The University of Central Arkansas placed 90 athletes on the 2012 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll list released Tuesday.
The 90 honorees represent the second most in the league and included 12 student-athletes with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. A record total of 979 student-athletes from the league schools made the honor roll, including 141 with 4.0 GPAs. Six universities had at least 80 honorees.
The SLC Commissioner’s Honor roll acknowledges participants in all sports sponsored by the league and its member institutions. The honor roll recognizes athletes who maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA. Student-athletes, nominated by their respective academic advisors, must have been eligible to compete in a conference sport during the academic year in which the nomination occurs.
The spring honor roll includes student-athletes in baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field.
For UCA, a total of 16 softball players earned a spot on the honor roll, led by senior Katie McGregor, the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for UCA, who posted a 4.0 in marketing and management while earning second-team all-conference honors on the field. Fifteen baseball players were honored after leading the school to its first Southland tournament appearance. Seniors Blake Roberts and Bryan Willson earned spots on the baseball All-Academic teams, both with a 3.5 GPA in marketing and management and health education, respectively.
Two-time women’s basketball Player of the Year Megan Herbert led the Sugar Bears with a 3.2 GPA in undergraduate studies. Herbert led UCA to the regular-season title and a berth to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
The women’s track teams had six of the perfect 4.0 GPAs, while men’s track had two more and tennis and women’s golf each had one.
UCA’s honorees include:
TENNIS: Stephanie Gonzalez (4.0), Allison Hartman (3.2), Kristina Horsikyan (3.2), Simona Horsikyan (3.4), Kazumi Otani (3.8), Maribelle Siegfried (3.0)
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Dewan Clayborn (3.75), Joe Harris (3.0), Jeremy Nordman (3.73)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Allegria Chisom (3.0), Courtney Duever (3.18), Nakeia Guiden (3.2), Megan Herbert (3.2), Marci Moffitt (3.75), Micah Rice (3.2), Destinee Rogers (3.0), Mary Sims (3.25)
MEN’S GOLF: Pep Angles (3.56), Chris Cooke (3.0), Antonio Costa (3.6), David Morago (3.0)
WOMEN’S GOLF: Danielle Campbell (4.0), Carly Dear (3.14), Malin Senneryd (3.6)
SOFTBALL: Lissa Avitia (3.2), Nicole Beals (3.4), Ashley Boswell (3.8), Kasey Britt (4.0), Melanie Bryant (3.33), Melissa Bryant (3.58), Cristin Curl (3.81), Taylor Dear (3.2), Kelvon Greer (3.31), Kristen Johnson (3.66), Stephanie Lasley (3.64), Kelly Martino (3.43), Katie McGregor (4.0), Cicely New (3.2), Cami Newsome (3.33), Maddi Poteet (3.43)
BASEBALL: Forrestt Allday (3.32), Ryan Angus (3.25), Bryce Biggerstaff (3.4), Garrett Brown (3.0), Jonathan Davis (3.0), Blake Marchal (3.25), Connor McClain (3.2), Caleb McClanahan (3.2), Ethan McKinzie (3.0), Blake Roberts (3.5), Nick Rougeau (3.0), Travis Snider, (3.0) Andy Steinmetz (3.0), Doug Votolato (3.0), Bryan Willson (3.5)
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD: Phillip Boles (4.0), John Camp (3.2), Wilburn Carter (3.43), Jeremiah Fleeman (3.62), Amos Gerber (3.08), Jake Goode (4.0), Connan Hutson (3.4), Rashad Jones (3.15), Trevor Peacock (3.81), Pierce Pipak (3.05), Kelton Ray (3.0), Daniel Reese (3.2), Martin Resendiz (3.8), Connor Ryan (3.8), Dustie Smith (3.0), Benjamin Stansell (3.37)
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD: Caroline Benton (3.52), Jean-Neka Black (3.21), Emily Caroll (3.25), Tyaniah Cash (4.0), Jordan Chadwick (4.0), Elizabeth Craig (3.26), Megan Effinger (3.4), Courtney Efurd (4.0), Mackenzie Johnson (4.0), April Martin (4.0), Tanesha Maxwell (3.0), Kayla Nehus (3.75), Emily Noble (3.73), Emily Parker (3.0), McKinley Rea (3.14), Colleen Rooney (3.0), Megan Snipes (4.0), Megan Snow (3.7), Autumn Stewart (3.0)