AUGUSTA, Ga. − The Peach Belt Conference has announced that 1,080 student-athletes have been named to the Presidential Honor Roll from the league office in Augusta. Flagler College put 90 of its student-athletes on the honor roll. The Presidential Honor Roll recognizes all student-athletes at the 13 PBC member institutions who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year.
The honor roll has been divided into four groups: Presidential Scholars, Bronze Scholars, Silver Scholars and Gold Scholars. All student-athletes with a GPA from 3.0 to 3.24 are Presidential Scholars while Bronze Scholars are 3.25 to 3.49; Silver 3.50 to 3.74 and Gold Scholars are those with a 3.75 to 4.00.
The 1,080 student-athletes honored is an increase of 248 from last season's total and the first time the conference has honored more than 1,000 student-athletes in its 20-year history. Each student-athlete will receive a certificate from the conference office.
Gold Scholars from Flagler are:
Lauren Bailie (Loganville, Ga./Loganville HS),
Charlsea Owen (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS) and
Jen Knurek (Orlando, Fla./Lake Mary HS) from women's basketball;
Becca Hoadley (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida State College-Jacksonville),
Laura McKnight (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS),
April Robinson (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS) and Madeleine Wagner (New Port Richey, Fla./J.W. Mitchell HS) from women's cross country;
Eileen New (Mims, Fla./Astronaut HS),
Ryan Pando (Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo HS) and
Kincaid Schmidt (Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto HS) from women's soccer;
Justine Burkhardt (St. Augustine, Fla./Winthrop University),
Becky Hendrian (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton HS),
Rebecca Royal (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Fleming Island HS) and
Olivia Snipes (Easley, S.C./Easley HS) from volleyball;
Johan Bergfeld (Akers Styckebruk, Sweden/Rekarnegymnasiet) and
Dan Reid (Dublin, Ireland/University of Dublin) from men's soccer; and,
Alex Bonus (Hershey, Pa./Palmyra Area HS) and
Ben Joslin (Melrose, Mass./Melrose HS) from men's cross country.
Silver Scholars are:
Payne Maddox (Jacksonville, Fla./Stanton College Prep) from baseball;
Michael Lamping (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome HS) from men's golf;
Greg Taafe (Dorset, England/Lenoir-Rhyne University) and #T.J. Day# (Palm Harbor, Fla./Dunedin HS) from men's soccer;
Tim Hansson (Norrkoping, Sweden/Mercyhurst College) from men's tennis;
Chelsea Taylor (Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Prep Academy),
Gabby Scammacca (Sugarloaf Key, Fla./Key West HS) and
Rachel Gould (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Road Academy) from women's tennis;
Sarah Zambor (Jackson, N.J./Monsignor Donovan HS),
KayKay Shaffer (Jacksonville, Fla./Duncan U. Fletcher HS),
Caleigh Hodgkins (St. Augustine, Fla./St. Joseph Academy),
Rafaela Faria (Sao Jose, Brazil/Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) and
Loren Cate (Apopka, Fla./Apopka HS) from women's soccer;
Kristie Feltner (St. Augustine, Fla./Middletown (Ohio) HS) from women's golf;
Samantha Kunsch (Long Island, N.Y./Center Moriches HS) from women's cross country; and
Jalisa Foster (St. Petersburg, Fla./Pinellas Park HS) from women's basketball.
Bronze scholars are:
Adrienne Donelson (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson HS) from women's basketball;
Jennifer Griner (New Port Richey, Fla./J.W. Mitchell HS),
Maghan Katrick (Mims, Fla./Astronaut HS),
Alyssa Pasiewicz (Ingleside, Ill./Grant Community HS) and
Caroline Young (Newnan, Ga./Stetson University) from women's cross country;
Rose Gaset (Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS),
Alex Induni (Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett HS) and
Katie Uzcategui (Sandy, Utah/Southern Virginia University) from women's soccer;
Stacy Piagno (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS) from softball;
Chelsi de Cuba (Fort Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach HS) from women's tennis;
David Cotrone (Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Christian),
Skyler Engel (New Albany, Ohio/University of Toledo) and
Gino Ramirez (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Dr. Michael Krop HS) from men's tennis;
Will Frandsen (Orange Park, Fla./Orange Park HS) and
Olawale Olaoye (Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS) from men's soccer;
Joel Dahlenburg (St. Augustine, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) and
Justin Wingo (Fairfax, Va./George Mason University) from men's golf;
Justin Stokes (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast University) from men's basketball;
Jonathan Armold (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest School),
Devon Hellett (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Gulf Coast CC),
Cale Owen (Clearwater, Fla./home school),
John Sgromolo (Fleming Island, Fla./Clay HS) and
Jarrod Simmons (Jacksonville, Fla./Central Florida CC) from baseball.
Presidential scholars are:
Tyler Vanover (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Providence HS),
Dagmar Pena (Jacksonville, Fla./University of Tampa),
Justin McKenna (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Allen D. Nease HS),
Chad Masters (Immokalee, Fla./Southeastern University),
Gary Lohmann (Ormond Beach, Fla./Seabreeze HS),
Tim Lappin (Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon HS) and
Zach Bove (Winter Haven, Fla./Central Florida CC) from baseball;
Cody Shuffler (Valdese, N.C./East Burke HS),
Adam Dixon (Victoria, Australia/Lilydale HS),
Jarrod Branco (Hudson, Fla./Hudson HS), David Clark (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS) and
Mike Bouton (Jacksonville, Fla./The Salisbury School) from men's basketball;
Scott Scheff (Weston, Fla./Oak Ridge Military Academy) and
Derek Casciano (Meriden, Conn./Coginchaug Regional HS) from men's cross country;
Harry Snoxell (Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Prep Academy) and
Mason Addison (Longwood, Fla./Circle Christian School) from men's tennis;
Jillian Unitas (Baldwin, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls),
Lindsay Rae Stanley (Apopka, Fla./Orangewood Christian),
Casey Gnann (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River HS) and
Katie Beale (Stuart, Fla./Martin County HS) from volleyball;
Roxane Alt (Montreaux, Switzerland/Lewis & Clark CC) from women's tennis;
Andy Hay (Land 'O Lakes, Fla./Polk CC) and
Lauren Ely (Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs HS) from softball;
Kirsten Hurlston (West Palm Beach, Fla./Dreyfoos School of the Arts),
Hannah Harvell (Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Academic Magnet HS),
Tiffany Urquhart (Ormond Beach, Fla./Seabreeze HS),
Amanda Slevin (Deltona, Fla./Pine Ridge HS) and
Erin Buning (St. Augustine, Fla./Truman State University) from women's soccer;
Marissa Marinan (Niceville, Fla./Niceville HS) and
Kaitlyn Edwards (Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs HS) from women's golf; and,
Mary Stamm (Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville HS),
Christa Lamond (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Brooke Point HS) and Brenna Antrum from women's cross country.
Flagler College, located in St. Augustine, Fla., is a member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II and the Peach Belt Conference and sponsors 13 intercollegiate sports. Flagler became a full member of NCAA Division II in the summer of 2008 and a member of the Peach Belt last summer.