Seven Gators Chosen To SEC Academic Honor Roll
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | Baseball
Seven members of the Gator baseball team were named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll announced on Wednesday. The total gives Florida 24 Academic All-SEC recipients in two years under the direction of head coach Kevin O'Sullivan.
Seniors Avery Barnes (High Springs, Fla.), Teddy Foster (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Clayton Pisani (Naples, Fla.) each made his third appearance on the league's Honor Roll. Juniors Kevin Chapman (Coral Springs, Fla.), Tony Davis (Cooper City, Fla.) and Hampton Tignor (Sarasota, Fla.) were on the list for the second-straight year, while sophomore Justin Poovey (Granite Falls, N.C.) was a first-time recipient.
The 2009 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2008 Spring, Summer and Fall terms.
(1) 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. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) 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. (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
For the 2008-09 academic year, a total of 168 UF student-athletes earned a spot on the league's academic honor roll.
2009 Gator Baseball Academic All-SEC Selections
| Player | Class | Major |
| Avery Barnes | Senior | Criminology |
| Kevin Chapman | Junior | Sport Management |
| Tony Davis | Junior | Event Management |
| Teddy Foster | Senior | Sport Management |
| Clayton Pisani | Senior | Sport Management |
| Justin Poovey | Sophomore | Economics |
| Hampton Tignor | Junior | Finance |
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