Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Honored by SoCon
5/27/2008 4:13:00 AM | General
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
