2023-24 Big South Presidential Honor Roll Nears 74 Percent
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference announced today that a league-record 73.98 percent of eligible student-athletes earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom in 2023-24. 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, 2,152 out of 2,909 eligible student-athletes achieved the benchmark.
Radford University led all Big South institutions for the second time in three years, as Radford had 85.50 percent (230) of its 269 eligible student-athletes on the Presidential Honor Roll -- one of three members to have at least 80 percent of 3.0 students.
Gardner-Webb University placed 82.75 percent (307) of its 371 eligible student-athletes on the list, followed by
High Point University at 81.47 percent (255-of-313). The remaining six full-time members all cleared 60 percent, while four institutions finished in the 70 percent range --
UNC Asheville at 77.74 (206-of-265),
Longwood University at 76.71 percent (191-of-249),
Presbyterian College at 75.67 (199-of-263) and
Winthrop University at 72.04 (201-of-279).
USC Upstate (66.43) and
Charleston Southern University (64.95) round out the historic accomplishment.
The Big South had an all-time high 273 student-athletes receive
Commissioner’s Award distinction in 2023-24 for having a 4.0 GPA.
Gold Award scholars (3.75-3.99) totaled 604 while another 522 received
Silver Award (3.50-3.74) accolades in 2023-24 for a combined total of 1,399 student-athletes with at least a 3.50 GPA last year -- 65.01 percent of all Presidential Honor Roll members at or above that threshold.
The 2023-24 Commissioner’s Award honorees are listed below by sport,
while the full 2023-24 Presidential Honor Roll can be viewed here in PDF format.
2023-24 Big South Commissioner’s Award Recipients (Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA)
BASEBALL
Ryan Daugherty, Charleston Southern
Evann Long, Charleston Southern
Anthony Ramirez, Charleston Southern
Reid Bertram, Gardner-Webb
Luke Carpenter, Gardner-Webb
Michael Ciminiello, Gardner-Webb
Cameron Czerwinski, Gardner-Webb
Creighton Hansen, Gardner-Webb
Aidan Marino, Gardner-Webb
Dalton Olsovsky, High Point
Justin Needles, UNC Asheville
Braden Consaul, USC Upstate
Tyler Lang, USC Upstate
Brady Houston, Winthrop
Kolby McWilliams, Winthrop
Parker Whittle, Winthrop
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Shahar Lazar, Gardner-Webb
Lucas Stieber, Gardner-Webb
David Vidor, Radford
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Jordan Berry, Charleston Southern
Aubrie Kierscht, Presbyterian
Emma Blair, USC Upstate
Jeni Levine, USC Upstate
Angel Burgos, Winthrop
FOOTBALL
Colin Elliott, Bryant
Trayson Fowler, Charleston Southern
Geordan Livingston, Charleston Southern
Evan Ferguson, Gardner-Webb
MEN’S GOLF
Palmer Mason, Charleston Southern
Maxwell White, Gardner-Webb
Gregor Meyer, High Point
Daniel George, Longwood
Logan Hooper, Longwood
Jimmy McCollum, Presbyterian
Max Van De Kuilen, Radford
Ian Faulconer, Winthrop
Nicholas Mayfield, Winthrop
WOMEN’S GOLF
Laerke Jensen, Charleston Southern
Elsie Verhoeven, Charleston Southern
Julia Buchgeher, Gardner-Webb
Anna Snoblová, Gardner-Webb
Lauren Sims, Longwood
Taylor Reaves, Presbyterian
Macy Johnson, Radford
Mckenzie Weddle, Radford
Hailey Pendleton, UNC Asheville
Sierra Cardi, UNC Asheville
Eliza Whiteside, USC Upstate
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Hannah Dintino, Furman
Lillian Rathbun, Furman
Sophia Shaw, Furman
Emma Duchscherer, Gardner-Webb
Victoria Fischetti, Gardner-Webb
Mackenzie Gallery, Gardner-Webb
Reese Jones, Gardner-Webb
Caitlyn Baehr, High Point
Rachelle Gauthier, High Point
Tatum Mehring, High Point
Alexandra Burst, Longwood
Elena Firestone , Longwood
Julia Koenig, Longwood
Ellie Rumbaugh, Longwood
Emily Cate Smith, Longwood
Caroline Doffermyre, Mercer
Kate Giglio, Mercer
Madeline Koury, Mercer
Samantha Lowinger, Mercer
Abby Edmisten, Presbyterian
Kyla Caimano, Radford
Madelyn Cheney, Radford
Riley Dundee, Radford
Piper Galbraith, Radford
Evelyn Gee, Radford
Jordan Ball, Winthrop
Elizabeth Dutton, Winthrop
Gabrielle Pierpont, Winthrop
Olivia Graebner, Wofford
MEN’S SOCCER
Louison Cavalier, Gardner-Webb
Patrick Millard, Gardner-Webb
Samuel Ritner, Gardner-Webb
Davis Biggerstaff, High Point
Noah Holmes, High Point
Cooper Lindfelt , High Point
Ashton Perkins, High Point
Tanner Rothenberger, High Point
Valentin Brandis, Longwood
Drew Messick, Longwood
Lucas Muller, Longwood
Jamari Busby, Presbyterian
Jose Gutierrez, Presbyterian
Rivers Krask, Presbyterian
Alonso Muñoz, Presbyterian
Lorenzo Nagy, Presbyterian
Tamin Choi, Radford
Mason McClendon, Radford
Tyler Pulik, Radford
Andrew Rossetti, UNC Asheville
Justin Fleer, UNC Asheville
Heath Flathau, UNC Asheville
Brendan Herb, UNC Asheville
Miller Hayden, UNC Asheville
Luke Halkett, USC Upstate
Cooper Jennings, USC Upstate
Nicholas Guido, Winthrop
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Abigail Angelucci, Charleston Southern
Samantha Carlson, Charleston Southern
Dakota Fiedler, Charleston Southern
Lauren McDonald, Charleston Southern
Elin Persson, Charleston Southern
Sydney Thomas, Charleston Southern
Camila Lezcano, Gardner-Webb
Andrea Stampone, Gardner-Webb
Marthina Aguirre, High Point
Tessa Carlin, High Point
Megan Garmey, High Point
Skylar Shults, High Point
Emma Schossler, High Point
Alex Dinger, Longwood
Catharine Forst, Longwood
Emma Jones, Longwood
Mary Kate Levush, Longwood
Alayna Palamar, Longwood
Claire Schultz, Longwood
Hannah Austin, Presbyterian
Abby Ferris, Presbyterian
Kelly Hall, Presbyterian
Isabel Manders-Lamcken, Presbyterian
Caitlin Murphy, Presbyterian
Ella Williams, Presbyterian
Kali Zmistowski, Presbyterian
Eileen Albers, Radford
Kristen Chick, Radford
Ava Kertgate, Radford
Marley Krach, Radford
Ashley Loundermon, Radford
Emily Pendleton, Radford
Bianca Plowman, Radford
Hunter Rosenberg, Radford
June Stevens, Radford
Taylor Gardner, UNC Asheville
Cora Brendle, USC Upstate
Oliva Csapo, USC Upstate
Morgan de Barros, USC Upstate
Ana Diachenko, USC Upstate
Kiley Johnson, USC Upstate
Savannah Noll, USC Upstate
Payton Porter, USC Upstate
Kathryn Feskorn, Winthrop
Abigail McCrea, Winthrop
Lily Meisten, Winthrop
Adelle Pruitt, Winthrop
SOFTBALL
Annah Junge, Charleston Southern
Meredith Wayland, Gardner-Webb
Avery Miller, Longwood
Blair Darby, Presbyterian
Peyton Duncan, Presbyterian
Kaitlyn Tucker, Presbyterian
Cassi Barbato, Radford
Grace Bechtol, Radford
Victoria Boyd, Radford
Kyndall Stanley, Radford
Amie Johnson, USC Upstate
Darbie Lisk, USC Upstate
Cassandra Norris, USC Upstate
Carson Shaw, USC Upstate
Paige Rivas, Winthrop
Peyton Rivas, Winthrop
Ashton VanHouse, Winthrop
MEN’S TENNIS
Luis Reis, Longwood
Evan Edwards, Radford
Brann Reid, UNC Asheville
Rafa Serra, UNC Asheville
Bruno Serra, UNC Asheville
Tarek Erlewein, UNC Asheville
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Anastasia Astakhova, Charleston Southern
Jessica Braun, Charleston Southern
McKenzie Davis, Presbyterian
Emily Brandow, Radford
Kendall Byers, UNC Asheville
Beatrice Faureng, UNC Asheville
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Timothy Depue, Charleston Southern
Caleb Kenyon, Charleston Southern
Charles Easler, Charleston Southern
Jonathan Timpson, Gardner-Webb
Brayden Barro, High Point
Timon Edelen, High Point
Graham Ferguson, High Point
Jacob Fiorillo, High Point
Ian Miller, High Point
William Reeves, High Point
Gavin Stevens, High Point
Ryan Tenor Jr., High Point
Jason Thomson, High Point
Alec Daniel, Longwood
William Johnson, Presbyterian
Hayat Khan, Radford
Austin Spencer, Winthrop
Nolan Weisdorfer, Winthrop
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Kallie Henderson, Charleston Southern
Taylar White, Charleston Southern
Teryn Bour, Gardner-Webb
Isa van Sintemaartensdijk, Gardner-Webb
Brianna Malone, High Point
Letizia Marsico, High Point
Anna Ritter, High Point
Liz Ritter, High Point
Katie Taylor, High Point
Jillian Thorning, High Point
Lauren Vick, Longwood
Kiersten Witte, Longwood
Mackenzie Brownrigg, Radford
Mia Farley, Radford
Rachel Milirons, Radford
Natalie Preston, Radford
Kelsey Arnold, Radford
Raichelle Cornelius, Radford
Isabel Richardson, UNC Asheville
Bree Moore, UNC Asheville
Olivia Pirnat, UNC Asheville
Heaven Bennett, USC Upstate
Grace Glassmeyer, USC Upstate
Gabriela Sanchez, USC Upstate
Sierra St John, USC Upstate
Caroline Bend, Winthrop
Lauren Charlton, Winthrop
Kendall Crossley, Winthrop
Michaela Hayes, Winthrop
Jaelyn Lynch, Winthrop
Sydney Yarema, Winthrop
VOLLEYBALL
Emily Struckmeyer, Charleston Southern
Indigo Young, Charleston Southern
Morgan Hornaday, Gardner-Webb
Christine Graf, High Point
Dylan Maberry, High Point
Eve Wilson, High Point
Kinsey Bailey, Presbyterian
Anna Baranski, Presbyterian
Hailey Grocholski, Presbyterian
Julia Slivka, Radford
Ona Elkins, UNC Asheville
Alysha Arroyo, USC Upstate
Caroline Cleveland, USC Upstate
Nicole Deslatte, USC Upstate
Julia Gladhill, USC Upstate
Alexandrea Jansen, USC Upstate
Kennedy Lauck, USC Upstate
Ady O'Grady, USC Upstate
Savannah Page, USC Upstate
Avery Jolley, Winthrop
Rachel McCollum, Winthrop
Lexie Vick, Winthrop
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Daniel Bennett, Gardner-Webb
Garrett Despres, Gardner-Webb
Theodore Drescher, Gardner-Webb
Jacob Jensen, Gardner-Webb
Bergen Leach, Gardner-Webb
James Seip, Gardner-Webb
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Anna Frye, Gardner-Webb
Alexandra Haasser, Gardner-Webb
Sara Jann, Gardner-Webb
Abby Parks, UNC Asheville
Addison Wright, UNC Asheville
Grace Adams, UNC Asheville
Caitlin Hefner, UNC Asheville
Julie Lahiff, UNC Asheville
Tess Peny, UNC Asheville
Anna Marcotti, UNC Asheville
Amelia Presley, UNC Asheville
Rose Sciaudone, UNC Asheville
ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
Maya Reyes, Presbyterian
WOMEN’S WRESTLING
Chiara Barbieri, Presbyterian
Samantha Hauff, Presbyterian
Henlee Haynes, Presbyterian