
Mercer Places 46 Student-Athletes on Spring Academic All-SoCon Team
6/27/2016 3:46:00 PM | General, Academics
MACON, Ga. - Mercer University had 46 student-athletes named to the Southern Conference Spring Academic All-Conference team, as the conference office announced the spring honorees on Monday afternoon.
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In total, 389 SoCon student-athletes competing in baseball, men's and women's golf, men's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track and field were honored by the league.
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To be included, a student-athlete must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA entering the spring season and were required to compete in at least one-half of their team's competitions during the 2015-16 campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
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The SoCon had 16 student athletes achieve perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs during the spring semester. Conner Herd (baseball) and Courtney Czerniak (women's outdoor track and field) were Mercer's representatives on the list.
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Mercer women's outdoor track and field led the way with 11 selections, ranking third among SoCon women's outdoor track and field programs. The Bears finished first in the SoCon with eight honorees from their baseball program.
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For the complete SoCon Spring Academic All-Conference team, click here.
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MERCER'S 2016 SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-SOCON SELECTIONS
Conrad Cornell, Baseball
Conner Herd, Baseball
Jose Hernandez, Baseball
Howard Joe, Baseball
Austin Lord, Baseball
Charles Madden, Baseball
Matt Meeder, Baseball
Jackson Ware, Baseball
Tyre Moore, Men's Basketball
Justin Connelly, Men's Golf
Timothy Hanzelko, Men's Golf
Jerry Ren, Men's Golf
Sean Smothers, Men's Golf
Joshua Adams, Men's Lacrosse
Bryan Gibson, Men's Lacrosse
Jackson Kleintz, Men's Lacrosse
Colin Massa, Men's Lacrosse
Matthew Quinn, Men's Lacrosse
Chris Rahill, Men's Lacrosse
Jackson Teague, Men's Lacrosse
Arnav Mohanty, Men's Tennis
Arsav Mohanty, Men's Tennis
Samuel Philp, Men's Tennis
Emma Andrew, Softball
Taylor Miller, Softball
Anna O'neill, Softball
Taylor Rodgers, Softball
Maxine Rodriguez, Softball
Meghan Rud, Softball
Natalie Shiver, Softball
Hannah Deems, Women's Golf
Marin Hanna, Women's Golf
Jaelyn Tindal, Women's Golf
Katherine Alligood, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Cheyenne Andrew, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Courtney Czerniak, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Jenna Gipperich, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Callie Hammerle, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Shannon Millikin, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Madison Morris, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Kami Orrender, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Victoria Rogers, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Nicola Tirpak, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Brianna Wahy, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Roxanne Bartz, Women's Tennis
Xandra Fougner, Women's Tennis
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In total, 389 SoCon student-athletes competing in baseball, men's and women's golf, men's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track and field were honored by the league.
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To be included, a student-athlete must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA entering the spring season and were required to compete in at least one-half of their team's competitions during the 2015-16 campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
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The SoCon had 16 student athletes achieve perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs during the spring semester. Conner Herd (baseball) and Courtney Czerniak (women's outdoor track and field) were Mercer's representatives on the list.
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Mercer women's outdoor track and field led the way with 11 selections, ranking third among SoCon women's outdoor track and field programs. The Bears finished first in the SoCon with eight honorees from their baseball program.
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For the complete SoCon Spring Academic All-Conference team, click here.
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MERCER'S 2016 SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-SOCON SELECTIONS
Conrad Cornell, Baseball
Conner Herd, Baseball
Jose Hernandez, Baseball
Howard Joe, Baseball
Austin Lord, Baseball
Charles Madden, Baseball
Matt Meeder, Baseball
Jackson Ware, Baseball
Tyre Moore, Men's Basketball
Justin Connelly, Men's Golf
Timothy Hanzelko, Men's Golf
Jerry Ren, Men's Golf
Sean Smothers, Men's Golf
Joshua Adams, Men's Lacrosse
Bryan Gibson, Men's Lacrosse
Jackson Kleintz, Men's Lacrosse
Colin Massa, Men's Lacrosse
Matthew Quinn, Men's Lacrosse
Chris Rahill, Men's Lacrosse
Jackson Teague, Men's Lacrosse
Arnav Mohanty, Men's Tennis
Arsav Mohanty, Men's Tennis
Samuel Philp, Men's Tennis
Emma Andrew, Softball
Taylor Miller, Softball
Anna O'neill, Softball
Taylor Rodgers, Softball
Maxine Rodriguez, Softball
Meghan Rud, Softball
Natalie Shiver, Softball
Hannah Deems, Women's Golf
Marin Hanna, Women's Golf
Jaelyn Tindal, Women's Golf
Katherine Alligood, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Cheyenne Andrew, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Courtney Czerniak, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Jenna Gipperich, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Callie Hammerle, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Shannon Millikin, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Madison Morris, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Kami Orrender, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Victoria Rogers, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Nicola Tirpak, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Brianna Wahy, Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Roxanne Bartz, Women's Tennis
Xandra Fougner, Women's Tennis
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