SPARTANBURG, S.C. – More than 1,400 student-athletes from 12 member institutions were named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor roll for the 2001-02 year. The 1,443 names is a conference record, surpassing the previous high of 1,360 in 2000-01.
Southern Conference athletic directors established the honor roll prior to the 1988-89 athletic year as a way to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. After 364 earned the honor the first year, the honor roll has increased in 10 of the 12 subsequent years. The academic honor roll consists of student-athletes who participated in varsity sports at member institutions and posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher while passing at least 24 hours in two semesters of classes or its equivalent for other academic calendars.
Eight of the 12 schools increased their number of honor roll student-athletes from 2000-2001. Appalachian State had the greatest improvement, adding 39 more names to its list. VMI increased its members by 20 with the Furman list increasing by 15.
Forty-two percent of the honor roll achieved a 3.5 or higher. Forty-two student-athletes posted a 4.0 GPA: Alon Cohen, Appalachian State (men’s tennis); Mandi Ivester, Appalachian State (softball); Charlotte Grainger, Appalachian State (women’s soccer); Wendy Lewis, Appalachian State (softball); Kellie Lloyd, Appalachian State (women’s soccer); Kellen Cooney, College of Charleston (swimming); Becca Eddy, College of Charleston (women’s soccer); Molly Henderson, College of Charleston (swimming); Stephanie Feagin, College of Charleston (track and field/cross country); Milos Lazic, College of Charleston (men’s tennis); Tessa Morrell, College of Charleston (women’s soccer); Lori Straub, College of Charleston (women’s golf); Aly VanCleave, College of Charleston (volleyball); Ellen Davis, Chattanooga (cross country); James Dickerson, Chattanooga (men’s tennis); Billy Land, Chattanooga (men’s golf); Stephen Pacifico, Chattanooga (football); Dana Reed, Chattanooga (softball); Johan Rolf, Chattanooga (men’s golf); Jennifer Wilson, Chattanooga (women’s basketball); Travis Cantrell, The Citadel (men’s basketball); Hamilton Peters, The Citadel (men’s soccer); David Scates, The Citadel (men’s tennis); Lena Summers, East Tennessee State (women’s soccer); Soctt Carter, East Tennessee State (football); Will Bouton, Furman (football); Scott Blount, Furman (men’s soccer); Art Baker, Furman (men’s tennis); James Cameron, Furman (men’s tennis); Shellie Cochran, Furman (women’s tennis); Rebekah Potts, Furman (women’s track and field); Chris O’Neil, Georgia Southern (football); Wes Ross, Georgia Southern (football); Josh Chatraw, Georgia Southern (men’s soccer); Amanda Brooks, Georgia Southern (volleyball); Erin Martin, Georgia Southern (volleyball); Ty Denby, VMI (men’s track); Peter Dreisbach, VMI (football); Seth Ostlund, VMI (cross country); Johanna Lundberg, Western Carolina (women’s golf); Jenny Nett, Wofford (women’s basketball); and Robert Tibbetts, Wofford (men’s soccer).
