SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern rifle student-athletes Rosemary Kramer and Lydia Odlin were among the many honored by the Southern Conference this week for their work in the classroom. Odlin was among the 488 student-athletes who earned a league-record 580 spots on the Spring 2019 Academic All-Southern Conference Team and Oldin and Kramer were both among the 2,243 student-athletes named to the conference's 2018-19 honor roll.

The 580 selections are the most for any academic all-conference team in the history of the SoCon, which began selecting teams in the winter of 2002-03 and selected fall, winter and spring teams through 2014-15. Beginning in 2015-16, the winter and spring teams were combined, with those student-athletes honored after the spring semester. The previous record was 571 selections in the spring of 2018.

To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the spring semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.

The academic honor roll originated in 1988-89, when SoCon athletic directors established the award as a way to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. The academic honor roll consists of student-athletes who participated in varsity sports and posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher for the academic year, were eligible the entire academic year and were members of the final squad lists. The award is different from the academic all-conference award, announced Tuesday, which is determined by cumulative GPA and involves a participation requirement.

Kramer, who finished third at the 2019 NCAA Air Rifle Championships, has exhausted her eligibility and is currently training for the Olympic Trials while Odlin will return to the Eagle rifle squad this fall for her redshirt senior season.