Freshman Bank Vongvanij named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | Men's Golf
Arnond “Bank” Vongvanij (Bradenton, Fla.), the only true freshman on the Gators roster last season, was named to the 2007-08 Southeastern Conference Freshman Academic Honor Roll on Tuesday. He joins nine other men's golfers who were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in June to set a program record of 10 athletes on the Honor Roll.
A total of sixty-six University of Florida student-athletes were named to the 2007-08 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll by league commissioner Mike Slive. Florida and South Carolina each placed a league-high 66 on the SEC Freshman Academic Honor. Grades from the 2007-08 academic year are used to determine the 2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
Tuesday's announcement gives Florida a total of 253 student-athletes that were named to a SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2007-08. Florida placed 187 on the SEC Academic Honor Rolls (93 on the Spring list, 48/Winter, 46/Fall) and 66 on the Freshman Honor Roll. That total is second only to South Carolina's total of 266 honorees.
To be recognized to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, each student-athlete must 1) have a GPA of 3.00 for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship, a letterwinner; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
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