CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced today that a league-record 68.08 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, 2,344 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 247 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 1,481 student-athletes with at least a 3.50 GPA last year -- 63.18 percent of all Presidential Honor Roll members at or above that threshold.
2022-23 Big South Commissioner's Award Recipients (Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPA)
BASEBALL
Tanner Barrs, Radford
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Maci Rhoades, Radford
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Madelyn Cheney, Radford
Julie Elover, Radford
Laura Ferko, Radford
Allyson Flege, Radford
Evelyn Gee, Radford
Ava Graham, Radford
MEN'S SOCCER
Griffin Gyurci, Radford
WOMEN'S SOCCER
McKenzie Cheynet, Radford
Morgan Cheynet, Radford
Kristen Chick, Radford
Avery Howell, Radford
Marley Krach, Radford
Kaitlyn Oliver, Radford
SOFTBALL
Cassi Barbato, Radford
Natalie Jones, Radford
Cori McMillan, Radford
Malorie Reeves, Radford
Lexie Roberts, Radford
Abigail Wilson, Radford
MEN'S TENNIS
Filippo Marangoni, Radford
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Emily Brandow, Radford
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Adam Downs, Radford
Ethan Gear, Radford
Clay Kelly, Radford
Hayat Khan, Radford
Nicholas McCumsey, Radford
Liam Mcdonald, Radford
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Sophia Crawford, Radford
Lucy Thornton, Radford
Kelsey Arnold, Radford
VOLLEYBALL
Grace Tulevech, Radford
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