SPARTANBURG, SC -- Over 1,400 student-athletes from 11 member institutions were named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2005-06 academic year.

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 12 of the 16 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.

The average GPA of the 1,436 student-athletes was 3.44. Forty percent of the honor roll achieved a 3.5 grade point average. Fifty-seven student-athletes posted a 4.0 GPA including:

Lauren Bosshardt, Wofford (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Elizabeth Bridges, Furman (Women’s Track & Field), Katasha Brown, Chattanooga (Women’s Basketball), Zachary Bryant, The Citadel (Football), Brenna Burns, Davidson (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Carolynn Chin, Georgia Southern (Softball), Kim Christensen, College of Charleston (Softball), Mallory Cook, Appalachian State (Women’s Tennis), John Crudup, College of Charleston (Men’s Tennis), Jessica Cumbee, College of Charleston (Women’s Track & Field), Lee DuBose, Georgia Southern (Women’s Basketball), Katelyn Ealer, Elon University (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Eric Elsener, Appalachian State (Football), Meagan Farrell, Appalachian State (Women’s Soccer), Zachary Ferrell, Chattanooga (Men’s Basketball), Adnan Filipovic, Furman (Football), Ashley Finnegan, College of Charleston (Women’s Tennis), Sarah Goolsby, Wofford (Women’s Soccer), Douglas Grunwald, Davidson (Baseball), Andrea Hinshaw, Furman (Women’s Soccer), Jenny Jackson, Western Carolina (Softball), Christie Jodrie, UNC Greensboro (Women’s Soccer), Jessica Kerzie, Georgia Southern (Women’s Track & Field), Jessica Lange, Furman (Women’s Basketball), Mary Lutz, Appalachian State (Softball), Jonathan MacDonald, Furman (Football), Lanni Marchant, Chattanooga (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Jenna Marks, College of Charleston (Women’s Tennis), Ian Mayne, Chattanooga (Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Piper McCord, College of Charleston (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Nicholas Medica, The Citadel (Men’s Tennis), Michael Mentz, Chattanooga (Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Amy Mohr, Chattanooga (Women’s Basketball), Kimberly Morris, Georgia Southern (Women’s Swimming and Diving), Gillian Murray, Elon University (Women’s Soccer), Haley Newman, Georgia Southern (Women’s Swimming and Diving), Ryan Owens, The Citadel (Baseball), Nathan Pait, The Citadel (Men’s Rifle), Hannah Parks, Appalachian State (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Ashok Ramachandra, College of Charleston (Men’s Tennis), Carlton Recher, Chattanooga (Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Michael Reynolds, College of Charleston (Men’s Tennis), Heather Reynolds, Georgia Southern (Women’s Tennis), David Richardson, Georgia Southern (Baseball), Samuel Robinson, Furman (Men’s Track & Field), Sophie Rychlik, UNC Greensboro (Women’s Tennis), Douglas Schmid, The Citadel (Men’s Track & Field), Teryn Schuetz, College of Charleston (Women’s Soccer) Erika Smith, College of Charleston (Women’s Basketball), Katie Sobczyk, Wofford (Volleyball), Chris Swauger, The Citadel (Baseball), Natalie Thomas, Appalachian State (Women’s Basketball), Dianna Thomas, Appalachian State (Volleyball), John Tumbleston, Elon (Men’s Cross Country), Joseph Watson, Furman (Football), Jessica Weber, UNC Greensboro (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field), Rebecca Wieters, College of Charleston (Volleyball).