Record 2,897 Student-Athletes Named to 2022-23 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced on Friday (June 23) that 2,897 student-athletes, spanning each of the Conference's 13 member institutions, were named to the 2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

To be eligible for inclusion on the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, student-athletes must have competed in a sponsored championship sport and maintained a GPA of 3.30 or higher throughout the academic year.

"We are honored to recognize a record number of our student-athletes for their outstanding academic accomplishments," said SAC Commissioner Patrick Britz. "This is the fourth consecutive year that we have had more than 2,000 student-athletes be recognized for their outstanding achievements in the classroom, which is a testament to the high priority our member institutions continue to place on academic success. On behalf of the entire South Atlantic Conference, I want to express how extremely proud we are of the hard work and dedication these student-athletes put in the classroom and in their athletic arena."

FULL LIST OF COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS

Among the honorees were 21 SAC Players of the Year and 11 SAC Freshmen of the Year from 2022-23:

Braylin Marine, Newberry | Baseball Player of the Year
Bennett Roemer, Newberry | Baseball Freshman of the Year
Bradley Dean, UVA Wise | Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Tanner Smith, Catawba | Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Year
Ty Snelson, Mars Hill | Football Offensive Player of the Year – Mountain Division
Landon Honeycutt, Mars Hill | Football Defensive Player of the Year – Mountain Division
Malik Simmons, Lenoir-Rhyne | Football Offensive Freshman of the Year – Piedmont Division
Reece Coleman, Anderson | Men's Golfer of the Year
Alejandro de Castro, Anderson | Men's Golf Freshman of the Year
Willie Grieco, Wingate | Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
Owen Marshall, Wingate | Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year
Marcel Snitko, Wingate | Men's Swimmer of the Year
Arthur Gluzman, Carson-Newman |Men's Swimming Freshman of the Year
Alexandru Giurea, Lincoln Memorial | Men's Tennis Freshman of the Year
Makanakaishe Charamba, Carson-Newman | Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Alexis Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne | Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Mya Belton, Tusculum| Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Emily Hege, Wingate |Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
Madison Clay, Catawba | Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
Jessica Rathbone, Anderson | Women's Golfer of the Year
Kennedy Gooding, Anderson | Women's Golf Freshman of the Year
Leah Knowles, Wingate |Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
Bailey Stumpf, Limestone |Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year
Elin Hansson, Lenoir-Rhyne |Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year
Katie Beck, Catawba |Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year
Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman |Softball Player of the Year
Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne | Softball Pitcher of the Year
Manon Compagner, Carson-Newman |Women's Swimmer of the Year
Franziska Muhlberger, Wingate |Women's Swimming Freshman of the Year
Nastassia Chamoun, Newberry | Women's Tennis Player of the Year
Sofia Cardenas, Newberry |Women's Tennis Freshman of the Year
Emmaleigh Allen, Lenoir-Rhyne |Volleyball Freshman of the Year

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