Leesburg, Fla. - Being a full-time college student is not easy. Now, add in a full athletic schedule which includes morning lifting, practice in the afternoon, countless hours traveling for games and all of a sudden the time dedicated to academics is thinned out. At Lake-Sumter State College, the emphasis of academics over athletics is very present. This year, 34 student-athletes will receive Mid-Florida Conference Academic Honors (3.0 or higher). On top of that, 18 student-athletes will receive FCSAA All-State Academic Honors (3.3 or higher). Nine of our student-athletes will reach the pinnacle of academic success earning NJCAA All-Academic status in June.
Volleyball took home the top spot in the race for highest team GPA with a 3.25. Softball came in second boasting a 3.15 and baseball tallied a 2.90 GPA. Volleyball and softball qualify for the NJCAA All-Academic Team list (3.0 or higher).
Five student-athletes finished the year with 4.0 GPA's. Sophomores, Summer Solovitch (softball) and Tucker Smith (baseball) earned 4.0 GPA's in each semester at Lake-Sumter. Smith also earned the President's Award at graduation. Since then, he has been named the Bill Tuten Scholar-Athlete Award winner and selected as the FCSAA Male-Scholar Athlete of the Year.
More than 60% of Lake-Sumter's student-athletes made one of the following lists for academic achievement.
PRESIDENT'S LIST (3.8 or higher)
Tucker Smith Baseball
Clarissa Bowers Volleyball
Rachel Castelli Volleyball
Renata Gomes Martins Volleyball
Rachel Phelps Softball
Summer Solovitch Softball
Michelle Ruiz Softball
Barbara Vega Softball
DEAN'S LIST (3.5 to 3.79)
Raymond Santiago Baseball
Kaitlyn Van Buren Softball
Erin Huffman Softball
Josey Hampton Softball
Jordan Bemis Volleyball
Aimee Jett Volleyball
Briana Cook Volleyball
Hannah McGehee Volleyball
Kayci Wagenhauser Volleyball
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S LIST (3.0 to 3.49)
Isabelle Zatoni de Oliveira Volleyball
Bri Bennett Softball
Brielle Dougherty Softball
Jess Fleming Softball
Yoie Silvas Softball
Madison Staniloiu Softball
Jason Baita Baseball
Austin Butler Baseball
Tanner Clark Baseball
Jesse Getford Baseball
Ryan Girard Baseball
Josh Jimenez Baseball
Matt Martin Baseball
Jay Prather Baseball
Aaron Simple Baseball
Spencer Taylor Baseball
Conor McCormack Baseball
Kelsi Croft Student Trainer