"Inside Georgia Southern Basketball" Radio Shows Premiere Jan. 18
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- Published on Sunday, 16 January 2011 15:40
STATESBORO, Ga. - The season premiere of the "Inside Georgia Southern Basketball" radio shows with Lady Eagles' Coach Rusty Cram and Men's Basketball Coach Charlton "C.Y." Young are scheduled to debut Tuesday, January 18th. The show with Coach Cram and host Ryan Chambers will air at 6 p.m. with Coach Young and Chris Blair following for the men's program at 7 p.m. Both hour-long shows will be held weekly throughout the season.
Fans can listen to both shows live on WPMX 102.9 FM in Statesboro, globally on www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com/Eaglevision or join the live broadcast at Locos Grill and Pub located near Highway 67 and Veterans Memorial Highway in Statesboro.
Ryan Chambers of the Georgia Southern Radio Network will serve as host of 'Inside Georgia Southern Basketball' with Coach Cram and will discuss the previous week's games and look ahead to the Lady Eagles' upcoming opponents. Members of the team and coaching staff will also make special appearances throughout the season.
The "Voice of the Eagles" Chris Blair returns as host of 'Inside Georgia Southern Basketball' joined by Coach Young as they discuss the progress of the Eagles and scout the next opponents.
Along with recapping the games, scouting the upcoming opponent and discussing both Georgia Southern basketball programs, Coach Cram and Coach Young answer questions from the live audience as well as from fans listening on the radio or online. Fans can e-mail a question to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call into the show at 1-800-909-9623.
"Meet the Eagles" Set for August 14th at Paulson Stadium"
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- Published on Friday, 13 August 2010 21:44
STATESBORO, Ga. - Several of Georgia Southern's fall sports teams will participate in a "Meet the Eagles" event on Saturday, August 14th from 4-5:30 p.m. on Glenn Bryant Field at Paulson Stadium. Student-athletes and coaches from the Eagle football, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, cross country and the track and field teams will be present to promote their respective programs.
The event on August 14th will be the first opportunity for Georgia Southern fans to receive all the 2010 fall sports schedule posters and have the Eagle student-athletes and coaches autograph them. Not only will fans be able to snap photos of and with their favorite Eagles, they will also be able to take photos with Freedom, Georgia Southern University's live American bald eagle mascot. Fan favorite GUS and both Georgia Southern's all-girl and co-ed cheerleading squads will also be at Paulson Stadium for "Meet the Eagles."
Season tickets for football and volleyball are on sale now and will also be available at the "Meet the Eagles" event. Representatives from the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation, the Junior Eagle Club and the Student Eagle Club will provide information and answer questions about those organizations to interested individuals.
For more information on this "Meet the Eagles" event, contact Athletics Marketing at 912-478-5377.
Georgia Southern's fall sports seasons begin the next day, Sunday, August 15th, with the Eagle Women's Soccer team taking on Armstrong Atlantic in an exhibition match at 2 p.m. at the Soccer/Track Complex.
150 Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Earned a 3.0 or Better in the Fall
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2011 12:07
STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Student-Athletes had an impressive fall semester in the classroom with 150 Eagles posting a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better. Nearly half of those student-athletes appeared on either the Dean's or President's List. Georgia Southern student-athletes must be enrolled full-time with a minimum of 12 credit hours during the course of a semester as a requirement of their participation.
Members of all 15 sports teams were represented on the list of student-athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or better. The President's List included 20 Eagles from 11 different sports who earned a perfect 4.0 in the fall. Another 52 student-athletes were selected to the Dean's List for earning a 3.5 or better GPA last semester.
Swimming and Diving led the way on the President's List with four student-athletes. Track & Field and Volleyball added three athletes each. Football, softball, women's soccer and women's tennis had two players with a 4.0 GPA.
For more information about Georgia Southern athletics, visit www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com. Fans can also receive updates on facebook.com/athletics and text updates on twitter.com/GSAthletics or get instant access to scores at twitter.com/GSScores.
11 Student-Athletes Named to Fall Academic All-SoCon List
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- Published on Thursday, 28 January 2010 09:15
To be eligible, a student-athlete must possess at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the fall season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the recently-concluded fall campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
Women’s soccer led the way for Georgia Southern, naming three student-athletes to the list. Christy Naife paced the team with a 3.61 cumulative GPA. Naife, a Pre-Education Early Childhood Education major, was joined by teammates Sara Oland and Candace Marshall on the list.
In addition to the women’s soccer team, football, men’s soccer, volleyball and women’s cross country each added two representatives apiece to the list. Representing football were Christopher Rogers and Neil Harrell, while Joe Madigan and Brennan Peacock represented the men’s soccer team. Lauren Claybaugh and Cristin Haines from volleyball joined Laura Fuller and Kassi Lee on the list from cross country.
Rogers led all Eagle recipients, carrying a 3.77 cumulative GPA majoring in Biology.
The 316 total student-athletes, which participated in football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball recorded a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
This is the eighth year that the Southern Conference has named an Academic All-Conference Team by season, and this season’s team marked the highest overall total of honorees (316) as well as the highest average per school (26.3).
The league’s women’s soccer teams placed 79 student-athletes on the team with football adding 71. Elon led all schools with 39 honorees, followed by Wofford (38), Samford (29) and Appalachian State (28).
166 Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Earned a 3.0 or Better during the Fall Semester
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- Published on Wednesday, 14 January 2009 00:26
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Members of all 15 varsity sports are represented on the list of student-athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
The President's List which honors those students who earn a 4.0 GPA during the semester, held 22 student-athletes.
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Student-Athletes from 14 different varsity sports were represented on the Dean’s List. Baseball had nine representatives on the list which was the most of any sport. Softball came in second with eight student-athletes.
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