Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society

In 2001, athletic officials at Francis Marion University organized the state's first chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society.

To earn a place in this honor society, a student-athlete must be at least a junior, have a 3.40 cumulative grade point average on a 4.00 scale, and have an endorsement from his or her respective head coach. The nominees are then screened by a selection committee.

Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in May 1996 by DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis.  The organization currently has more than 333 chapters in 41 states and the District of Columbia.  Francis Marion is one of only seven chapters in South Carolina, and FMU was the first school to have a chapter in the Palmetto State.

Over the past 24 years, 289 different FMU student-athletes have earned this honor.

Chi Alpha Sigma's purposes are: to encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited institutions; to recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity letterwinners; to encourage good citizenship, moral character, and friendship among the high academic achievers in college athletics; to recognize and honor the individual athlete, his/her team, sport, athletic department, and college or university; and to mentor and to provide leadership to other athletes.

2024
acro & tumbling - Alexandria Mitchell (Florence, SC)
baseball - Nick Boswell (Ruby, SC)
baseball - Parker Henderson (Lexington, KY)
baseball - Cooper McKee (Scottsdale, AZ)
baseball - Dariel Villaran Goudis (Simpsonville, SC)
golf - Pake June (Florence, SC)
men’s soccer - David Guevara (Guayaquil, Ecuador)
men’s soccer - Sebastian Ulloa-Acevedo (Palm City, FL)
women’s soccer - Izzy Ashley (Kannapolis, NC)
women’s soccer - Emily Casey (Charlotte, NC)
women's soccer - Riley Reynolds (Delran, NJ)
women’s soccer - Kristina Syragakis (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec)
women's soccer - Selena Wimbish (Chula Vista, CA)
softball - Peyton Gale (Firestone, CO)
softball - Mikaela Goss (Fuquay-Varina, NC)
softball - Emily Konz (Lantana, FL)
softball - Anderson Thrower (Hanahan, SC)
softball - Jenna Walling (Johns Island, SC)
softball - Madalyn White (Currie, NC)
men’s tennis - Niklas Plath (Albstadt, Germany)
women’s tennis - Lian Timmermans (Nederweert, Netherlands)
volleyball - Kayla Clayworth (Myrtle Beach, SC)
volleyball - Katie Floyd (Campbellsville, KY)
volleyball - Katie Kemp (Plano, TX)
volleyball - Caroline Lucas (Easley, SC)
volleyball - Kara Walker (Fayetteville, NC)

2023
baseball - Tyler Davis (Myrtle Beach, SC)
baseball - Chas DeBruhl (Kershaw, SC)
baseball - Hunter Herlong (Marion, SC)
baseball - Naphis Llanos (Sanford, FL)
baseball - Isaac Schuck (Reno, NV)
men’s basketball - Yohan-Steve Yebga (Paris, France)
women’s basketball - MiLeia Owens (Charlotte, NC)
women's basketball - Lauryn Taylor (Blythewood, SC)
men’s cross country and track and field - Cullen Dore (Myrtle Beach, SC)
women’s cross country and track and field - Annalena Griffin (Taylors, SC)
women's cross country and track and field - Haizley Herndon (Myrtle Beach, SC)
golf - Markus Skjelstad (Fredrikstad, Norway)
men’s soccer - Jose Curvelo (Barranquilla, Colombia)
men's soccer - Alexander Schulze (Munich, German)
women’s tennis - Camryn Cassetori (Plains, PA)
men’s tennis - Liam Day (Edenvale, South Africa)
women’s soccer - Ainara Eizaguirre (Hernani, Spain)
softball - Casey Kurent (Auburndale, FL)
softball - Lauren Smallwood (Waycross, GA)
softball - Katie Smith (Greenwood, SC)
softball - Grace Trautman (Burlington, WI)
volleyball - Kaylee Gillespie (Pickens, SC)

2022
baseball - Harrison Bigham (Florence, SC)
baseball - Evan Jackson (Florence, SC)
baseball - Aleksandr Jergensen (Arvada, CO)
women's tennis - Gabriel Karatantcheva (Sofia, Bulgaria)
men's basketball - Jarrod Woodland (Florence, SC)
women's soccer - Valentina Restrepo (Medellin, Colombia)
women's soccer - Makayla Willets (Mastic, NY)
women's soccer - Ellie Wray (Charlottesville, VA)
men's soccer - Javier Bello (Madrid, Spain)
men's soccer - John Castro (Bogota, Colombia)
men's soccer - Alvaro Zamora (Madrid, Spain)
softball - Rachel Davis (Mechanicsville, VA)
softball - Sarah Harkins (Waxhaw, NC)
softball - Savana Rosson (Gilbert, SC)

2021
baseball - JD Bailey (Barnwell, SC)
golf - Pierre De Caevel (Glabais, Belgium)
golf - Grainger Howle (Darlington, SC)
men's soccer - Magnus Hoejland (Holstebro, Denmark)
men's soccer - Javier Morcillo (Pamplona, Spain)
women's soccer - Anna Capra (High Point, NC)
women's soccer - Rachael Hennenkamp (Wake Forest, NC)
softball - Janecia Hemingway (Conway, SC)
softball - Addie May (Vale, NC)
softball - Ashtyn Patterson (Andersonville, TN)
softball - Bailey Perdue (Clayton, NC)
women's tennis - Hermon Mikael (Karlskrona, Sweden)
women's tennis - Eva Zannier (Gembloux, Belgium)
volleyball - Alyssa Hansen (Apex, NC)
volleyball - Finn Millians (Peachtree City, GA)
volleyball - Lily Walton (Charlotte, NC)
volleyball - Alexis Watts (Myrtle Beach, SC)

2020
baseball - Austin Moody (Dillon, SC)
golf - John Burghardt (Oakville, Ontario, Canada)
golf - Michael Rials (Florence, SC)
men’s soccer - Travis Cooke (Chesapeake, VA)
women’s soccer - Emma Hall (Candler, NC)
women's soccer - Megan Misuraca (Apex, NC)
women's soccer - Sarah Moll (Waxhaw, NC)
women's soccer - Meagan Stassi (Southborough, MA)
softball - Taylor Lutian (Cumming, GA)
women’s track and field - London Richardson (Wadmalaw Island, SC)
men’s tennis - Henri Broeseler (Aachen, Germany)
men's tennis - Paul Meuwissen (Geilenkirchen, Germany)
women’s tennis - Fredrika Regner (Langaryd, Sweden)
volleyball - Kayla Arthur (Holly Springs, NC)

2019
baseball - CJ Mackinson (Sykesville, MD)
baseball - Nicky Winterstein (Columbia, SC)
women’s cross country/track and field - Jasmine Watson (Florence, SC)
golf - Mark Goodall (Edinburgh, Scotland)
men’s soccer - Matthew Bainbridge (Liverpool, England)
men's soccer - Julian Kersting (Oldenburg, Germany)
men's soccer - Oliver Drakenhammar (Partille, Sweden)
women’s soccer - Sierra Cartano (Raleigh, NC)
women's soccer - Jessica Garnett (Rock Hill, SC)
women's soccer - Carli Gauthier (Tampa, FL)
women's soccer - Micahla Kitchen (West End, NC)
men’s tennis - Mauricio Guerrero (Mexico City, Mexico)

2018
baseball - William Robbins (Rock Hill, SC)
men’s cross country/track and field - Carlos Oliver (Belton, SC)
men’s soccer - Michael Dmytruk (Orlando, FL)
men's soccer - Levin Sandmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
women’s cross country/track and field - Emma Driggers (Mauldin, SC)
women’s soccer - Janine Gordon (Miami, FL)
softball - Jennie Polak (Quincy, IL)
volleyball - Georgia Garrison (Trinity, NC)
volleyball - Carrie McGinnis (Knoxville, TN)

2017
baseball - Tee DuBose (Sumter, SC)
baseball - Arien Seymour (Nassau, Bahamas)
women’s basketball - Brooke Dixon (Camden, SC)
women’s cross country/track and field - MacKenzie Arnold (Murrells Inlet, SC)
golf - Marc Casullo (Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
golf - Lars Sandvoll (Bergen, Norway)
men’s soccer - Harrison Smith (Hartlepool, England)
men's soccer - Niklas Sundell (Enebyberg, Sweden)
softball - Taylor Johnson (San Diego, CA)
softball - catcher Chelsea Welty (St. Helena, SC)
women’s tennis - Samantha Koelliker (Vielbringen, Switzerland)
women's tennis - Marie Krueger (Leverkusen, Germany)
women's tennis - Anna Wintrich (Wadern, Germany)

2016
baseball - Shuler Ward (Kingstree, SC)
men’s cross country/track and field - Javier Bustos Jaimes (Eagle Springs, NC)
men’s cross country/track and field - Devin Nelson (Bloomfield, CT)
women’s cross country/track and field - Nicole Edlmann (Summerville, SC)
women’s cross country/track and field - Emmeline Wheeler (Troy, SC)
golf - Alessandro Caselli (Vimercate, Italy)
golf - Tobias Pettersen (Sarpsborg, Norway)
golf - YongLiang Shao (Guangzhou, China)
women’s soccer - Kelly Anthony (Woodstock, GA)
women's soccer - Melina Much (Valley Center, CA)
women's soccer - Tori Whigham (Ocean City, MD)
softball - Briana Barzola (West Linn, OR)
softball - Tori Gaskins (Lake City, SC)
men’s tennis - Jannik Roettlingsberger (Marl, Germany)
women’s tennis - Sofia Henning (Gothenburg, Sweden)
volleyball - Caroline Boone (Roanoke, VA)

2015
baseball - Jeremiah Freeman (Sumter, SC)
men’s soccer - Michael Eibl (Buchelberg, Germany)
men's soccer - Sven Ricke (Dortmund, Germany)
women’s tennis - Christina Graf (Aerzen, Germand)
women's tennis - Mona Piller (Huenenberg, Switzerland)
volleyball - Brianna West (Lexington, SC)

2014

baseball - Chance DuCharme (Kill Devil Hills, N.C.)

baseball - Ben Keane (Charleston, S.C.)

women’s basketball - Cy’erra Mills (Burnsville, Minn.)

women's basketball - Lauren Woods (Raleigh, N.C.)

golf - Lukas Crisp (Gothensburg, Sweden)

golf - John Lurie Pate (Coward, S.C.)

golf - John Michael Schaffer (Sumter, S.C.)

men’s soccer - Tom Gillette (London, England)

men's soccer - Benjamin Kwast (Warren, Germany)

men's soccer - Pascal Magiera (Hemmingen, Germany)

women’s soccer - Chanel Harris (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

women's soccer - Arianna Pierner (North Augusta, S.C.)

softball - Chessie Miller (Little Rock, S.C.)

men’s tennis - Luke Bateup (Beckenham, England)

men's tennis - Eimon Heywood (Huddersfield, England)

men's tennis - Marius Wahlier (Cologne, Germany)

volleyball - Emily Sears (Ashburn, Va.)
 

2013

men's basketball - Tyler Deihl (Woodstock, Ga.)

women's cross country - London Barnhill (Hemingway, S.C.) 

men's tennis - Tim Ruepke (Bremen, Germany)

softball - Kristie Hanewinckel (Dunnellon, Fla.)

softball - Olivia Zielinski (Greenville, S.C.)

volleyball - Jessica Imbimbo (Hudson, Fla.)

volleyball - Paige Perreault (Kankakee, Ill.)

women's soccer - Yasmin Bunter (Fleet, England)

women's soccer - Kristina Marra (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

women's soccer - Brittney Smith (Arkport, N.Y.)
 

2012

baseball - Addison Dunn (Warren Pa.)

baseball - Dalton Gress (Aiken, S.C.)

golf - Sebastian Backlund (Bollebygd, Sweden)

golf - Travis Gantt (Greenwood, S.C.)

volleyball - Liz Drewry (Richmond, Va.)

volleyball - Hallie Legg (North Canton, Ohio)

women’s tennis - Mona Blauen (Cologne, Germany)

women's tennis - Kerry Hall (Westville, Natal)

women’s soccer - Megan Ogiltree (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)

women's soccer - Lauren Vetock (Pasadena, Md.)

softball - Tristan Faile (Lancaster, S.C.)

softball - Olivia Ferguson (Roanoke, Va.)

women’s cross country - Samantha Smith (Lexington, S.C.)

men’s cross country - Ryan Woloszyn (Taylors, S.C.)
 

2011

baseball - Buddy Sosnoskie (Statesville, N.C.)

baseball - Joe Wagstaff (Zebulon, N.C.)

men's basketball - Andrew Smith (South Milwaukee, Wis.)

men's soccer - Chuy Cruz (Austin, Texas)

men's soccer - Ivan Juric (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

women's tennis - Jitka Gavdunova (Vejprty, Czech Republic)

women's soccer - Casey Durham (Waldorf, Md.)

women's volleyball - Amanda Mitchell (Farragut, Tenn.)

women's volleyball - Danielle Parker (Lockwood, Mo.)
 

2010

baseball - Alex Lee (Blythewood, S.C.)

baseball - Preston Shuey (Charlotte, N.C.)

men’s basketball - Mindaugas Petreikis (Siauliai, Lithuania)

women’s basketball - Nicole Mealing (North Augusta, S.C.)

men’s soccer - David Balutis (Florence, S.C.)

women’s soccer - Elisabeth Dobek (Sterling Heights, Mich.)

softball - Emily Dean (Edmonds, Wash.)

softball - Cea Knox (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

softball - Chelle Phillips (Waukee, Iowa)

women’s volleyball - Caitlin Simpson (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
 

2009

baseball - Josh Biggers (Southlake, Texas)

baseball - Phillip Mozingo (Florence, S.C.)

women’s cross country - Amanda Doyle (Laurens, S.C.)

women’s volleyball - Jess O’Leary (St. Louis, Mo.)

men’s tennis - Bastian Czwalinna (Erlangen, Germany)

women’s tennis - Valeska Ibscher (Feucht, Germany)

women’s soccer - Emily Brandenburg (West Columbia, S.C.)

women's soccer - Angela Salem (Copley, Ohio)

women's soccer - Kirby Stenard (Cincinnati, Ohio)

women's soccer - Rachel Rubin (Charlotte, N.C.)

women’s softball - Jessie Alesi (Elk Grove Village, Ill.)

women's softball - Kat Beauvais (Manassas, Va.)

women's softball - Michaela Wolf (Littleton, Colo.)

women's softball - Jamie Holmes (Monroe, Wash.)

women's softball - Jessica Birchmeier (Port Richey, Fla.)

women's softball - Stevie Arrand (London, Ontario, Canada)

women's softball - Megan Pangburn (Covina, Calif.)
 

2008

baseball - Ryan Hypke (Champagne, Ill.)

women's basketball - Katherine Kiefer (Lilburn, Ga.)

women's softball - Lakyn Bendle (Amsterdam, Ohio)

women's softball - Shawn Moore (Pamplico, S.C.)

women's soccer - Brandi Bonifay (Stuart, Fla.)

wonen's soccer - Kiersten Nedervelt (Montpelier, Va.)

men's tennis - Jordan Gandy (Darlington, S.C.)

women's volleyball - Jessica Lombardi (Massillon, Ohio)
 

2007

men's cross country / track and field - Ariel Ortiz (Falls Church, Va.)

women's volleyball - Jackie Phiel (Amherst, Ohio)

women's softball - Monica Wofford (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

women's soccer - Jody Rhoderick (Middletown, Md.)

men's tennis - Matthew Keth (Border, South Africa)

men's tennis - James Maclachlan (Johannesburg, South Africa)

women's tennis - Sarah Hickman (Florence, S.C.)

women's tennis - Magda Jezovicova (Cesky Tesin, Czech Republic)

women's tennis - Jenny Ludwig (Cologne, Germany)

women's tennis - Sarka Vitkova (Humpolec, Czech Republic)
 

2006

baseball - Chris Hutto (Islandton, S.C.)

women's basketball - Danielle Moore (Owings Mills, Md.)

men's basketball - Erving "Vony" Rivers (Burton, S.C.)

men's cross country / track & field - Patrick Hopewell (Malvern, Pa.)

women's tennis - Jordon Gettys (Manning, S.C.)

women's soccer - Morgan Harwood (Hornell, N.Y.)

women's soccer - Brittany Rothenbach (Bel Air, Md.)
 

2005

women's volleyball - Jessica Bartlett (Richmond, Va.)
women's softball - Jamie Wiggins (Marion, S.C.)
men's soccer - Mike Greenaway (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)
men's soccer - Jonathan Runion (Findlay, Ohio)
women's soccer - Kate Anderson (Loveland, Ohio)
women's soccer - Megan Harwood (Hornell, N.Y.)

women's soccer - Katie Riley (Hampstead, Md.)

2004
men's tennis - Dan Cordrey (Boca Raton, Fla.)

women's tennis - Stephanie Bush (Aiken, S.C.)

women's basketball - Michelle Ghere (Long Beach, Miss.)
women's basketball - Jennifer Howard (Raleigh, N.C.)
women's softball - Amber Gaines (Garden Grove, Calif.)
baseball - Erin Jones (Dillon, S.C.)

women's soccer - Cyprian Gillingham (Hollywood, Md.)
 

2003

women's cross country - Anne Gioscia (Jefferson City, Tenn.)

women's tennis - Maria Ave-Lallemant Cordrey (Summerville, S.C.)
women's soccer - Katie Roberts (Frederick, Md.)
women's soccer - Jessica Skarzinski (Charles Town, W.V.)
men's tennis - Cleve Calcutt (Pamplico, S.C.)
 

2002

baseball - Michael Bailey (Irmo, S.C.)
women's volleyball - Kimberly Covil (Castle Hayne, N.C.)
women's volleyball - Jen Melahn (Skokie, Ill.)
women's cross country - Yuka Nadai (Kobe, Japan)
women's softball - Jennifer Sturgeon (Orange, Calif.)

men's soccer - Justin Smith (Pickerington, Ohio)
 

2001

baseball - Marty Watson (Pinopolis, S.C.)

men's basketball - Andre Bovell (Mount Vernon, N.Y.)

men's basketball - Juson Ruig (Singleton, New South Wales, Australia)

women's basketball - Brandy Hensley (Cookeville, Tenn.)

men's cross country / track & field - Matt Biviano (Little Mountain, S.C.)

women's cross country / track & field - Emily Reid (Reno, Nev.)

golf - Clinton Pinder (Johannesburg, South Africa)
golf - Andrew Ross (Pietermartizburg, South Africa)

women's softball - Janet Rice (Topeka, Kan.)
women's soccer - Sabina Sapienza (Shoreham, N.Y.)
men's tennis - Glynn  Hulley (Port Alfred, South Africa)

women's tennis / cross country - Stefanie Schaller (Nuernberg, Germany)
women's volleyball / track & field - Jen Michael (Canal Fulton, Ohio)