ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Ninety-nine (99) Tusculum College student-athletes have been named to the 2008-09 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll announced league officials. The conference had 822 student-athletes honored for their achievements in the classroom.

The SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll recognizes those student-athletes who carry at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and have completed at least one season in the sports of football, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's golf.

Tusculum's 99 honorees are the fourth most of the nine league members. Newberry College led the way with 113 honorees, followed by Wingate University (108), Brevard College (100), Tusculum, Mars Hill College (93), Carson-Newman College (87), Lincoln Memorial University (77), Catawba College (73) and Lenoir-Rhyne University (72).

The 822 student-athletes represent 36 U.S. states, 30 foreign countries and three Canadian provinces. More than 25 percent (211) of the honorees held grade point averages of 3.75 or higher. Of those, 21 student-athletes carried a perfect 4.00 GPA, including Tusculum cross country runner Simon Holzapfel (Nuremberg, Germany) and men's tennis player Paulo Dos Santos (Rondania, Brazil).

Of Tusculum's honorees, 19 have earned All-Conference, All-Region or All-American recognition during their careers.

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2008-09 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Student-Athlete/Sport(s)
Ashley Bagley/Softball
Eric Barclay/Baseball
Ashley Basilicato/Softball
Hunter Beal/Men's Tennis
Nate Binder/Football
Ashley Bradford/Women's Soccer
Lindsay Bridges/Softball
Elliot Burrow/Baseball
Chase Carroll/Men's Golf
Estefania Chavez/Women's Cross Country
Darren Christie/Men's Golf
Thomas Clayton/Men's Tennis
Tyler Collins (Jr.)/Baseball
Eric Conley/Baseball
Blair Cowley/Baseball
Brian Cox/Men's Golf
Heather Craft/Women's Soccer
Alicja Dembna/Women's Cross Country
Katie Doane/Women's Golf
Paulo Dos Santos/Men's Tennis
Claire Duncan/Women's Soccer
Tim Eichinger/Men's Soccer
Nicole Ferris/Women's Soccer
Jessica Figler/Women's Cross Country
Katy Footitt/Softball
Jake Fowler/Baseball
Lawson George/Men's Golf
Andy Goellner/Men's Soccer
Logan Goodin/Baseball
Craig Goodman/Baseball
Connor Graves/Men's Cross Country
John Gregory/Football
Dionte Grey/Men's Basketball
Nick Grizzanti/Men's Soccer
Leo Guaycurus/Men's Tennis
Aaron Guinn/Baseball
Michael Handley/Baseball
Justin Harvey/Men's Golf
Staci Hicks/Women's Basketball
Darren Hobbs/Men's Basketball
Taylor Hobbs/Men's Basketball
Simon Holzapfel/Men's Cross Country
Dean Hopewell/Men's Soccer
Payden Houser/Baseball
JD Howard/Baseball
Brittany Hunley/Softball
Erin Hyde/Volleyball
Drew Kiser/Men's Tennis
Tommy Klempin/Men's Basketball
Jennifer Lawson/Softball
Jessica Lee/Women's Soccer
Heather LeMay/Volleyb