Record Number of Student-Athletes Named to 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – A record 2,589 student-athletes, spanning each of the South Atlantic Conference's 13 member institutions and 22 sports, were named to the 2020-21 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, the conference office announced today.

To be eligible for inclusion on the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, student-athletes must have competed in a sponsored championship sport and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher throughout the academic year.

"We are thrilled to recognize more than 2,500 of our student-athletes for their outstanding academic accomplishments," said SAC Commissioner Patrick Britz. "This was an extremely challenging year for everyone in college athletics, and along with the help of our coaches and administrators, our student-athletes where able to continue to strive for excellence on the playing field and court, as well as in the classroom. We are extremely proud of their hard work and dedication throughout this entire year."

FULL LIST OF COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS

Among the honorees were 13 SAC Players of the Year and six SAC Freshmen of the Year from 2020-21:

Hunter Shepherd, Catawba | Baseball Player of the Year
Trenton Gibosn, Tusculum | Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman | Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Emily Harman, Lenoir-Rhyne | Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
Kelly Diplock, Limestone | Field Hockey Player of the Year
Tereza Koprivova, Limestone | Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Year
Lilly Drury, Newberry | Field Hockey Freshman of the Year
Dan Bradbury, Lincoln Memorial | Men's Golfer of the Year
Pilar Martinez, Limestone | Women's Golfer of the Year
Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne |Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Dani Fernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne |Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Theo Hardenby Öhrwall, Carson-Newman |Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year
Katie Beck, Catawba |Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year
Hannah Dunn, Catawba |Women's Soccer Freshman of the Year
Emma Frost, Lincoln Memorial | Softball Pitcher of the Year
Rhodri Atkinson, Lenoir-Rhyne |Men's Tennis Player of the Year
Dmitry Bezborodov, Tusculum | Men's Tennis Freshman of the Year
Yana Fleyer, Queens |Women's Tennis Player of the Year
Elena Gunfaus, Wingate |Women's Tennis Freshman of the Year
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson |Volleyball Freshman of the Year

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