Sun Belt Announces Academic Awards for 2022-23 School Year
9/27/2023 12:59:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Track & Field/Cross Country, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Beach Volleyball
NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced the Commissioner's List and Academic Honor Roll for the 2022-23 school year on Wednesday afternoon. Those recognized included 108 Southern Miss student-athletes on the Commissioner's List and 70 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll. In addition, 11 student-athletes earned the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award.
The Commissioner's List honors student-athletes who earned a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) or better during the 2022-23 academic year while the Academic Honor Roll honors those student-athletes who maintained a GPA between 3.00 and 3.49 for the academic year.
The 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award recognizes student-athletes at FBS football-sponsoring institutions who earned their undergraduate degrees between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023 and compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better upon graduation. In addition, the student-athletes must have participated in at least two years of NCAA intercollegiate athletics at an FBS institution.
"We celebrate the academic achievements of these remarkable student-athletes," said Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill. "We're extremely proud of their ability to shine at academics while competing in their sports at the highest level."
All Sun Belt Conference programs in the sports of beach volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's tennis, women's tennis and volleyball boasted an average GPA of 3.0 or better.
Across the entire Sun Belt Conference, beach volleyball and women's golf student-athletes recorded the highest collective GPA at 3.61.
Below is a full list of Southern Miss student-athletes that were recognized for their academic achievements.
Commissioners List (108)Baseball – Brady Faust (New Orleans, La.), Carson Paetow (Vancleave, Miss.), Danny Lynch (Jupiter, Fla.), Gabe Lacy (Gulfport, Miss.), Holland Townes (Ridgeland, Miss.), Justin Storm (Madison, Miss.), Luke Trahan (The Woodlands, Texas), Blake Johnson (Gulfport, Miss.), Matt Adams (Pearland, Texas), Rodrigo Montenegro (Guatemala City, Guatemala), Creek Robertson (Madison, Miss.), Slade Wilks (Columbia, Miss.), Tucker Stockman (Athens, Ala.), Billy Oldham (Brookfield, Conn.)
Beach Volleyball – Ola Chudzik (Olsztyn, Poland), Ashlyn Rough (Phoenix, Ariz.), Dylan Russell (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Ella Rodriguez (Chesterton, Ind.), Hallie Phelan (Madison, Miss.), Kellie Garraway (Madisonville, La.), Morgan Perry (Baton Rouge, La.), Reagan Sandlin (Keller, Texas), Taylor Pierce (Covington, La.), Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou (Limassol, Cyprus), Vanessa Hurnikova (Ostrava, Czechia), Wiio Meinheit (Wilmington, N.C.)
Football – Drew Lawson (Purvis, Miss.), Avery White (Hurley, Miss.), Bryce Lofton (Sand Hill, Miss.), Evan McNally (Ocean Springs, Miss.), Hayes Maples (Hattiesburg, Miss.), Hayes Puckett (Madison, Miss.), Kyle McCormick (Lincoln, Calif.), Swayze Bozeman (Flora, Miss.), T.Q. Newsome (Gulfport, Miss.), Tee Webb (Carterville, Ga.)
Men's Basketball – Trey Alfonso (Chalmette, La.)
Men's Golf – Cameron Clarke (Pittsboro, Miss.)
Men's Tennis – Antoine Audrain (Ploerne, France), Dhruv Sunish (Mumbai, India), Olimjon Nabiev (Uzbekistan), Pasawee Reansuwong (Thailand), Pawin Jirapoomdaje (Bangkok, Thailand), Saheb Sodhi (Mumbai, India), Taras Ignatiuk (Belarus)
Men's Track & Field – Dylan Evans (McKinney, Texas), Kaya Lugood (Lucedale, Miss.), Rhett Schimpf (Starkville, Miss.), Austin Bourne (Brandon, Miss.
Softball – Alexis Dittmer (Aurora, Ind.) Hannah Borden (Trussville, Ala.) Kinsley Gordon (Myrtle, Miss.) Lorna Agren (Fairhope, Ala.) Scout Jennings (Villa Rica, Ga.), Natalie Taylor (Brandon, Miss.), Natalie Hurdle (Saraland, Ala.), Paige Kilgore (Houston, Miss.), Riley Stephens (Prosper, Texas)
Volleyball – Ari Barksdale (Chula Vista, Calif.), Cara Atkinson (Gardendale, Ala.), Duquesne Moratzka (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Ella Voorhees (Morgantown, W. Va), Gillian Hidalgo (Brea, Calif.), Kenzie Smith (Manhattan, Kan.), Lauren Talbert (Hampton, Ga.), Liana Guillemaud (Lucas, Texas), Madison Bowles (Strafford, Mo.), Megan Harris (Nesbit, Miss.)
Women's Basketball – Jacorriah Bracey (Drew, Miss.), Lauren Gross (Southaven, Miss.), Rose Warren (Puckett, Miss.)
Women's Golf – Alma Betoret (Valencia, Spain), Fernanda Gorostiaga (Vitoria, Spain), Icie Cockerham (Hamilton, Miss.), Jacee Fields (Fort Worth, Texas), Momoka Ando (Tokyo, Japan), Taylor Trible (Birmingham, Ala.)
Women's Soccer – Adaira Nakano (Ontario, Canada), Alex Helbling (Highlands Ranch Colo.), Lexy Griffin (Panama City, Fla.), Alice Williamson (Meridian, Miss.), Bernadett Stefan (Budapest, Hungary), Blessing Kinglsey (Carlow, Ireland), Elexia Nelson (Niceville, Fla.), Emily Welch (Brandon, Miss.), Esmeralda Figueroa (Laurel, Miss.), Kesaia Bruni (Ontario, Canada), Lena Blake (San Antonio, Texas), Mallory Tapper (Brandon, Miss.), Nolubabalo Sishuba (Cape Town, South Africa), Patricia Gasparovicova (Pezinok, Slovakia), Sam Stiglmair (Karlshuld, Germany), Shaelynn Quick (Florence, Miss.), Sydney Magliocca (Quebec, Canada), Tay Collum (Brandon, Miss.), Taylor Stewart (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Women's Tennis – Alyssa Richter (Ergertshausen, Germany), Clara Tardivel (Asnières-sur-Oise, France), Hannah Chambers (Barbados), Suhana Das (Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia)
Women's Track & Field – Ashlee Osaji (Madison, Ala.), Carlin Beal (Mandeville, La.), Eden Adams (West Monroe, La.), Erin Phelps (Tallahassee, Fla.), Isabela Ross (Oak Creek, Wis.), Katelyn Cartwright (Hernando, Miss.), Safiya John (Trinidad & Tobago), Sarah Parnell (Auburn, Ala.), Smilla Kolbe (Hanover, Germany)
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Academic Honor Roll (70)
Baseball – Chandler Best (Mobile, Ala.), Davis Gillespie (Birmingham, Ala.), Graham Crawford (Sumrall, Miss.), Isaiah Rhodes (McKinney, Texas), Jackson Parker (Stringer, Miss.), Jacob Cook (Madison, Miss.), JB Middleton (Yazoo City, Miss.), Kros Sivley (Sumrall, Miss.), Matt Etzel (League City, Texas), Matt Russo (Maidsonville, La.)
Beach Volleyball – Carmen Sanchez Delgado (Málaga, Spain), Madison Cassidy (Baton Rouge, La.)
Football – Drew Horton (Brandon, Miss.), Armondous Cooley (Schubuta, Miss.), Averie Habas (Rice Lake, Wisc.), Chandler Pittman (Magee, Miss.), Cole Cavallo (Slidell, La.), Trey Hebert (Mandeville, La.), Davis Dalton (Madison, Miss.), Daylen Gill (Louisville, Miss.), Ethan Bumgarner (West Point, Miss.), Frank Gore, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), Gerquan Scott (Mobile, Ala.), Jack Tannehill (Oxford, Miss.), Jakarius Caston (Natchez, Miss.), Ja'Kobe Cameron (Bay St. Louis, Miss.), Jalen May (Houston, Miss.), Jeremiah Robinson (Petal, Miss.), Jake Lange (Jackson, Miss.), Kenyon Clay (Union, Miss.), Kyler Carter (Naxapater, Miss.), Luke Baker (Naples, Fla.), Mason Hunt (Wiggins, Miss.), Michael Jefcoat (Greenwood, Miss.), Peyton McKinion (Pelahatchie, Miss.), Wil Saxton (Benton, Miss.), Zach Wilcke (Hernando, Miss.), Zavian Hales (Brandon, Miss.)
Men's Basketball – DeAndre Pinckney (Carol City, Fla.), Jeffery Armstrong (Rainsville, Ala.), Tate Ryder (Oak Grove, Miss.), Tyler Morman (Mableton, Ga.)
Men's Golf – Bennet Ruby (Waterloo, Ontario), Thongpipat Rattanayanon (Bangkok, Thailand)
Men's Tennis – Shamirul Shahril (Puchong, Malaysia)
Men's Track & Field – Claude Clayton (Flowood, Miss.), Dalen Hurd (Spring, Texas), DJ Butler (Baker, La.), Omar Austin (Newark, N.J.), Tomek Przybylak (Poznan, Poland)
Softball – Caroline Worrell (Milton, Fla.), Maddie Moody (Magee, Miss.), Morgan Leintstock (Scottsdale, AZ.)
Volleyball - Izzy Kronenberg (Ankeny, Iowa), Mara Schmidt (Holmen, Wisc.), Regan Leinen (Amarillo, Texas)
Women's Basketball – Emma Wallhoff (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Morgan Dillard (Sanford, Fla.), Noelani Cornfield (Gowanda, N.Y.)
Women's Golf – Elena Melich (Guadalajara, Spain), Merche Corbacho (Castellon, Spain)
Women's Soccer – Natalie Wilson (Orange Park, Fla.
Women's Tennis – Maddison Ricardo (Gold Coast, Australia), Shevita Aulana (Kudus, Indonesia)
Women's Track & Field – Arianna White (St.Rose, La.), Oliwia Wawrzyniak (Poznan, Poland) Rees Van Voorhis (McKinney, Texas)
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1 FAR Academic Award (11)
Baseball – Matt Adams (Pearland, Texas)
Beach Volleyball – Hallie Phelan (Madison, Miss.)
Men's Tennis – Antoine Audrain (Ploerne, France), Olimjon Nabiev (Uzbekistan)
Men's Track & Field – Austin Bourne (Brandon, Miss.), Dylan Evans (McKinney, Texas)
Softball- Hannah Borden (Trussville, Ala.)
Volleyball – Duquesne Moratzka (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Women's Soccer – Alex Helbling (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Women's Track & Field – Eden Adams (West Monroe, La.), Katelyn Cartwright (Hernando, Miss.)
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G
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G
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MB
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Sprints
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TE
/ Football
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
Distance
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LHP
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/ Women's Golf
GK
/ Women's Soccer
C
/ Softball
Distance
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
RS
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LB
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G
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GK
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OL
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DL
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Distance
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WR
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TE
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RB
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M
/ Women's Soccer
DT
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G
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C
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WR
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Guard
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C
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Mid-Distance
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INF
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/ Women's Golf
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LB
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INF
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INF/OF
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RB
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D
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OH
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JACK
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WR
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PK
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GK
/ Women's Soccer
OH/RS
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LB
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P
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OF
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/ Beach Volleyball
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TE
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OF
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Mid-Distance
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QB
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OL
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F
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LB
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QB
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OL
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TE
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RHP
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C
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INF
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F
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M/F
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M
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RHP
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OF
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Distance
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Distance
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RB
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M
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RHP
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SAF
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OL
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Distance
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D
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TE
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QB
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OF
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