Ten members of the Francis Marion University acrobatics and tumbling team have been selected to the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA) 2025 Academic Honor Roll.  The list included 681 student-athletes from 45 schools nationwide.

Earning the honor for FMU were seniors Mikayla Brown and Madison Dykes; junior Alexandria Mitchell; sophomores Keirstyn Rogers and Kaylee Rowell; and freshmen Laney Cross, Melody Hawkins, Mia Limberiou, Hallie Whitlock, and Nikita Yessen.

Brown and Rowell garner the honor for the second year in a row.

Brown, a native of Parkville, Md. (Patapsco High School), has a 3.564 cumulative grade point average as a psychology major.  Cross, a native of Society Hill, S.C. (McBee High School), is a healthcare administration major with a 3.556 cumulative GPA.  Dykes, a native of Florence, S.C. (West Florence High School), has a 3.356 GPA as an elementary education major.

Hawkins, a native of Fayetteville, N.C. (homeschooled), owns a 3.903 GPA as a sports management major.  Limberiou, a native of Reading, Pa. (Schuylkill Valley High School), is majoring in digital marketing and has a 3.250 GPA.  Mitchell, a native of Florence, S.C. (West Florence High School), has a 3.478 GPA as a nursing major.

Rogers, a native of Sumter, S.C. (Sumter High School), is majoring in nursing with a 3.388 GPA.  Rowell, a native of Hamer, S.C. (Latta High School), is also majoring in nursing with a perfect 4.00 GPA.  Whitlock, a native of Turbeville, S.C. (East Clarendon High School), has a 3.536 GPA as a psychology major.  Yessen, a native of Northampton, Pa. (Northampton Area High School), is majoring in sociology and has a 3.469 GPA.