Feb. 7, 2013

UCF Athletics Social Media Directory

By Andy Seeley
UCFAthletics.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – Thirty-six UCF student-athletes were honored Wednesday by the UCF Office of First Year Advising and Exploration (FYAE), which held its annual First Year Scholars Reception.

The event recognizes high-achieving first-year student scholars. Nine of the Knights’ athletic teams --  football, women’s tennis, rowing, women’s soccer, cross country, men’s golf, softball, men’s basketball and men’s soccer -- had representatives invited to be part of the First Year Scholar Reception. First-year students with grade-point averages of 3.5 or better were included.

“The entire campus and athletic department should be very proud of these young scholars, who have demonstrated their academic skills early on in their time here at UCF,” said Kimya Massey, Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Services. “They have laid the foundation for future success and truly led their peers at the beginning of their college careers. We are pleased that such a high number of our freshman student-athletes are achieving at this level and we’re excited about what the future holds for them.”

The following is a look at each UCF student-athlete who was honored as a First Year Scholar:

Luke Adams, Football
Jocelin Adona, Cross Country
Demetris Anderson, Football
Amy Ankli, Cross Country
Sofia Baptista, Women’s Tennis
Staphon Blair, Men’s Basketball
Cal Bloom, Football
Chester Brown, Football
Carly Burleson, Rowing
Michael Campbell, Football
Samantha Charles, Softball
Heather Classe, Cross Country
Tyler Coons, Men’s Basketball
Lauren Dannelley, Softball
Jacoby Glenn, Football
Alyssa Hamel, Cross Country
Caleb Houston, Football
Sophie Howard, Women’s Soccer
Mackenzie Huhn, Softball
Daron Humphrey, Football
Drico Johnson, Football
Greg Marsil, Football
Mason Miller, Men’s Soccer
Maxine Murchie, Women’s Soccer
Lindsay Neyland, Softball
Caroline Pauls, Cross Country
Rachel Petrik, Cross Country
Rocco Russo, Men’s Golf
Olivia Staples, Rowing
Kaitlyn Steckel, Women’s Soccer
Stanley Sylverain, Football
Shelby Turnier, Softball
Taylor Wagner, Softball
Colby Watson, Football
Nicco Whigham, Football