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South Carolina nominees for McWhorter scholarships

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Jonathan Boland of the South Carolina men's swimming and diving team and Chelsea Drennan of the Gamecock soccer team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by the University of South Carolina.

The H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship has been presented by the Southeastern Conference since 1986 to the league's top male and female scholar-athletes.

The Southeastern Conference will name the 2017 recipients of the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship on April 27.

Highlights of South Carolina's nominees include:

JONATHAN BOLAND, Men's Swimming & Diving, South Carolina
Major: Exercise Science

  • CSCAA Scholar All-American (2016) Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American (2015)
  • SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2014)
  • USC President's List (4.