Eight Track Athletes Named to SEC Academic Hon


FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Eight Razorback track athletes were named to the 2002 Southeastern Conference Men's Track and Field Academic Honor Roll. Andrew S. Begley, Fernando Cabada, Evan Kirkconnell, Josh Landreth, Daniel Lincoln, Lloyds Meeks, Patrick Thomas, Ramon Washington and Phil Yoder made the list for Arkansas.
Lincoln earned All-American honors in cross country and indoor track this year. At the NCAA Indoor Championships he finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run and fourth in the 5,000-meter run. At the McDonnell Invitational Lincoln ran the steeplechase in the fastest time by an American this year with a time of 8:29.16.
Landreth registered three top ten finishes in the 400-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 52.59 during the outdoor season. Thomas also had three top ten finishes in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs during the indoor season.
Cabada finished eighth in the 5,000-meter run at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:35.33. In the long and triple jump Washington had six top ten finishes during the indoor season.
Begley, Kirkconnell, Meeks and Yoder completed their eligibility last year.
The University of Georgia topped the list with 13 student-athletes on the academic roster. The University of Florida and Louisiana State University were close behind with 12 honorees each.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must: 1) have a 3.0 grade point average for either the past year or for their career; 2) be a sophomore or higher in academic classification; and 3) have 24 semester hours countable toward a degree. The 2002 SEC Men's Track and Field Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2000-2001 academic calendar.

The complete 2002 SEC Men's Track & Field Academic Honor Roll follows.
NAME SCHOOL GPA MAJOR Reed Colvin Alabama 3.16 Fitness Management Troy Henderson Alabama 3.90 Geography Joseph Herring Alabama 3.27 Physical Education Japheth Koech Alabama 3.00 Management Information Systems Ryan Kyranakis Alabama 3.40 Accounting Brian Rohrer Alabama 3.92 Biology Josh Spraggins Alabama 3.90 Biology Wade Watkins Alabama 4.00 Math Andrew S. Begley Arkansas 3.84 Kinesiology Fernando Cabada Arkansas 3.54 Criminal Justice Evan Kirkconnell Arkansas 3.80 Computer Engineering Josh Landreth Arkansas 4.00 Turf Management Daniel Lincoln Arkansas 4.00 Chemical Engineering Lloyd Meeks Arkansas 4.00 Microbiology Patrick Thomas Arkansas 3.39 Mathematics Ramon Washington Arkansas 3.38 Computer Engineering Phil Yoder Arkansas 3.08 Business Ryan Emery Auburn 3.10 Aviation Management Wyman Hamilton Auburn 3.90 Health Services Administration Kelly Heegard Auburn 3.29 Zoology Reade Kidd Auburn 3.41 International Business Moise Louisy-Louis Auburn 3.86 Finance Mark Winiarski Auburn 3.08 Industrial Design Scott Aaron Florida 3.35 Microbiology Paul Baur Florida 3.38 Business Administration Donnell Bowen Florida 3.05 Zoology Rob Evans Florida 3.69 Building Construction Barry Gibney Florida 3.58 Psychology Michael Hissam Florida 3.18 Business Administration Michael Peditto Florida 3.31 Advertising Jeff Rubenstein Florida 3.12 Commercial Recreation Adam Schiff Florida 3.81 Finance Chandler Sweetser Florida 3.05 Decision and Information Sciences Riley Tomlinson Florida 3.65 Finance/Management Matt Vincent Florida 3.06 Computer and Information Sciences Mike Barron Georgia 3.13 Real Estate Chevazz Brown Georgia 3.58 Political Science Chad DeFoor Georgia 3.07 Marketing Brian Dempsey Georgia 3.80 Education Ben Fletcher Georgia 3.12 Business Travis Gower Georgia 3.65 Social Science Education William Howard Georgia 3.39 Business Brendan Jackson Georgia 4.00 Biology Timo Makkonen Georgia 3.44 bun Panagiotis Mavraganis Georgia 3.17 Economics Alex McQueen Georgia 3.39 Marketing Adam Tribble Georgia 3.00 Health and Physical Education Paul Young Georgia 3.32 Speech Communication Jonathan Feddock Kentucky 3.68 Biology Thomas Morgan Kentucky 3.42 Finance Andrew Vander Wagen Kentucky 3.43 Pharmacy Michael Rupnow Kentucky 3.10 Management Hunter Spencer Kentucky 3.00 Psychology John Morgan Kentucky 3.35 Political Science John Segraves Kentucky 3.59 Special Education Bryan Wilson Kentucky 3.08 Psychology Anthony Tzouanakis Kentucky 3.73 Electrical Engineering Dwhyte Barrett LSU 3.89 Mechanical Engineering Ben Broussard LSU 3.14 Kinesiology Jason Carroll LSU 3.68 Marketing Lueroy Colquhoun LSU 3.33 Accounting Wynand Dempers LSU 3.80 Information Systems and Decision Sciences Brandon Guillory LSU 3.22 Chemical Engineering Kenneith Henry LSU 3.64 Kinesiology Michael Hilton LSU 3.10 Secondary Education Brent Martin LSU 4.00 Industrial Engineering Ryan Raiford LSU 3.37 Kinesiology Gregory Scott LSU 3.00 General Studies Blake Theriot LSU 3.10 Information Systems Management Matthew Carter Ole Miss 3.52 MIS Ben Chisman Ole Miss 3.82 Math Marcus Christoffersen Ole Miss 3.45 Biology Aaron Fenzel Ole Miss 3.20 Art Dominik Fuhrmann Ole Miss 3.58 Journalism Walt Sligh Ole Miss 3.57 Business Chris Boldt Mississippi State 3.77 Industrial Engineering Vance Clarke Mississippi State 3.24 General Business Administration Daniel Hunter Mississippi State 3.25 Political Science James Kimbrough Mississippi State 3.11 Teaching/Coaching Clint Crenshaw South Carolina 3.10 Sport Administration Curtis Pressley South Carolina 3.58 Biology Chris Steddum South Carolina 3.70 Finance Scott Alsup South Carolina 3.70 Criminal Justice Mark Howell South Carolina 3.60 History Sean Krawlecki South Carolina 3.21 Mechanical Engineering Gary Martin South Carolina 3.85 Chemical Engineering Matthew Staub South Carolina 3.03 Business Ben Yocum South Carolina 3.26 Psychology Tim Bell Tennessee 3.17 Public Relations Toby Colyer Tennessee 3.02 Sociology Scott Defilippis Tennessee 3.31 Sport Management John Dickson Tennessee 3.55 Accounting Joe Dickson Tennessee 3.83 Psychology Vincent Dressel Tennessee 3.05 History Lance Jauron Tennessee 3.25 Sport Management Steve Pitlik Tennessee 3.02 Logistics and Transportation Matt Rush Tennessee 3.22 Mechanical Engineering Clay Wiggins Tennessee 3.33 Exercise Science Kevin Thompson Tennessee 3.39 Political Science Ryan Crosswell Vanderbilt 3.69 Secondary Education Alan Hendrick Vanderbilt 3.25 Philosophy Nitin Jhamb Vanderbilt 3.13 Biological Sciences Michael Masterson Vanderbilt 3.26 Economics/Spanish Chris Oksala Vanderbilt 3.34 Economics/Political Science Ryan Williams Vanderbilt 3.31 History/Political Science