2024-25 Big South Presidential Honor Roll Sets League Record
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference announced today that a league-record 81.22 percent of eligible student-athletes earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom in 2024-25. To be named to the Big South 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, 2,279 out of 2,806 eligible student-athletes achieved the benchmark. Furthermore, all nine full-member institutions cleared 70 percent for the first time.
“Our student-athletes continue to achieve record-setting academic accomplishments across the Conference, and this year’s league record of 81.22 percent of all student-athletes obtaining a 3.0 GPA or better represents the Big South’s unwavering commitment to our student-athletes’ academic success,” said Big South Conference Commissioner
Sherika A. Montgomery. “Academics serves as a cornerstone of the student-athlete experience. I would like to personally applaud all recipients and member institutions for their continued dedication to providing exceptional educational experiences.”
Gardner-Webb University led all Big South institutions for the first time, as GWU had 85.90 percent (335) of its 390 eligible student-athletes on the Presidential Honor Roll -- one of five members to have at least 80 percent of 3.0 students.
Radford University placed 84.46 percent (212) of its 251 eligible student-athletes on the list, followed by
UNC Asheville at 83.63 percent (235-of-281),
High Point University at 82.10 (344-of-419) and
Longwood University at 81.72 percent (219-of-268). The remaining five full members were above the 74 percent range --
Winthrop University at 78.85 (220-of-279),
USC Upstate at 77.51 percent (193-of-249),
Presbyterian College at 75.93 (205-of-270) and
Charleston Southern University at 74.83 (217-of-290).
The Big South had an all-time high 277 student-athletes receive
Commissioner’s Award distinction in 2024-25 for having a 4.0 GPA.
Gold Award scholars (3.75-3.99) totaled 679 while another 554 received
Silver Award (3.50-3.74) accolades in 2024-25 for a combined total of 1,510 student-athletes with at least a 3.50 GPA last year -- 66.26 percent of all Presidential Honor Roll members at or above that threshold.
The 2024-25 Commissioner’s Award honorees are listed below by sport,
while the full 2024-25 Presidential Honor Roll can be viewed here in PDF format.
2024-25 Big South Commissioner’s Award Recipients (Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA)
BASEBALL (16)
Kyle Lewis, Charleston Southern
Reid Bertram, Gardner-Webb
Garrett Macias, Gardner-Webb
Aidan Marino, Gardner-Webb
Ethan Rossow, Gardner-Webb
Carson Willoughby, Gardner-Webb
Dean Winters, Gardner-Webb
Frank Kelly, High Point
Dalton Olsovsky, High Point
Mason McDaniel, Presbyterian
Zack Mallia, Radford
Cole Schiff, UNC Asheville
Max Kaplan, USC Upstate
Maddux Scherer, USC Upstate
Thayer Tavormina, USC Upstate
Connor Harris, Winthrop
MEN’S BASKETBALL (3)
Lamar Oden Jr., Charleston Southern
Shahar Lazar, Gardner-Webb
Henry Harrison, Winthrop
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (8)
Audrey Meyers, High Point
Dakota Phillips, High Point
Paige Kindseth, Presbyterian
Emma Blair, USC Upstate
Gwen Jenkins, USC Upstate
Aubrie Kierscht, USC Upstate
Jeni Levine, USC Upstate
Ava Miller, USC Upstate
FOOTBALL (4)
Cooper Dawson, Charleston Southern
Caleb Eichelberger, Charleston Southern
Trayson Fowler, Charleston Southern
Geordan Livingston, Charleston Southern
MEN’S GOLF (7)
Nick Fleming, Longwood
Alexander Hoerner, Longwood
Logan Hooper, Longwood
Hunter Swidzinski, Longwood
Max Van De Kuilen, Radford
Herman Holst, USC Upstate
Ross Wright, USC Upstate
WOMEN’S GOLF (11)
Paige Zolciak, Charleston Southern
Julia Buchgeher, Gardner-Webb
Bekka Mull, Gardner-Webb
Anna Snoblová, Gardner-Webb
Ana-Elena Kusters, High Point
Chiara-Maria Wippert, Longwood
Taylor Reaves, Presbyterian
Macy Johnson, Radford
Claudia Salvador, UNC Asheville
Grace Garner, USC Upstate
Kate Hanni, Winthrop
WOMEN’S LACROSSE (28)
Skylar Hilmer, Furman
Ella Bishop, Gardner-Webb
Reese Jones, Gardner-Webb
Lillian Martindale, Gardner-Webb
Emma Meyer, Gardner-Webb
Esprit Cha, High Point
Tatum Mehring, High Point
Alexandra Burst, Longwood
Kendra DeFilippo, Longwood
Elena Firestone, Longwood
Sarah Forman, Longwood
Bella McCullough, Longwood
Caroline Glus, Mercer
Meira Liberman, Mercer
Samantha Lowinger, Mercer
Maya Maldonado, Mercer
Isabelle Parrett, Mercer
Abigail Soltys, Mercer
Fiona Tanis, Mercer
Allie Washington, Mercer
Mady Cheney, Radford
Riley Dundee, Radford
Piper Galbraith, Radford
Madalyn Hodgson, Winthrop
Chloe Patterson, Winthrop
Lillian Thompson, Winthrop
Carlie Cutinella, Wofford
Olivia Graebner, Wofford
MEN’S SOCCER (19)
Aidan Abril, High Point
Koven Johnson, High Point
Max Hinke, Longwood
Jayce Pagano, Longwood
Joaquin Soñez, Longwood
Diego Vargas, Longwood
Valentin Brandis, Longwood
Nathan Arroyo, Presbyterian
Mason McClendon, Radford
Jaden Berman, UNC Asheville
Myles Edmondson, UNC Asheville
Jeffrey Flathau, UNC Asheville
Edvin Grolimund, UNC Asheville
Miller Hayden, UNC Asheville
Nathan Montini, UNC Asheville
Michael Wilkerson, UNC Asheville
Bradyn Cobb, USC Upstate
Cooper Jennings, USC Upstate
Ian Zahara, Winthrop
WOMEN’S SOCCER (44)
Daniela Contreras, Charleston Southern
Fiama Hidalgo, Charleston Southern
Lauren McDonald, Charleston Southern
Jenna Moran, Charleston Southern
Elin Persson, Charleston Southern
Sydney Thomas, Charleston Southern
Lilly Walker, Charleston Southern
Peyton Bryant, Gardner-Webb
Lydia Robinson, Gardner-Webb
Tessa Carlin, High Point
Megan Garmey, High Point
Ella Vaughn, High Point
Morgan Wilcox, High Point
Amanda Arnone, Longwood
Sara Curtis, Longwood
Alex Dinger, Longwood
Sara George, Longwood
Taylor Hoag, Longwood
Remi Siner, Longwood
Catharine Forst, Longwood
Lyla Chadd, Presbyterian
Sarah Dieffenderfer, Presbyterian
Abby Ferris, Presbyterian
Kelly Hall, Presbyterian
Harlan Lyons, Presbyterian
Lindsey Malyszek, Presbyterian
Isabel Manders-Lamcken, Presbyterian
Ashley McAtee, Presbyterian
Ella Williams, Presbyterian
Marley Krach, Radford
Hunter Rosenberg, Radford
Jasmine Barry, UNC Asheville
Taylor Gardner, UNC Asheville
Shae Hassig, UNC Asheville
Julia Husch, UNC Asheville
Meghan Groah, USC Upstate
Savannah Noll, USC Upstate
Payton Porter, USC Upstate
Laura Bennett, Winthrop
Abigail McCrea, Winthrop
Lily Meisten, Winthrop
Delaney Pearson, Winthrop
Adelle Pruitt, Winthrop
Evyn Schokora, Winthrop
SOFTBALL (14)
Anna Hornbaker, Gardner-Webb
Er'ron Burton, Longwood
Maryanna Guy, Longwood
Grace Hogie, Radford
Jada Holt, Radford
Abby Peace, Radford
Carson Shaw, USC Upstate
Georgia Preddy, USC Upstate
Amie Johnson, USC Upstate
Abby Polk, USC Upstate
Riley Vogel, USC Upstate
Marjee Williams, USC Upstate
Peyton Bryden, Winthrop
Grayson Buckner, Winthrop
MEN’S TENNIS (3)
Denim Yadav, Presbyterian
Tom Saporta, Radford
Tarek Erlewein, UNC Asheville
WOMEN’S TENNIS (5)
Oriana Izarra, Longwood
Kashmira Manohar, Longwood
Feline van Eijkelenburg, Longwood
McKenzie Davis, Presbyterian
Mary Ellen Longmire, Presbyterian
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY (12)
Zaiden Lane, Charleston Southern
Michael Calhoun, Charleston Southern
David Caivano, High Point
Connor Hackett, High Point
Evan Mills, High Point
Aiden Morrison, High Point
Smiley Robinson, High Point
Bobby Wakefield, High Point
Noah Kaufman, Presbyterian
Logan Hamilton, Radford
Jacoby Ennis, UNC Asheville
Adrian Wilmot, USC Upstate
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY (39)
Kallie Henderson, Charleston Southern
Taylar White, Charleston Southern
Teryn Bour, Gardner-Webb
Ashlynn Cassada, Gardner-Webb
Adrionna Coleman, Gardner-Webb
Selah Holcombe, Gardner-Webb
Alena Ivanov, Gardner-Webb
Kendall Reece, Gardner-Webb
Isa van Sintemaartensdijk, Gardner-Webb
Alyssa Hendrix, High Point
Sydney Horn, High Point
Danielle Jensen, High Point
Brianna Malone, High Point
Mikayla Moxley, High Point
Elizabeth Ritter , High Point
Emily Romano, High Point
Rachel Vesper, High Point
Emily Johnston, Longwood
Lauren Vick, Longwood
Liliana Arevalo, Longwood
Caroline Rairigh, Presbyterian
Mia Farley, Radford
Kayla Fields, Radford
Katelyn Lafon, Radford
Mackenzie Brownrigg, Radford
Ashley Keazer, UNC Asheville
Aneta Kucerova, UNC Asheville
Isabel Richardson, UNC Asheville
Eva Weaver, UNC Asheville
Emma Grace Kutilek, USC Upstate
Izzy Miserendino, USC Upstate
Maureen Ortiz, USC Upstate
Gabby Sanchez, USC Upstate
Sofia Strom, USC Upstate
Ella Collins, Winthrop
Anna Conrad, Winthrop
Sarah Davis, Winthrop
Kendall Crossley, Winthrop
Sydney Yarema, Winthrop
VOLLEYBALL (24)
Sophia Kluska, Charleston Southern
Emily Struckmeyer, Charleston Southern
Morgan Hornaday, Gardner-Webb
Molly Littlefield, Gardner-Webb
Sloane Rooney, Gardner-Webb
Rebecca Siedenburg, Gardner-Webb
Allie Gray, High Point
Dylan Maberry, High Point
Anna Baranski, Presbyterian
Julia Yurkovich, Presbyterian
Meredith Page, Radford
Sophie Paspal, Radford
Julia Slivka, Radford
Baylor Herlehy, UNC Asheville
Katie Nichols, UNC Asheville
Elle Thigpen, UNC Asheville
Caroline Cleveland, USC Upstate
Julia Gladhill, USC Upstate
Ali Jansen, USC Upstate
Kennedy Lauck, USC Upstate
Savannah Page, USC Upstate
Kayla Spangler, USC Upstate
Avery Jolley, Winthrop
Rachel McCollum, Winthrop
ACROBATICS & TUMBLING (1)
Robyn Beeman, Presbyterian
MEN’S LACROSSE (8)
Bryce Hoben, High Point
John Long, High Point
Ryan Marengo, High Point
Jack McAdams, High Point
Tommy Meehan, High Point
Cole Motter, High Point
Jude Smith, High Point
Asher Stull, High Point
WOMEN’S ROWING (2)
Caitlin Enright, High Point
Audrey Houle, High Point
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING (7)
Justin Bender, Gardner-Webb
Daniel Bennett, Gardner-Webb
Manuel Brandner, Gardner-Webb
Theodore Drescher, Gardner-Webb
Jacob Jensen, Gardner-Webb
Joshua Johnson, Gardner-Webb
James Seip, Gardner-Webb
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING (19)
Kaitlyn Estes, Gardner-Webb
Sara Jann, Gardner-Webb
Jasmine Kremer, Gardner-Webb
Boguslawa Ndubuisi, Gardner-Webb
Mariana Valles Chavez, Gardner-Webb
Alaina Yeater, Gardner-Webb
Grace Adams, UNC Asheville
Savanna Bush, UNC Asheville
Caroline Crouse, UNC Asheville
Riley Edmundson, UNC Asheville
Caitlin Hefner, UNC Asheville
Ava Kilpatrick, UNC Asheville
Julie Lahiff, UNC Asheville
Anna Marcotti, UNC Asheville
Tess Peny, UNC Asheville
Andie Quisumbing, UNC Asheville
Rose Sciaudone, UNC Asheville
Taylor Smith, UNC Asheville
Kathryn Walters, UNC Asheville
WOMEN’S WRESTLING (3)
Chiara Barbieri, Presbyterian
Samantha Hauff, Presbyterian
Henlee Haynes, Presbyterian