22 Eagles Named to Spring Academic All-Conference Team
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- Published on Thursday, 21 June 2012 10:51
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference honored 22 Georgia Southern student-athletes for the spring semester on their Academic All-Conference Team released today. Track and Field led the way for the Eagles with seven student-athletes on the list.
Women's Tennis and Softball had four student-athletes each on the Academic All-Conference Team, while the Men's Tennis team had three honorees. Women's Tennis member Paola Garrido (Vigo, Spain) leads all spring athletes with a 3.95 GPA, while Men's Tennis member Sebastien Felt (Vienna, Austria) was second with a 3.93 GPA.
All six of GSU's spring sports had at least one player selected to the Academic All-Conference Team. Baseball added three players to the list, while Will Evans (McDonough, Ga.) represented Men's Golf.
To be eligible, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average entering the spring season and must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
Spring Academic All-Conference Team
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53 Eagles Receive Degrees on Saturday
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- Published on Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:01
STATESBORO, Ga. - In a Saturday ceremony at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, 53 Georgia Southern Eagle student-athletes walked across the stage to receive their degrees at the annual spring commencement. The culmination of the student-athlete experience and years of hard work was witnessed by family, friends, coaches, teammates and a packed house at the "Prettiest Little Stadium in America."
Spring Student-Athlete Graduates
Baseball
Josh Adams
Jarret Leverett
Eric Phillips
Cross Country/Track & Field
Millicent Brooks-Millender
Raquel Daly
Brittani Martin
Azura Robillard
Charnelle Wray
Football
Garrett Blaxton
Michael Butler
John Douglas
Dion DuBose
Marcus Duvall
Charlie Edwards
Miguel Gilmore
Billy Greer
Derek Heyden
Nico Hickey
Carter Jones
Brandavious Mann
William Maxwell
Brett Moore
Josh Petkovich
Hudson Presume
Zeke Rozier
Laron Scott
Jaybo Shaw
Brent Thomas
Roderick Tinsley
Deonté Watkins
Golf
Lewis Gruber
Men's Basketball
Ben Drayton III
Willie Powers III
Men's Soccer
Luigi Clendening
Alex Evert
Ryan Platt
Men's Tennis
Derrick Davison
Sebastien Felt
Alain Garrido
Softball
Mackenzie Williams
Swimming & Diving
Katie Crider
Alex Mitchell
Rachael Stockwell
Volleyball
Hayli Ketner
Hannah Nelson
Bethany Sanford
Parker Small
Women's Basketball
Samantha Williams
Janay Wilson
Women's Soccer
Candace Marshall
Sara Oland
Kyrstin Smith
Women's Tennis
Alessandra Dzuba
Bellissimo and Tomic Named Scholar-Athletes of the Year
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 18:43
2012-13 ATHLETICS HONOR ROLL (PDF) // PHOTO GALLERY
STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Athletics honored its Scholar Athletes of 2012-2013 at the annual awards banquet on Wednesday night, April 24th in the University’s Nessmith-Lane Ballroom.. Men’s Soccer’s Aleksandar Tomic (Sydney, Australia) and Volleyball’s Moriah Bellissimo (Blackstone, Va.) were selected by the University Athletics Committee as the 2013 Georgia Southern Scholar-Athletes of the Year for their outstanding work in the classroom and on the playing field.
Tomic earns the first Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor for the Men’s Soccer team since 2009 when Mark Beville earned the honor. It is also the eighth time since 1985 that a men’s soccer student-athlete has taken the award. Tomic played in 14 matches this season as a team captain from his holding midfield position. He tallied one assist on the season against UNCG in an important 4-1 win at Eagle Field on October 16th. A leader on and off the field, Tomic is slated to graduate this spring with his degree in construction management.
Bellissimo earns the honor for the second-straight season, making her the fifth female student-athlete to repeat as Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A first-team CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American, Bellissimo helped Georgia Southern to a 25-7 overall record and the SoCon South Division title with a 15-1 league record in 2012. The second-team All-SoCon selection was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week and SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week this season when she averaged 2.99 digs, 2.84 kills and 0.28 service aces per set.
Off the court, Bellissimo is involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as a camp huddle leader. She also served as President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board for the 2012-13 season. Bellissimo boasts a 4.0 grade point average in nutrition and food science. She plans to attend Georgia State University to pursue a master's degree in nutrition and become a registered dietitian.
At the banquet, Georgia Southern Athletics also honored 11 Scholar-Athletes as nominated by the head coach of each sport. The 2012-13 Georgia Southern Athletics Eagle Honor Roll was introduced with its 128 members, led by 21 student-athletes from the football team. Members of the honor roll had a 3.0 GPA in the Spring and Fall semesters of 2012. The recipients of Scholar-Athlete Endowment Scholarships were also recognized.
Director of Student-Athlete Services Keith Roughton served as master of ceremonies for the event which included remarks from Georgia Southern President Brooks A. Keel and Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein.
Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Aleksandar Tomic, Men’s Soccer
Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Moriah Bellissimo, Volleyball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nominees:
Cameron Baskerville, Men’s Basketball
Courtney Collins, Women’s Soccer
Will Evans, Golf
Garrett Frye, Football
Meredith Frye, Women’s Basketball
Paola Garrido, Women’s Tennis
Megan Ostrom, Swimming & Diving
Garren Palmer, Baseball
Andrea Tarashuk, Softball
Amanda Venture, Track & Field / Cross Country
Matthijs Verdan, Men’s Tennis
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Athletics Website Transition Set for July 1
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 10:03
141.165.12.160 — The planned move of the Georgia Southern Athletics website begins the night of Saturday, June 30th, as GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com will launch not only a new look, but will also have a shorter address in GSEagles.com. Both URLs will continue to be active as the Eagles add a new online home.
A static top-level menu will aid in the navigation for all 15 Eagle sports and drop-down menus offer one-click access to news, game schedules, ticket and donor links and social media channels. A second menu bar on the main page and each sport page will highlight features and team-specific information.
More than 6,000 articles and 16,790 images and documents are being transferred to the new site and the complete archives from Sept. 2007-June 2012 will be available in the next few weeks. Enhanced functionality and new features will roll out in preparation for the 2012-13 Georgia Southern sports seasons, including new live video streaming capability and a mobile app.
A team of University staff and students led by Erik Powell and Alana DeAngelis prepared the layout and functionality of the new site, support systems and databases, offering Athletics more overall flexibility with its online presence. Business and Finance IT Director Bob Grogan oversaw the project while Darrell Bailey, Matt Grogan, Will Kennedy, Tim Stahl, Chris Sterling and Robert Thompson contributed their efforts to critical behind-the-scenes programming and administering of the site in streamlining the performance of the site for both fans and staff.
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Georgia Southern Athletics Night in Spartanburg Set for Jan. 28
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 10:34
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern University will host an Athletics Night at Chiefs Wings and Firewater in Spartanburg, S.C., Monday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m.
Fans will have the opportunity to meet members of the athletics staff and Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein. Georgia Southern apparel and merchandise will be raffled off.
What: Georgia Southern Athletics Night
When: Monday, Jan. 28 – 6 p.m.
Where: Chiefs Wings and Firewater
1519 John B White Sr Blvd
Spartanburg, SC 29301
Contact: Sally Scott at 912-478-5520 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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