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292 University of Georgia student-athletes named to athletic director’s honor roll

Jan 22, 2013 by Georgia Sports Communications

ATHENS, Ga. - A total of 292 University of Georgia student-athletes earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher and were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012 semester.

Out of the 292 on the honor roll, nine student-athletes earned Presidential Scholar honors for finishing the semester with a perfect 4.00 GPA while taking 14 hours or more. The student-athletes who were named Presidential Scholars are: equestrian team members Maria Salazar (Portland, Ore.) and Kathryn Skoglund (Tualatin, Ore.); women’s gymnastics team members Rebekah Bennetts (Woodstock, Ga.), Camille Pfister (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Anysia Unick (Calgary, Alberta, Canada); women’s swimmer Olivia Boggs (Smyrna, Ga.); and women’s track members Rachel Doverspike (Johns Creek, Ga.), Lucie Ondraschkova (Opava, Czech Republic) and Allison Updike (Nesquehoning, Pa.).

An additional 13 student-athletes finished the semester with a 4.00 GPA, including: football team members Reuben Faloughi (Martinez, Ga.) and Christian Robinson (Norcross, Ga.); men’s swimmers Will Freeman (Atlanta, Ga.), Christian Riess (New Orleans, La.) and Tynan Stewart (Hattiesburg, Miss.); men’s track member Nicholas Vena (Whippany, N.J.); equestrian team members Morgan Justiss (Alpharetta, Ga.), Rachel Stallman (Atlanta, Ga.) and Alexandra Sullivan (Wilton, Conn.); soccer player Ashley Baker (Lilburn, Ga.); women’s swimmers Anna Neumeister (Marietta, Ga.) and Chantal Van Landeghem (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); and women’s tennis player Lauren Herring (Greenville, N.C.).

Thirty-six student-athletes on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll also earned Dean’s List honors, earning a 3.50 GPA or higher while taking 14 hours or more. The student-athletes named to the fall 2012 Dean’s List include: football players Devin Gillespie (Grayson, Ga.) and Matt Stagg (Salt Lake City, Utah); men’s swimmers Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J.) and Derek Onken (Marietta, Ga.); men’s track team members Kyle James (Marietta, Ga.) and Zach Sims (McDonough, Ga.); equestrian team members Nicki Alexander (Atlanta, Ga.), Carly Anthony (Richmond, Va.), Samantha Baker (Ellijay, Ga.), Mary Morgan Beavers (Gainesville, Ga.), Madison Berger (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Honey Beth Campbell (Gainesville, Ga.), Melanie Carraway (Evans, Ga.), Olivia Dorey (Sudbury, Mass.), Faith Fiorenzano (Jamestown, R.I.), Rachel Kolb (Lebanon, Ohio), Anna Sasser (Jonesboro, Ga.), Paige Stawicki (Argyle, Texas) and Brittlan Wall (Suwanee, Ga.); women’s golfers Sylvie Brick (Joliet, Ill.) and Emilie Burger (Hoschton, Ga.); gymnastics team members Noel Couch (Towaco, N.J.) and Shayla Worley (Orlando, Fla.); soccer player Liliana Rios (Duluth, Ga.); women’s swimmers Kelsey Gaid (Roswell, Ga.), Maddie Locus (Sugarland, Texas) and Shannon O’Malley (Marietta, Ga.); women’s tennis players Makenzie Craft (Fisco, Texas) and Kellie Jordan (Tifton, Ga.); women’s track team members Allyson McGinty (Suwanee, Ga.), Abbie Robinson (Douglasville, Ga.), Ashley Rosenberg (Roswell, Ga.), Kelsie Stovall (New Orleans, La.), Maggie Tindol (Suwanee, Ga.) and Amelia Watson (Norcross, Ga.); and volleyball player Gabby Smiley (Alpharetta, Ga.). The individual sport breakdown for student-athletes that were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall is:

Baseball:

3.50-3.99 GPA

Brett Deloach (Blackshear, Ga.), Blake Dieterich (Winter Garden, Fla.), Grant Earls (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jeff Sidlovsky (Woodstock, Ga.), Brandon Stephens (Marietta, Ga.) and John Taylor (Carnesville, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Bryan Benzor (Loganville, Ga.), Beau Buckler (Norcross, Ga.), Hunter Cole (Moore, S.C.), Earl Daniels (Valdosta, Ga.), Jack Esmonde (Lilburn, Ga.), Kyle Farmer (Atlanta, Ga.), Taylor Hicks (Statham, Ga.), Pete Nagel (Metter, Ga.), Curtis Powell (Knoxville, Tenn.), Ross Ripple (Marietta, Ga.) and Jay Swinford (Athens, Ga.)

Men’s Basketball:

3.00-3.49 GPA

Taylor Echols (McDonough, Ga.) and John Florveus (Miami, Fla.)

Football:

4.00 GPA

Reuben Faloughi (Martinez, Ga.) and Christian Robinson (Norcross, Ga.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Patrick Beless (Atlanta, Ga.), Greg Bingham (Columbus, Ga.), Chriss Burnett (LaGrange, Ga.), Michael Erdman (Merritt Island, Fla.), Devin Gillespie (Grayson, Ga.), Austin Herod (Woodstock, Ga.), Ethan Jackson (Sandersville, Ga.), Clay Johnson (Calhoun, Ga.), Rhett McGowan (Calhoun, Ga.), Connor Norman (Duluth, Ga.), Geoffrey Rapp (Kennesaw, Ga.), Matt Stagg (Salt Lake City, Utah), Cole Trolinger (Newnan, Ga.) and Kosta Vavlas (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Collin Barber (Cartersville, Ga.), Faton Bauta (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Mark Beard (Adamsville, Ala.), Taylor Bradberry (Winder, Ga.), Corey Campbell (Hephiziba, Ga.), Luis Capella (Augusta, Ga.), Jared Chapple (Alpharetta, Ga.), Chris Conley (Dallas, Ga.), Ray Drew (Thomasville, Ga.), Wright Gazaway (Buford, Ga.), John Jenkins (Hamilton, Ga.), Tommy Long (Marietta, Ga.), Ricky Lowe (Duluth, Ga.), Arthur Lynch (Dartmouth, Mass.), Keith Marshall (Raleigh, N.C.), Hutson Mason (Marietta, Ga.), Clayton Maxey (Statham, Ga.), Eddie McQuillen (Newnan, Ga.), Preston Mobley (Moultrie, Ga.), Marshall Morgan (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Greg Mulkey (Fairmount, Ga.), Alex Parsons (Fayetteville, Ga.), Dillard Pinkston (Dallas, Texas), Thomas Pritchard (Louisville, Ga.), Bacarri Rambo (Donalsonville, Ga.), Lucas Redd (Jefferson, Ga.), Garrison Smith (Atlanta, Ga.), Jonathan Taylor (Millen, Ga.), John Theus (Jacksonville, Fla.), Kenneth Towns (Albany, Ga.), Cornelius Washington (Hephzibah, Ga.), Hugh Williams (Atlanta, Ga.) and Drew Wilson (Tignall, Ga.)

Men’s Golf:

3.00-3.49 GPA

Brian Carter (Augusta, Ga.), Michael Cromie (Cary, N.C.), Lee McCoy (Clarkesville, Ga.), T.J. Mitchell (Albany, Ga.) and Nicolas Reach (Moscow, Pa.)

Men’s Swimming:

4.00 GPA

Will Freeman (Atlanta, Ga.), Christian Riess (New Orleans, La.) and Tynan Stewart (Hattiesburg, Miss.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J.), Andrew Gemmell (Wilmington, Del.), Derek Onken (Marietta, Ga.), Nicholas Salyers (Roswell, Ga.), Aidan Sweeney (Snellville, Ga.) and Luke Upchurch (Duluth, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Alex Cohen (Woodstock, Ga.), Matt Ellis (Austin, Texas), Zachary Gunn (Austin, Texas), Jameson Hill (Savannah, Ga.), Matias Koski (Duluth, Ga.), Jared Markham (Centennial Colo.) and Garrett Powell (North Bethesda, Md.)

Men’s Tennis:

3.50-3.99 GPA

Austin Smith (Cumming, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Marco Nunez (Monterrey, Mexico), Nathan Pasha (Atlanta, Ga.), KU Singh (Gurgaon, Haryana, India) and Ben Wagland (New South Wales, Australia)

Men’s Track:

4.00 GPA

Nicholas Vena (Whippany, N.J.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Drew Branch (Alpharetta, Ga.), Zane Coburn (Atlanta, Ga.), Jared Dunn (Johns Creek, Ga.), Chris Foster (Marietta, Ga.), Brendan Hoban (Duluth, Ga.), Kyle James (Marietta, Ga.), Morgan Malanoski (Snellville, Ga.), Burke McCarty (Dunwoody, Ga.), Zach Sims (McDonough, Ga.), Johnathan Smith (Apple Valley, Calif.), Kisean Smith (Snellville, Ga.) and Maicel Uibo (Polva, Estonia)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Sean Brennan (Snellville, Ga.), Brian Detweiler (Stone Mountain, Ga.), Jimmy Hicks (East Lancing, Mich.), Michael Kopanski (Dacula, Ga.), Brandon Lord (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Ashinia Miller (Kingston, Jamaica), Brett Richardson (Lilburn, Ga.), Scott Selvey (Atlanta, Ga.) and Charles Sparks (Columbus, Ga.)

Women’s Basketball:

3.50-3.99 GPA

Jasmine Hassell (Lebanon, Tenn.), Jasmine James (Memphis, Tenn.) and Ebony Jones (Cedar Hill, Texas)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Anne Marie Armstrong (Norcross, Ga.), Tiaria Griffin (Monticello, Miss.) and Merritt Hempe (Fredricksburg, Va.)

Equestrian:

4.00 GPA

Morgan Justiss (Alpharetta, Ga.), Maria Salazar (Portland, Ore.), Kathryn Skoglund (Tualatin, Ore.), Rachel Stallman (Atlanta, Ga.) and Alexandra Sullivan (Wilton, Conn.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Nicki Alexander (Atlanta, Ga.), Carly Anthony (Richmond, Va.), Kylee Arbuckle (Torrance, Calif.), Samantha Baker (Ellijay, Ga.), Mary Morgan Beavers (Gainesville, Ga.), Samantha Belcher (Carbondale, Colo.), Madison Berger (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Honey Beth Campbell (Gainesville, Ga.), Melanie Carraway (Evans, Ga.), Olivia Dorey (Sudbury, Mass.), Faith Fiorenzano (Jamestown, R.I.), Leylan Gleeson (Moreland Hills, Ohio), Allison Haspel (Manhassett, N.Y.), Julia Hemingway (Alpharetta, Ga.), Jacklyn Hoyt (Manlius, N.Y.), Isabel Jolicoeur (Wellington, Fla.), Rachel Kolb (Lebanon, Ohio), McKenzie Lantz (Fremont, Mich.), Selby Merritt (Atlanta, Ga.), Anna Sasser (Jonesboro, Ga.), Paige Stawicki (Argyle, Texas), Kelsey Tatcher (Bluffdale, Utah) and Brittlan Wall (Suwanee, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Louise Ashley (Newtown, Pa.), Jaclyn Beckley (Cumming, Ga.), Caroline Blackshear (St. Simons Island, Ga.), Michelina Carbone (South Bend, Ind.), Madison Clark (Brighton, Mich.), Sydney Crenshaw (Woodstock, Ga.), Emily DuPont (Wilmington, Del.), Jennifer Freeman (Canton, Ga.), Audrey Gallagher (Richmond, Va.), Olivia Gaude (Richmond, Va.), Becca Haaland (Edmond, Okla.), Megan Hawkins (Reddick, Fla.), Carly Lambros (Monroe, Ga.), Brittany Lynch (Monroe, Ga.), Laura Malone (mendotta Heights, Minn.), Sarah Parr (Social Circle, Ga.), Heather Schmidt (Betterdorf, Iowa), Megan Southam (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), Morgan Stamey (McDonough, Ga.), Lauren Tieche (Ocala, Fla.) and Megan Yeager (Braselton, Ga.)

Women’s Golf:

3.50-3.99 GPA

Sylvie Brick (Joliet, Ill.), Emilie Burger (Hoschton, Ga.), Manuela Carbajo (Necocuea, Argentina) and Abby Johnson (Buford, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Alexandria Celli (Southlake, Texas), Amelia Hill (St. Simons Island, Ga.), Rocia Sanchez Lobato (Marbella, Spain) and Kailey Walsh (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Gymnastics:

4.00 GPA

Rebekah Bennetts (Woodstock, Ga.), Camille Pfister (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Anysia Unick (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Noel Couch (Towaco, N.J.), Whitney Kirby (Claremont, N.C.), Christa Tanella (Lucas, Texas) and Shayla Worley (Orlando, Fla.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Mary Elizabeth Box (Calhoun, Ga.), Lindsey Cheek (Watkinsville, Ga.), Chelsea Davis (Austin, Texas), Catherine Hires (Tampa, Fla.) and Demetria Hunte (Alpharetta, Ga.)

Soccer:

4.00 GPA

Ashley Baker (Lilburn, Ga.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Jenna Buckley (Atlanta, Ga.), Mackin D’Amico (Cumming, Ga.), Kathleen Eastman (Jackson Hole, Wyo.), Andrea Fontanetta (Neshanic Station, N.J.), Nikki Hill (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Elizabeth Johnson (Marietta, Ga.), Liliana Rios (Duluth, Ga.) and Cara Smith (Evans, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Maria Dickey (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Laura Eddy (Atlanta, Ga.), Chika Ibiam (Afikpo, Nigeria), Callie Corbin Langford (Tallahassee, Fla.), Ansley Morgan (St. Simons Island, Ga.), Alexa Newfield (Atlanta, Ga.), Jenna Owens (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Rebekah Perry (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Caitlin Woody (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Softball:

3.50-3.99 GPA

Geri Ann Glasco (Watkinsville, Ga.) and Samantha LaZear (Comer, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Bryanna Blanco (Maryville, Tenn.), Kate Browne (Zachary, La.), Niaja Griffin (Orlando, Fla.), Kaylee Puailoa (Buena Park, Calif.), Tiesha Reed (Elberton, Ga.), Tess Sito, Elyria, Ohio), Katie Sowers (Peachtree City, Ga.), Chelsea Wilkinson (Taylorsville, N.C.) and Paige Wilson (Chicago, Ill.)

Women’s Swimming:

4.00 GPA

Olivia Boggs (Smyrna, Ga.), Anna Neumeister (Marietta, Ga.) and Chantal Van Landeghem (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Ann-Perry Blank (Moultrie, Ga.), Kelsey Gaid (Roswell, Ga.), Maddie Locus (Sugarland, Texas), Jordan Mattern (Aurora, Colo.), Shannon O’Malley (Marietta, Ga.), Courtney Peters (Marietta, Ga.), Laura Ryan (Elk River, Minn.), Kelly Thatcher (Downington, Pa.) and Shannon Vreeland (Overland Park, Kan.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Megan Faulkner (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jessica Graber (Marietta, Ga.), Ansley Long (Kennesaw, Ga.), Melanie Margalis (Clearwater, Fla.), Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.) and Annie Zhu (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Women’s Tennis:

4.00 GPA

Lauren Herring (Greenville, N.C.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Makenzie Craft (Fisco, Texas), Maho Kowase (Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan) and Kellie Jordan (Tifton, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Kate Fuller (Suwanee, Ga.) and Lilly Kimbell (New Braunfels, Texas)

Women’s Track:

4.00 GPA

Rachel Doverspike (Johns Creek, Ga.), Lucie Ondraschkova (Opava, Czech Republic) and Allison Updike (Nesquehoning, Pa.)

3.50-3.99 GPA

Katherine Bickley(Marietta, Ga.), Ann Centner (Watkinsville, Ga.), Carly Hamilton (Springboro, Ohio), Marrion Kalafut (Acworth, Ga.), Leontia Kallenou (Nicosia, Cyprus), Kristie Krueger (Argyle, Texas), Kathleen LaPorte (Atlanta, Ga.), Allyson McGinty (Suwanee, Ga.), Jasmine Norton (Athens, Ga.), Sarah Perry (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Sage Proffitt (Weaverville, N.C.), Abbie Robinson (Douglasville, Ga.), Ashley Rosenberg (Roswell, Ga.), Molly Schenck (Maretta, Ga.), Kelsie Stovall (New Orleans, La.), Maggie Tindol (Suwanee, Ga.) and Amelia Watson (Norcross, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Maria Augutis (Gothenburg, Sweden), Anna Bowles (Evans, Ga.), Emily Bewer (Snellville, Ga.), Quintunya Chapman (Hinesville, Ga.), Sheila Donovan (Bogart, Ga.), Lindsey Ebert (Lilburn, Ga.), Gabrielle Fulton (Huntingdon, England), Greer Gafford (Atlanta, Ga.), Taylor Hollingsworth (Columbus, Ga.), Myasia Jacobs (Paterson, N.J.), Savannah Kirk (Atlanta, Ga.), Brooke Koblitz (Alpharetta, Ga.), Katherine Lacksen (Sparta, Ga.), Morgann Leleux (New Iberia, La.), Bret McDaniel (Atlanta, Ga.), Shaunae Miller (Nasssau, Bahamas), Shelby Robison (Lansdale, Pa.), Elizabeth Tepe (Parker, Colo.), Morgan Van Gorder (Gainesville, Ga.) and Savannah Veal (Watkinsville, Ga.)

Volleyball:

3.50-3.99 GPA

Tirah Le’au (Duarte, Calif.), Desiree McCray (Columbia, S.C.), Gabby Smiley (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Lauren Teknipp (McDonough, Ga.)

3.00-3.49 GPA

Brianna Bahr (Pensacola, Fla.), Nicole Choi (Alpharetta, Ga.), Brittany Northcutt (Greensboro, N.C.) and Elena Perri (Richland, Mich.)

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