at h l e t i c s GSW finishes third nationally in Community Service
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he GSW Department of Athletics finished third among NCAA DII schools nationwide for the Team Works/Community Service Competition in the last standings of the 2017-18 academic year released by the NCAA. Every GSW team completed more than 100 volunteer hours with a 95 percent participation rate from athletes across the department. Athletes volunteered at a number of community organizations, including Magnolia Manor, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Southland Academy, Furlow Charter School and Head Start at Sumter County Schools. In all, more than 3,722 hours were served by Hurricane athletes in 2017-18.
Norrman earns awards at both division and conference levels
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SW sophomore golfer Vincent Norrman has been recognized for excellence both on and off the course this year. Norrman was named First Team All-Conference and a semifinalist for the NCAA Division II Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Norrman broke the GSW 18-hole scoring record of 65 previously shared by Craig Gibson and Michael Harris with a Round 1 score of 64 (-8) at the Hurricane Invitational. He followed that up by breaking the 36hole scoring record of 136 the next day that was previously held by Adam McKenny, shooting a two-round score of 134 (-10).
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Polly named Peach Belt Conference ScholarAthlete of the Year
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SW men’s soccer standout Silvio Polly was named the 2017-18 Peach Belt Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the league’s annual awards dinner. The Scholar-Athlete award is the highest individual honor given by the PBC to a student-athlete during the year. A native of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Polly graduated from GSW in Spring 2018 with a degree in Exercise Science and Wellness and a 3.90 GPA. Named the GSW Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, he also received the Dr. Richard Litwhiler Award for Exercise Science and Wellness. A three-time PBC Presidential Honor Roll member, including twice as a Gold Scholar, he was also named to the GSW President’s List and was a member of the GSW Honors Society. Polly becomes the third Hurricane to be named the PBC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the second in a row, joining Nick Ward who won in 2017.
School-record 32 make All-Academic teams in 2017-18
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SW tied a school record with 32 studentathletes named to Peach Belt Conference All-Academic teams during the 2017-18 school year. The Peach Belt All-Academic teams are part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of Peach Belt student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field. Men’s and women’s soccer, along with baseball, led the way with six honorees each. The mark of 32 ties GSW’s tally from 2015-16. A total of 15 first-timers made this year’s list.
