Troy University Athletics
Student-Athletes Recognized for Academics
7/13/2009 4:30:00 PM | General
NEW ORLEANS, La. - For the third consecutive year Sun Belt Conference student-athletes topped the previous year's record number of Commissioner's List and Academic Honor Roll awards winners, the league office announced last Thursday.
Nearly 1,700 Sun Belt student-athletes earned a GPA over 3.0 for the previous school year and were named to either the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll or Sun Belt Commissioner's List.
Sun Belt schools combined to have 756 student-athletes land on the Commissioner's List, which honors all student-athletes recording a 3.5 GPA or better during the 2008-09 academic year.
Of the 765 total number of student-athletes that landed on the Commissioner's List, Troy comprised 53 of those student-athletes.
Four baseball players were named to the list in Trevor Tyre (Business Management), Daniel Peterson (Biology/Biomedical Science), Mark Morelock (Accounting) and J.J. Whetsel (Social Science); six women's basketball players were named to the list in Brittnie Davis (Sport and Fitness Management), Kylie Morrissy (Physical Education), Larelle Roper (K-6 Elementary Education), Danielle Realph (K-6 Elementary Education), Sarah McAppion (Biology) and Alyce Shearing (Biology/Cell Molecular); eight football players were named to the list in Levi Brown (Political Science), Khalil Lee (Sport and Fitness Management), Zach Marcum (Communication Arts-Speech), Danny Franks (Risk Management Insurance), Luke Rowe (Sport and Fitness Management), Sam Sellers (Biology/Cell Molecular), Daniel Stanley (Biology/Biomedical Science) and Corey Wilkes (undecided); three student-athletes in women's golf were named to the list in Danielle Skipper (Broadcast Journalism), Haley Lawrence (Nursing-BSN) and Anna Rohrbacher (Print Journalism); 10 soccer players were named to the list in Megan Bonfield (Print Journalism), Stephanie Haley (Psychology), Evelyn Pannell (Human Services), Katelyn Pannell (Athletic Training), Brooke Smith (Criminal Justice), Megan Waite (Biology/Cell Molecular), Sarah Sanders (Chemistry), Nicole Targa (Broadcast Journalism), Carley Zurfluh (Biology/Cell Molecular) and Katelyn Kolb (Nursing-BSN); two softball players were named to the lsit in Hayden Gann (K-6 Elementary Education) and Sarah Harris (General Business); three women's tennis players were named to the list in Mirte De Bakker (Social Science), Rawia Elsisi (Sport and Fitness Management-Graduate) and Caroline Jouanin (Managament); five men's track and field/cross country athletes were named to the list in Paul Boothe (Biology), Burke Leonce (Environmental Science), William Browder (Accounting), Joseph Callaway (Political Science) and Caleb Osborne (undecided); 10 women's track and field/cross country athletes were named to the list in Anna Rohrbacher (Print Journalism), Jenean Corcoran (Nursing-BSN), Erika Fyrvall (Print Journalism), Kelly Harrington (Mathematics), Bridget Angstadt (K-6 Elementary Education), Erin Clymer (Graphic Design - Graduate), Lauren Howell (Accounting), Sara Jackson (Biology/Cell Molecular), Stephanie Yawn (Political Science) and Robin McLendon (Geomatics); while two volleyball players were named to the list in Jennifer White (Psychology) and Victoria Rogoschewsky (Biology).
The league also had a total of 934 student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll, which is awarded to those maintaining a 3.0-3.49 GPA.
Of the 934 student-athletes represented on the Academic Honor Roll, Troy comprised 92 of those student-athletes. That total brought the Trojans total to 145 student-athletes rewarded by the Sun Belt Conference for their academics during the 2008-09 school year.
Troy was represented by 10 baseball players on the list in Andrew Dickinson (Sport and Fitness Management), Shohei Fujita (Sport and Fitness Management), Brett Henry (Accounting), Miles Hoyle (Mathematics), Jordan Mathers (Accounting), Steven Rosado (Psychology), Tim Wheeler (Social Science), Tyler Ray (undecided), Josh Storm (Criminal Justice) and Chad Watson (Social Science); three women's basketball players were named to the list in Lucy Lindley (Criminal Justice), Staci Mitchell (Sport and Fitness Management) and Jacklyn Selfe (Marketing); 21 football players were named to the list in Chris Bowens (Sport and Fitness Management), Anthony Centrangelo (English), Jonathan Chandler (Physical Education), Fernandus Edwards (Criminal Justice), Will Goggans (History), Donnell Golden (Criminal Justice), Micah Grimes (Brodcast Journalism), Jamie Hampton (Mathematics), Dre' Harris (General Business), DuJuan Harris (undecided), Brandon Lucas (Nursing-BSN), Steve McLendon (Sport and Fitness Management), Xavier Moreland (Sport and Fitness Management), Nate Nolin (Accounting), Chigozie Nwankwo (undecided), John Mark Patrick (Sport and Fitness Management), Zach Swindall (General Business), Mykeal Terry (Social Science), Kyle Tucker (Information Systems) and Bear Woods (Sport and Fitness Management); two men's golf student-athletes were named to the list in Michael McGrady (Sport and Fitness Management) and Rourke Van Der Spuy (Psychology); three women's golf student-athletes were named to the list in Liz Balkcom (Communication Art-Speech), Brittany Bassett (Interpreter Training) and Desirae Zine (Criminal Justice); 11 soccer players were named to the list in Sydney Beasley (undecided), Ashley Branham (Physical Education), Katie Cooper (undecided), Bridget Duke (Psychology), Laura Hopson (Biology/Cell Molecular), Ceil Martinec (Marine Biology), Lillie Miley (Biology), Mary Morris (Biology/Biomedical Science), Jill Pinder (Biology), Rudi Rodriguez (Biology) and Jennifer Smith (Criminal Justice); nine softball players were named to the list in Ashley Adkins (undecided), Monique Faul (Social Science), Felicia Hammer (Marketing), Hillary Hughes (Nursing-BSN), Heidi Johnson (Criminal Justice), Allison Moore (Sport and Fitness Management), Kala Moore (Mathematics), Alishya Paige (K-6 Collaborative) and Sarah Shields (Psychology); two men's tennis players were named to the list in Benjamin Chomette (General Business) and Phil Janz (Psychology); three women's tennis players were named to the list in Erin McGoldrick (Physical Education), Gabriella Veiga (General Business) and Stephanie Vieira (Sport and Fitness Management); 11 men's track and field/cross country athletes were named to the list in Dennis Acree (Sport and Fitness Management), Grant Bullington (Mathematics), Charles Burrell (undecided), Mike Conley (Marketing), Logan Etheridge (Psychology), Drew Horner (Applied Computer Science), Michael Martin (Mathematics), Jeremy Moujoodi (Biology/Cell Molecular), Ryan Schmeling (Chemistry), Drew Taylor (Broadcast Journalism) and Adam Vise (undecided); eight women's track and field/cross country athletes were named to the list in Tiphanie Baker (Human Services), Agata Cichoszewska (K-6 Elementary Education), Faith Hampton (Criminal Justice), Kapri Hockaday (Psychology), Monique Jordan (Human Services), Shay Matthews (Sport and Fitness Management), Brittney McGhee (Psychology) and Nicole Polk (K-6 Elementary Education); while nine volleyball players were named to the list in Lauren Barney-Baker (Social Work), Meghan Gilroy (Psychology), Kerry Heinz (K-6 Elementary Education), Megan Henderson (Print Journalism), Erin Kissling (K-6 Elementary Education), Laura Mackley (Athletic Training), Brittney McClelland (General Business), Aubre Smith (History) and Emily Strader (Nursing-BSN).
"This is a tremendous accomplishment for our schools and our student-athletes," Sun Belt Conference commissioner Wright Waters said. "It is certainly evident that our schools are committed to excellence, not just in competition, but also in the classroom."
The total of 1,690 student-athletes that were honored tops the previous highs of 1,503 set during the 2007-08 school year and 1,429 for the 2006-07 school year.
