Clemson Student-Athlete Academic Report for Fall Semester 2010

by CU Athletic Communications - Wed Feb 09 14:07:29 GMT-04:00 2011

Men’s Basketball Team Records Best Semester in 13 years

Clemson, SC—Five Clemson athletic teams recorded GPAs of 3.0 or better and 47 percent of the student-athletes made the academic honor roll, according to the student-athlete grade report for the 2010 Fall semester released by the University’s Office of Institutional Research.

The overall GPA of Clemson’s 19 athletic teams was a 2.88, the second best fall semester on record. A total of 217 of Clemson’s 458 student-athletes in the study were named to the academic honor roll, including 109 on the Dean’s List.

“This report certainly speaks well to the job being done by Becky Bowman and her staff at Vickery Hall,” said Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips. “They put in countless hours and we are all proud of their work. It also speaks well for the commitment of our head coaches and their staffs and the emphasis they put on academics.

“I am particularly pleased with the performance of both basketball teams and the job both first-year coaching staffs are doing in this area.”

The Clemson women’s cross country team posted a 3.62 GPA for the fall semester, the team’s highest on record and just below the all-time record for any Clemson athletic team in history. The record is a 3.64 team GPA by the Clemson women’s tennis team in the Spring of 1995.

The Clemson women’s swimming program had a 3.55 team GPA for the fall semester, the 23rd consecutive semester of at least a 3.0 for that program. The 3.55 mark was the best on record for that program, breaking the previous best of 3.51 set in the Spring of 2005. Chris Ip’s women’s swimmers had 30 student-athletes on the academic honor roll, including 23 on the Dean’s List and nine who had perfect 4.0 GPAs.

The nine women’s swimmers who posted perfect semesters in the classroom were Meg Anderson, Kristin Bender, Kelly McGee, Kerry McLaughlin, Deanna Piper, Sarah Smith, Rachel Sparks, Garrison Stevens and Maddie Tarantolo.

The other programs who had a 3.0 or better were the women’s soccer team (3.18), the men’s swimming program (3.01) and the rowing team (3.00). It was the 21st straight semester with at least a 3.0 for the women’s soccer program, while the rowers reached the 3.0 mark for the 24th time in their 25 semesters in existence.

First-year Clemson basketball coaches Brad Brownell and Itoro Coleman got off to great starts in the classroom in the fall semester. The Clemson men recorded a 2.76 semester, the best for that program since a 2.77 in the Spring of 1997 when the Tigers reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Tigers had a 2.75, its best since the Spring of 2007. It is the first time since the Spring of 1997 that both basketball programs had a 2.75 or better.

The men had five student-athletes on the academic honor roll, including starters Devin Booker and Tanner Smith, who both made the Dean’s List. Earlier this month, Smith was named to the CoSIDA academic All-District team. Six of the 13 Lady Tigers were named to the academic honor roll including Lindsey Mason, who made the Dean’s List and Kaitlyn Cranshaw, who had a perfect 4.0

Clemson’s baseball team, ranked in the top 10 in the nation according to most preseason polls, had a 2.75 team GPA. Jack Leggett’s team had 12 on the academic honor roll, including six on the Dean’s List. Starters Brad Miller and Richie Shaffer were among the academic honor roll selections.

The Clemson football team had a 2.41 GPA. Thirty-two of the student-athletes made the academic honor roll, including 11 who made the Dean’s List. Starting punter Dawson Zimmerman had a 4.0, while starters Brandon Maye, Jaron Brown and Dalton Freeman all made the Dean’s List.

Clemson’s women’s track program, currently ranked fourth in the nation, had 17 team members named to the Dean’s List and 24 on the academic honor roll. All-American Kim Ruck was one of the athletes on the Dean’s List.

Fall 2010 Honor Roll by Sport

Baseball:

Clay Bates, Kevin Brady, Matt Campbell, Kevin Caughman, Scott Firth, John Hinson, Spencer Kieboom, Kevin Kyle, Brad Miller, Phil Pohl, Richie Shaffer, Jason Stolz

Football:

Robbie Anthony, Tavaris Barnes, William Bello, Spencer Benton, Andre Branch, Bashaud Breeland, Jaron Brown, T.J. Buck, Brandon Clear, Mason Cloy, Sam Cooper, Steven Demaras, Phillip Fajgenbaum, Brandon Ford, Garrett Freel, Dalton Freeman, Rashard Hall, Jamie Harper, Mansa Joseph, Brandon Maye, Antoine McClain, Ryan Pruitt, Ben Ramsey, Darius Robinson, Tyler Shatley, Caleb Simmons, Matt Skinner, Michael Sobeski, Gifford Timothy, Reid Webster, Jonathan Willard, Dawson Zimmerman

Golf:

Alex Boyd, Thomas Bradshaw, David Dannelly, McCuen Elmore

Men’s Basketball:

Catalin Baciu, Jonah Baize, Devin Booker, Donte Hill, Tanner Smith

Men’s Soccer:

Josh Doran, Bo Godwin, Stephen McGill, J.D. Spearman, Alexander Stockinger

Men’s Swimming and Diving:

Derek Barre, Seth Broster, Eric Bruck, Shayne Buckley, Alex Carr, Patrick Chamberlain, Scott Clary, Chris Dart, Marcus Elliott, Steven Gasparini, Ryan Gedney, David Groseclose, Chase Henderson, Josef Knecht, Walker Layne, Chris Reinke, Anderson Sloan

Men’s Track and Field:

Josh Fowler, Warren Fraser, Chad Holt, Michael Kopanski, Martin Maloney, Ty McCormack, Miller Moss, Alex Padgett, Will Robinson, Stephen White, Jeffrey Willis

Men’s Tennis:

Juan Bolona, Cal Hilsman, Dominique Maden, Yannick Maden, Robert Pietrucha

Rowing:

Kristen Agee, Laura Basadonna, Nicole Bowen, Rebecca Brown, Meghan Conlon, Heather Cummings, Sarah Daanen, Megan Dennehy, Jillian Dorr, McKenzie DuBrul, Sarah Egan, Lauren Emery, Erin Fitzgerald, Carly Friedman, Jessica Gaul, Corey Geer, Emily Gibadlo, Connie Gorman, Victoria Graham, Erin Grubbs, Lydia Hassell, Marissa Henry, Taylor Hoynacki, Amanda Hrubesh, Kelsey Igo, Jackie Kovach, Emily Lavender, Kathryn McGinn, Laine Milam, Elizabeth Miller, Katharine Mosier, Kelsey Moylan, Catherine Passano, Lisa Phillips, Bre Przestrzelski, Lauren Rhodes, Bernadette Schoenwald, Kathleen Scibelli, Katherine Strathman, Lauren Summerell, Kelly Summers, Samantha Thompson, Jenny Tumas, Kathryn Wiley, Grace Wolff

Volleyball:

Brooke Kohler, Jennifer Lane, Natalie Patzin, Alexa Rand

Women’s Basketball:

Kaitlyn Cranshaw, Chancie Dunn, Lindsey Mason, Quinyotta Pettaway, Kelia Shelton, Kirstyn Wright

Women’s Soccer:

Ashlynne Bass, Brittany Beaumont, Kate Biggerstaff, Nicole Cucchi, Maddy Elder, Marci Elpers, Hanna Fobare, Samantha Fortier, Sarah Jacobs, Vanessa Laxgang, Heather Marik, Maggie Murphy, Deana Sherry, Jessica Stephens, Kate Uyenishi

Women’s Swimming and Diving:

Meg Anderson, Sarah Bechard, Kristin Bender, Heather Britt, Laura Browning, Alisha Cervone, Tori Cervone, Hannah Collins, Jenny Erickson, Kelly Fowler, Brooke George, Connie Henderson, Emily Howard, Stephanie Kinsey, Kelsey Krauss, Kelly McGee, Kerry McLaughlin, Alexandra Miller, Meggie Mizelle, Deanna Piper, Ali Polhill, Raquel Raybon, Kristen Redmond, Elizabeth Savage, Cassidy Self, Sarah Smith, Rachel Sparks, Garrison Stevens, Maddie Tarantolo, Jenna Williams.

Women’s Track and Field:

Natalie Anthony, Michelle Arms, Jenna Baker, Ava Bell, Elyse Borisko, Stephanie Buffo, Kelly Conway, Danielle Curry, Julie DeLong, Corinne Duvall, Karine Farias, Christy Gasparino, Lisa Girard, Alyssa Henshaw, Alyssa Kulik, Misha Morris, Amy Morrison, Lauren Reen, Kim Ruck, Candace Sapp, Brannon Sulka, Lauren Terstappen, Sarah Turman, Marlena Wesh

Women’s Tennis:

Klara Vyskocilova, Keri Wong

Clemson Team GPAs for the 2010 Semester

Team GPA

Baseball 2.75

Basketball, Men 2.76

Basketball, Women 2.75

Cross Country, Men 2.69

Cross Country, Women 3.62

Football 2.41

Golf 2.60

Rowing 3.00