BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Tennessee is represented by 38 student-athletes on the 2019-20 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll, which was announced Thursday by league commissioner Greg Sankey.
The women’s swimming and diving program led the way with 18 making the list. The men’s swimming and diving team followed with 12 members earning academic honors, while the women’s basketball team had five and men’s basketball saw three members garnering accolades.
A total of 710 student-athletes were named to the 2019-20 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll. It includes the sports of basketball, equestrian, gymnastics and
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 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The following criteria will 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.
University of Tennessee 2019-20 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Members
Men’s Basketball (3)
Jacob Fleschman – Finance
John Fulkerson – Recreation and Sport Management
Brock Jancek – Civil Engineering
Women’s Basketball (5)
Lou Brown – Journalism & Electronic Media
Rae Burrell – University Exploratory Track
Rennia Davis – Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism
Kamera Harris – Journalism & Electronic Media
Kasiyahna Kushkituah – Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism
Men’s Swimming & Diving (12)
Taylor Abbott – Marketing
Benjamin Blevins‐Boor – English
Luke Brice – History
Alec Connolly – Forestry
Owen Devine – Kinesiology
Matthew Garcia – Accounting
Marc Hinawi – Chemical Engineering
Gleb Ionichev – Sociology
Parker Kaye – Supply Chain Management
Nathan Murray – Food & Agricultural Business
Tim Raab – Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Wade – Business
Women’s Swimming & Diving (18)
Mallory Beil – Marketing
Mary Cayten Brakefield – Retail & Consumer Sciences
Erika Brown – Kinesiology
Madison Graham – Anthropology
Bailey Grinter – Biological Sciences
Hannah Holman – Audiology & Speech Pathology
Carrie Johnson – Management & Human Resources
Danika Katzer – Kinesiology
McKenna Morello – Kinesiology
Stanzi Moseley – Psychology
Amanda Nunan – Nutrition
Tjasa Pintar – Kinesiology
Nikol Popov – Psychology
Trude Rothrock – Biological Sciences
Megan Sichterman – Food Science
Meghan Small – Sociology
Emily Sykes – Recreation/Sport Management
Alexis Yager – Child & Family Studies
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