ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop is one of five Big South Conference schools to have more than half of its student-athletes achieve better than a 3.0 grade point average for the 2009-10 academic year, according to the league office which announced the recipients of the annual Presidential Honor Roll list on Monday.
Winthrop was fourth out of the 10 member schools as 53.4 percent (140) of its 262 student-athletes received recognition for their achievements in the classroom. As a league, 1,394 out of 3,043 student-athletes – 45.8 percent—received the distinction. The 45.8 percentage marks the highest percentage since 2003 and is the sixth-straight year above the 40 percent threshold.
Radford led all Big South institutions, placing 58.3 percent of its 242 student-athletes on the Presidential Honor Roll. High Point was second with 57.4 percent of its 202 student-athletes on the list, while UNC Asheville placed third with 55.6 percent of its 169 student-athletes among the honorees. Following Winthrop was Presbyterian College with 51.3 percent of its 306 student-athletes making better than a 3.0 GPA.
“The Big South Conference has always taken a lot of pride in the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes,” said Kyle Kallander, commissioner of the Big South Conference. “To have nearly half of all student-athletes make the Presidential Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year is a reflection of the outstanding individuals in the Conference and their priorities. We are all extremely proud of the achievements of these fine young men and women.”
Winthrop Athletic Director Tom Hickman was equally proud of Winthrop's success. “To have over half of our student-athletes achieve such high marks in the classroom certainly speaks highly of the efforts they make to excel in both athletics and academics. We also have a strong academic support staff in place as well as coaches who place high importance on the academic success of their athletes.”
Here is a sport-by-sport breakdown of how many Winthrop student-athletes earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll status this past year:
Baseball, 15- Robbie Brewer, Tyler Cook, Matteo D'Angelo, Patrick Gamblin, Greg Hough, Jason Kosakow, Robert Lake, Tyler McBride, Justin Newport , Dom Patterozzi , Matt Pierpont , Sean Sullivan, Matt Thielepape , Brett Thomas , Max Vogel.
Softball, 18- Melanie Andrea, Veronica Berrie, Kelly Blea, Pearl Coleshill , Teja Durante, Kathryn Eberlin, Megan Evans, Ashleigh Jackson, Morgan Kuhn, Lauren Levin, Emily Poston, Carole Reda , Ashlee Revell, Chelsey Schoenfeldt , Lenny Stoddart, Brittany Stoudemire, Cari Wooldridge, Taylor Wright.
Men's Track/Cross Country, 17- Durane Benjamin, Kyle Carufe, Brenton Coe , Alex Cole , Michael Craig, Theo Facinoli, Jonathon Fazzary, Dane Flinchum, Adam Freudenthal, Tony Moten, Ted Nisbett, Zachary Ringlein, Charles Sulick, Chris Walker, Drew Walker, Dexter Young, Hank Zapf.
Women's Track/Cross Country, 19- Kendra Anderson , Amami Antia-Obong , Tara Bowman , Kayla Cleveland, Samantha Coburn, Chantelle Davidson, Heidi Dean, Megan Fulks , Savannah Holder, Rebecca Holmes, Cherise Monroe , Carly Moss, Carey Phillips, Sasha Robinson, Jennifer Schofield, Lisa Sickman, Jaclyn Warden, Latasha Watson, Janet Xiao.
Men's Soccer, 15- Cameron Alksnis, Tom Banfield , Theodore Bartels, Miquel Casajuana, Daniel DiBiagio , andall Eads, Matthew Horn, Matthew Lacey, Jacob Lee, Magnus Leung , Enrique Miranda , Josh Mort , Jordan Osborn, Matthew Skonicki, Patrick Walsh.
Women's Soccer, 17- Gabrielle Corn, Courtney Durbin, Lia Gorden, Jessica Hausfeld, Ariel Kunde, Kylie Long, Ann Lutzenkirchen , Andrea McMaster, Katie Perkinson, Sarah Schippers , Aubrey Smith, Tiana Tallant , Lindsay Taylor, Allie VandeWater, Tricia Vensel , Kelsy Weavil, Rachel Webster.
Volleyball, 11- Kristin Cruse, Sara Felts, Kelsey Hall, Kelsey Harrison , Melissa Kearse, Kellie Sellers, Ginnie Talley, Kelley Taylor, Rebecca Toor, Kaley Viola, Carolyn Weed
Men's Tennis, 8- Sergey Belov, Dejon Bivens , Daniel Daudt Filho, Guy Kubi , Andrea Merg, Preetham Moras, Nadav Ruppin, Luka Stanic .
Women's Tennis, 7- Sara Abutovic , Yasmine Alkema, Giovanna Forti Portiolli , Sandra Herrera del Carpio, Paula Pereira , Lisa Wilkinson, Elizaveta Zaytseva.
Men's Golf, 1-Cipriano Ayala.
Women's Golf, 6-Katie Bolling, Danielle Dunnagan, Allison Lee , Nicole Mooberry, Rachel Smith , Erin Sweeney.
Men's Basketball, 1-Justin Burton;
Women's Basketball, 5-Shanice Cole, Lacey Lyons, Kaitlyn Rubino, Kathi Ryska, Sarah Scott.
A sport-by-sport listing is available on the Big South Conference's Website, www.BigSouthSports.com.
