UGA places league-leading 128 on SEC spring honor roll

Georgia led the SEC in representatives on the conference’s spring-sports academic honor roll, which was announced by the league office this week.

Georgia had 128 student-athletes on the list, more than any other school.

UGA athletic director Greg McGarity cheered the news, which he said should not be drowned out by reports of other athletes who have gotten in trouble.

“Here are 128 student-athletes who are doing things the right way, and that is a big deal,” McGarity said Thursday. “They should receive as much attention as those who get in trouble. The fact is, 99 percent of college athletes do things the right way, but the 1 percent who do wrong tend to get more attention.”

To make the SEC’s spring-sports honor roll, athletes in baseball, equestrian, golf, softball, tennis and track and field must have at least a 3.0 grade point average for the preceding academic year or a cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Here are the UGA representatives on the SEC’s spring-sports academic honor roll, with hometowns and majors:

BASEBALL

Bryan Benzor, Loganville, Ga., Communication Studies

Brett DeLoach, Blackshear, Ga., Management

Chase Hawkins, Snellville, Ga., Management Information Systems

Jonathan Hester, Savannah, Ga., Biological Engineering

Taylor Hicks, Statham, Ga., Sport Management

Levi Hyams, Stafford, Va., Communication Studies

Colby May, Guyton, Ga., Communication Studies

Michael Palazzone, Marietta, Ga., Finance

Curtis Powell, Knoxville, Tenn., Communication Studies

Ross Ripple, Marietta, Ga., Business

Kevin Ruiz, Alpharetta, Ga., Finance

Jay Swinford, Athens, Ga., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Peter Verdin, Alexandria, Va., Sport Management

Alex Wood, Charlotte, N.C., Sport Management

EQUESTRIAN

Nicki Alexander, Atlanta, Ga., Spanish

Alex Andes, Atlanta, Ga., Digital & Broadcast Journalism

Carly Anthony, Redmond, Wash., Management

Louise Ashley, Newton, Pa., Engineering

Samantha Baker, Ellijay, Ga., Advertising

Jaclyn Beckley, Cumming, Ga., Agribusiness

Kelsey Berry, Alpharetta, Ga., Marketing

Madeline Brown, Alpharetta, Ga., Risk Management & Insurance

Honey Beth Campbell, Gainesville, Ga., International Affairs

Melanie Carraway, Evans, Ga., English

Morgan Collins, Perry, Ga., Poultry Science

Kathryn Crump, Athens, Ga., Applied Biotechnology

Olivia Dorey, Sudbury, Mass., Finance

Ali Eidson, Tuscola, Tex., Consumer Journalism

Faith Fiorenzano, Jamestown, R.I., Marketing

Caitlyn Francis, Oak Bluffs, Mass., Political Science

Jenny Freeman, Canton, Ga., Health Promotions

Sarah Gravely, Palmetto, Fla., Management Information Systems

Rebecca Haaland, Edmond, Okla., Communication Studies

Katherine Hagerty, Wakefield, R.I., Art

Hayley Haskins, Alpharetta, Ga., Fashion Merchandise

Allison Haspel, Manhassett, N.Y., Psychology

Julia Hemingway, Alpharetta, Ga., Public Relations

Jacklyn Hoyt, Manlius, N.Y., Anthropology

Isabel Jolicoeur, Wellington, Fla., Art

Tara Maloney, Milton, Ga., Management Information Systems

Selby Merritt, Atlanta, Ga., Public Relations

Michelle Morris, La Canada, Calif., Film Studies

Grace Rogers, Lititz, Pa., Psychology

Maria Salazar, Portland, Ore., Consumer Economics

Anna Sasser, Jonesboro, Ga., Family Financial Planning

Lauren Shamon, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Animal Science

Kate Skoglund, Tualatin, Ore., Biology

Rachel Stallman, Atlanta, Ga., Dietetics

Morgan Stamey, McDonough, Ga., Health & Physical Education

Ali Sullivan, Wilton, Conn., Animal Science

Kelsey Thatcher, Bluffdale, Utah, Early Childhood Education

Alyssa Thompson, Cumming, Ga., Animal Science

Kelly Truesdell, Brights Grove, Ontario, Health Promotion

Brittlan Wall, Suwanee, Ga., Sport Management

Megan Yeager, Braselton, Ga., Biological Science

MEN’S GOLF

Michael Cromie, Cary, N.C., Consumer Economics

T.J. Mitchell, Albany, Ga., Consumer Economics

WOMEN’S GOLF

Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga., Recreation & Leisure Studies

Tess Fordham, Metter, Ga., Accounting

Amelia Hill, St. Simons Island, Ga., Psychology

Abby Johnson, Buford, Ga., Sport Management

Milena Savich, Carmel, Ind., Journalism.

SOFTBALL

Macie Couey, Milledgeville, Ga., Health & Physical Education

Brittney Hubbard, Victorville, Calif., Magazines

Tiesha Reed, Elberton, Ga., Business

Kristyn Sandberg, Island Park, N.Y., Health & Physical Education.

MEN’S TENNIS

Sadio Doumbia, Toulouse, France, Risk Management and Insurance

Hernus Pieters, Pretoria, South Africa, Business

Will Reynolds, Chattanooga, Tenn., Communication Studies

Wil Spencer, Ponce de Leon, Fla., International Affairs

Ignacio Taboada, Atlanta, Ga., Real Estate

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Kate Fuller, Suwanee, Ga., Business

Alina Jerjomina, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Business

Kelli Jordan, Tifton, Ga., Biological Science

Maho Kowase, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, Business

MEN’S TRACK

Lucas Baker, McDonough, Ga., Business

Matthew Cleaver, Marietta, Ga., Biology

Brian Detweiler, Stone Mountain, Ga., Management Information Systems

Jared Dunn, Johns Creek, Ga., Public Relations

Caleb Ebbets, Leesburg, Ga., Exercise and Sport Science

J.P. Hackney, Marietta, Ga., History

Kyle James, Marietta, Ga., Finance

Nicholas Long, Gainesville, Ga., International Affairs

Brandon Lord, Chattanooga, Tenn., Applied Biotechnology

Burke McCarty, Dunwoody, Ga., Exercise and Sport Science

Brian Moore, Willow Grove, Pa., Sociology

Fraser Reade, Milton, Ga., Telecommunication Arts

Brett Richardson, Lilburn, Ga., Social Studies Education

Trevor Sprague, Dunwoody, Ga., Biology

Miles Svoboda, Marietta, Ga., Economics

Graylin Ward, Newnan, Ga., Sociology

WOMEN’S TRACK

Sarah Akinosho, Kennesaw, Ga., Political Science

Jenna Albert, Cumming, Ga., Exercise & Sport Science

Erika Allen, Lithonia, Ga., Broadcast News

Maria Augutis, Gothenburg, Sweden, Geology

Katherine Bickley, Marietta, Ga., Health & Physical Education

Leslie Boozer, Birmingham, Ala., Genetics

Emily Brewer, Snellville, Ga., Middle School Education

Ann Centner, Watkinsville, Ga., Consumer Foods

Jamie Chandler, Alpharetta, Ga., Spanish

LaTroya Darrell, Smith¹s Parish, Bermuda, Child & Family Development

Nicole DiMercurio, Suwanee, Ga., Communication Studies

Rachel Donovan, Bogart, Ga., Accounting

Lindsey Ebert, Lilburn, Ga., Magazines

Hadley Ferguson, Fernandina Beach, Fla., Fashion Merchandise

Greer Gafford, Atlanta, Ga., Animal Science

Emily Houston, Jensen Beach, Fla., Advertising

Savannah Kirk, Atlanta, Ga., Business

Kristie Krueger, Argyle, Tex., Environmental Economics & Management

Benita Kurtz, Augusta, Ga., Psychology

Katherine Lacksen, Sparta, Ga., Ecology

Kathleen LaPorte, Atlanta, Ga., Journalism

Nikola Lomnicka, Nitra, Slovakia, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Courtney Long, Marietta, Ga., Microbiology

Eve Machovec, Augusta, Ga., Magazines

Megan Malasarte, Fayetteville, Ga., Journalism

Sydney Marshall, Alpharetta, Ga., Communication Studies

Bret McDaniel, Atlanta, Ga., Economics

Allyson McGinty, Suwanee, Ga., History

Emily McNutt, Woodstock, Ga., Early Childhood Education

Ali McWhirter, Atlanta, Ga., Health Promotions

Lucie Ondraschkova, Opava, Czech Republic, Finance

Nicole Peterson, Gaithersburg, Md., Mass Media Arts

Abbie Robinson Douglasville, Ga., Magazines

Shelby Robison, Lansdale, Pa., Health Promotions

Ashley Shiver, Satellite Beach, Fla., Animal Sciences & Nutrition Sciences

Kelsey Stovall, New Orleans, La., Animal Health and Science

Carin Walker, Alpharetta, Ga., Pre-Journalism