Mercer Leads SoCon in Academic All-Conference Selections for 2016-17
6/26/2017 11:00:00 AM | Baseball, General, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Track & Field, Women's Tennis, Fan Zone, Athletics Department, Academics
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer University posted a Southern Conference-leading 113 honorees over the course of the year as the league announced its Spring Academic All-Conference Selections Monday. The total selections for the year by the Bears led the league and was nearly 20 more than any other Southern Conference School.
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Mercer was the only school in the league to post over 100 academic all-conference selections. Only ETSU (95) and Samford (91) posted over 90 selections.
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The spring academic all-conference team included all sports whose seasons concluded after the start of the year. Mercer posted 61 selections in the spring, second in the league, after posting a conference-leading 52 honorees in the fall.
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In addition to leading the league with the overall total number of selections for the academic calendar year, 14 of Mercer's teams either led or were second in the total number of selections for each respective sport. Baseball (12), football (18), men's golf (4), men's lacrosse (12), men's tennis (4), women's soccer (13) and volleyball (8) all either led or tied for the league lead in number of selections. Men's soccer (6), softball (8), women's basketball (4), women's cross country (5), women's golf (4), women's outdoor track and field (10) and women's tennis (4) all were second in the league in number of selections throughout the year.
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One of 10 primary member institutions in the SoCon, Mercer accounted for 15 percent of the league's academic all-conference selections over the course of the year.
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To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the spring semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
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The Spring Academic All-Southern Conference selections comes after Mercer claimed the Barrett-Bonner Award for the second consecutive year. The Barrett-Bonner Award is given to the Southern Conference school that places the highest percentage of its student-athletes on the league's academic honor roll.
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Bears on the SoCon Spring Academic All-Conference Team
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Mercer was the only school in the league to post over 100 academic all-conference selections. Only ETSU (95) and Samford (91) posted over 90 selections.
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The spring academic all-conference team included all sports whose seasons concluded after the start of the year. Mercer posted 61 selections in the spring, second in the league, after posting a conference-leading 52 honorees in the fall.
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In addition to leading the league with the overall total number of selections for the academic calendar year, 14 of Mercer's teams either led or were second in the total number of selections for each respective sport. Baseball (12), football (18), men's golf (4), men's lacrosse (12), men's tennis (4), women's soccer (13) and volleyball (8) all either led or tied for the league lead in number of selections. Men's soccer (6), softball (8), women's basketball (4), women's cross country (5), women's golf (4), women's outdoor track and field (10) and women's tennis (4) all were second in the league in number of selections throughout the year.
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One of 10 primary member institutions in the SoCon, Mercer accounted for 15 percent of the league's academic all-conference selections over the course of the year.
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To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the spring semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
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The Spring Academic All-Southern Conference selections comes after Mercer claimed the Barrett-Bonner Award for the second consecutive year. The Barrett-Bonner Award is given to the Southern Conference school that places the highest percentage of its student-athletes on the league's academic honor roll.
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Bears on the SoCon Spring Academic All-Conference Team
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| Name | Yr. | Hometown | Sport | Major |
| Hunter Bening | Sr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | Baseball | Finance |
| Conrad Cornell | Jr. | Atlanta, Ga. | Baseball | International Business |
| Kevin Coulter | So. | Buford, Ga. | Baseball | Accounting |
| Ryan Hagan | Sr. | Sugar Hill, Ga. | Baseball | Economics |
| Howard Joe | R-Sr. | Dunwoody, Ga. | Baseball | MBA |
| Andrew Kane | So. | Windermere, Fla. | Baseball | Finance |
| Charlie Madden | Sr. | Dunwoody, Ga. | Baseball | Accounting |
| Matt Meeder | So. | Alpharetta, Ga. | Baseball | Marketing |
| Nick Spear | So. | Atlanta, Ga. | Baseball | Finance |
| Ben Upton | Sr. | Kingwood, Texas | Baseball | Sports Business |
| Carter Varga | Jr. | Clermont, Fla. | Baseball | International Business |
| Jackson Ware | Jr. | Statesboro, Ga. | Baseball | Economics |
| Brennan Bogdanovich | So. | Suwanee, Ga. | Men's golf | Undeclared |
| Jerry Ren | Jr. | Auckland, New Zealand | Men's golf | Finance |
| Hayes Rule | So. | Eatonton, Ga. | Men's golf | Undeclared |
| Stanton Schorr | So. | Columbus, Ga. | Men's golf | Finance |
| Josh Adams | Jr. | Wilmington, N.C. | Men's lacrosse | Political Science |
| Gabe Anderson | So. | Minnetrista, Minn. | Men's lacrosse | Mechanical Engineering |
| Will Beecham | So. | Roswell, Ga. | Men's lacrosse | Undeclared |
| Karson Bobbitt | Sr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | Men's lacrosse | Economics |
| Bryan Gibson | Jr. | Howell, Mich. | Men's lacrosse | Sports Business |
| Chance Kushner | Sr. | Purcellville, Va. | Men's lacrosse | Finance |
| Colin Massa | Sr. | Suwanee, Ga. | Men's lacrosse | MBA |
| Hank Morgan | So. | Peachtree City, Ga. | Men's lacrosse | Accounting |
| Matt Quinn | Jr. | Stevensville, Md. | Men's lacrosse | Finance |
| Chris Rahill | Sr. | Doylestown, Pa. | Men's lacrosse | Finance |
| Jackson Teague | Sr. | Walnut Creek, Calif. | Men's lacrosse | Political Science & Criminal Justice |
| Lucas Wittenberg | So. | Kennesaw, Ga. | Men's lacrosse | Finance & Human Resource Management |
| Fernando Guardia | So. | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Men's tennis | International Business |
| Nicolas Guillon | So. | Draveil, France | Men's tennis | Sports Business |
| Sam Philp | Jr. | St. Albans, England | Men's tennis | Biomedical Engineering |
| Ruben Vanoppen | Jr. | Kermt, Belgium | Men's tennis | International Business |
| Emma Andrew | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | Softball | Psychology |
| Catie Josselet | So. | Lee's Summit, Mo. | Softball | Biology |
| Taylor Miller | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Softball | Global Health Studies |
| Anna O'Neill | Sr. | Norfolk, Mass. | Softball | Accounting |
| Taylor Rodgers | Sr. | Copan, Okla. | Softball | Mechanical Engineering |
| Maxine Rodriguez | Sr. | Lakewood, Calif. | Softball | Communication Studies |
| Meghan Rud | Jr. | Cumming, Ga. | Softball | Psychology |
| KeKe Calloway | So. | Forsyth, Ga. | Women's basketball | Biology |
| Sydni Means | Jr. | Stone Mountain, Ga. | Women's basketball | Communication Studies |
| Linnea Rosendal | So. | Stockholm, Sweden | Women's basketball | Chemical Commerce |
| Amanda Thompson | So. | Hayesville, N.C. | Women's basketball | Electrical Engineering |
| Hannah Mae Deems | Jr. | Taylorsville, Ga. | Women's golf | Sports Business |
| Marin Hanna | Sr. | Moultrie, Ga. | Women's golf | Psychology |
| Terese Romeo | So. | Tampa, Fla. | Women's golf | Communication Studies |
| Jaelyn Tindal | Jr. | Rock Hill, S.C. | Women's golf | Marketing |
| Katie-Rose Alligood | Sr. | Dublin, Ga. | Women's outdoor track & field | The Holistic Child |
| Abby Boyd | Sr. | St. Johns, Fla. | Women's outdoor track & field | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Courtney Czerniak | Jr. | Suwanee, Ga. | Women's outdoor track & field | Accounting |
| Myranda Ham | So. | Franklin, Tenn. | Women's outdoor track & field | Biomedical Engineering |
| Callie Hammerle | Jr. | Perry, Ga. | Women's outdoor track & field | Health Science |
| Shannon Millikin | Sr. | Stockbridge, Ga. | Women's outdoor track & field | Biology |
| Victoria Rogers | Sr. | Gainesville, Ga. | Women's outdoor track & field | Biology |
| Nicola Tirpak | Jr. | Charleston, S.C. | Women's outdoor track & field | Mathematics & Spanish |
| Brianna Wahy | Sr. | Melbourne, Fla. | Women's outdoor track & field | Psychology |
| Alicia Williams | So. | Riverdale, Ga. | Women's outdoor track & field | Global Health Studies |
| Christie Cesarini | So. | Ambler, Pa. | Women's tennis | Sports Business |
| Grace Korta | Jr. | Lutz, Fla. | Women's tennis | Marketing |
| Katie Sidor | So. | Rockledge, Fla. | Women's tennis | The Holistic Child |
| Katia Stavroulaki | Sr. | Rethymno-Crete, Greece | Women's tennis | Sports Business |
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