March 28, 2007
2007 SoCon TIAA-CREF Winter Academic All-Conference Team
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Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina landed a league-best 20 student-athletes on the Southern Conference TIAA-CREF Winter Academic All-Conference Team as announced by the conference office today. Nine members of the women's indoor track & field team were recognized, with the regular season champion Lady Catamount basketball team and men's indoor track & field squad each tallying five and men's basketball rounding out the selections with one.
Western's 20 honorees is just one shy of the 21 student-athletes that were named to the academic honorary squad during the fall semester. WCU led the SoCon, followed by Appalachian State with 18 and Davidson with 13.
A total of 118 student-athletes, who averaged a 3.59 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, representing all Southern Conference institutions and associate member VMI, were named to the winter team. Overall, the men's and women's indoor track & field squads combined for 76 student-athletes on the academic team, with women's basketball adding 26.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the spring of 2007 and have competed in at least one-half of their team's competitions during the winter.
This is the fourth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season. The all-academic teams are made possible by a grant from the Southern Conference's Education Partner, TIAA-CREF.
Men's Basketball
Josh Dees, Jr., Vidalia, Ga., 4.00 GPA - Political Science
Men's Indoor Track & Field
David Gift, R-Fr., Warrensville, N.C., 3.91 GPA - Science Education/Biology
Ogden Hansford, So., Mooresville, N.C., 3.65 GPA - Entrepreneurship
Matt Harlfinger, Sr., Fayetteville, Ga., 3.34 GPA - Sport Management
Logan James, So., Jefferson, Ga., 3.69 GPA - Physical Education
Kevin Johnson, So., Marion, N.C., 3.53 GPA - Undeclared
Women's Basketball
Kendra Eaton, So., Winston-Salem, N.C., 3.63 GPA - Sport Management
Brooke Johnson, So., Seymour, Tenn., 3.89 GPA - Criminal Justice
Lynsie Lamitie, Sr., Lacey's Springs, Ala., 3.80 GPA - English (Graduated Magna Cum Laude)
Lauren Powell, So., Asheville, N.C., 3.90 GPA - Nutrition
Erin May, Sr., Marion, N.C., 3.80 GPA - Environmental Health
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Sharhonda Bell, Sr., Charlotte, N.C., 3.71 GPA - Biology
Melissa Berry, Jr., Matthews, N.C., 3.91 GPA - Sport Management
Melissa Cabe, Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 3.60 GPA - Sport Management
Michaela Hall, Jr., Greeley, Colo., 3.31 GPA - Environmental Health
Rachel Karriker, So., Salisbury, N.C., 3.40 GPA - Elementary Education
Deanna Kulesz, Sr., Oak Ridge, Tenn., 3.62 GPA - Comprehensive Education/Reading
Aneesha Lane, So., Peachtree City, Ga., 3.37 GPA - Psychology
Raquel Ramseur, Jr., Charlotte, N.C., 3.22 GPA - Marketing
Kerrie Savery, Jr., Port Charlotte, Fla., 3.30 GPA - Biology
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