Hoover Student-Athletes Make SEC Academic Honor Roll At UA

Hoover AL

16 February, 2022

8:02 AM

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TUSCALOOSA, AL — The University of Alabama placed 81 student-athletes on the 2021 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Tuesday. The Birmingham metro was well-represented among the list of honorees,including some Hoover residents. To earn a place on the honor roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.0 or better grade point average for either the preceding academic year or their career and be a sophomore or better in academic standing. The Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on the 2021 spring, summer and fall terms. Birmingham-area student-athletes include: Paul Selden (cross country) of HomewoodBraxton Barker (football) of HooverWill Reichard (football) of HooverJonathan Bennet (football) of BirminghamSamuel Reed (football) of Mountain Brook Bennett Whisenhunt (football) of Vestavia Hills Sam Willoughby (football) of Vestavia HillsPaul Tyson (football) of TrussvillePierce Quick (football) of TrussvilleMalachi Moore (football) of TrussvilleAmari Kight (football) of Alabaster Alabama's SEC championship football team put 36 student-athletes on the honor roll. The football list includes Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, Nagurski Trophy winner Will Anderson Jr. and All-American Evan Neal. The women's cross country team also totaled double-digit honorees with 11, including All-Americans Mercy Chelangat, the 2021 NCAA Runner-up, and Flomena Asekol. The soccer team put 20 on the list, while volleyball and men's cross country tallied nine and five, respectively. Any student-athlete who participates in an SEC championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution's NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. The conference will release a winter and spring honor roll in the months to come and recognizes its first-year student-athletes based on grades from the fall and spring semester with an honor roll that is released in June.