Winthrop Places Over 65 Percent Of Student-Athletes On Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Winthrop student athletes have more to cheer about than just their victories this year; they should be celebrating their academic success as well.

To be named to the Presidential Honor Roll, student athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for the previous academic year. Out of our 2,982 eligible student athletes, 1,750 student athletes, which is 58.69%, achieved this honor for the 2017-2018 school year.

Not only did our student athletes accomplish this great achievement, but for the fourth year in a row more than 50% of our athletes have achieved this goal. This percentage is the second-highest percentage in league history.

The Commissioner’s Award, which is awarded to student athletes who maintain a 4.0 GPA or higher for the completed academic year, was awarded to 20 of our Winthrop student athletes this previous year. The following student athletes were awarded the Commissioner’s Award in each of the following sports:

Baseball John Pike

Men’s Basketball Anders Broman

Men’s Golf Zak Butt

Men’s Soccer Kenneth Perkinson and Nil Vinyals Cierco

Men’s Tennis Leandros Pappayiannis

Women’s Basketball Noell Kellers and Ronata Rogers

Women’s Lacrosse Katie Clark, Alaina Girani, and Katherine Judge

Women’s Soccer Zoe Conover, Courtney McLeod, and Joanna Taylor

Women’s Tennis Megan Kauffman

Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Emily Sparrow

Softball Brooke Ellison, Ansley Gilreath, Sabrina Shroades, Blake Wallert

A special recognition has been given to the softball team for having the most Winthrop student athletes on a team to accomplish the Commissioner’s award (obtaining a 4.0 GPA or higher).