10 Eagles Named Winter Academic All-Conference
4/5/2012 5:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Samantha Williams (Kingsport, Tenn.) leads the Women's Basketball team with a 3.87 GPA in accounting while Brittani Martin (Alpharetta, Ga.) leads the Track team with a 3.83 GPA in early childhood education.
To be eligible, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average entering the winter season and were required to compete in at least one-half of their team's competitions during the recently-concluded campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
Georgia Southern had six honorees from the Women's Basketball team and four from the Indoor Track & Field Squad.
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| Name | Sport | Class | Hometown | GPA | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredyth Frye | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Fredericksburg, Va. | 3.58 | Graphic Design |
| Ronnesha Smith | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Blackshear, Ga. | 3.56 | Spanish |
| MiMi Dubose | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Jefferson, Ga. | 3.30 | Recreation |
| Brittany Benzio | Women's Basketball | So. | Palm City, Fla. |
3.59 |
Math |
| Samantha Williams | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Kingsport, Tenn. | 3.87 | Accounting |
| Janay Wilson | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Warner Robins, Ga. | 3.63 | Graphic Design |
| Sara Curry | Indoor Track & Field | Jr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | 3.74 | Recreation |
| Chelsea Brown | Indoor Track & Field | So. | Appling, Ga. | 3.59 | Graphic Design |
| Asea Mayfield | Indoor Track & Field | So. | Marietta, Ga. | 3.47 | Psychology |
| Brittani Martin | Indoor Track & Field | Sr. | Alpharetta, Ga. | 3.83 | Early Childhood Education |
