Eight Gator Gymnasts on SEC Academic Honor Roll
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | Gymnastics
Eight members of the University of Florida gymnastics team were named Wednesday to the 2007-08 Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll by league commissioner Mike Slive. The 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2007 Spring, Summer and Fall terms.
To be eligible for the SEC Academic Honor Roll, the student-athletes must meet the following criteria:
- 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.
| Did You Know… |
| Rebekah Zaiser was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the SEC Championships on March 29 - a first for the Gator gymnastics program. Zaiser owns a 3.93 GPA in biology and is part of UF's Honors Program. |
- 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.
- Student-athletes eligible for the 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.
- 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.
- The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
Florida's recipients for gymnastics include:
| Name | Year | Major |
| Amanda Castillo | SO | Marketing |
| Courtney Gladys | SO | Journalism |
| Corey Hartung | JR | Sport Management |
| Ashley Kerr | SO | Finance |
| Tiffany Murry | SR | Fitness/Wellness |
| Ashley Reed | SR | Psychology |
| Nicola Willis | SR | Heath Promotion |
| Rebekah Zaiser | SO | Biology |
The No. 3 Florida gymnastics team plays host to the NCAA Southeast Region Championships on Saturday, April 12. Meet time is set for 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The top two teams at the regional advance to the NCAA Championships, set for April 24-26 in Athens, Ga.
