CANTON, Ga. - The Southern Athletic Association has named 1,429 student-athletes, and new record, to the conference's Academic Honor Roll for the Winter/Spring 2026 semester and inducted 102 into the Sigma Alpha Alpha Honor Society announced Commissioner Stacey LaDew.
The Sigma Alpha Alpha Honor Society is one of the most prestigious honors in the conference. Student-athletes must have excelled both athletically and academically in their playing careers. To qualify, student-athletes must have been a graduating senior and posted a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. They also must have earned a place on either the All-SAA First-Team or All-SAA Second-Team at least once in their playing career and have had competed in their senior season.
To qualify for the honor roll, student-athletes from the SAA's member schools must have posted a minimum GPA of 3.25 for the semester and been a member of a conference-sponsored varsity sport. The Spring 2026 Honor Roll includes the sports of: Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Baseball, Softball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Track & Field and Women's Track & Field. Student-athletes who meet the criteria are submitted to the SAA by each member institution.
For the Scots, three women's golfers were named to the honor roll -
Lillie Peterson,
Emma Clonan, and
Charlsie McElhaney.
Owen Sacks was inducted into the Sigma Alpha Alpha Honor Society with his 3.55 GPA and having been a second-team all SAA performer.
