June 21, 2012

799 Student-Athletes Named to Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll

A total of 799 student-athletes were named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2012 semester, announced Thursday by Commissioner Jay Jones.   A number of students, 110 in total, carried a perfect 4.00 GPA for the semester.

To be eligible for the Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum semester grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00.  Participants in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s rowing,  baseball, softball, and men’s and women’s lacrosse were eligible for the honor roll.

Having won 78 national championships since the league was founded in 1975, the SSC’s student-athletes have also proven to be successful in the classrooms.  For the fourth consecutive year, the Sunshine State Conference led all 22 Division II conferences with an Academic Success Rate of 86 percent.

To view the full Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll list, click here.