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 Track and Field's Leah Nicholson had the top GPA for Western Carolina with a 3.95. |
July 1, 2009
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference announced its 2008-09 Spring Academic All-Conference team today, and a total of 320 student-athletes, representing all 12 Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team. Western Carolina amassed the second most on the list with 33.
The 320 student-athletes, which participated in men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track and field, baseball and softball, averaged a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Four student-athletes, all juniors, carried a perfect 4.0 GPA into the spring semester. That list includes Appalachian State baseball player David Towarnicky, Chattanooga outdoor track and field athlete David Moore, Georgia Southern softball player Amanda Glover and Chattanooga women's golfer Katie Taylor.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must possess at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the spring season.
Appalachian State had the most student-athletes represented with 44, followed by Western Carolina (33) and Georgia Southern (32).
Among the various sports, the highest representation came from track and field with 113 overall (57 female, 56 male), followed by baseball with 65 and softball with 36.
A total of 80 Western Carolina student-athletes were named to the fall, winter and spring Southern Conference Academic teams in 2008-09. The Catamounts placed 24 on the list in the fall and 33 in the winter.
Andy John 3.63 Criminal Justice
Corey Martin Baseball 3.85 Physical Education
Daniel Ottone Baseball 3.41 Management
Dylan de Graaf Baseball 3.32 Management
Garrett Ozar Baseball 3.71 Entrepreneurship
J.C. Lyons Baseball 3.59 Sports Management
Tyler Kirkpatrick Baseball 3.77 Finance
Vance Chavis Baseball 3.81 Engeering Tech
Benjy Davey Men's Golf 3.65 Accounting
Cody Walker Men's Golf 3.50 Business Administration & Law
Dustin Furnari Men's Golf 3.66 Business Administration & Law
Ricky Stout Men's Golf 3.94 Finance
David Gift Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.69 Science Education/ Biology
Drew Tucker Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.38 Criminal Justice
Jake Clawson Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.41 Social Sciences
Jestin Jennings Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.68 Social Work
Kevin Johnson Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.33 Sports Management
Matt Evans Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.62 Physical Education
Sean Reardon Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.75 Electrical Engeering
Stephen Hammond Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.21 Physical Education
Beth Hauser Softball 3.57 Art
Danielle Reese 3.81 Political Science
Mollie Fowler 3.75 Elementary Education.
Stephanie Beatty Softball 3.47 Criminal Justice
Elin Mickelsson Women's Golf 3.75 Accounting
Danielle Shaurette Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.94 Interior Design
Jessie Wilson Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.47 Criminal Justice
Jordan Gaddy Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.92 Pre-Nursing
Kassie McKie Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.74 Pre-Business
Leah Nicholson Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.95 Nutrition & Dietetics
Lindsay Groce Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.22 Nutrition & Dietetics
Shalyn McMichael Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.56 Athletic Training
Emily Turke Women's Tennis 3.39 Parks & Rec Management
