Tampa Student-Athletes Named to SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The University of Tampa placed 55 student-athletes on the Sunshine State Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2015 fall semester, announced Tuesday, February 16 by Commissioner Ed Pasque.

A total of 516 student-athletes were named to the Honor Roll, including 90 student-athletes who carried a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the fall semester.

The total breaks the previous record number of 492 student-athletes that were named to the Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2014. In 2013, a total of 471 student-athletes were named to the Fall honor roll.

Tampa had a total of five student-athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall semester. UT volleyball led the way with 15 student-athletes on the Honor Roll. Other teams included were women's soccer (13), women's cross country (10), men's cross country (8) and men's soccer (9).

"Sunshine State Conference student-athletes are among the best in the country athletically, academically and in their communities," stated Commissioner Pasque. "Today's announcement of 516 student-athletes on the Commissioner's Honor Roll is further evidence of this fact."

To be eligible for the Fall SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. Participants in the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball were eligible for the fall honor roll.

Having won 94 Division II National Championships since the league was founded in 1975, SSC's student-athletes have proven to be successful in the classroom as well. The SSC boasts an Academic Success Rate of 86 percent for the second consecutive year. The mark ranks second among all 24 Division II conferences.

Sunshine State Conference provisional members, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Palm Beach Atlantic University, had a combined 96 student-athletes who met the standard for the Commissioner's Honor Roll.

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Following is a list of UT student-athletes named to the 2015 SSC Fall Honor Roll.

Men's Cross Country (8) - Sam Anderson, Mitch Arnold, Lars Benner (4.0), Tyler Blackburn,Drew Carff, John Hill, Matt Hoffman, Cory Munsch

Women's Cross Country (10) - Chantalle Blundell, Juli Boehm (4.0), Claudia Cancello, Natalie Cortes, Danielle Kissel, Stephanie Silver, Ariana Sotorpolis, Aislinn Sroczynski, Kayla Sullivan,Caitlin Whetstone

Men's Soccer (9) - Ben Alpern, Chris Campbell, Mike Ciluffo, Michael Cobuzio (4.0), Christian Knight, Dominick Mondesir, Jonathan Tiggs, Ramzi Toure, Angus Verhagen

Women's Soccer (13) - Rose Amato, Lauren Cicero, Caroline Frykgard, Cici Gonzalez, Jade Hayes, Audrey Hayward, Shelby Larson, Lauren Moore, Sarah Raymond, Ali Robinson, Gabby Scirica, Alexa Sheridan, Hannah Watts

Volleyball (15) - Jen Aprile, Gen Beaumier (4.0), Elise Boutet, Leigh Buttner, Caroline Clark, Logan Holanchock, Shelby Joslin, Marissa Lisenbee, Molly McAlvany, Katarina Milojevic, Alexandra Misca, Ana Maria Pagan, Kasey Reynolds, Allee Stelogeannis, Berkley Whaley (4.0)