• Men’s Outdoor Track – 23rd (USTFCCCA 2025)

With a 101-61 win over Southern California on March 23, Gamecock women’s basketball has advanced to its 12^th straight NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  The Gamecocks, 33-3 on the season, will play Oklahoma on Saturday, March 28 in Sacramento, Calif.  Under head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have reached the NCAA Tournament 14 times, the Sweet 16 13 times, the Elite 8 eight times, the Final Four 7 times and have won three NCAA championships.

In its first trip to the NCAA Championships, the Gamecock Cross Country team placed 15^th in the championships, held Nov. 22 in Columbia, Mo.  The Gamecocks placed second in the NCAA Southeast Regionals and third in the SEC Championships.  The #15 ranking is the highest ever for the Carolina cross country program.  Salma Elbadra was named USTFCCCA All-American and All-Region.  Abir Reffas, Anya Arroyo and Teresa Cherotich also were named All-Region.

For the first time since 2005, the Gamecock men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams both finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.  The men finished tied for 7^th while the women placed 8^th in the meet.  For the men, this was the first time since 2010 with a Top 10 finish and the best overall finish since placing fourth in 2003. As for the women, this was the first Top 10 placement since finishing seventh in 2019.  The Gamecock men’s 4×400 meter relay made history, becoming the first Gamecock quartet to win the NCAA Indoor Championship crown. Josiah Wrice, Jasauna Dennis, Devan Crumpton and Andrew Salvodon earned the trophy after running 3:02.07, earning First Team All-American honors in the process.

The Gamecock women’s swimming and diving team finished 19^th at the 2026 NCAA Championships, the highest in program history since placing 11^th in 2004.  Senior Sophie Verzyl won the NCAA Championship in the 3-meter and finished 2nd in the 1-meter dive.  She finishes her Gamecock career with four All-American honors.

The Gamecock women’s indoor track and field team had its best SEC Championship finish since 2009, placing 5^th in the meet, February 26-28, in College Station, Texas.

The Gamecock men’s tennis doubles team of Sean Daryabeigi and Max Stenzer reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, earning All-America status for the 2025-26 season.

Redshirt senior All-American Frankie Harris has won two golf tournaments this season, including the Puerto Rico Classic earlier this week.  He shot a new 54-hole career low of 200 (-16) to pace the Gamecocks and the field.  In the fall, Harris was a co-medalist at the Gopher Invitational, shooting a 54-hole score of 205.

Redshirt senior second baseman Logan Sutter was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America Fourth-Team.

Individual Awards & Honors

2025-26 SEC/Sun Belt Players/Athletes of the Week

There have been 47 Conference Player of the Week, and eight National Player of the Week mentions for the Gamecocks from 12 different Carolina sports:

• Football (4):
  • (Special Teams) Vicari Swain vs. South Carolina State
  • (Defense) Fred Johnson / (Special Teams) Vicari Swain vs. Virginia Tech
  • (Co-Defensive Lineman) Bryan Thomas, Jr. vs. Kentucky
• Cross Country (3) –
  • Teresa Cherotich in Covered Bridge Open
  • Salma Elbadra in Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
  • Salma Elbadra in Crimson Classic
• Women’s Basketball (5) –
  • Joyce Edwards vs. Clemson, Southern California
  • Madina Okot vs. Louisville, North Carolina Central
  • Joyce Edwards vs. South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast
  • Joyce Edwards vs. Mississippi State, Tennessee
  • Madina Okot vs. Alabama, Ole Miss
• Women’s Soccer (2) –
  • (Defense) Taylor Bloom vs. Clemson & Georgia State
  • (Defense) Gracie Falla vs. Ohio State & Miami (Ohio)
• Men’s Soccer (Sun Belt) (5) –
  • (Offense) Tyler Trimmal, (Defense) Yvan Malarte vs. FIU & Charlotte
  • (Offense) Ethan Ballek, (Defense) William Nilsson vs. Winthrop, UNC Greensboro
  • (Defense) Mika Habel vs. Queens, James Madison
• Women’s Golf (2) –
  • Eila Galitsky at ANNIKA Intercollegiate and Stephens Cup
  • (Freshman) Molly McLean at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational
• Men’s Golf (6) –
  • Frankie Harris at Gopher Invitational
  • (Freshman) August Petersson at Minnesota Golf Classic
  • (Co-Golfer) Frankie Harris and (Freshman) Talan Harrison at Puerto Rico Classic
  • (Freshman) Talan Harrison at The Hayt
  • (Golfer) Frankie Harris at The Hootie at Bulls Bay
• Swimming and Diving (7) –
  • Sophie Verzyl (Women’s Diving) vs. Georgia & Arkansas
  • Sophie Verzyl (Women’s Diving) vs. North Carolina
  • Amy Riordan (Women’s Swimming) vs. North Carolina
  • Sophie Verzyl (Women’s Diving) at Tennessee Diving Invitational
  • Sophie Verzyl (Women’s Diving) vs. Virginia Tech
  • Sophie Verzyl (Women’s Diving) at Georgia Tech
  • Sophie Verzyl (Women’s Diving) at SEC Championships (Female Diver of the Meet)

• Track and Field (7) –
  • Jathiyah Muhammad (Women’s Co-Freshman) in Gamecock Opener
  • Jaouad Khchina (Men’s Runner), Andrew Salvodon (Men’s Freshman) and Zaya Akins (Women’s Runner) in Orange & White Invitational
  • Jathiyah Muhammad (Women’s Co-Freshman) in Razorback Invitational
  • 4x400m Relay Team (Josiah Wrice, Jasauna Dennis, Devan Crumpton, Andrew Salvodon) in Tiger Paw Invitational
  • Eline Mast (Women’s Runner) in USC Invite
• Men’s Tennis (4) –
  • Lucas da Silva (Player of the Week), Paul Barbier Gazeu (Freshman of the Week) vs. South Carolina State and Duke
  • Lucas da Silva (Player of the Week), Charlie Swaine (Co-Freshman of the Week) vs. Oklahoma & Arkansas
• Baseball (2) –
  • Will Craddock (Co-Freshman) vs. Gardner-Webb, Army, Navy, Air Force
  • Josh Gunther (Pitcher) vs. Clemson

2025-26 National Players/Athletes of the Week/Month (10 recognitions)

• Men’s Soccer (1) – Ethan Ballek (TopDrawerSoccer)
• Women’s Basketball (5) – Ta’Niya Latson (USBWA National Player of the Week vs Winthrop & Queens); Madina Okut (USBWA National Player of the Week vs. Louisville & North Carolina Central); Joyce Edwards (USBWA National Player of the Week vs. South Florida & Florida Gulf Coast); Joyce Edwards (USBWA National Player of th Week vs. Mississippi State, Tennessee); Madina Okut (USBWA National Player of the Week vs. Alabama, Ole Miss).
• Men’s Indoor Track & Field (1) – Jaouad Khchina (USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week)
• Men’s Indoor Track & Field (1) – 4x400m Relay Team (Josiah Wrice, Jasauna Dennis, Devan Crumpton, Andrew Salvodon – USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week in Tiger Paw Invitational)
• Equestrian (2) – Olivia Cardi – NCEA Rider of the Month (March – Reining); Alexis Potts – NCEA Rider of the Month (March – Horsemanship).

2025-26 End-of-Season Awards/Recognitions (43 individuals)

• Women’s Soccer (5) –
  • Gracie Falla – SEC Defender of the Year / First-Team All-SEC
  • Katie Shea Collins – First-Team All-SEC
  • Taylor Bloom – Third-Team All-SEC
  • Cuyler Zulauf – Third-Team All-SEC
  • Mackenzie Johnson – SEC All-Freshman TeamMen’s Soccer (2) –
  • Ethan Ballek – Second-Team All-Sun Belt
  • Matthew DeJianne – Sun Belt All-Freshman Team
• Cross Country (1) –
  • Salma Elbadra – All-American
• Men’s Tennis (2) –
  • Sean Daryabeigi and Max Stenzer – All-American/Doubles Team
• Football (6) –
  • Dylan Stewart – 2^nd Team All-SEC)
  • Jalon Kilgore – 2^nd Team All-SEC
  • Bryan Thomas, Jr. – 3^rd Team All-SEC
  • Vicari Swain – 3^rd Team All-SEC
  • Mason Love – SEC All-Freshman
  • Max Kelley – SEC All-Freshman
• Women’s Basketball (5) –
  • Raven Johnson – SEC Defensive Player of the Year, Second-Team All-SEC, SEC All-Defensive Team; 3^rd Team All-American (Associated Press); honorable mention All-America, USA Today, USBWA).
  • Joyce Edwards – 1^st Team All-SEC; 2^nd Team All-American (The Athletic, USA Today, ESPN, The Sporting News, USBWA, Associated Press)
  • Tessa Johnson – 2^nd Team All-SEC
  • Ta’Niya Latson – 2^nd Team All-SEC); Honorable Mention All-American (Associated Press
  • Madina Okot – 2^nd Team All-SEC
• Swimming and Diving (1) –
  • Sophie Verzyl – College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Diver of the Year
• Men’s Indoor Track & Field (10) –
  • Distance Medley Relay (Edouard Lecrivain, Andrew Salvodon, Kaleb Burroughs, Jaouad Khchina) – 1^st Team All SEC
  • 4×400 Meter Relay (Josiah Wrice, Jasauna Dennis, Devan Crumpton and Andrew Salvodon) – 1st Team All-American
  • Tyson Williams – 200 Meters (1st Team All-American)
  • Jaouad Khchina – Mile (1st Team All-American)
  • Josiah Wrice – 400 Meters (2nd Team All-American; USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Track Athlete of the Year)
  • Logan Montgomery – Shot Put (2nd Team All-American)
  • Andrew Salvodon – 400 Meters (2nd Team All-American)
  • Tim Hall – USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Coach of the Year
• Women’s Indoor Track & Field (10) –
  • Eline Mast, Akala Garrett, Sylvia Chelangat, Salma Elbadra (Distance Medley Relay Team – 1^st Team All SEC; 1^stTeam All-American)
  • Salma Elbadra (Mile – 1^st Team All SEC; 3,000 Meters – 1^st Team All-American)
  • Jathiyah Muhammad (Pole Vault – 1^st Team All SEC; SEC Newcomer Field Athlete of the Year; 1^st Team All-American)
  • Zaya Akins, JaMeesia Ford, Cynteria James, Akala Garrett (4x400m relay – 2^nd team All SEC; 1^st-Team All-American)
  • JaMeesia Ford (200m – 2^nd team All SEC; 1^st Team All-American)
  • Alexis Brown (SEC Co-Newcomer Runner of the Year; 2^nd Team All-American)
  • Akala Garrett – 60 Meter Hurdles (1st Team All-American)
  • Zaya Akins – 400 Meters (2nd Team All-American)
  • Brock Moreaux (USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year).
• Women’s Swimming and Diving (1) –
  • Sophie Verzyl – 1^st Team All-American; 3-meter diving NCAA Champion; 2^nd-place NCAA Championships; 1-meter diving

SEC Individual Champions (6 championships)

• Women’s Swimming & Diving – Sophie Verzyl (1-meter & 3-meter diving / SEC Diver of the Meet)
• Men’s Indoor Track & Field – Edouard Lecrivain, Andrew Salvodon, Kaleb Burroughs, Jaouad Khchina (Distance Medley Relay)
• Women’s Indoor Track & Field – Eline Mast, Akala Garrett, Sylvia Chelangat, Salma Elbadra (Distance Medley Relay); Salma Elbadra (Mile); Jathiyah Muhammad (Pole Vault)

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

South Carolina was third among schools in the SEC Academic Honor Roll Fall 2025 Semester numbers with 128, behind only Florida (142) and Alabama (129).  Since the 2015 Fall Semester, South Carolina leads all schools with 4,353 recipients on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2025-26 Academic Honors (24 individuals)

• Volleyball – Sarah Jordan and Emily Beeker (CSC Volleyball Academic All-District Team)
• Men’s Soccer – William Nilsson, Ethan Ballek, Isaiah Whittaker-Francis, Mika Habel, Andrew Goldsworthy and Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez (CSC Men’s Soccer Academic All-District Team)
• Women’s Soccer – Maggie Taitano, Amanda Patrick, Cuyler Zulauf, Micah Bryant and Reagan Schubach (CSC Women’s Soccer Academic All-District Team)
• Football – David Bucey, Nyck Harbor, Brady Hunt, William Joyce and Mason Love (CSC Football Academic All-District Team)
• Cross Country – For the 27th time in program history, Cross Country was named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. In addition, Anya Arroyo, Teresa Cherotich and Abir Reffas were each named All-Academic Athletes.
• Women’s Basketball – Joyce Edwards, Ta’Niya Latson, Madina Okot (CSC Women’s Basketball Academic All-District)

USC retained its top ranking in international business and is home to the nation’s top first-year student experience among public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings released on Sept. 23.

USC is one of less than 100 public institutions nationwide to have a Carnegie Classification for both Community Engagement and as an R1 research institution.

FOR THE FANS & THE BRAND

Gamecock Athletics is one of the biggest brands on social media.  Carolina ranks first in the SEC in YouTube subscribers, second in videos and views, 1st in Facebook engagements, 2nd in Instagram follower growth, 4th in X (Twitter) engagements and 17th nationally in total social media value.  Follow Gamecock Athletics and all sports programs on all major social media platforms!

Gamecock football finished the 2025 season with five games on Nielsen-rated networks.  The five games attracted a total of 20.68 million viewers, an average of 4.14 million viewers per game.  As of Nov. 20, those numbers were ranked 12^th highest in college football by Nielsen.

The Alabama game had 7.8 million viewers, which is the most watched regular season college football game in Gamecock program history.

The Virginia Tech game had 5.4 million viewers, which is the second most-watched regular season college football game on cable during the 2025 season.

South Carolina women’s basketball has two of the largest TV audiences for NCAA women’s basketball this season.  The Feb. 14 USC win at LSU drew 1.7 million viewers, which is the largest viewership total this season and fourth most-watched women’s college basketball regular season game on record.  It is also the second largest viewership of a Gamecock women’s basketball regular season game (1.8 vs. UConn, 2.16.2025).  The Feb. 8 USC win vs. Tennessee drew 1.46 million viewers, the second largest viewership of the season in women’s college basketball.

South Carolina beach volleyball will join the Big 12 Conference starting this season, announced on Sept. 24.  South Carolina will join Boise State and Florida State in joining the league, which already included Arizona, Arizona State and TCU.

Todd Ellis received the Honorary Life Membership from the South Carolina Broadcasters Association as part of its Awards of Distinction.  The awards banquet was held on Friday, January 30.

As of March 25, 2026, three Gamecock sports – men’s and women’s soccer and women’s basketball have led or are leading the nation in average attendance per game.

• Both men’s and women’s soccer programs led the nation in attendance, with the men’s squad averaging 3,792 fans per game and the women’s squad averaging 3,950 fans per contest. Gamecock men’s soccer has led the nation in average attendance for four straight years and women’s soccer has led the nation for three straight years.
• South Carolina is aiming for its 11th straight season of leading the nation in women’s basketball average attendance. After 18 games (as of March 25), Carolina is leading the nation, averaging 15,368 fans per contest.
• Gamecock football averaged 79,334 fans per home game this season at Williams-Brice Stadium, 14th in the nation.
• In the Shane Beamer era, Carolina has had 25 sellouts and averaged 97.83 percent capacity in 35 home games and finished the season with 16 straight sellout crowds, a school record.
• Volleyball averaged 2,545 fans per contest in the 2025 season, which is 28th in the nation and seventh in the SEC.
• As of March 25, men’s basketball has averaged 10,797 fans per game in 19 home games, which is 34^th in the nation.

FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS

Former South Carolina All-SEC forward Collin Murray-Boyles was one of ten rookies selected to play in the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars Game, played on Feb. 13 as part of the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend.  Murray-Boyles has played in 37 games (17 starts) for Toronto so far this season and averaged 7.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. Amongst NBA rookies, he ranks 14th in points, ninth in rebounds, 16th in assists, eighth in steals and seventh in blocks per game. Murray-Boyles is shooting 53.6% (119-of-222) from the field, including 34.9% (15-of-43) from 3 from three-point range, with three double-doubles. His field goal percentage amongst rookies is 8th in the NBA.

Two former Gamecocks – Nick Emmanwori and Ernest Jones IV – were part of the Super Bowl LX champion Seattle Seahawks.  Emmanwori was one of five finalists for the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.  There have been 20 former Gamecocks that have been a part of Super Bowl Champion teams.

Former Gamecock great A’ja Wilson was voted by the WNBA and Associated Press as the 2025 WNBA Most Valuable Player, marking her second consecutive such honor.   She was also named the AP Defensive Player of the Year for the third time, leading the Las Vegas Aces to a second-place finish in the WNBA regular season.  Wilson was the MVP of the WNBA Finals, leading the Aces to their third title in the last four seasons.

The USC Athletics Hall of Fame Induction took place on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.  Inductees included Natasha Hastings (women’s track, 2005-07), Brandon Hulko (men’s diving, 1999-2002), Paul Jubb (men’s tennis, 2014-18), Akram Mahmoud (men’s swimming, 2014-18), Mollie Patton (women’s soccer, 2006-10) and A’ja Wilson (women’s basketball, 2014-18).

Former Gamecock quarterback Connor Shaw was South Carolina’s representative on the SEC’s 2025 Football Legends Class presented by T-Mobile.  The 2025 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. The class was honored at the 2025 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” December 5-6 in Atlanta, Ga., highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration presented by T-Mobile and the SEC Championship Game.

Former Gamecock great John Abraham has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Herschel Walker Award, an annual honor recognizing a former collegiate or professional football player who has returned to complete their undergraduate degree.  The award is given by the Maxwell Football Club.  The award will be given at its annual gala in Atlanta, Ga. on March 14.

Former South Carolina quarterback Todd Ellis will be inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2025 class.  In his Gamecock playing career, Ellis threw for 9,519 yards and set more than 20 program passing records.  Since 2003, Ellis has served as the “Voice of the Gamecocks” on the Gamecock Sports Radio Network.  During the SCFHOF ceremonies. Emily Beamer will be recognized as the 20025 Humanitarian of the Year for her leadership through The Beamer Family Foundation.

For Gamecock pitching greats Michael Roth and Matt Price were named to the D1Baseball All-Quarter Century Team (2000-25), the website announced on Oct. 1.

Kip Bouknight and Ray Tanner will be one of 21 standouts who were inducted into the 2025 class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame on Feb. 12, 2026, in Overland Park, Kan.

Former Gamecock greats Demetria Washington Davis and Isaiah Moore were inducted into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame on Feb. 1, 2026.