BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Tennessee is represented by 132 student-athletes on the 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll that was announced Tuesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
The rowing team hit the high mark on Rocky Top with 42 honorees, followed by baseball and women’s track & field with 20 each. Other squads from UT and their numbers of representatives on the spring honor roll included softball (17), men’s track & field (12), men’s golf (6), women’s golf (6), women’s tennis (6) and men’s tennis (3).
A total of 1,429 student-athletes from around the league were named to the 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll. It is based on grades from the 2023-24 summer, fall and spring terms.
Any student‐athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student‐athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll.
The criteria below will be followed:
(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 SEC 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.
The rowing team hit the high mark on Rocky Top with 42 honorees, followed by baseball and women’s track & field with 20 each. Other squads from UT and their numbers of representatives on the spring honor roll included softball (17), men’s track & field (12), men’s golf (6), women’s golf (6), women’s tennis (6) and men’s tennis (3).
A total of 1,429 student-athletes from around the league were named to the 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll. It is based on grades from the 2023-24 summer, fall and spring terms.
Any student‐athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student‐athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll.
The criteria below will be followed:
(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 SEC 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.
2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
University of Tennessee
Baseball (20)
Colby Backus – Kinesiology
Drew Beam – Finance
Andrew Behnke – Business Analytics
Blake Burke – Sport Management
Reese Chapman – Sport Management
Aaron Combs – Management & Entrepreneurship
Kirby Connell – Agricultural Leadership, Communication & Education (Master’s)
Dylan Dreiling – Management
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