Nine Student-Athletes Named to SoCon Winter Academic All-Conference Team
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 May 2009 10:07
To be eligible for the list, a student-athlete must hold a 3.2 GPA or better entering the winter season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the recently concluded season.
The women’s indoor track & field team led the way for Georgia Southern placing five student-athletes on the list. Melanie Trumbo paced the team with a 3.53 GPA. She was joined by Demetrise Anthony, Tiara Bivins, Laura Fuller and Kassi Lee.
In addition to the indoor track & field team, the men’s and women’s basketball teams added two student-athletes apiece to the list. Jeb Brannen, a 3.69 GPA Construction Management major, was joined by Kenith Ward of the men’s basketball team, while Jessica Geiger of the women’s basketball team led all Eagle recipients with a 3.95 GPA. Geiger, the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at Georgia Southern, was joined by senior Ashley Melson.
Anthony, Fuller, Ward and Geiger were all chosen as the Scholar Athletes of the Year at Georgia Southern for their respective sports at the annual Academic Banquet at the end of April.
A total of 160 student-athletes, representing all 12 Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team. The 160 student-athletes representing men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and men’s and women’s indoor track & field, averaged a 3.54 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Western Carolina led all schools naming 23 student-athletes to the list. The Catamounts were followed by Appalachian State’s 21 and Chattanooga’s 16. Indoor track & field honored 103 student-athletes to the list (45 men, 58 women), in addition to 39 from women’s basketball.
This is the seventh year the Southern Conference has named an Academic All-Conference team by season. A complete list of honorees is attached to this story.
Off the Record Archives
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:31
Off the Record Archives
November 4, 2011
MBB -- Willie Powers III
FB -- Charlie Edwards and Carter Jones
November 11, 2011
WBB -- MiMi DuBose
November 18, 2011
Moriah Bellissimo
Lindsay Mullican
Morgan Springer
Megen Smith
Rory Spencer
Logan Youngblood
Samantha Williams
Caitlin Kitchen
Azura Robillard
Sara Oland
Jaybo Shaw
President Brooks Keel
Bethany Sanford
Lindsey Vanderspiegel
Drew Ruggles
J.J. Wilcox
Football Coach Jeff Monken
Chris Blair
Sam Baker
Sara Curry
Chad Callihan
Caroline Bevillard
September 2
VB -- Parker Small
October 28
MSOC -- Witt Carlisle
Pack the House in Pink
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 December 2007 00:20
This season will mark our 3rd annual "PACK THE HOUSE IN PINK" for Georgia Southern Basketball. Georgia Southern Basketball and Eagle Sports Marketing would like to invite you out to Hanner Field House on Saturday, January 26, to “Pack the House in Pink”. All students and fans are encouraged to wear PINK to show our support for the fight against breast cancer. The first game of the day will tip off at 5:00 as our Lady Eagles take on the Catamounts of Western Carolina. The men’s team will follow at 7:30 as they square off against Furman.
Come root on our Eagles as we try to defeat Western Carolina, Furman, and Breast Cancer.
Don’t forget to wear PINK to show your support to find a cure.
Call 1-800-GSU-WINS for Tickets or
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Official Game Song of the Eagles, "Blue,White," Set for Thursday Release
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 21:53
STATESBORO, Ga. - Just like the return of the option, everything old is new again. A new version of the 2007 tribute to the Georgia Southern Football Team, "Blue,White," will be released by songwriter and recording artist Terry "Slimm Duddy" Price II Thursday, September 2nd at 8:03 p.m. on the GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com website.
The release of "Blue,White," coincides with the start of the 2010 Eagle Football season and the announcement of "Blue,White" as the "Official Game Song" of Georgia Southern Athletics.
While the version released this week includes an introduction specific to football, another version, for use by all the Eagle athletics teams will also be available. Slimm Duddy collaborated with his producers HitSynth, consisting of Darrell Bailey, Sean White and Sidney Ingleton, on the new song. The addition of traditional Georgia Southern chants and trumpets and strings created an "epic" feel while the new introduction immediately draws in fans by replaying a great moment in Eagle history.
Slimm Duddy will perform "Blue,White" live at 4:25 p.m. Saturday during the Citizens Bank pre-game show on the Georgia Southern Radio Network. Fans are encouraged to join the pre-game show at its new location near Gate 4 of Paulson Stadium and then stay for the Eagles' arrival on the yellow school buses.
"The main reason I made the song in the first place was to show my pride for the school," said Slimm Duddy. "I also wanted to add something to Georgia Southern, for all the teams at the University. At first we made it just for football, now it's for all of the athletics teams. I have to share the passion and pride with the whole school. When everyone is behind it, it's unstoppable. It adds a dimension to it."
The official game song of Georgia Southern Athletics, "Blue, White" by Slimm Duddy and produced by HitSynth will be available for download at http://www.georgiasoutherneagles.com/flight.
Pack the House in Pink
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 January 2008 00:17
This season will mark our 3rd annual "PACK THE HOUSE IN PINK" for Georgia Southern Basketball. Georgia Southern Basketball and Eagle Sports Marketing would like to invite you out to Hanner Field House on Saturday, January 26, to “Pack the House in Pink”. All students and fans are encouraged to wear PINK to show our support for the fight against breast cancer. The first game of the day will tip off at 5:00 as our Lady Eagles take on the Catamounts of Western Carolina. The men’s team will follow at 7:30 as they square off against Furman.
Come root on our Eagles as we try to defeat Western Carolina, Furman, and Breast Cancer.
Don’t forget to wear PINK to show your support to find a cure.
Call 1-800-GSU-WINS for Tickets or for more information
please contact Eagle Sports Marketing at
912-871-1500 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
