2022-23 Big South Presidential Honor Roll Nears 70 Percent
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference announced today that a league-record 68.11 percent of eligible student-athletes earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom in 2022-23. To be named to the Presidential Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for the recently-completed academic year, and this past season, 2,345 out of 3,443 eligible student-athletes achieved the benchmark.
High Point University led all Big South institutions for the first time since 2019-20, as HPU had 79.80 percent of its 297 eligible student-athletes on the Presidential Honor Roll -- one of seven members to have at least 70 percent of 3.0 students.
Radford University placed 79.72 percent of its 281 eligible student-athletes on the list, followed by
Longwood University at 79.04 percent (181-of-229),
Presbyterian College at 77.87 percent (183-of-235),
Gardner-Webb University at 76.87 (339-of-441),
Winthrop University at 72.11 (181-of-251) and
UNC Asheville at 71.55 (166-of-232) for the year. An additional two members from this past season reached the 60 percent plateau for 3.0 GPAs:
USC Upstate (67.03) and
Campbell University (64.79).
The Big South had an all-time high 248 student-athletes receive
Commissioner’s Award distinction in 2022-23 for having a 4.0 GPA.
Gold Award scholars (3.75-3.99) totaled 647 while another 587 received
Silver Award (3.50-3.74) accolades in 2022-23 for a combined total of 1,482 student-athletes with at least a 3.50 GPA last year -- 63.20 percent of all Presidential Honor Roll members at or above that threshold.
The 2022-23 Commissioner’s Award honorees are listed below by sport,
while the full 2022-23 Presidential Honor Roll can be viewed here in PDF format.
2022-23 Big South Commissioner’s Award Recipients (Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA)
BASEBALL
Michael Portela , Gardner-Webb
Curtis Robison, Gardner-Webb
Grant Vera, Gardner-Webb
Adam Stuart, High Point
Andrew Melnyk , Longwood
Andrew Potojecki, Longwood
Tanner Barrs, Radford
Braden Houston, Winthrop
Shane Keup, Winthrop
Jonathan Strauss, Winthrop
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Lucas Stieber, Gardner-Webb
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Brittany Staves , Campbell
Grace Knutsen, Gardner-Webb
Callie Scheier, High Point
Teegan Pifher, High Point
Maci Rhoades, Radford
Rebekah Gordon, USC Upstate
Jeni Levine, USC Upstate
FOOTBALL
Caleb Dowden, Campbell
Corey Petersen, Campbell
Eli Brooks, Gardner-Webb
Evan Hoskyns, Gardner-Webb
Jacob Kupchella, Robert Morris
George Souders III, Robert Morris
Michael Benson, Robert Morris
MEN’S GOLF
Edwin Blomander, Campbell
Alejandro Cogollo, Campbell
Henrik Lilja, Campbell
Garnet Manley, Campbell
James McCollum, Presbyterian
Nathaniel Simkins, Presbyterian
El Kluaymaingarm, USC Upstate
WOMEN’S GOLF
Sanna Lundmark, Campbell
Madison Freeman, Charleston Southern
Linnea Hofgren, Gardner-Webb
Gillian O'Brien, Gardner-Webb
Erica Feuerhelm, Longwood
Grace Garner, USC Upstate
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Lauren Baldwin, Campbell
Shae Fitzgerald , Campbell
Kaitlyn Gallagher, Campbell
Camryn Johns, Campbell
Kirsten Murphy, Campbell
Katie Ochall, Campbell
Grace Tompkins, Campbell
Hannah Dintino, Furman
Lily Rathbun, Furman
Emma Duchscherer, Gardner-Webb
Victoria Fischetti, Gardner-Webb
Reese Jones, Gardner-Webb
Sarah Lynn, Gardner-Webb
Kyla Pascucci, Gardner-Webb
Jada Preston, Gardner-Webb
Tatum Mehring, High Point
Sadie Coachman, High Point
Emma Nowakowski, High Point
Lexi Jack, High Point
Kendra Defilippo, Longwood
Elena Firestone , Longwood
Claire Libby, Longwood
Emily Barnes, Mercer
Jordan Bramble, Mercer
Alexandra Czepukaitis, Mercer
Kate Giglio, Mercer
Abigail Soltys, Mercer
Kendall Goldfarb, Presbyterian
Sophia Sullinger, Presbyterian
Madelyn Cheney, Radford
Julie Elover, Radford
Laura Ferko, Radford
Allyson Flege, Radford
Evelyn Gee, Radford
Ava Graham, Radford
Ainsley Towle, Wofford
MEN’S SOCCER
Avery Hogan, Gardner-Webb
Braeden Pratt, Gardner-Webb
Owen Zaldivar, Gardner-Webb
Noah Holmes, High Point
Paul Caspar, Longwood
Jonas Kalchner, Longwood
Drew Messick, Longwood
Alex Pike, Longwood
Jamari Busby, Presbyterian
Lorenzo Nagy, Presbyterian
Griffin Gyurci, Radford
Brendan Herb, UNC Asheville
David McIver, UNC Asheville
Jakob Benz, USC Upstate
Cooper Jennings, USC Upstate
Sean Green, Winthrop
Samuel Jones, Winthrop
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Kaleigh Backlund, Campbell
Jessica Donald, Campbell
Leah Rodgers, Campbell
Sara Curtis, Charleston Southern
Dakota Fiedler, Charleston Southern
Fiama Hidalgo, Charleston Southern
Brianna Robinson, Charleston Southern
Rebecka Fredrik Hemlin, Gardner-Webb
Christabel Thompson, Gardner-Webb
Skyler Prillaman, High Point
Emma Jones, Longwood
Caroline Lydecker, Longwood
Hannah Austin, Presbyterian
Victoria Brook, Presbyterian
Kelly Hall, Presbyterian
Lindsey Malyszek, Presbyterian
Caitlin Murphy, Presbyterian
Ella Williams, Presbyterian
Megan Wilson, Presbyterian
McKenzie Cheynet, Radford
Morgan Cheynet, Radford
Kristen Chick, Radford
Avery Howell, Radford
Marley Krach, Radford
Kaitlyn Oliver, Radford
Sarah Langille, UNC Asheville
Bronwyn Luitwieler, UNC Asheville
Gracie Murray, UNC Asheville
Caitlyn Davis, USC Upstate
Natasha Ferreira, USC Upstate
Emily Sanders, USC Upstate
Sydney Thomas, USC Upstate
Abigail McCrea, Winthrop
Lily Meisten, Winthrop
Chela Parris, Winthrop
SOFTBALL
Katelyn Chisholm, Campbell
Charlie Montgomery, Campbell
Kasey Fava, Gardner-Webb
Abbey Goodrum, Gardner-Webb
Meredith Wayland, Gardner-Webb
Korynna Anderson, Longwood
Peyton Duncan, Presbyterian
Jenna Greene, Presbyterian
Kaitlyn Tucker, Presbyterian
Cassi Barbato, Radford
Natalie Jones, Radford
Cori McMillan, Radford
Malorie Reeves, Radford
Lexie Roberts, Radford
Abigail Wilson, Radford
Darbie Lisk, USC Upstate
Cassandra Norris, USC Upstate
Reese Basinger, Winthrop
Vianna Rodriguez, Winthrop
MEN’S TENNIS
Damien Nezar, Campbell
Victor Putter, Gardner-Webb
Luis Reis, Longwood
Maxwell Benson, Presbyterian
Filippo Marangoni, Radford
Brann Reid, UNC Asheville
Rafael Serra, UNC Asheville
Bruno Serra, UNC Asheville
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Anna Head, Campbell
Emilia Roslund, Gardner-Webb
Mckenzie Davis , Presbyterian
Emily Brandow, Radford
Beatrice Faureng, UNC Asheville
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Nicholas Veynovich, Campbell
Rob Howorth, Charleston Southern
Joseph Waller, Gardner-Webb
Jake Fiorillo, High Point
Lorenzo Botter, High Point
Graham Ferguson, High Point
David Caivano, High Point
Alec Daniel, Longwood
William Johnson, Presbyterian
Adam Downs, Radford
Ethan Gear, Radford
Clay Kelly, Radford
Hayat Khan, Radford
Nicholas McCumsey, Radford
Liam Mcdonald, Radford
Jared Keklak, USC Upstate
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Isabella Rowland, Campbell
Taylar White, Charleston Southern
Khalilah Conway, Gardner-Webb
Isabella Drewek, Gardner-Webb
Sonia Piombino, High Point
Kaylee Copenspire, High Point
Anna Ritter, High Point
Charli Montalvo, High Point
Letizia Marsico, High Point
Alyssa Deeds, High Point
Tessa Webb, High Point
Ashley Jones, High Point
Lanie Grogg, Longwood
Lauren Vick, Longwood
Kiersten Witte, Longwood
Liliana Jaraczewski, Presbyterian
Sophia Crawford, Radford
Lucy Thornton, Radford
Kelsey Arnold, Radford
Bree Moore, UNC Asheville
Claudia Prieto Alcaide, UNC Asheville
Laura Yarborough, USC Upstate
VOLLEYBALL
Emily Campe, Campbell
Aley Clent, Campbell
Elyse Gross, Campbell
Emily Struckmeyer, Charleston Southern
Indigo Young, Charleston Southern
Tori Weatherley, Gardner-Webb
Megan Kratzer, High Point
Lucy Dumford, High Point
Jillian Ziemba, High Point
Maria Miggins, High Point
Paige Cairns, Presbyterian
Grace Tulevech, Radford
Ona Elkins, UNC Asheville
Julia Gladhill, USC Upstate
Ali Jansen, USC Upstate
Atley Livingston, Winthrop
Avery Jolley, Winthrop
Rachel McCollum, Winthrop
Lexie Vick, Winthrop
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Justin Bender, Gardner-Webb
Landon Clark, Gardner-Webb
Garrett Despres , Gardner-Webb
Theodore Drescher, Gardner-Webb
James Wyatt, Gardner-Webb
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Julia Bucknavage, Campbell
Katie Fritz, Campbell
Abby Lederer, Campbell
Amanda Losey, Campbell
Erica Losey, Campbell
Lauren McLean, Campbell
Colleen Renshaw, Campbell
Aleigha Scherber, Campbell
Maialen Sudupe, Campbell
Alyssa Church, Gardner-Webb
Ellisa Eckert, Gardner-Webb
Anna Frye, Gardner-Webb
Alexandra Haasser, Gardner-Webb
Andrea Hunt, Gardner-Webb
Sara Jann, Gardner-Webb
Jasmine Kremer, Gardner-Webb
Hailey Williams, Gardner-Webb
Alaina Yeater, Gardner-Webb
Jessie Frank, UNC Asheville
Sam Kershner, UNC Asheville
Ava Kilpatrick, UNC Asheville
Tess Peny, UNC Asheville
Nora Segurola Larrinaga, UNC Asheville
Addison Wright, UNC Asheville
ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
Anne Blakely, Presbyterian
Ciera Carter, Presbyterian
Ashlyn Getway, Presbyterian
Madison Watkins, Presbyterian