Tusculum Names 99 Student-Athletes to SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Ninety-nine (99) Tusculum College student-athletes have been named to the 2013-2014 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll announced league officials.  The conference had 1,172 student-athletes honored for their achievements in the classroom.

The SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognizes those student-athletes who carry at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and have completed at least one season in the sports of football, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.

Tusculum’s 99 honorees are the sixth-most of the 12 league members.  Lenoir-Rhyne led the way with 137 honorees, followed by Queens (133), Wingate (110), Catawba (108), Newberry (104), Tusculum (99), Anderson (89), Brevard (88), Coker (85), Carson-Newman (79), Mars Hill (78) and Lincoln Memorial (62).

The SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll showcases the SAC member institutions’ commitment to achieving high levels of success both academically and athletically, as multiple sport-related award winners also garnered the distinction.

Tusculum honorees include 2013-2014 Capital One Academic All-Americans® Lukas Winkelmann (men’s tennis) and Caitlyn Dean (volleyball).  Winkelmann was named his sport’s SAC Scholar Athlete, as were David Cooper (men’s cross country) and Ashley Sarmiento (volleyball).

TusculumCollege, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference.  Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports, including women’s lacrosse, which will be competing in its first season during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.

 

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2013-2014 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

(Tusculum Honorees Only)

Student-Athlete               Sport(s)

Brian Alexander                Football (NFF Hampshire Honor Society)              

Andrea Amettis                Volleyball

Ben Arnold                         Men’s Basketball

Nikki Arthur                        Women’s Soccer

Victoria Ashley                  Volleyball

Juan Avendano                 Men’s Soccer

Sarah Baker                        Women’s Tennis

Nicole Ball                           Softball

Mason Ballinger                Men’s Soccer

Josh Beam                          Baseball

Hannah Berling                 Volleyball

Maggie Bernabei              Women’s Cross Country

Taylor Boone                     Volleyball

Sarah Bouley                      Volleyball

Katie Brennan                   Softball

Izzy Brito                              Baseball

Spencer Brothers             Baseball

Kim Brown                          Women’s Cross Country

Blakeley Burleson            Women’s Basketball

Lawson Burrow                 Men’s Cross Country

Lindsay Butler                    Women’s Golf

Katie Capel                         Women’s Soccer

Ethan Carpenter               Baseball

Elise Coberly                      Women’s Basketball

David Cooper                     Men’s Cross Country (SAC Scholar Athlete & Academic All-District)

Alec Cunningham             Women’s Golf

Eliza Davis                            Softball

Samuel Davis                     Men’s Golf

Zach Davis                           Men’s Basketball

Caitlyn Dean                       Volleyball (Academic All-America®)

Kyle Dickson                       Men’s Soccer

Joe Elphingstone              Men’s Tennis

DJ Evans                               Men’s Lacrosse

Nick Forsberg                    Men’s Golf

Rachel Garnett                  Volleyball

Ashley Gregg                     Women’s Cross Country

Courtney Hackney           Women’s Soccer

Allison Hall                          Women’s Cross Country

Tyler Hall                              Baseball

Michala Hash                     Women’s Basketball              

Megan Hasse                     Volleyball

Dameon Herring               Football (NFF Hampshire Society)

Patrick Holleran                Baseball

Sara Howard                      Women’s Golf

Kate Hutchinson               Women’s Tennis

Moriah Jones                     Volleyball

Martin Jorgensen            Men’s Basketball

Courtney Hutcherson    Softball

Adrienne Kaye                  Women’s Tennis

Adam Kulbat                      Men’s Soccer

Pablo Laguno                     Men’s Soccer

Calley Lawson                    Women’s Golf (Academic All-District)

Guillermo Lazcano           Men’s Soccer

Moriah Martin                   Women’s Soccer

Kelli McCalla                       Women’s Soccer

Kristen McMillion             Women’s Basketball

Jake Mendenhall             Men’s Golf

Erin Mills                              Women’s Tennis

Amy Morford                    Women’s Soccer

Amy Neltner                      Women’s Soccer

Dakota Norton                  Men’s Golf

Victor Olin                           Men’s Soccer

Ross Parsons                      Men’s Lacrosse

Monica Perez                    Women’s Soccer

Roberto Pimentel            Men’s Soccer

Nicolas Planchard             Men’s Tennis

Leah Powell                        Softball

Alisha Pugh                         Women’s Soccer

Leif Ratliff                            Men’s Golf

Jenna Restivo                    Softball

Ally Rines                             Women’s Soccer

Nick Rodriguez                  Baseball

Ashley Sarmiento            Volleyball (SAC Scholar Athlete)

Drew Schreder                  Football

Michael Scott                     Baseball

Leon Seiz                             Men’s Tennis

John-Austin Shepard      Baseball

Zach Shirah                         Baseball

David Siegle                        Men’s Tennis

Billy Sivyer                           Baseball

Zach Slagle                          Baseball

Taylor Smith                       Men’s Golf

Paige Sneed                       Softball

Jonathan Spicher             Men’s Soccer

Kaytlin Stroinski                Softball

Amanda Sumner              Women’s Tennis

Jose Maria Talegon         Men’s Soccer

John Topoleski                  Baseball

Kassie Voelker                  Volleyball

Jason Ware                         Football

Nick Wasylyk                      Football

Emily Waters                      Women’s Tennis

Kaily Weiss                          Volleyball

Shynese Whitener          Women’s Basketball

Carly Whitman                  Women’s Soccer

Marissa Williams               Women’s Soccer (Academic All-District)

Carolyn Williamson          Softball

Jonas Winkelmann          Men’s Tennis

Lukas Winkelmann          Men’s Tennis (SAC Scholar Athlete & Academic All-America®)