Gamecocks Top SEC Honor Roll Again
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Seventy-seven South Carolina student-athletes made the 2014 Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll, over 10 percent of the 721 honored by the league and commissioner Mike Slive. The 2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2014 spring, summer and fall terms. 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”ˆSports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. The following criteria should 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 led the way for the ninth consecutive fall listing. Kentucky posted 63 student-athletes on the list to rank second, while Arkansas‘ 57 stood third. The Gamecock honorees are as follows: Football (35): Jerell Adams – Public Health Landon Ard – Sport Management KJ Brent – Hospitality Management Damiere Byrd – Sport Management A.J. Cann – African American Studies Pharoh Cooper – Sport Management Ryland Culbertson – Sport Management Jordan Diaz – Exercise Science Jordan Diggs – Interdisciplinary Studies Gerald Dixon Jr. – Interdisciplinary Studies Elliott Fry – Psychology Garrison Gist – Art Studio Deon Green – Business Kelsey Griffin – Sport Management Ali Groves – Business TJ Gurley – ITEC Austin Hails – Biological Sciences Coleman Harley – Public Health Mason Harris – Hospitality Management T.J. Holloman – Accounting Tyler Hull – Economics Rico McWilliams – Sociology Kyle Morini – Mathematics Brendan Nosovitch – Finance Devin Potter – Exercise Science Sidney Rhodes – Public Health Cory Robinson– Hospitality Management Jasper Sasser – Sport Management Brandon Shell – Sociology Will Sport – Business Management Dylan Thompson – Sport Management Cody Waldrop – Criminal Justice Devin Washington – Business Kane Whitehurst – Retail Management Drew Williams – Anthropology Men‘s Soccer (8): Asa Kryst – Business Management Devin L‘Amoreaux – Finance Koty Millard – Exercise Science Jeffrey Torda – Accounting Dan Traxler – Exercise Science Braeden Troyer – Mathematics Kurtis Turner – Criminal Justice Marco Velez – Sport Management Women‘s Soccer (22): Coryn Bajema – Arts Studio Emily Ball – Biomedical Engineering Paige Bendell – Accounting Emily Bollinger – Nursing Abbey Crider – Physical Education Sabrina D‘Angelo – Exercise Science Bay Daniel – Retailing Iris Dayton – Psychology Chelsea Drennan – Pharmacy Caroline Gray – Accounting Daija Griffin – Public Relations Sophie Groff – Elementary Education Raina Johnson – Marketing Kaleigh Kurtz – Biological Sciences Lindsey Lane – Exercise Science Taylor Leach – Exercise Science Christa Neary – Psychology Stevi Parker – Exercise Science Carly Ray – Exercise Science Evelyn Robinson – Business Undecided Andie Romness – Marketing Claire Studebaker – Chemistry Volleyball (12): Jacqy Angermiller – Fashion Merchandising KoKo Atoa-Williams – Exercise Science Sarah Blomgren – Exercise Science Caroline Cann – Interdisciplinary Studies Mikaela Christiaansen – Interdisciplinary Studies Darian Dozier – Business Abby Feruck – Retail Management Elizabeth Johnbull – Public Health Megan Kirkland – Exercise Science Katlyn McDaniel – Education Kellie McNeil – Sport Management Taylr McNeil – Nursing
