Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Soccer
LS
/ Football
G
/ Men's Basketball
Throws
/ Track & Field/XC
S/RS
/ Volleyball
Fly/Free
/ Swimming and Diving
DS
/ Volleyball
GK
/ Women's Soccer
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
OL
/ Football
C
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
F/MF
/ Women's Soccer
INF
/ Baseball
F/C
/ Women's Basketball
F/C
/ Women's Basketball
P
/ Softball
Free/Fly
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WR
/ Football
OF
/ Softball
RS
/ Volleyball
1B
/ Baseball
Throws
/ Track & Field/XC
D
/ Women's Soccer
Jumps
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M
/ Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
TE
/ Football
S
/ Football
D
/ Women's Soccer
MF
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
WR
/ Football
GK
/ Men's Soccer
P
/ Softball
LB
/ Football
P
/ Football
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
RHP
/ Baseball
OL
/ Football
RB
/ Football
DE
/ Football
C/UTL
/ Softball
K
/ Football
GK
/ Men's Soccer
RB
/ Football
Sprints/Jumps
/ Track & Field/XC
MF
/ Women's Soccer
INF
/ Baseball
D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Rifle
WR
/ Football
WR
/ Football
OH
/ Volleyball
F/C
/ Women's Basketball
M
/ Volleyball
C
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
Back/Fly
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Tennis
K
/ Football
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Rifle
Breast/Free/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
D
/ Women's Soccer
XC - Distance
/ Track & Field/XC
F
/ Women's Soccer
INF
/ Softball
F
/ Women's Basketball
UTL
/ Softball
Distance Free
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Rifle
Hurdles
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DS
/ Volleyball
Free/Back
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Golf
OL
/ Football
INF
/ Baseball
OH
/ Volleyball
MF
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
P
/ Football
F
/ Men's Basketball
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D
/ Men's Soccer
Free
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Golf
F
/ Men's Soccer
RHP
/ Baseball
Multi/Jump
/ Track & Field/XC
F
/ Men's Soccer
D/MF
/ Men's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
WR
/ Football
INF
/ Softball
INF
/ Baseball
CB
/ Football
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Soccer
S
/ Football
TE
/ Football
LS
/ Football
/ Women's Rifle
LHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Tennis
INF/OF
/ Softball
400/Sprints
/ Track & Field/XC
DS
/ Volleyball
/ Men's Golf
MF
/ Men's Soccer
OF
/ Baseball
/ Women's Golf
QB
/ Football
F/MF
/ Women's Soccer
DL
/ Football
MF
/ Women's Soccer
Diving
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XC - Mid-Distance
/ Track & Field/XC
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/ Men's Soccer
OF/INF
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Student-Athletes Recognized at Scholar-Athlete Banquet
4/11/2016 8:30:00 AM | Baseball, Track & Field/XC, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Women's Rifle, Women's Golf, Student-Athlete Services
Dobson, Rasheed named Scholar-Athletes of the Year
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Athletics and Student-Athlete Services recently hosted the Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center. The banquet honored the Eagle Honor Roll and Scholar-Athletes of the Year. One hundred and thirty student-athletes qualified for the Honor Roll, and one male and one female were selected as the Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
The male nominees for Scholar-Athlete of the Year were: Jeffrey Thomas, Baseball; Matt Dobson, Football; Chase Park, Soccer; and Rise Lanne, Tennis. The female nominees were: Katey Lippitt, Soccer; Ashleigh Rasheed, Track & Field; Crysten Curry, Volleyball; Christina Moran, Swimming & Diving; and Mary Phillips Smith, Tennis
This year, football player Matt Dobson and track & field athlete Ashleigh Rasheed were chosen as the Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The criteria for this award requires that each student-athlete must have completed at least four full time terms at Georgia Southern; they must have earned a varsity letter in their respective sports; and they must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award selection is 50 percent academic, 30 percent athletic, and 20 percent leadership and community service. The University Athletics Committee votes to select the award winners.
Earning spots on the All-Academic Team Award were:
C.J. Brazil, Baseball
James Dean, Football
Matt Flynn, Football
Devonte Boykins, Men's Basketball
Jake Storey, Men's Golf
Chase Park, Men's Soccer
Christian Kerrigan, Men's Tennis
Ale Shortridge, Rifle
Emily Snider, Softball
Briana Jones, Women's Basketball
Taylor Thompson, Women's Golf
Margaret Corry, Women's Soccer
Taylor Kelsch, Women's Swimming & Diving
Ashleigh Rasheed, Track & Field
Mary Phillips Smith, Women's Tennis
Alex Beecher, Volleyball
Earning the Athletic Director Award were:
James Dean, Football
Matt Dobson, Football
Jeff Ward, Football
Caleb Morris, Men's Golf
Chase Park, Men's Soccer
Cori Dulmage, Women's Soccer
Jessie Eberhardt, Women's Soccer
Katey Lippitt, Women's Soccer
Renee Nance, Women's Soccer
Jessica Scales, Women's Soccer
Lauren Campbell, Women's Swimming & Diving
Taylor Kelsch, Women's Swimming & Diving
Christina Moran, Women's Swimming & Diving
Emma Weisel, Women's Swimming & Diving
Mary Phillips Smith, Women's Tennis
Francisca Norregaard, Women's Tennis
Ashleigh Rasheed, Women's Track & Field
Crysten Curry, Volleyball
All student-athletes honored as scholar-athletes:
Baseball
Football
Men's Basketball
Men's Golf
Men's Soccer
Men's Tennis
Women's Basketball
Women's Golf:
Women's Soccer
Softball
Women's Swimming and Diving
Rifle
Women's Tennis
Women's Track and Field
Volleyball
The male nominees for Scholar-Athlete of the Year were: Jeffrey Thomas, Baseball; Matt Dobson, Football; Chase Park, Soccer; and Rise Lanne, Tennis. The female nominees were: Katey Lippitt, Soccer; Ashleigh Rasheed, Track & Field; Crysten Curry, Volleyball; Christina Moran, Swimming & Diving; and Mary Phillips Smith, Tennis
This year, football player Matt Dobson and track & field athlete Ashleigh Rasheed were chosen as the Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The criteria for this award requires that each student-athlete must have completed at least four full time terms at Georgia Southern; they must have earned a varsity letter in their respective sports; and they must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award selection is 50 percent academic, 30 percent athletic, and 20 percent leadership and community service. The University Athletics Committee votes to select the award winners.
Earning spots on the All-Academic Team Award were:
C.J. Brazil, Baseball
James Dean, Football
Matt Flynn, Football
Devonte Boykins, Men's Basketball
Jake Storey, Men's Golf
Chase Park, Men's Soccer
Christian Kerrigan, Men's Tennis
Ale Shortridge, Rifle
Emily Snider, Softball
Briana Jones, Women's Basketball
Taylor Thompson, Women's Golf
Margaret Corry, Women's Soccer
Taylor Kelsch, Women's Swimming & Diving
Ashleigh Rasheed, Track & Field
Mary Phillips Smith, Women's Tennis
Alex Beecher, Volleyball
Earning the Athletic Director Award were:
James Dean, Football
Matt Dobson, Football
Jeff Ward, Football
Caleb Morris, Men's Golf
Chase Park, Men's Soccer
Cori Dulmage, Women's Soccer
Jessie Eberhardt, Women's Soccer
Katey Lippitt, Women's Soccer
Renee Nance, Women's Soccer
Jessica Scales, Women's Soccer
Lauren Campbell, Women's Swimming & Diving
Taylor Kelsch, Women's Swimming & Diving
Christina Moran, Women's Swimming & Diving
Emma Weisel, Women's Swimming & Diving
Mary Phillips Smith, Women's Tennis
Francisca Norregaard, Women's Tennis
Ashleigh Rasheed, Women's Track & Field
Crysten Curry, Volleyball
All student-athletes honored as scholar-athletes:
Baseball
- Cal Baker
- C.J. Brazil
- Chris Brown
- Dalton Busby
- Ryan Cleveland
- Ryan Frederick
- Jordan Howard
- Adam Kelly
- Drew Kelley
- Kyle Moseley
- Colt Ramsey
- Kent Rollins
- Connor Simmons
- Hunter Thomas
Football
- Jake Abraham
- Tommy Boynton
- Myles Campbell
- James Dean
- Matt Dobson
- Kelton Elvine (graduated)
- Patrick Flowe
- Matt Flynn
- Sean Gaddy
- Demarcus Godfrey
- Nardo Govan
- Alex Hanks
- Noah Hickey
- BJ Johnson III
- George Johnson, Jr.
- Younghoe Koo
- Andy Kwon
- Jackson Morris
- Ryan Nowicki
- D'Mario Riggins (graduated)
- Rayquan Sam
- Jacob Schofill
- Isaiah Seise
- Nick Sewak
- Favian Upshaw
- Jeff Ward
- Chris Washington
Men's Basketball
Men's Golf
Men's Soccer
- Adam Abdellaoui
- Jack Falle
- Chase Herzog
- Chase Park
- Emmanuel Raji
- Jeremy Rector
- Aidan Reising
- Thor Sveinbjornsson
- Blake Wilson
Men's Tennis
- Joan Carles Alcala Llinares
- Daniel Casablancas Jorgensen
- Nico de Groof
- Christian Kerrigan
- Jose Landin Lopez
- Rise Lanne
Women's Basketball
Women's Golf:
Women's Soccer
- Amanda Boyd
- Taylor Burns
- Margaret Corry
- Molly Donehoo
- Cori Dulmage
- Jessie Eberhardt
- Nora El-Shami
- Paige Hoover
- Maggie Howard
- Katey Lippitt
- Melinda Lukas
- Nicole Naclerio
- Renee Nance
- Jessica Scales
- Angelica Wallerstedt
- Gabby Watson
- Jennifer Wittick
Softball
- Kierra Camp
- Haley Carter
- Heather Felt
- A.J. Hamilton
- Alesha Mann
- Michelle Mazur
- Morgan Robinson
- Emily Snider
- Lydia Witkowski
Women's Swimming and Diving
- Anna Battistello
- Lauren Campbell
- Taylor Kelsch
- Madison Lichtefeld
- Kiera McCormack
- Christina Moran
- Kylee Parsons
- Emma Weisel
Rifle
- Emmy Johnson
- Tori Lewis
- Jennifer Middlebrook
- Ale Shortridge
Women's Tennis
Women's Track and Field
- Kelsey Arnold
- Samantha Cook
- Twandalette Cotton
- Nia Hill
- Ashton Lord
- Rian Mobley-Luke
- Ashleigh Rasheed
- Asha Stegall
- Bailey Willett
Volleyball
- Katie Bange
- Alex Beecher
- Megan Chevalier
- Ashley Jones
- Leah Joseph
- Kat Minnerly
- Bernetta Moore
- Cathrine Murray
- Avery Stephens
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