Last week the South Atlantic Conference Named its Commissioners Honor Roll for the 2008-09 school year, with a conference-record 822 student-athletes recognized for their achievements in the classroom.The SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll recognizes those student-athletes who carry at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and have completed at least one season in the conference-sponsored sports of football, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's golf.
The 822 student-athletes represent 36 U.S. states, 30 foreign countries and three Canadian provinces. More than 25 percent (211) of the honorees held grade point averages of 3.75 or higher. Of those, 21 student-athletes carried a perfect 4.00 GPA.
The sport of women's soccer had the most honorees with 114, followed by football with 100. They were followed by baseball (89), men's soccer (73), volleyball (71), softball (65), women's basketball (62), women's cross country (49), men's tennis (39), women's tennis (38), men's golf (35), men's basketball (31), men's cross country (29), and women's golf (27).
For the third year in a row, Newberry College led the way with 113 student-athletes recognized. Wingate University was close behind with 108. First-year conference member Brevard College had 100. Tusculum College placed 99 on the honor roll, followed by Mars Hill College with 93, Carson-Newman College with 87, Lincoln Memorial University (77), Catawba College (73), and Lenoir-Rhyne University (72).
Three former Avery County High School athletic standouts made the honor roll. Wingate University senior cross country runner and Elementary Education major Ashley Condrey was named to the list, as was freshman cross country runner and Pre-Medical Science major Kate Griewisch from Lenoir Rhyne University. Mars Hill College football senior quarterback and Recreation major Ricky Spradling was also named to the honor roll.
Congratulations to these student-athletes for their excellence both on the field and in the classroom.
