A total of 284 University of Georgia student-athletes received a grade point average GPA of 3.00 or higher for the fall 2018 semester and were named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for the fall term.
Out of the 284 on the honor roll, 10 student-athletes garnered Presidential Scholar honors for finishing fall semester with a 4.0 GPA while taking 14 or more hours. This year’s list of Presidential Scholars includes women’s swimmers Ellie Crump (Dunwoody) and Jordan Stout (St. Louis, Missouri); women’s tennis player Elena Christofi (Athens, Greece); equestrian riders Jessica Blum (Gormley, Ontario), Sarah Finkel (Walnut Creek, California), Emma Mandarino (Bedminister, New Jersey) and Alexis Mougalian (Richland, Michigan); and baseball player Ryan Avidano (Peachtree City).
Eleven Georgia student-athletes completed the 2018 fall semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA, including women’s track and field members Jessica Drop (Durham, Connecticut), Samantha Drop (Durham, Connecticut), Kayla Smith (Indianapolis, Indiana) and Tiffany Yue (Lawrenceville); baseball player Christian Ryder (Acworth); equestrian rider Stella Martin (Marietta); soccer team members Mollie Belisle (Atlanta) and Caroline Chipman (Atlanta); softball player Amanda Ablan (Lawrenceville); women’s swimmer Eva Merrell (Newport Beach, California); and volleyball player Kendall Glover (Phoenix, Arizona).