Forty-Two Eagles Honored as Part of SoCon’s 100-Year Anniversary Teams
12/30/2021 5:30:00 PM | Baseball, Track & Field/XC, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Women's Rifle
Current rifle athlete Judson makes the squad
STATESBORO - As the Southern Conference wraps its celebration of 100 years in 2021, the league has named 100th anniversary teams in each sport it currently sponsors and has sponsored for at least 25 years. Criteria for selection varies from team to team and is explained in each link below.
Forty-two Georgia Southern athletes made the list, including current rifle student-athlete Ashley Judson.
Notes:
- Student-athletes must have competed in the SoCon for at least two seasons.
- List of awards is not exhaustive – just those that satisfy the selection criteria for each sport are listed.
- Awards are through the completion of the 2020-21 academic year.
To see all of the teams, click here.
To see all the criteria for each sport, click here (PDF).
Here is a comprehensive list of all Georgia Southern representatives:
Baseball:
Todd Greene, Georgia Southern, OF - All-America 1992, 1993
Tod Lee, Georgia Southern, P - All-America 1996, 1997
Women's Basketball:
Sharon Mitchell, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01
Football:
Voncellies Allen, DL, Georgia Southern - All-America 1997, 1998, 1999; 1st-team All-SoCon 1997, 1998, 1999
Jermaine Austin, RB, Georgia Southern - All-America 2003, 2005; 1st-team All-SoCon 2003, 2004, 2005
Jayson Foster, QB, WR, Georgia Southern - Walter Payton Award 2007
Garrett Frye, OL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2012, 2013
Rich McGrath, OT, Georgia Southern - All-America 1997, 1999; 1st-team All-SoCon 1997, 1998, 1999
Jerick McKinnon, QB/RB, Georgia Southern - All-American 2012, 2013
John Mohring, LB, Georgia Southern - All-America 2005, 2006
Brett Moore, OL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011
Adrian Mora, PK, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011
Chad Motte, OL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2004, 2005
Freddy Pesqueira, DL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2000, 2001, 2002; 1st-team All-SoCon 2000, 2001, 2002
Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia Southern - College Football Hall of Fame 2017; SoCon Hall of Fame 2009; Walter Payton Award 1999; All-America 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; SoCon Male Athlete of the Year 1999-00; SoCon Offensive Player of the Year 1998, 2001; 1st-team All-SoCon 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Brent Russell, DL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011, 2012; 1st-team All-SoCon 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Laron Scott, DB/KR, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011
Franklin Stephens, C, Georgia Southern - All-America 1993, 1994
Mark Williams, G, Georgia Southern - All-America 1997, 1998, 1999; 1st-team All-SoCon 1997, 1998, 1999
Men's Golf:
Jon David Kennedy, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 2003, 2005, 2006
Aron Price, Georgia Southern - All-America 2004, 2005; 1st-team All-SoCon 2003, 2004, 2005
Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 2012, 2013, 2014
Rifle:
Ashley Judson, Georgia Southern - SoCon Athlete of the Year 2019-20 (AR), 2020-21 (AR)
Rosemary Kramer, Georgia Southern - SoCon Athlete of the Year 2017-18 (AR), 2018-19 (AR)
Men's Soccer:
Jeremy McClure, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1997,1998, 1999
Women's Soccer:
Tara Chaisson, Georgia Southern, F - 1st-team All-SoCon 1996, 1998, 1999
Rachel Tolliver, Georgia Southern, MF - 1st-team All-SoCon 1994, 1995, 1996
Softball:
Marie Fogle, Georgia Southern, OF - 1st-team All-SoCon 2009, 2011, 2012
Nina Iduate, Georgia Southern, 2B/SS - 1st-team All-SoCon 2008, 2009, 2010
Sarah Purvis, Georgia Southern, P - SoCon Pitcher of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014; 1st-team All-SoCon 2012, 2013, 2014
Brianna Streetmon, Georgia Southern, P - SoCon Pitcher of the Year 2009, 2010
Men's Tennis:
John Buckley, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1993, 1994, 1995
Women's Tennis:
Anita Buggins, Georgia Southern - SoCon Female Athlete of the Year 1997-98; SoCon Player of the Year 1997, 1998; 1st-team All-SoCon 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998; SoCon singles champion 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1997 (1); SoCon doubles champion 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1997 (1)
Isabella Kling, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1999, 2000, 2001
Elizabeth Nieto, Georgia Southern - SoCon Player of the Year 1994, 1995, 1996; 1st-team All-SoCon 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; SoCon No. 1 singles champion 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Britta Wilms, Georgia Southern - SoCon singles champion 1995 (4), 1996 (3), 1997 (2); SoCon No. 1doubles champion 1995, 1996, 1997
Women's Track & Field:
Nicole Brown, Georgia Southern - 14 individual titles (7 ITK, 7 OTK)
Brittany Chase, Georgia Southern - OTK 100mH champion 2005, 2006, 2007
Lynndsey Hyter, Georgia Southern - Most Outstanding Athlete 2009 (ITK), 2011 (2011); Field 2009 (ITK), 2010 (ITK), 2011 (ITK); ITK pentathlon champion 2009, 2010, 2011
Jasmin Walker, Georgia Southern - OTK LJ champion 2012, 2013, 2014
Volleyball:
Katie Van Dyke, Georgia Southern, S - 1st-team All-SoCon 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Martina Veiglova, Georgia Southern, OH - SoCon Female Athlete of the Year 2003-04; SoCon Player of the Year 2002, 2003; 1st-team All-SoCon 2001, 2002, 2003
Forty-two Georgia Southern athletes made the list, including current rifle student-athlete Ashley Judson.
Notes:
- Student-athletes must have competed in the SoCon for at least two seasons.
- List of awards is not exhaustive – just those that satisfy the selection criteria for each sport are listed.
- Awards are through the completion of the 2020-21 academic year.
To see all of the teams, click here.
To see all the criteria for each sport, click here (PDF).
Here is a comprehensive list of all Georgia Southern representatives:
Baseball:
Todd Greene, Georgia Southern, OF - All-America 1992, 1993
Tod Lee, Georgia Southern, P - All-America 1996, 1997
Women's Basketball:
Sharon Mitchell, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01
Football:
Voncellies Allen, DL, Georgia Southern - All-America 1997, 1998, 1999; 1st-team All-SoCon 1997, 1998, 1999
Jermaine Austin, RB, Georgia Southern - All-America 2003, 2005; 1st-team All-SoCon 2003, 2004, 2005
Jayson Foster, QB, WR, Georgia Southern - Walter Payton Award 2007
Garrett Frye, OL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2012, 2013
Rich McGrath, OT, Georgia Southern - All-America 1997, 1999; 1st-team All-SoCon 1997, 1998, 1999
Jerick McKinnon, QB/RB, Georgia Southern - All-American 2012, 2013
John Mohring, LB, Georgia Southern - All-America 2005, 2006
Brett Moore, OL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011
Adrian Mora, PK, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011
Chad Motte, OL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2004, 2005
Freddy Pesqueira, DL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2000, 2001, 2002; 1st-team All-SoCon 2000, 2001, 2002
Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia Southern - College Football Hall of Fame 2017; SoCon Hall of Fame 2009; Walter Payton Award 1999; All-America 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; SoCon Male Athlete of the Year 1999-00; SoCon Offensive Player of the Year 1998, 2001; 1st-team All-SoCon 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Brent Russell, DL, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011, 2012; 1st-team All-SoCon 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Laron Scott, DB/KR, Georgia Southern - All-America 2010, 2011
Franklin Stephens, C, Georgia Southern - All-America 1993, 1994
Mark Williams, G, Georgia Southern - All-America 1997, 1998, 1999; 1st-team All-SoCon 1997, 1998, 1999
Men's Golf:
Jon David Kennedy, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 2003, 2005, 2006
Aron Price, Georgia Southern - All-America 2004, 2005; 1st-team All-SoCon 2003, 2004, 2005
Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 2012, 2013, 2014
Rifle:
Ashley Judson, Georgia Southern - SoCon Athlete of the Year 2019-20 (AR), 2020-21 (AR)
Rosemary Kramer, Georgia Southern - SoCon Athlete of the Year 2017-18 (AR), 2018-19 (AR)
Men's Soccer:
Jeremy McClure, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1997,1998, 1999
Women's Soccer:
Tara Chaisson, Georgia Southern, F - 1st-team All-SoCon 1996, 1998, 1999
Rachel Tolliver, Georgia Southern, MF - 1st-team All-SoCon 1994, 1995, 1996
Softball:
Marie Fogle, Georgia Southern, OF - 1st-team All-SoCon 2009, 2011, 2012
Nina Iduate, Georgia Southern, 2B/SS - 1st-team All-SoCon 2008, 2009, 2010
Sarah Purvis, Georgia Southern, P - SoCon Pitcher of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014; 1st-team All-SoCon 2012, 2013, 2014
Brianna Streetmon, Georgia Southern, P - SoCon Pitcher of the Year 2009, 2010
Men's Tennis:
John Buckley, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1993, 1994, 1995
Women's Tennis:
Anita Buggins, Georgia Southern - SoCon Female Athlete of the Year 1997-98; SoCon Player of the Year 1997, 1998; 1st-team All-SoCon 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998; SoCon singles champion 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1997 (1); SoCon doubles champion 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1997 (1)
Isabella Kling, Georgia Southern - 1st-team All-SoCon 1999, 2000, 2001
Elizabeth Nieto, Georgia Southern - SoCon Player of the Year 1994, 1995, 1996; 1st-team All-SoCon 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; SoCon No. 1 singles champion 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Britta Wilms, Georgia Southern - SoCon singles champion 1995 (4), 1996 (3), 1997 (2); SoCon No. 1doubles champion 1995, 1996, 1997
Women's Track & Field:
Nicole Brown, Georgia Southern - 14 individual titles (7 ITK, 7 OTK)
Brittany Chase, Georgia Southern - OTK 100mH champion 2005, 2006, 2007
Lynndsey Hyter, Georgia Southern - Most Outstanding Athlete 2009 (ITK), 2011 (2011); Field 2009 (ITK), 2010 (ITK), 2011 (ITK); ITK pentathlon champion 2009, 2010, 2011
Jasmin Walker, Georgia Southern - OTK LJ champion 2012, 2013, 2014
Volleyball:
Katie Van Dyke, Georgia Southern, S - 1st-team All-SoCon 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Martina Veiglova, Georgia Southern, OH - SoCon Female Athlete of the Year 2003-04; SoCon Player of the Year 2002, 2003; 1st-team All-SoCon 2001, 2002, 2003
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