Monday, February 7, 2011

As the spring semester gets into full stride this week, an accomplishment for the fall is worth a major "way to go" to our student-athletes. 96 Erskine student-athletes were named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll for the fall semester. The most impressive part of that accomplishment is that the standards for the honor went up this fall from a 3.0 GPA to a 3.2. It is awesome to see such a large percentage of our student-athletes on this honor roll, the most ever in Erskine history. To each of you, congratulations and we are extremely proud of you for being the essence of a true student-athlete.

Along those same lines, I am proud to announce the selection of senior softball player Jocelyn Smith as Erskine's 2011 nominee for the Conference Carolinas Murphy-Osborne Award. The award honors the conference's top student-athlete in academics, athletics, and service. Jocelyn is a four-year starter for the Fleet at shortstop and a star Chemistry major in the classroom.

I am sure each of our coaches will agree that having an opportunity to be around such gifted young people both in the classroom and on the playing fields is our honor. We proudly watch you grow and excel in a competitive athletic, academic, and Christian environment. Keep up the great work. Go Fleet!