CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Winthrop University placed third in the Big South Conference with 65.40 percent of its 263 student-athletes earning Presidential Honor Roll status for the 2017-18 school year. The Big South Conference announced today that 58.69 percent of eligible student-athletes have earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom in 2017-18 -- the second-highest percentage in league history. To be named to the Presidential Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for the recently-completed academic year, and this past season, 1,750 out of 2,982 eligible student-athletes achieved the benchmark. In addition, the 58.69 percentage marks the fourth consecutive year above 50 percent.
High Point University led all Big South institutions for the fourth straight year, as HPU had 76.72 percent of its 232 eligible student-athletes on the Presidential Honor Roll -- one of seven members to have at least 60 percent of 3.0 students. Gardner-Webb University placed 68.12 percent of its 345 student-athletes on the list, while Winthrop University had 65.40 percent of its 263 student-athletes among the honorees. Also surpassing the 60 percent threshold were Presbyterian College (62.69), Campbell University (61.92%), Longwood University (60.33) and UNC Asheville (60.23).
Furthermore, 16 conference Player of the Year honorees and 11 Freshman of the Year selections last season earned Presidential Honor Roll status.
Beginning this year, new award recognition levels were established within the Presidential Honor Roll:
Commissioner's Award (4.0 GPA),
Gold Award (3.75-3.99),
Silver Award (3.50-3.74) and
Bronze Award (3.00-3.49). The Big South had 187 student-athletes receive Commissioner's Award distinction in 2017-18, which was an increase of 52 over 2016-17. Each of the Big South's 19 sponsored sports had at least three 4.0 students. Gold Award scholars totaled 403 while another 412 received Silver Award accolades in 2017-18 for a combined total of 1,002 student-athletes with at least a 3.50 GPA last year -- 57.26 percent of all Presidential Honor Roll members at or above that threshold.
The list of 4.0 student-athletes from 2017-18 appears below, with Winthrop honorees in bold.
Commissioner's Award - Big South Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA in 2017-18 (by sport)
Baseball
Ben LaSpaluto, Gardner-Webb
Andrew Gottfried, High Point
Matt Hodges, High Point
Grey Lyttle, High Point
Carlos Garrido, Longwood
A.J. Priaulx, Presbyterian College
John Pike, Winthrop
Men's Basketball
Richard Stewart, Charleston Southern
Luke Vargo, High Point
Anders Broman, Winthrop
Football
Frank Cirone, Charleston Southern
Chase Arrington, Gardner-Webb
Chandler Burks, Kennesaw State
Michael Chorowicz, Liberty
Hunter Winstead, Liberty
Justin Szuba, Monmouth
Hayden Caraway, Presbyterian College
Men's Golf
Steffen Smith, Gardner-Webb
Hutson Chandler, Liberty
Patrick Gobran, Longwood
Zak Butt, Winthrop
Men's Soccer
Jeff Kennedy, Campbell
Jeremy Lewis, Campbell
Hunter Frey, Gardner-Webb
Petter Johansen, Gardner-Webb
Jan Kuepper, Gardner-Webb
Brian Stepanek, Gardner-Webb
Ihson Nassiri, High Point
Jonathan Ware, High Point
Brogan Engbers, Liberty
Ruben Garcia Arnanz, Liberty
Zachary Morgan, Longwood
Jonathan Turnley, Presbyterian College
Andre Birke, Radford
Fraser Colmer, Radford
Liam Deacy, Radford
Ulrik Koren, Radford
Dakotah Bainter, UNC Asheville
Kenneth Perkinson, Winthrop
Nil Vinyals Cierco, Winthrop
Men's Tennis
Lukas Schaefer, Campbell
Dustin Werner, Campbell
Chase Burton, Liberty
Eddie Gutierrez Aquino, Liberty
Matko Varga, Radford
Leandros Pappayiannis, Winthrop
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
William Knabe, Campbell
Micah Deveaux, Charleston Southern
Josh Parks, Gardner-Webb
Keaton Poole, Gardner-Webb
Jacob Dunn, High Point
Blanton Gillespie, UNC Asheville
Women's Basketball
Ashlyn Hampton, Campbell
Lauren McNamara-Clement, Campbell
Corinna Wiegand, Gardner-Webb
Camryn Brown, High Point
Lindsey Edwards, High Point
Kat Harris, High Point
Haleigh Hatfield, High Point
Brooke Basinger, Liberty
Molly Reagan, Liberty
Sheana Vega, Liberty
Kate Spradlin, Longwood
Janie Miles, Presbyterian College
Brooke Jordan-Brown, UNC Asheville
Ali Trani, UNC Asheville
Noell Kellers, Winthrop
Ronata Rogers, Winthrop
Women's Golf
Allison Chandler, Gardner-Webb
Julia Henderson, Gardner-Webb
Lindsay Koppel, Gardner-Webb
Katie Bishop, Presbyterian College
Rylie Marchman, Presbyterian College
Women's Lacrosse
Eleanor Allen, Campbell
MacKenzie Koeller, Campbell
Christina Ricci, Campbell
Emily Dyment, Gardner-Webb
Meredith Chapman, High Point
Darla Poulin, High Point
Brooke Stevens, High Point
Emily Browne, Liberty
Maddison Little, Liberty
Faith Wells, Liberty
Dana Joss, Longwood
Charleigh Kondas, Longwood
Brittany Rinaldi, Radford
Katie Clark, Winthrop
Alaina Girani, Winthrop
Katherine Judge, Winthrop
Women's Soccer
Siara Southerland, Campbell
Haley Thoma, Campbell
Grace Clark, Charleston Southern
Anna Menendez, Charleston Southern
Callista Eckert, Gardner-Webb
Isabel Eigenbauer, Gardner-Webb
Jessica Ferguson, Gardner-Webb
Annie Ross, Gardner-Webb
Abbey Smith, Gardner-Webb
Tomke Zeeh, Gardner-Webb
Bailey Beattie, High Point
Brie Deel, High Point
Lindsay Elsen, High Point
Talia Klimes, High Point
Aley Kate McKinley, High Point
Becca Rolfe, High Point
Taylor Romano, High Point
Taylor Thompson, High Point
Elise Lawson, Liberty
Brenna Warren, Liberty
Caroline Boone, Liberty
Elisa Warren, Liberty
Jennifer Knoebel, Liberty
Kathryn Miller, Longwood
Janese Quick, Longwood
Carrie Reaver, Longwood
Paige Robertson, Longwood
Preston Robinette, Presbyterian College
Kelsey Yeager, Presbyterian College
Sarah Yoss, Presbyterian College
Gabrielle Paupst, Radford
Kateri Schoettinger, Radford
Jessica Wollman, Radford
Mckensey Zeigler, Radford
Caroline Houser, UNC Asheville
Emma Houser, UNC Asheville
Justine James, UNC Asheville
Zoe Conover, Winthrop
Courtney McLeod, Winthrop
Joanna Taylor, Winthrop
Softball
Laina Holmgren, Charleston Southern
Katie Stettler, Gardner-Webb
Cassie Gingerich, Liberty
Madison Clarke, Liberty
Jenna Harris, Presbyterian College
Jonnie Petree, Presbyterian College
Brooke Trapuzzano, Radford
Brooke Ellison, Winthrop
Ansley Gilreath, Winthrop
Sabrina Shroades, Winthrop
Blake Wallert, Winthrop
Women's Tennis
Huda McGraw, Campbell
Georgina Segarra Ferrer, Campbell
Sophie Cloessner, Charleston Southern
Mary Chase, Gardner-Webb
Sarah Rieckmann, Gardner-Webb
Aleksandra Panchenko, Liberty
Brittany Nuttall, Presbyterian College
Katie Thompson, Presbyterian College
Megan Kauffman, Winthrop
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Shanley Koekmoer, Campbell
Logan Shearon, Campbell
Taylor Barnes, Charleston Southern
Caroline Edmondson, Charleston Southern
Bethany Thornhill, Charleston Southern
Ashleigh Cleveland, Gardner-Webb
Gabrielle Cortese, Gardner-Webb
Amanda Hall, Gardner-Webb
Amy Turlington, Gardner-Webb
Keaton Case, High Point
Charis Dinger, High Point
Franzi Jakobs, High Point
Courtney Kerr, High Point
Ariel Wilbekin, High Point
Mary McElroy, Liberty
Rachel Mines, Liberty
Noel Palmer, Liberty
Kelly Shaffer, Liberty
Samantha Yamasaki, Liberty
Elizabeth Hutton, Liberty
Delaney McDowell, Liberty
Brenna Smith, Liberty
Annsley Eckert, Radford
Caroline Keevey, Radford
Elissa Look, Radford
Kayli Nichols, UNC Asheville
Phoebe Schneider, UNC Asheville
Emily Sparrow, Winthrop
Volleyball
Skylar Blackmon, Charleston Southern
Kylie Klein, Charleston Southern
Hannah Western, Charleston Southern
Charissa Coleman, Gardner-Webb
Amanda Sahm, Gardner-Webb
Jenna Weidner, High Point
Anna Willey, Liberty
Hannah Morris, Liberty
