BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Forty LSU student-athletes from the men’s basketball, women’s basketball, gymnastics, and swimming and diving teams earned spots on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll as announced by the league office Thursday.
The Swimming and Diving team led the way for LSU with 25 student-athletes. All Americans Frank Greeff, Cassie Weil, Kara Kopcso and Amber Carter led the way for the swimmers and divers
Greeff wrapped up his career as a leader out of the pool. Greeff was the men’s team captain for two years, school record holder in the 200 fly, a part of two school record relay teams, owns two other times on the top-10 list and is a two-time NCAA Honorable Mention All-American. The South Africa native was also LSU’s male nominee for the SEC Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate scholarship.
Weil, Carter and Kopcso combined to form the largest women’s group assembled in school history to be sent to NCAA Championships. Carter tied the school record in the 100 fly (52.11) during prelims on the way to her first All-American honor. Weil collected her third NCAA Honorable Mention All-American honor on three-meter. Kopcso also earned the first Honorable Mention All-American honor of her career in the 200 fly.
Rheagan Courville, Sydney Ewing, Michelle Gauthier, Ashleigh Gnat, Lloimincia Hall, Jessie Jordan, Shonacee Oliva, Jessica Savona, Scarlett Williams and Randii Wyrick earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll from the gymnastics team.
A school-record seven Tigers earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships earlier this month. Courville tallied fourAll-America honors with first-team distinction on bars and the all-around. Jordan earned three total honors with first-team recognition on beam and the all-around. Gnat (FX) and Wyrick (UB) also added first-team All-America awards. Ewing earned second-team All-America honors on beam and floor.
Rina Hill, Raigyne Moncrief and Anne Pedersen of women’s basketball were also recognized by the conference. Moncrief averaged 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She was second among SEC guards in rebounding and earned the Student-Athlete award and the Offensive Player of the Year honors at the team banquet this week. Hill was recognized as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year, while Pedersen took home Most Improved Player accolades.
Brandon Eddlestone and Henry Shortess, a pair of walk-ons on the men’s basketball team, rounded out LSU student-athletes on the honor roll.
Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. The following criteria should be followed:
(1) A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution.
(2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll.
(3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons.
(4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution.
(5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.
The complete 2014-15 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll follows:
Brandon Eddlestone – Men’s Basketball – Finance
Henry Shortess – Men’s Basketball – Business Administration
Rina Hill – Women’s Basketball – Business Administration
Raigyne Moncrief – Women’s Basketball – Electrical Engineering
Anne Pedersen – Women’s Basketball – Sport Administration
Rheagan Courville – Gymnastics – Sport Administration
Sydney Ewing – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Michelle Gauthier – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Ashleigh Gnat – Gymnastics – Sport Administration
Lloimincia Hall – Gymnastics – Sport Administration
Jessie Jordan – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Shonacee Oliva – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Jessica Savona – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Scarlett Williams – Gymnastics – MBA
Randii Wyrick – Gymnastics – Sport Administration
Braydon Bergeron – Men’s Swimming and Diving – Marketing
Brandon Goldman – Men’s Swimming and Diving – International Trade and Finance
Frank Greeff – Men’s Swimming and Diving – Management
Devin McCaffrey – Men’s Swimming and Diving – Agriculture
Logan Rysemus – Men’s Swimming and Diving – Political Science/ International Studies
Matthew Schaefer – Men’s Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Allie Alter – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Textiles, Apparel Design & Merchandising
Alex Bettridge – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Studio Art
Amber Carter – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Sociology
Angele Cherbonnier – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Marketing
Megan Cox – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Marketing
Devon Dabney – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Sport Administration
Kara Kopcso – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Katie Lagarde – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Taryn MacKenzie – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Hannah Martin – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Colleen O’Neil – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Mass Communication
Caley Oquist – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Sport Administration
Jennifer Reese – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Finance
Stacey Stanfield – Women’s Swimming and Diving – English
Danielle Stirrat – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Psychology
Leah Troskot – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Mechanical Engineering
Sophie Weber – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Finance
Cassie Weil – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Textiles, Apparel Design & Merchandising
Makenna Wilson – Women’s Swimming and Diving – Mass Communication