Mercer Leads SoCon with 296 Student-Athletes on Conference Honor Roll

MACON, Ga. - Mercer University placed a league-best 296 student-athletes on the Southern Conference academic honor roll for the 2015-16 academic year, as the conference office announced the honorees on Monday.

For the second straight year the Bears led the league in recipients, improving on the 263 that earned the distinction during the 2014-15 campaign. The Orange and Black's 296 honorees were 90 more than any other institution, as Wofford was second on the list with 206 student-athletes.

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, were eligible the entire academic year and were members of the final squad lists.

Of the 1,964 student-athletes on the list, 398 earned the Commissioner's Medal, awarded to student-athletes who attain a GPA of 3.8 or higher throughout the year. That standard is up from 3.5 in previous years. The Bears had 63 recipients of the honor.

A league-record 146 student-athletes boasted perfect 4.0 GPAs in 2015-16, surpassing the previous standard of 122 set last year. Mercer accounted for 26 student-athletes to record a 4.0 GPA.

For the complete SoCon academic honor roll list, click here.

MERCER'S 2015-16 4.0 STUDENT-ATHLETES
Adam Corn, Baseball
Conner Herd, Baseball
Howard Joe, Baseball
Emma Peel, Beach volleyball
Sophie Peel, Beach volleyball
Dorian Kithcart, Football
Thomas Marchman, Football
Jack Raines, Football
Zechariah Rice, Football
Jim Beatty, Men's golf
Jerry Ren, Men's golf
David Murtaugh, Men's soccer
Natalie Shiver, Softball
Jordan Gollon, Volleyball/beach volleyball
Victoria Penrod, Volleyball/beach volleyball
Amanda Thompson, Women's basketball
Katherine Alligood, Women's cross country/track & field
Courtney Czerniak, Women's cross country/track & field
Katherine Hanna, Women's golf
Haleigh Brooks, Women's lacrosse
Kendall Garrett, Women's lacrosse
Molly Lee, Women's lacrosse
Maggie Cropp, Women's soccer
Taylor Dowse, Women's soccer
Roxanne Bartz, Women's tennis
Callie Hammerle, Women's track & field

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Mercer Leads SoCon with 296 Student-Athletes on Conference Honor Roll

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