SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

April 9, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A total of 15 Vanderbilt student-athletes were named to the 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll in an announcement made by the SEC today. Ross Neltner and Davis Nwankwo of men’s basketball, Jennifer Risper and Christina Wirth of women’s basketball, Ashleigh Beamer, Ashley Belden, Josie Earnest, Karen Grygiel, Tara Kane, Michelle Peloquin, and Kaitlin Reynolds of bowling, and Malisa Arnold, Shannon McConnaughey, Alex Walsh, and Suzanne Wetz of swimming and diving were the Commodore student-athletes named to the team.

A total of 367 student-athletes were named to the 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll, Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.

The 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2007 Spring, Summer and Fall terms. (1) A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. (2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll. (3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons. (4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.