26 Rebels On First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

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July 17, 2012

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Twenty-six Ole Miss student-athletes were named to the 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as announced by Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive.  Ole Miss concludes the 2011-12 season with 133 student-athletes earning honor roll distinction from the conference.

With 608 student-athletes named to the 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, a total of 2,581 student-athletes around the league earned Academic Honor Roll recognition in 2011-12.

Baseball, men’s golf and women’s golf led the Rebels with three first-year players on the honor roll.  Football, rifle, soccer, softball, women’s tennis, men’s track and field and volleyball each had two players on the list.  Women’s basketball, men’s tennis and women’s track and field each had one student-athlete named to the honor roll.

Each student-athlete must 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship or a letter winner; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.

The 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2011-12 academic calendar.

Below is a complete list of Rebels named to the 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Ole Miss First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll Members
Hawtin Buchanan – Baseball – Liberal Arts Undecided
Will Jamison – Baseball – Exercise Science
Sam Smith – Baseball – Business Undecided
Gracie Frizzell – Women’s Basketball – Dietetics & Nutrition
Ethan Hutson – Football – Liberal Arts Undecided
Cody Prewitt – Football – Liberal Arts Undecided
Alvaro Beltran – Men’s Golf – Managerial Finance
Chris Ingham – Men’s Golf – Business Undecided
Joe Lewis – Men’s Golf – Business Undecided
Alison Hovatter – Women’s Golf – Business Undecided
Taelor Rubin – Women’s Golf – Liberal Arts Undecided
Kaitlin Voll – Women’s Golf – Liberal Arts Undecided
Evalyn Holman – Rifle – Chemical Engineering
Virginia Holman – Rifle – Managerial Finance
Kelly McCormick – Soccer – Biology
Virginia Seiler – Soccer – Mathematics Education
Hayley Davis – Softball – Liberal Arts Undecided
Lauren Lindsey – Softball – Forensic Chemistry
Joe Rogers – Men’s Tennis – History
Julia Jones – Women’s Tennis – Liberal Arts Undecided
Erin Stephens – Women’s Tennis – Exercise Science
Michael Greer – Men’s Track – Mechanical Engineering
Stephen Greer – Men’s Track – Mechanical Engineering
Margaret Harkness – Women’s Track – Dietetics & Nutrition
Skylar Johnson – Volleyball – Liberal Arts Undecided
Rachel McLamore – Volleyball – Biochemistry

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