WINTER PARK, Fla. (Athletics News) – Florida Tech placed 41 student-athletes on the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll, announced Thursday by Commissioner Jay Jones. Thirty-two percent, or 13 student-athletes, registered a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.

Women’s soccer once again led all of the Panthers’ fall sports teams with 12 honorees. It tied its counterpart, men’s soccer, for the most 4.0 GPAs at four. Despite having a roster of eight, the women’s cross country team had five members achieve a fall grade point average of at least a 3.20.

Between the SSC’s nine members, 398 student-athletes were named to the fall honor roll. Sixty-four carried a 4.0 GPA.

Having won 76 national championships since the league was founded in 1975, the SSC’s student-athletes have also proven to be successful in the classroom. The NCAA recently announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, the SSC led all 22 Division II conferences with an Academic Success Rate of 86 percent.

Below is a complete list of FIT’s 41 student-athletes that earned at least a 3.20 GPA in the fall. The student-athletes in bold achieved a 4.0 GPA.


Men’s Cross Country
Chris Cacciapaglia, Marine Biology
Daniel Evans, Aviation Management
Myles Garza, Aerospace Engineering
Jacob Jansen, Civil Engineering
Justin McMaster, Aeronautical Science, Flight
Ross Russell, Chemistry-Premedical
Tyler Subasic, Civil Engineering

Women’s Cross Country
Nicole Clarke, Biochemistry
Suzi Gordon, Space Sciences
Dorian Magee, Bio Science- Premedical
Brittany Reinard, Bio Science-Premedical
Tomena Scholze, Marine Biology

Men’s Soccer
Kristofer Andersson, Mechanical Engineering
Roderick Blevins, Mechanical Engineering
Kurt Bostelaar, Mechanical Engineering
Forrest Fegert, Computer Engineering
Drake Hillman, Sports Management
Kalle Mansson, International Business
Gary Ogilvie, Business Administration
Naru Wild-Putsorn, Business Administration
Hampus Rikardsson, International Business
Linus Rikardsson, International Business
Nick Robinson, Business Administration

Women’s Soccer
Emma Ahlstrand, Forensic Psychology
Brittany Comeau, Forensic Psychology
Christina Edwards, Molecular Biology
Ann-Marie Helgestad, International Business
Holly Ibanez, Ocean Engineering
Arlen Kranwinkel, Business Administration
Casey Lademann, Business Administration
Paula Lillsjo, Psychology
Karley O’Brien, Psychology
Chelsea Pushman, Accounting
Christine Ragona, Marketing
Brittany Rainbow, Bio Science/Ecology

Volleyball
Ezgi Avci, Business Administration
Ali Boggs, Civil Engineering
Janelle Branch, Chemical Engineering
Kaitlin Brennan, Business Administration
Erin Hughes, Civil Engineering
Alexis Mastela, Bio Science-Premedical