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Mercer Places 42 on Fall Academic All-SoCon Team
1/16/2018 4:19:00 PM | Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Academics
Football team leads the way with SoCon-best 17 student-athletes
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer University placed 42 student-athletes on the 2017 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
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The Bears' 42 selections ranked second among all SoCon schools, three behind ETSU (45). Five of Mercer's six fall athletic programs placed at least five student-athletes on the academic all-conference team, highlighted by football's SoCon-best 17 selections. Volleyball (7), women's soccer (7), men's soccer (6) and women's cross country (5) all had a least five selections.
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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 entering the fall season and were required to compete in at least one half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, 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 league's 10 women's soccer teams led the way with 83 academic all-conference selections, while the nine football schools were second with 81 and the nine volleyball programs were third with 46.
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To view the full list of 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon selections, click here.
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Mercer 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon Selections
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The Bears' 42 selections ranked second among all SoCon schools, three behind ETSU (45). Five of Mercer's six fall athletic programs placed at least five student-athletes on the academic all-conference team, highlighted by football's SoCon-best 17 selections. Volleyball (7), women's soccer (7), men's soccer (6) and women's cross country (5) all had a least five selections.
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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 entering the fall season and were required to compete in at least one half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, 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 league's 10 women's soccer teams led the way with 83 academic all-conference selections, while the nine football schools were second with 81 and the nine volleyball programs were third with 46.
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To view the full list of 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon selections, click here.
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Mercer 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon Selections
| NAME | YEAR | HOMETOWN | SPORT |
| Courtney Czerniak | Sr. | Suwanee, Ga. | W-Cross Country |
| Kingsley Green | Jr. | Woodstock, Ga. | W-Cross Country |
| Ania Grzeszczak | So. | Jacksonville, Fla. | W-Cross Country |
| Nidhi Shashidhara | So. | Jacksonville, Fla. | W-Cross Country |
| Kimmie Whiting | So. | Suwanee, Ga. | W-Cross Country |
| Tanner Brumby | Jr. | Jasper, Ga. | Football |
| Tucker Cannon | R-Fr. | Sandy Springs, Ga. | Football |
| Logan Craighead | R-Fr. | Roswell, Ga. | Football |
| Cole Fisher | Jr. | Walnut Grove, Ga. | Football |
| Jake Flath | So. | Lakeland, Fla. | Football |
| Brandon Gurley | Jr. | Huntsville, Ala. | Football |
| Dorian Kithcart | So. | Durham, N.C. | Football |
| Alex Lakes | Sr. | Newnan, Ga. | Football |
| Thomas Marchman | Sr. | Gainesville, Ga. | Football |
| Ryan May | R-Fr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | Football |
| Tee Mitchell | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | Football |
| Steven Nixon | So. | Kennesaw, Ga. | Football |
| Sidney Otiwu | R-Fr. | Buford, Ga. | Football |
| Jack Raines | So. | Tifton, Ga. | Football |
| Chase Westfall | So. | Dalton, Ga. | Football |
| Austin Wysor | Jr. | Trussville, Ala. | Football |
| Caleb Yates | Sr. | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Football |
| Conner Antley | Sr. | Sharpsburg, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Roberto Arteaga | So. | Jonesboro, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Jeremy Booth | Sr. | Norcross, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Jacob Chadwell | So. | Valrico, Fla. | M-Soccer |
| Jake Mezei | Jr. | Kennesaw, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Leonel Toledo Jr. | R-Fr. | Gillsville, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Valeria Bermeo | Sr. | Auburn, Ga. | W-Soccer |
| Karina Castillo | Jr. | Chantilly, Va. | W-Soccer |
| Jorden Christensen | Jr. | Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | W-Soccer |
| Megan Delmonico | So. | Indian Hills, Colo. | W-Soccer |
| Haley McDuffee | Jr. | Plano, Texas | W-Soccer |
| Isabel Rothschadl | Sr. | Carrollton, Ga. | W-Soccer |
| Caroline Smith | Jr. | Augusta, Ga. | W-Soccer |
| Paige Alsten | Jr. | Lighthouse Point, Fla. | Volleyball |
| Maria Avramova | Jr. | Sofia, Bulgaria | Volleyball |
| Danielle Faust | Jr. | Reading, Pa. | Volleyball |
| Amber Gibson | So. | Cypress, Texas | Volleyball |
| Emily Krogman | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. | Volleyball |
| Morgan MacGilvary | Sr. | Plano, Texas | Volleyball |
| Claire Waliczek | Sr. | Barrington, Ill. | Volleyball |
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