Trojans earn Sun Belt Academic Honors for 2018-19
Nearly 100 UA Little Rock student-athletes have been recognized for their academic success during the 2018-19 year, with 64 student-athletes named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List while 35 others picked up Academic Honor Roll recognition.
To qualify for the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List, student-athletes needed to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, while honor roll recipients held a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.49.
Baseball and soccer comprised the largest total number of honorees, fitting as they were the two Little Rock programs that were recognized as the Sun Belt Team Academic Award winners for the past season in their respective sports. Baseball landed 15 on the commissioner’s list with an additional 12 on the academic honor roll, while soccer placed 22 total student-athletes on the lists, including 20 on the commissioner’s list.
Men’s and women’s track and field and cross country combined to have 19 student-athletes recognized, 11 of which were on the commissioner’s list. Volleyball added 10 student-athletes, men’s golf registered seven, and women’s golf added six, all of which were named to the commissioner’s list.
Students who were named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List include:
Baseball (15): Hayden Boyd, Chase Coker, Ethan Daily, Kale Emshoff, Aaron Funk, Alex Langford, Mason Leeming, Nathan Lyons, Josh Nowak, Pablo Ortiz, Zach Ours, Nick Perez, Riley Pittman, Christian Reyes, Jose Torres
Men’s Basketball (2): Dani Koljanin, Ryan Pippins
Men’s Golf (3): Danial Durisic, Justin Warren, Devon Whitaker
Women’s Golf (6): Malena Austerslaatt, Emelie Blennow, Tilde Bocker, Kellie Gachaga, Sydney Scraba, Thea Wakeford-Wesmann
Soccer (20): Arola Aparicio Gili, Bergros Asgeirsdottir, Maeve Burger, Fanney Einarsdottir, Bailey Fithian, Natalee Geren, Doro Greulich, Nora Hellmers, Kelly Hogan, Peyton Laughley, Abril Lucio, Camilla Olsson, Claire Palmer, Jaclyn Purvine, Samantha Rolka, Liesa Seifert, Logan Strange, Hilma Svalander, Sairra Tucker, Josie Verslues
Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country (2): Ryan Amador, Max Holzmueller
Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country (9): Bria Allen, Nicole Edison, Jessica Gray, Akeia Joyner, Hannah Manning, Christina Nickerson, Hunter Paul, Sierra Towles, Shanieke Watson
Volleyball (7): Diana Giordani, Belissa Guidotti, Laura Jansen, Taylor Lindberg, Veronica Marin, Sydnee Martin, Maritza Mesa
Student-athletes who were named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll include:
Baseball (12): Troy Alexander, Hayden Arnold, Ryan Benavidez, Carter Brown, Donavin Buck, Corey Flanagan, Trace Jordan, McKinley Moore, Ramon Padilla, Garrett Scott, Eli Sievert, Miguel Soto
Men’s Basketball (1): Sam Dunkum
Women’s Basketball (5): Raeyana DeGray, Ronjanae DeGray, Anna Hurlburt, Kiara Scott, Antwainette Walker
Men’s Golf (4): Tiago Lobo, Logan Pate, Marcel Rauch, George Scanlon
Soccer (2): Sara Johannsdottir, Morgan Smocovich
Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country (4): Ricardo Banks II, Emilio Medina, Carter Reynolds, Noah Smith
Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country (4): Brandi Allen, Jayla Bell, Helensia Green, Kaneisha Jackson
Volleyball (3): Carol Barbosa, Nedima Kamberovic, Pamela Zuluaga