Courtesy of Newberry College Athletics

Courtesy of Newberry College Athletics

NEWBERRY — Newberry College student-athletes led the South Atlantic Conference in Commissioner’s Honor Roll selections this academic year with 363.

To be eligible for inclusion on the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, student-athletes must have competed in a sponsored championship sport and maintained a GPA of 3.30 or higher throughout the academic year.

For the women’s teams, the leaders were lacrosse with 27, soccer 23, field hockey 20 and 19 from cross country/track and field. Nine of 11 tennis and nine of 10 golf student-athletes made the list.

Amongst the men’s teams, baseball team led with 44 selections, followed by lacrosse with 43, football with 42, and soccer with 30. All nine golf and tennis student-athletes qualified for the honor.