ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop Athletics is proud to announce that over 70 percent of its eligible student-athletes earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom for the 2018-19 academic year, as reported by the Big South Conference. 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 academic year. 
 
Winthrop was 1-of-4 Big South institutions to have at least 70 percent of its eligible students honored, with 70.54 percent of its 258 eligible student-athletes meeting the threshold.  Overall, the conference announced that 58.90 percent of its eligible student-athletes earned the honor – the second-highest percentage in league history.
 
Additionally, the conference honored 18 Winthrop student-athletes with the Big South Commissioner's Award, given to eligible student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
Winthrop's 2018-19 Commissioner's Award honorees are listed below by sport, and the full press release from the Big South Conference can be found HERE.
 
Winthrop University's 2018-19 Big South Commissioner's Award Recipients (Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA)
 
Men's Golf
Rohan Boettcher, Winthrop
Zak Butt, Winthrop
Vijay Mishra, Winthrop
 
Women's Golf
Alexis Brindley, Winthrop
 
Women's Lacrosse
Mackenzie Cunningham, Winthrop
 
Men's Soccer
Brandon Anselmo, Winthrop
Leif Estevez, Winthrop
 
Women's Soccer
Kendall Claxton, Winthrop
Megan Loveland, Winthrop
 
Softball
Brooke Ellison, Winthrop
Tori Walker, Winthrop
Blake Wallert, Winthrop
 
Men's Tennis
Lluis Miralles, Winthrop
 
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Joey Jennings, Winthrop
Theo Kahler, Winthrop
 
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Karina Grant, Winthrop
 
Volleyball
Carlie Skelton, Winthrop
Hanna Spevak, Winthrop