Florida athletics lands 121 on SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Florida set a school record for SEC Academic Honor Roll recipients in a single season after ednesday’s announcement.

The 2023-24 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll was announced on Wednesday by league commissioner Greg Sankey, which included 121 Florida Gators student-athletes.

With the announcement, the Orange and Blue set its school record for the total of student-athletes named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in a single season at 433. The school placed 312 students on SEC Academic Honor Rolls (137 fall; 64 winter, 111 spring) along with the 121 on the First-Year Honor Roll.

The record has been reset twice since 2020-21 (378 in 2020-21 and 2021-22; 410 for 2022-23 academic year), and things just keep getting better in Gainesville with each passing season. There were 15 Gators who earned both SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll status and 2024 All-America accolades.

View the full list of honor roll recipients here.

SEC honor roll requirements

Grades from the 2023-24 academic year determine the 2024 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized to the SEC First-Year 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 letter-winner;

3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution;

4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.

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Florida athletics places 111 on SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

The NCAA champion men’s track and field team matched its previous record for the second consecutive year and the third time since 2018.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey announced the league’s spring academic honor roll on Tuesday, with the University of Florida placing 111 student-athletes on the list.

The 2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2023-24 summer, fall and spring terms. The Gators placed a total of 312 student-athletes across those three terms, with 137 others coming in the fall and 64 coming in the winter.

The Orange and Blue were led by the NCAA champion men’s track and field team along with the lacrosse team — which reached the NCAA semifinals — with 26 players from each program. The former matched its previous record for the second consecutive year and the third time since 2018.

Florida’s NCAA Indoor & Outdoor runner-up women’s track & field team placed 19 on the Academic Honor Roll while the Gators’ College World Series baseball team saw 13 earning a spot on the team. Six from Florida’s Women’s College World Series semifinal softball team also earned spots on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Other sport honoree numbers included men’s golf (8), women’s golf (5), men’s tennis (2) and women’s tennis (6).

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Over 100 Florida Gators on SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey announced the 2023 Spring Academic Honor Roll recipients on Thursday.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey announced the 2023 Spring Academic Honor Roll recipients on Thursday, with Florida Gators student-athletes earning 137 spots on the list.

Florida’s men’s golf team placed nine players on the honor roll matching a program record set back in 2008, while the men’s track and field team set its program record with 26; the women’s team placed 24 on the list.

The 2023 SEC champion and NCAA runner-up Gator baseball team placed 19 on the honor roll – the second-highest total in program history, while for the third consecutive season, Gators lacrosse raised their all-time record for an SEC Academic Honor Roll with 31 of their own selected. Softball’s 14 honorees were one away from its record set in 2021, while women’s golf added six, women’s tennis had five and men’s tennis had three.

The 2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2022-23 summer, fall and spring terms. Florida placed 322 student-athletes on 2022-23 SEC fall (113), winter (72) and spring academic honor rolls.

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