The University of Mississippi Athletics
SEC Honors Newest Rebels
6/30/2016 | Academic Support
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - While wowing fans and helping make history on the fields and courts as newcomers of their respective Ole Miss sports, 42 Rebel student-athletes were named to the 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, as announced by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Thursday.
A total of 876 student-athletes were named to the 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, bringing the total number of student-athletes honored around the league this year to 3,785.
Baseball and women's track each head six on the first-year honor roll. Volleyball and softball placed five on the honor roll. Soccer and rifle were next with four, while football and women's tennis had three on the list. Men's golf had two and men's basketball, women's basketball women's golf and men's track each had one make the honor roll.
A total of 201 Rebel student-athletes were named to SEC Academic Honor Rolls for the 2015-16 year, up 25 from last year.
Each student-athlete must 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship or a letter winner; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
The SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2015-16 academic calendar.
Ole Miss Student-Athletes on the 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll:
Ole Miss - Sport - Major
John Creel - Baseball - Business Undeclared
Nick Fortes - Baseball - Managerial Finance
Connor Green - Baseball - Business Undeclared
Andrew Lowe - Baseball - Exercise Science
James McArthur - Baseball - Civil Engineering
Micah McHugh - Baseball - Banking and Finance
JT Escobar - M Basketball - Exercise Science
Jonell Williams - W Basketball - Biology
Ross Donelly - Football - Business Undeclared
Alex Givens - Football - Business Undeclared
Jason Pellerin - Football - Business Undeclared
Beau Briggs - M Golf - Economics
Braden Thornberry - M Golf - Undeclared
Kie Purdom - W Golf - Geological Engineering
Harley Gardner - Rifle - Exercise Science
Randi Loudin - Rifle - Elementary Education
Marina Noble - Rifle - Civil Engineering
Samantha Sandifer - Rifle - Mechanical Engineering
Susie Dineen - W Soccer - Exercise Science
CeCe Kizer - W Soccer - Undeclared
Marisa Kutchma - W Soccer - Biology
Tara Sullivan - W Soccer - Undeclared
Kylan Becker - Softball - Exercise Science
Kennedy Cline - Softball - Exercise Science
Ashton Lampton - Softball - Undeclared
Hailey Lunderman - Softball - Exercise Science
Sarah VanSchaik - Softball - Dietetics and Nutrition
Tereza Janatova - W Tennis - Electrical Engineering
Tea Jandric - W Tennis - Psychology
Brooke Stevens - W Tennis - Biochemistry
Dylan Day - M Track & Field - Mathematics
Sakisha Dovey - W Track & Field - Business Undeclared
Julia England - W Track & Field - Special Education
Alex Enright - W Track & Field - Undeclared
Jayla Jones - W Track & Field - Biology
Maddie McHugh - W Track & Field - Art History
Juliana McIlveene - W Track & Field - Real Estate
Caroline Adams - Volleyball - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Kathryn Cather - Volleyball - Exercise Science
Audrey Fischer - Volleyball - Undeclared
Taylor Gill - Volleyball - General Business
Alexis Lee - Volleyball - Integrated Marketing Communications
