Academics | 6/26/2026 1:05:00 PM
ORLANDO – The Sunshine State Conference named 2,256 student-athletes to the 2026 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll. The awards were announced on Wednesday, June 23rd, by SSC Commissioner Chris Graham. Of the student-athletes recognized, 546, an SSC record, carried a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the spring semester.
This year's numbers mark the seventh time the SSC has recognized over 350 perfect grade-point averages on the Spring Honor Roll, besting the previous record of 522 perfect grade-point averages set in 2025.
In total, Barry had 204 student-athletes on the honor roll this spring, that saw the Buccaneers win their 116th conference title (regular season and tournament titles in both men's tennis and women's tennis). Baseball led the way with 41 selections, while softball had seven 4.0 GPAs. The cadre was led by Adam Lynch from men's tennis, who was named SSC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Tereza Zavrelova from women's golf who was the SSC women's golfer of the year.
Several other athletes recognized at the top of their respective sports found their way onto the Honor Roll. Of the 28 "of-the-year" award winners in the 15 winter and spring sports that recognize top individuals, 25 made the honor roll, including 10 who had 4.0 GPAs. Six of the 25 won national championships, including three of the 4.0 students: Kristina Orban (Nova Southeastern-women's swimmer of the year), Max Barile (Florida Southern-men's golf player of the year) and Kolby Cohen (Florida Southern-women's lacrosse draw control specialist of the year).
Student-athletes must post a minimum grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00 to be eligible for the Spring SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Participants in the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, women's beach volleyball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's outdoor track, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, baseball, and softball are eligible for the spring honor roll.
Having won 144 Division II National Championships since the league was founded in 1975, SSC student-athletes have proven successful in competition in addition to the classroom. The SSC ranked first among NCAA Division II conferences in ASR (Academic Success Rate) for the third-straight year in 2024-25 and has never fallen below second in the metric's 19-year history.
Here is the complete list of the Buccaneers on the honor roll for this spring (4.0 GPAs in yellow):
