SMC Athletes of Distinction per NJCAA 

SPARTANBURG, SC – Spartanburg Methodist College is pleased to announce the release of the NJCAA Athletes of Distinction Academic Student-Athlete award winners for 2013-2014.

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) serves as the national governing body for two-year college athletics in the United States and is the nation’s second-largest national intercollegiate sports organization (second to the NCAA). Each year nearly 60,000 student-athletes from 525 member colleges compete in 28 different sports.

 

The following eight SMC sophomore student athletes were recognized with this honorable distinction:

Lindsey Auton was awarded Exemplary Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Softball I. Auton maintained a 3.6 GPA. She is the daughter of Kathy Auton, resides in Morganton, NC and attended Freedom High School.

 

 

 

 

William Eubanks was awarded the Exemplary Academic Achievement in the sport of Men’s Cross Country I. Eubanks maintained a 3.65 GPA. He is the son of Lisa and William Eubanks, resides in Lyman, SC and attended James F. Byrnes High School.

 

 

 

 

Jenna Farotto was awarded Exemplary Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Volleyball I. Farotto maintained a 3.6 GPA. She is the daughter of Carter and Jimmy Farotto, resides in Greer, SC and attended Eastside High School.

 

 

 

 

Sarah Gambrill was awarded the Exemplary Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Softball I. Gambrill maintained a 3.65 GPA. She is the daughter of Cherie and Milton Gambrill, resides in Charleston, SC and attended Fort Dorchester High School.

 

 

 

 

Reagan Huggins was awarded the Superior Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Tennis I. Huggins maintained a 3.9 GPA. She is the daughter of Angela and John Huggins, resides in Pauline, SC and attended Spartanburg Christian Academy.

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Oliver was awarded Exemplary Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Softball I. Oliver maintained a 3.65 GPA. She is the daughter of Kimberly and William Oliver, resides in Clemson, SC and attended DW Daniel High School.

 

 

 

 

Alex Tutterow was awarded the Exemplary Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Soccer I. Tutterow maintained a 3.73 GPA. She is the daughter of Michelle and Mike Tutterow, resides in Boiling Springs, SC and attended Boiling Springs High School.

 

 

 

 

Aeriel Wheeler was awarded the Superior Academic Achievement in the sport of Women’s Volleyball I. Wheeler maintained a 3.85 GPA. She is the daughter of Jaci Shuette, resides in Woodruff, SC and attended Woodruff High School.

 

 

 

 

SMC is South Carolina’s only private, residential college exclusively for freshmen and sophomore students and one of only four colleges in South Carolina affiliated with the United Methodist Church. SMC’s mission is to transform lives in a values-oriented, student-centered atmosphere in the Christian tradition that encourages academic excellence, intellectual exploration, social awareness, and character development within the liberal arts tradition. Spartanburg Methodist College, founded in 1911, is proud of its heritage of providing “the opportunity TO BE your best and the inspiration TO DO great things.”