Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Honored by SoCon

SPARTANBURG. S.C. – 25 Georgia Southern University student-athletes were honored by the Southern Conference for academic excellence during the 2008 spring season.  A total of 243 student-athletes from eight sports and 11 institutions were honored by the Southern Conference.

The 243 student-athletes averaged a 3.54 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.  This is the sixth consecutive year that the SoCon has named an All-Academic Team by season.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the spring season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the recently-concluded campaign.

This is the sixth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season.

Listed below are Georgia Southern’s Honor Roll recipients by sport, hometown (Previous Institution), class distinction during the 2008 spring season and major.

BASEBALL

Dahlonega (Lumpkin County) – David Richardson, Senior, Exercise Science

Roswell (Roswell) – Brian Pierce, Junior, Finance

LaGrange (LaGrange) – Drew Murray, Junior, Public Relations

Marietta (Kell) – A.J. Gilbert, Sophomore, Finance

Strasburg, Pa. (Lampeter-Strasburg) – Chris Shehan, Junior, Accounting

Moultrie (Colquitt County) – Aaron Eubanks, Senior, Education

MEN’S GOLF

Rocky Mount, N.C. (S.W. Edgecomb) – Spencer Fulford, Sophomore, Pre-Business

MEN’S TENNIS

Barcelona, Spain (San Ignacio Sarria) – Borja Malet, Sophomore, Pre-Business

Antwerp, Belgium (Keystone) – Gregory Bekkers, Sophomore, Public Relations

Mortsel, Belgium (St. Gabriel) – Joris De Weerdt, Junior, Chemistry

SOFTBALL

Georgia, Vt. (Essex) – Aubrey Thweatt, Senior, Exercise Science

Norcross (Norcross) – Nina Iduate, Sophomore, Math

McDonough (Union Grove) – Lindsey Hopkins, Sophomore, Exercise Science

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Newnan (Newnan) – Katie Abercrombie, Sophomore, Pre-Nursing/Nursing

Kennesaw (Harrison) – Jessica Irizarry, Sophomore, International Trade

Snellville (Brookwood) - Abby Bloom, Senior, Hotel & Restaurant Management

Lilburn (Brookwood) – Melanie Trumbo, Sophomore, Natural and Cultural Resource Management

Cartersville (Cartersville) – Laura Fuller, Sophomore, Chemistry

Stone Mountain (Lithonia) – Shauntel Jennings, Junior, Exercise Science

Manchester (Manchester) – Demetrise Anthony, Sophomore, Pre-Business

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Fairfax, Va. (Chantilly) – Kristi Kegerreis, Sophomore, Pre-Exercise Science

Winter Springs, Fla. (Winter Springs) – Shea Huxtable, Junior, Early Childhood Education

Acworth (Kell) – Christine Caforio, Sophomore, Sport Management

Cartersville (Cartersville) – Jessica Fuller, Sophomore, Pre-Nursing/Nursing

Duluth (Peachtree Ridge) – Emma Knight, Junior, Public Relations

Category: Athletics

Published on Tuesday, 27 May 2008 00:13