Longwood University Athletics

FARMVILLE, Va. – In the bookend to a milestone academic year for Longwood athletics, a record 60.3 percent of Longwood student-athletes earned recognition on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office Thursday.
 
A school-record total of 111 Longwood student-athletes received the annual recognition from the conference, marking the first time that more than 60 percent of Longwood's student-athlete population earned a spot the prestigious Big South list that recognizes those who held grade point averages of at least 3.0 during the 2017-18 academic year.

Longwood's record percentage was sixth overall in the conference, the highest among its Virginia-based Big South peers, and surpassed the conference-wide average of 58.7 percent (1,750 out of 2,982 Big South student-athletes). Longwood's honorees in 2017-18 featured representation from 12 of 13 Big South-affiliated sports, while an additional 21 student-athletes from the field hockey team – a member of the Mid-American Conference – also met the 3.00 GPA threshold.
 
The Big South Presidential Honor Roll recognition follows a 2017-18 campaign in which student-athletes from Longwood's 14 varsity programs combined to post a 3.08 grade point average for the year, which was among the highest of the university's Division I era that began in 2004-05. The Lancers earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 during both the fall and spring semesters to improve on the 3.01 GPA the group posted during the 2016-17 year.
 
"I'm thrilled, and our entire staff is proud to have witnessed such a sustained, department-wide effort by our student-athletes this past year," said Longwood athletics director Troy Austin. "These President's List numbers are the byproduct of a tremendous effort by many people, obviously the student-athletes themselves, and also our coaches, our student-athlete enhancement unit and our wonderful Longwood faculty.
 
"We strive to provide our student-athletes a positive experience on a holistic level, and we as a department take pride in contributing to their development as students and people, not just athletes. Numbers like this demonstrate the value in that approach, but even more so, they reflect the commitment our student-athletes make every day, be it in the classroom or the playing field."
 
In addition to the overall numbers, 10 Longwood student-athletes earn the Commissioner's Award for holding a perfect 4.0 GPA for the academic year. That award – a new classification this year along with the Gold Award (3.75-3.99 GPA), Silver Award (3.50-3.74) and Bronze Award (3.00-3.49) – went to Lancers representing five different sports: Carlos Garrido (baseball), Patrick Gobran (men's golf), Dana Joss (women's lacrosse), Charleigh Kondas (women's lacrosse), Kathryn Miller (women's soccer), Zach Morgan (men's soccer), Janese Quick (women's soccer), Carrie Reaver (women's soccer), Paige Robertson (women's soccer) and Kate Spradlin (women's basketball). Along with those Commissioner's Award selections, Longwood field hockey senior Kate Colley also met the 4.0 benchmark for the year.

The 111 Big South Presidential Honor Roll selections were also a record for Longwood athletics, marking the department's highest total since joining the conference during the 2012-13 season. Longwood has now placed at least 100 student-athletes and at least 50 percent of its student-athlete body on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll for five consecutive years.

2017-18 Big South Commissioner's Award (4.0 GPA)

Kate Colley*	Field Hockey
Carlos Garrido	Baseball
Patrick Gobran	Men's Golf
Dana Joss	Women's Lacrosse
Charleigh Kondas	Women's Lacrosse
Kathryn Miller	Women's Soccer
Zach Morgan	Men's Soccer
Janese Quick	Women's Soccer
Carrie Reaver	Women's Soccer
Paige Robertson	Women's Soccer
Kate Spradlin	Women's Basketball

*Student-athlete met criteria for Big South Commissioner's Award recognition but is member of team not affiliated with Big South Conference.

2017-18 Big South Presidential Honor Roll (Longwood University)

Michael Catlin	Baseball
Andrew Corbitt	Baseball
Eric Crain	Baseball
Nick Fuchs	Baseball
Carlos Garrido	Baseball
John Gregory	Baseball
Eric Harp	Baseball
Nathan Iskowitz	Baseball
Jacob Jansen	Baseball
Grant Keller	Baseball
Jawan McAllister	Baseball
Sammy Miller	Baseball
Justin Mitchell	Baseball
Tyler Morgan	Baseball
Todd Moxey	Baseball
Jon Peterson	Baseball
Zach Potojecki	Baseball
Jack Schnell	Baseball
Dominic Ezeani	Men's Basketball
Damarion Geter	Men's Basketball
Charles Glover	Men's Basketball
Chris Shields	Men's Basketball
Jordan Boulton	Men's Golf
Colin Caporal	Men's Golf
Nick Contini	Men's Golf
Teagan Stephenson	Men's Golf
Adam Szwed	Men's Golf
Brandon Weaver	Men's Golf
Patrick Gobran	Men's Golf
Luke Ahalt	Men's Soccer
Jacob Barrette	Men's Soccer
Marcel Guzman	Men's Soccer
Chad Kozoyed	Men's Soccer
Zach Morgan	Men's Soccer
Marten Pajunurm	Men's Soccer
Chase Quinn	Men's Soccer
Jacob Reimers	Men's Soccer
Alex Waite	Men's Soccer
Joseph Yurcisin	Men's Soccer
Vaughn Fowler	Men's Soccer
Dan Campos	Men's Soccer
Julian Farthing	Men's Tennis
Lachlan Manser	Men's Tennis
Raisei Sakai	Men's Tennis
Kristina Antonenko	Women's Basketball
Autumn Childress	Women's Basketball
Micaela Ellis	Women's Basketball
Stephanie Guihon	Women's Basketball
Mallory Odell	Women's Basketball
Casey Ripp	Women's Basketball
Dayna Rouse	Women's Basketball
Kate Spradlin	Women's Basketball
Kasey Laign	Women's Cross Country
Casey Williams	Women's Cross Country
Madison Winters	Women's Cross Country
Lil-Sophie Achterwinter*	Field Hockey
Kate Colley*	Field Hockey
Sophia DeFeo*	Field Hockey
Abigail Goldberg*	Field Hockey
Karly Harwood*	Field Hockey
Maddie Kendrick*	Field Hockey
Brenna Kinzel*	Field Hockey
Kourtney Landis*	Field Hockey
Mia Leeman*	Field Hockey
Clara Meschini*	Field Hockey
Lorissa Morton*	Field Hockey
Edel Nyland*	Field Hockey
Elle Richardson*	Field Hockey
Abbey Ripley*	Field Hockey
Luna Lopez*	Field Hockey
Cammy Toddy*	Field Hockey
Lea Van Luvender*	Field Hockey
Leonie Verstraete*	Field Hockey
Sarah Vrhovac*	Field Hockey
Olivia Wawrzyniak*	Field Hockey
Charlotte Wilm*	Field Hockey
Kyra Horlock	Women's Golf
Crystina Kertsos	Women's Golf
Morgan Mugnolo	Women's Golf
Jacqueline Nickels	Women's Golf
Sirena Walsh	Women's Golf
Molly Barkman	Women's Lacrosse
Corri Calandra	Women's Lacrosse
Lexi Davis	Women's Lacrosse
Andie deCelis	Women's Lacrosse
Riley Dolan	Women's Lacrosse
Jordan Howard	Women's Lacrosse
Emma Johnson	Women's Lacrosse
Jourdan Jones	Women's Lacrosse
Dana Joss	Women's Lacrosse
Brianna Kelly	Women's Lacrosse
Charleigh Kondas	Women's Lacrosse
Kaitlin Luccarelli	Women's Lacrosse
Laura O'Toole	Women's Lacrosse
Hollyn Royster	Women's Lacrosse
Jessica Sanfi lippo	Women's Lacrosse
Madison Stair	Women's Lacrosse
Olivia Zubillaga	Women's Lacrosse
Kelly Almeida	Women's Soccer
Taylor Alvey	Women's Soccer
Annie Boros	Women's Soccer
Kennedy Culbreath	Women's Soccer
Teresa Fruchterman	Women's Soccer
Madison Hommey	Women's Soccer
Maria Kirby	Women's Soccer
Madison Lockamy	Women's Soccer
Kathryn Miller	Women's Soccer
Emily Mothersbaugh	Women's Soccer
Janese Quick	Women's Soccer
Carrie Reaver	Women's Soccer
Paige Robertson	Women's Soccer
Caroline Serniak	Women's Soccer
Erica Sieben	Women's Soccer
Sheyenne Stretz	Women's Soccer
Jenna Tomayko	Women's Soccer
Madison Van Dyke	Women's Soccer
Susanna Weisskopf	Women's Soccer
Jillian Wright	Women's Soccer
Sydney Backstrom	Softball
Kaylynn Batten	Softball
Kasey Carr	Softball
Jordan Clark	Softball
Krista Kelly	Softball
Destiny Martinez	Softball
Jessica Smith	Softball
Kelsey Sweeney	Softball
Glenn Walters	Softball
Arleigh Wood	Softball
Jamie Breunig	Women's Tennis
Crystal Nzewi	Women's Tennis
Tanja Skalda	Women's Tennis
Marija Venta	Women's Tennis

*Student-athlete met criteria for Big South Presidential Honor Roll recognition but is member of team not affiliated with Big South Conference.

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