13 Members of Men's S&D Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | Men's Swimming & Diving
The University of Florida men's swimming and diving program was once again well represented on the Southeastern Conference's Winter Academic Honor Roll as 13 student-athletes were named to the list.
With the 13 selections to this year's list, head coach Gregg Troy has now mentored a total of 142 athletes that have been named the SEC's academic honor roll. Last season the Gators placed 19 on the list.
Florida led by senior Kyle Deery who picks up his fourth and final honor as a Gator. Brett Jones, Cody Kauffman, Aaron Leech, Dustin McLarty, Kevin Nead, Daniel Penniman, J.B. Walsh, Tobias Work each come away with their third career honor while Eric Shrestha picks up his second honor and Clark Burckle, Jos Smith and Rex Tullius each find themselves on the list for the first time.
Florida' 48 student-athletes on the winter academic roster marked the second-best figure in the conference, only Kentucky had a better total with 53. To be recognized for the award, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.0 for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above at the nominating institution, be on scholarship, a letterwinner or have participated on a varsity team for two years if not on scholarship, have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution and, finally, have been a member of the varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
Academic advisement for UF student-athletes is provided by the Office of Student Life, which seeks to prepare those individuals for life after college. The OSL offers programs and services that promote independence, self-reliance, personal values and leadership skills within each student-athlete on the Florida campus.
Tim Aydt serves as the academic counselor for the Gator swimming and diving teams, assisting the student-athletes with course scheduling and career planning, as well as facilitating an ideal learning environment for each student-athlete based on individual needs.
2006-07 Florida Men's Swimming and Diving SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll Selections:
| Name | Sport | Year | Major |
| Clark Burckle | Men's Swimming | SO | Finance |
| Kyle Deery | Men's Swimming | SR | Advertising |
| Brett Jones | Men's Swimming | SR | Computer Science Engineering |
| Cody Kauffman | Men's Swimming | JR | Marketing |
| Aaron Leech | Men's Diving | JR | Building Construction |
| Dustin McLarty | Men's Swimming | SR | Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering |
| Kevin Nead | Men's Swimming | SR | Zoology |
| Daniel Penniman | Men's Swimming | SR | Food & Resource Economics |
| Eric Shrestha | Men's Swimming | SO | Biochemistry Molecular Biology |
| James Smith | Men's Swimming | JR | Animal Science |
| Rexford Tullius | Men's Swimming | SR | Business Administration |
| James Walsh | Men's Swimming | SR | Exercise Physiology |
| Tobias Work | Men's Swimming | SR | Computer Information Sciences |
