The Citadel SoCon Academic Honor Roll | SoCon 4.0 GPAs | SoCon Commissioner's Medals

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel was represented by 174 cadet-athletes on the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll announced Thursday, 44 more than last season's 130.
 
The Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes at member institutions who achieve at least a 3.0 grade-point average for the academic year while being a member of the final squad list during their sport's traditional season. Recipients must have been eligible to compete throughout the entire academic year. In addition to being on the team, 40 Bulldogs earned the Commissioner's Medal for completing the academic year with a grade-point average of 3.8 or higher.
 
The Southern Conference champion football team led all Bulldog sports with 44 cadet-athletes recognized on the team, the third-highest total among football teams in the SoCon. Soccer, track and field and volleyball all tied for the top women's sport with 13 honorees each. Men's track and field produced 31 honorees and baseball placed 20 on the team. Rifle and wrestling each had 11 on the Academic Honor Roll, while tennis had eight and golf and basketball each had five honorees.
 
Fifteen Bulldogs earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2016-17 academic year. The football team led the way with five perfect grade-point averages, a mark earned by Jonathan Dorogy, Gregory Pappas, Myles Pierce, Lee Riley and Will Vanvick.
 
Joe Bove, Holton Lane and Noah Nawabi produced perfect academic years for the men's tennis team, and the men's track and field team was represented on the 4.0 list by Charles Braddock and Jackson Butkus.
 
Kyle Smith from baseball, Carla Bruce from volleyball, Sara Winch from golf, two-time defending SoCon javelin champion Mady Riegel from soccer and women's track and field and wrestler K.C. Braddock also had 4.0 grade-point averages in 2016-17.
 
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