OVC RELEASE

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Jacksonville State athletic programs placed a total of 116 student-athletes on the Ohio Valley Conference Commission's Honor Roll for the 2015-16 academic year, the league office announced on Wednesday.

To be listed, recipients must have achieved at least a 3.25 grade-point average and have been eligible throughout the competitive season in their chosen NCAA-sponsored sport(s).

"I couldn't be more pleased with the hard work and dedication that our student-athletes showed last year in the classroom," said JSU Athletic Director Greg Seitz. "We hold our student-athletes to a very high standard on the field, in the classroom and in their communities. This is a great testament to their hard work in the classroom."

Football led the way for the Gamecocks with 26 student-athletes making the list, followed by soccer with 14. Women's track and field saw 12 members earn the honor, including five student-athletes which also competed in cross country. Softball and volleyball were the final two programs with double-digit recipients with 10 apiece.

"Our coaches and academic staff deserve credit for doing an outstanding job, and I can't say enough about the work by all of the staff in the University's Academic Center for Excellence, especially Todd Wilson," added Seitz. "Along with our athletic academic advisors of Tracy Broom and Mike Davis, our student-athletes are excelling academically, while also being successful on the fields of play."

The OVC set a record with 1,335 student-athletes from its 12 member institutions being listed on the Commissioner's Honor Roll. The league also honored 27 student-athletes which compete in non-OVC championship sports such as gymnastics (Southeast Missouri), equestrian (UT Martin) and JSU's beach volleyball program.

"We are immensely proud of these students because they have not only achieved on the playing fi eld but also in the classroom," said OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche. "These students have demonstrated a sense of balance already in their lives which is important to life-long success. From the League perspective we are proud because we have had continual growth in the number of honorees which demonstrates the Conference's sustaining commitment to the broader student-athlete experience."

The OVC will announce the recipients of the Academic Medal of Honor, the Academic Achievement Award and the Team Academic Achievement Awards later this week.

2015-16 OVC COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL RECIPIENTS (3.25 GPA)

BASEBALL (9)
Josh Bobo
Grant Chandler
Clayton Daniel
Garrett Farmer
Gavin Golsan
Michael McCreless
Joe McGuire
Paschal Petrongolo
Chase Silvani

MEN's BASKETBALL (2)
Ousmane Ba
Jeremy Watson

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (3)
Briana Benson
Gretchen Morrison
Kelly Naughton

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (3)
Alexander Beverly
Stephen Payne
Ben Pryor

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (5)
Victoria Dumas*
Briana Jackson*
Ju-ells McLeod*
Loren Moorer*
Dayja Simon*

FOOTBALL (26)
Ty Anderson
A.J. Barge
Jordan Cagle
Earl Calloway
Dalton Campbell
Josh Clemons
Nate Craft
Casey Dunn
Dylan Gibson
Spencer Goffi gan
Reggie Hall
Bryant Horn
Darius Jackson
DaQuan James
Eli Jenkins
Nick Johnson
Chris Landrum
Christian LeMay
Hamish MacInnes
Siran Neal
Thaddeus Philyaw
Joseph Roberts
Randy Robinson
Dalton Screws
Luke Smith
Kyle Trego

MEN'S GOLF (6)
Camilo Aguado
Jayce Barber
Bo Hayes
Tom Lawton
Jamie Mist
Nicolas Vanegas

WOMEN'S GOLF (4)
Melania Bajo Geijo
Karina Kukkonen
Maria Jose Lathrop
Angie Varona

RIFLE (4)
Samantha Bullard
Anika Corsi
Trace Haynes
Brandon Muske

SOCCER (14)
Blair Barker
Mackenzie Bellows
Brianna Boutzivious
Kelsey Bright
Abbey Clausen
Anna Clausen
Nicola Dominikovich
Nicole Heiser
Danelle Lindo
Justine Panchuk
Claire Petersen
Caroline Robinson
Carsen Taylor
Katie Thomas

SOFTBALL (10)
Casey Akenberger
Ella Denes
Stephanie Lewis
Cadi Oliver
Hayley Sims
Jordan Sims
Taylor Sloan
Anna Snider
Kirsten Titus
Emily Woodruff

MEN'S TENNIS (3)
Rafael Lowande
Vinicio Hadlich
Jaryd Reese

WOMEN'S TENNIS (7)
Isabella Calves
Courtney Conley
Claudia Marsala
Diana Mirceta
Olivia Nguyen
Sadey St. Amant
Genevia Ulandey

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (12)
Aquanita Branford
Victoria Dumas*
Briana Jackson*
Mallory McGuire
Ju-ells McLeod*
Loren Moorer*
Samantha Patterson
Bryana Scott
Laura Sewell
Dayja Simon*
Selena Tarvin
Kelsey Walling

VOLLEYBALL (10)
Samantha Bohne
Ashley Clingan*
Mandee Eberle*
Kira Hahn-Ventrell*
Jennifer Hart
Hannah Kirk*
Kim Krutsinger
Charis Ludtke*
Mackenzie Rombach*
Laney Torkelson

BEACH VOLLEYBALL (9)
Ashley Clingan*
Mandee Eberle*
Hope Gaskin
Kira Hahn-Ventrell*
Hannah Kirk*
Charis Ludtke*
Jordan Moorer
Anna Katherine O'Leary
Mackenzie Rombach*

* Student-athlete was a winner in multiple sports.